Ultra Trail Runner
Jim Walmsley is America's premier ultra-trail runner, a former Air Force Academy athlete who found redemption in the mountains after famously going off-course while leading Western States in 2016. He channeled that devastating mistake into four Western States victories and a 2023 UTMB course record that made him the first American man to win the sport's most prestigious race.
Walmsley's racing style is unmistakable — go hard from the gun, dare others to follow, and push the pace until the course breaks everyone else. His UTMB victory in Chamonix was the culmination of a years-long quest that had seen him finish second and third in previous attempts. His willingness to push boundaries, share his training openly, and race with joy has made him one of the most popular figures in American endurance sport.
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