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Krissy Moehl

Krissy Moehl

American ultramarathon athlete (born 1977)

Kristin "Krissy" Moehl (born October 27, 1977) is an American ultramarathon athlete who specializes in trail running.[1][2] In 2005, Moehl became the youngest woman to complete the Grand Slam of Ultrarunning,[1] which included a gold medal at the Vermont 100 Mile Endurance Run.[3]

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Moehl set the women's record for the Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run in 2007.[4] She holds the women's record for the fastest known run of the 170-mile Tahoe Rim Trail, completing the course in 47 hours 27 minutes.[5]

Moehl has raced in more than 100 ultramarathons and has won several, including the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc in 2003 and 2009,[6] the Wasatch Front 100 Mile Endurance Run in 2004,[3] and the Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji in 2013.[7]

In 2015, Moehl published Running Your First Ultra a guide book on Ultramarathons.[5]

As of 2017, Moehl had been the race director for the Chuckanut 50k in Fairhaven, Washington for more than 15 years.[5]

Personal life

Moehl was born and raised in Bow, Washington.[3] She ran track in high school and competed at the 800-meter distance at the University of Washington.[3] She was married to distance runner Brandon Sybrowsky from 2003 to 2006.[3] Moehl lives in Bellingham, Washington.[5]

Selected competition record

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References

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    Gottesdiener, Laura (June 1, 2011). "Kristin Moehl Helps Push Ultra Running to Next Level". Huffington Post. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
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    Davis, Danielle (April 8, 2015). "Ultra-runner Krissy Moehl visits the U.P." ABC News. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
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    Fish, Elinor (August 2008). "Ultra-Luminary". Trail Runner Magazine. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
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    Jhung, Lisa (June 25, 2009). "2009 Western States Showdown". Runner's World.
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    Moore, Lela (January 19, 2017). "Women Who Run, and Write About It". New York Times. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
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    Metzler, Brian (July 5, 2011). "UTMB: The New Face of Trail Running". Runner's World.
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    Stolpe, Klas (June 30, 2013). "Tying the knot". Juneau Empire. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
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    Race Results, Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, ultralimb.com
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    1980-2014 Winners List, Wasatch 100, wasatch100.com
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    2005 Results, Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run, wser.org/
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    Race Results 1998-2014, Vermont 100 Endurance Run
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    Overall_Results_thru_2013, Leadville 100 Trail Run, leadvilleraceseries.com
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    "1980-2014 Winners List, Wasatch 100, wasatch100.com". Archived from the original on August 22, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
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    "2006 50 Miler Results". Leona Divide. ultrasignup.com. 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
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    "2007 50 Miler Results". Leona Divide. ultrasignup.com. 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
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    2007 Hardrock Hundred Results & Analysis, hardrock100.com, September 14, 2007 Archived September 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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    "2009 50 Miler Results". Leona Divide. ultrasignup.com. 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
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    Heil, Nick (May 21, 2015). "Rory Bosio Doesn't Really Train". Outside.
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    "Bowman, Moehl Win San Diego 100". Ultrarunning Magazine. June 15, 2013.
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    2013 Race Results, Women, Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji, img01.leosv.jp
  21. [21]
    Results 2014, Run the Rann 2014


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