Courtney Dauwalter

Courtney Dauwalter is widely considered the greatest ultramarathon runner of the modern era, celebrated for her cheerful demeanor, legendary pain tolerance, and historic habit of beating entire fields of male and female competitors alike. Born in Hopkins, Minnesota, in 1985, she was a four-time state champion in Nordic skiing before attending the University of Denver on a skiing scholarship and later earning a Master’s degree in teaching. After working for several years as a middle and high school biology and chemistry teacher, she turned professional in 2017 and began completely rewriting the…