IAN TORRENCE
Events:  Ultramarathons
Height:  5'11"
Weight:  155 lbs.
Born: 9/22/72; grew up in Gaithersburg, MD
Current Residence: Boulder City, NV
Sponsor: Montrail/Patagonia, Clif Bar, Petzl, Smartwool, First Endurance, Zeal

Career Highlights:

• Columnist for Ultrarunning Magazine and has written for Marathon and Beyond, Trailrunning and Running Times 
• Directed the Moab, Utah Red Hot 50-Kilometer Trail Run in February (2004) which had 44 finishers
• Has finished 121 ultras, 11 marathons, and have 46 ultra victories
• In 1999, finished 16 ultras and 1 marathon in one year and won 12, including: Red Rock Fat Ass 50 km (Las Vegas, NV), San Gabriel Mountains 50 km (Los Angeles, CA), San Juan Trail 50 km (Cleveland National Forest, CA), Zane Grey Highline 50M (Payson, AZ - course record), Catalina Island 100 km (Avalon, CA - course record), Massanutten Mountain 100M (Front Royal, VA - course record), White River 50M (Greenwater, WA - course record), and Bulldog 50 km (Malibu, CA -course record)

In their own words...

Running achievement I am most proud of: Completed 2002 Grand Slam of Ultrarunning (Four major 100-mile races in one summer: Vermont 100, Western States 100, Leadville Trail 100, and Wasatch Front 100) in 78 hours 22 minutes, setting a record for fastest Grand Slam to date (the record has since been broken by Joe Kulak and Scott Jurek).

Why I run: I love being on the trails...the challenge of a mountain trail, the scenery and doing and seeing in one day what it would take the average backpacker three or four days to see and do.

Future Goals: Finish, in one piece, the 2005 Hardrock 100 Mile Endurance Run (Silverton, CO), run the Long Trail (VT) with my good friends Hal Koerner and Karl Meltzer.

Additional comments/thoughts: I hope to keep running long into my twilight years and contribute to the sport in many other ways other than participation (writing, race directing, promotion, etc....).

5/05