Tania Pacev
Events:  Ultramarathons
Height:  5'3"
Weight:  103-107 lbs.
Born: 03/29/50 in Romania; Moved to USA May 1984 became U.S. Citizen July 1989
Current Residence: Littleton, CO
College: Polytehnica Univ-Romania; Mechanical Engineering, Business/Real Estate
Profession: Real Estate Broker
 

Career Highlights

  • Four-time member of US 100 km Team: 2002 (Team Bronze), 2003, 2005 (Team Gold), 2006
  • 2001, 2003 USA 50 Mile Trail Masters National Champion
  • 2002 USA 100 km Masters Champion
  • 2005 USATF Masters Ultrarunner of the Year

2001

  • Champion - Frosty Trail 25Km Run, CO
  • Placed 3rd - Marathon Des Sables - 150 Mile Sahara/ Morocco
  • Masters National Champion USA 50Mile Trail Championship White River, WA
  • Champion - Sunmart Texas Trail Run 50 Mile, TX
  • Champion - Avalon 50 Mile Run, CA

2002

  • Champion - Frosty Trail 25Km Run, CO
  • Champion - Withlacoochee Rails to Trails 100K. FL
  • 3rd Place Woman - Marathon Des Sables - 150 Mile Sahara/ Morocco
  • Team Bronze Medalist - 1st American, 13th Woman at 100 km World Challenge Torhout, Belgium
  • US 40-44 Age Group 100 km Record 8h23'24"
  • Masters National Champion - USA 100 km Championship, MN

2003

  • Champion - Frosty Trail 50Km Run, CO
  • Champion - Spring Desert Ultra 25 Mile, CO
  • Masters National Champion - USA 50 Mile Trail Championship White River, WA
  • Champion - Palo Duro 50Km Trail Run, TX New course record
  • 100K USA Team member - IAU 100 km World Cup, Taiwan

2004

  • Champion - Franklin Mountains 50K, El Paso, TX
  • Champion - Huston Ultra 100K, TX
  • 2nd Overall - Sunmart Texas Trail Run 50 Mile

2005

  • Champion- Bataan Death March Marathon, NM
  • Champion -Greenland 50K, CO
  • Champion - Spring Desert Ultra 50 Miler, CO new course record
  • Champion - Collegiate Peaks 25 Miles, CO
  • Champion - Olathe Marathon, KS
  • Champion - Laramie Marathon, WY new course record
  • Champion - Casper Marathon, WY new course record
  • Champion - Run the Rockies 1/2 Marathon, CO
  • World Champion Team. 9th woman overall - IAU WC 100K Lake Saroma, Japan
  • Masters Champion, 2nd woman overall - Leadville Trail 100 Mile, CO
  • Champion - Goblin 50K, Green River UT
  • Placed 1st age group New course Record (2nd ovearall) World Masters Championships 100K- Bariloche , Argentina Dec 11, 2005
  • Overall Champion 2005 Trail Runner Trophy Series - Marathon & Shorter Division
  • 2005 USATF Masters Ultrarunner of the Year

2006

  • Champion - Pemberton Trail 50K, AZ
  • Champion - Zane Gray 50 Miler, AZ
  • Champion - Colorado Colfax Marathon, CO
  • Champion - Larimie Marathon
  • USA 100 km Team Member

In their own words...

Running achievement I am most proud of: Running as a member of USA 100 km Team for the first time at age of 43 and setting a new American age Record, leading our Team to the bronze medal at the IUA World Championships (2002).

Why I run: I love to challenge my physical and mental limitations as the years goes by. "Running is the classical road to self-consciousness, self-awareness self-reliance."

Future Goals: I would like to run faster and set new standards for Master women for future generations.

Favorite quote:  "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage"- Anais Nin

 

 

 

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