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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | April 14, 1976 |
| Years active | 2006 - 2012 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Ultramarathon |
Geoff Roes (born April 14, 1976 in central New York) is an American ultramarathon runner.[1]
Background
[edit]Roes grew up in Cleveland, New York, near Oneida Lake and northeast of Syracuse. As a student at Paul V. Moore High School in Central Square, New York, he excelled in track and cross country. He competed in cross-country at Syracuse University for one season before being continually injured.[1]
Running career
[edit]Roes began running ultramarathons after moving to Alaska in 2005. In 2006, Roes entered his first ultramarathon, the Little Susitna 50 in Big Lake, Alaska, a race held in conjunction with the Susitna 100, which Roes' girlfriend was biking. He won the race.[1]
In 2009, Roes won the HURT 100 Mile and Bear 100 Mile Endurance Run.[2] He also won the Wasatch Front 100 Mile Endurance Run in a record time of 18:30:55, beating Kyle Skaggs' previous course record by nearly one hour and five minutes.[3] As of 2026, Roes' Wasatch 100 record is still standing.
In 2010, Roes won the American River 50 Mile Endurance Run, which begins in Sacramento, California.[4] He also won the 2010 Western States Endurance Run in Auburn, California in a record time of 15:07:04, edging out Anton Krupicka and Kilian Jornet. He broke the race record which was set in 2004 by seven-time Western States winner Scott Jurek.[1][5] Roes' 2010 Western States win was documented in Unbreakable: The Western States 100 (2012).
Roes was voted Male Ultrarunner of the Year in 2009 and 2010 by Ultra Running Magazine.[2]
In 2012, Roes won the 350-mile Iditarod Trail Invitational held in Alaska. He stopped running competitively shortly after that event.[6]
Between 2012 and 2016, Roes wrote a column for iRunFar. In 2013, he published an article detailing his struggle with overtraining syndrome and its impact on his running.[7] In a subsequent article published in 2014, Roes explained that he had not felt "normal" since 2012 but was improving.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Roes lives in Juneau, Alaska. Between 2010 and 2020, he organized an annual ultrarunning camp in Juneau. Roes has worked a "hodgepodge of jobs" and as of 2020 was coaching middle and high-school cross-country and youth snowshoeing.[6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Lobby, Mackenzie. "Geoff Roes Continues 100-mile Winning Streak: The ultra champion has a habit of breaking course records, too". runningtimes.com. Running Times Magazine. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
- 1 2 Jones-Wilkins, Andy (22 March 2019). "Geoff Roes and His 2010 Ultrarunning Season". iRunFar. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ Powell, Bryon (11 September 2009). "Geoff Roes and Betsy Nye Set Course Records at Wasatch 100". iRunFar. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ Mordhorst, Todd (10 April 2010). "They came from the north". The Auburn Journal. Auburn, California. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
- ↑ Western States Record Holders Archived May 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 Mock, Justin (20 April 2020). "Catching Up with Geoff Roes". iRunFar. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ Roes, Geoff (10 April 2013). "One Story of Overtraining". iRunFar. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ Roes, Geoff (6 October 2014). "Working My Way Back". Ultra Running Magazine. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
