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Courtney Olsen is an American ultrarunner[1] from Bellingham Washington. In November of 2024, she[2] set the world record in the women's 50-mile run with a time of 5:31:56 at the Tunnel Hill trail in Vienna, Illinois. Olsen's time beat the previous world lead, set by Camille Herron. She also beat the best American time, which had been set by Ann Trason. In an interview after the race, Olsen spoke about having had a difficult recovery from a case of Covid that she said made it very hard for her to train for a year. She was named[3] the USATF "Athlete of the Week."
Olsen's ultrarunning achievements extend beyond this world record. Earlier in 2024, she placed third at the Comrades Marathon in South Africa. In 2022, she finished fourth at the IAU 100K World Championships in Berlin, Germany, with a time of 7:15:29, which helped Team USA earn gold. As of November, 2024 she is planning to compete at the IAU 100-Kilometer World Championships in December 20244. In the marathon distance, Olsen qualified for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in both 2016 and 20202. Her personal best marathon time of 2:36:18 was achieved at the 2018 California International Marathon. She narrowly missed qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Trials, running 2:37:50 at the 2022 California International Marathon, just 50 seconds shy of the standard. In an interview after the race, she described her training this way: "My training for this 50 miler was largely marathon-esque, i.e. track work, hill strides, traditional workouts like 6 x 1 mile, 10 x 1k, 3 x 3 miles, and tempos around race pace or faster within long runs."
Olsen is affiliated with Tracksmith Hare AC and the Bellingham Distance Project, a post-collegiate competitive running team she helped establish and now leads as president. She works as a film librarian at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center.
- ^ "How Courtney Olsen Set a New World Record for 50 Miles". Outside. Retrieved 11/17/2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help) - ^ set the world record "Courtney Olsen Sets 50-Mile World Record of 5:31:56 at the 2024 Tunnel Hill 50 Mile". I Run Far. Retrieved 11/17/2024.
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