Rob Youngren

Full Name: Rob Youngren

Email: lvrunmtn [at] hotmail [dot] com (lvrunmtn [at] hotmail [dot] com)

PR's:

• 5K -16:47
• 10K -35:19
• 15K -55:12
• 1/2 Marathon -1:21
• Marathon -2:50
• 50K -3:41
• 50 mile -6:12
• 100 mile -17:49

Community Involvement:

• HTC member

Short term and Long Term Running Goals:

• Finish Massanutten100 next summer
• Run the ice/fire combo in 2005
• Susitna 100 in Alaska and Badwater in Death Valley

Brief Bio:
I am from Sacramento, California and went to college at Virginia Military Institute, where I ran track and cross country. I began running ultramarathons in 1995, with the Last Chance 50 miler in Sacramento. I have continued to run ultras and have run 85 of them to date. In 1997 I ran 90 miles on the Appalachian Trail, which is the longest distance on the AT covered in a single day. In 1998 I did the Grand Slam of ultrarunning—by running the four oldest 100 milers (Old Dominion in Virginia, Western States in California, Wasatch in Utah, and Leadville in Colorado) in a 14 week period. Further, I am the youngest American to complete the Grand Slam. The next year I finished in the top 25 at Hardrock 100 in Colorado in 37 hours and 50 minutes without course knowledge and acclimatization. Lastly, I ran Western States 100 in 2002 in 22 hours and 55 minutes, fast enough to receive a coveted silver buckle.