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Max King (runner)

Max King is an American ultra-marathoner. He was the winner at the 2014 IAU 100 km World Championships and the 2011 World Mountain Running Championships. King earned the bronze medal at the 2016 NACAC Cross Country Championships / Pan American Cross Country Cup.

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Full nameMaxwell King
NationalityAmerican
Born (1980-02-24) 24 February 1980

Max King (born February 24, 1980) is an American ultra-marathoner. He was the winner at the 2014 IAU 100 km World Championships and the 2011 World Mountain Running Championships.1 King earned the bronze medal at the 2016 NACAC Cross Country Championships / Pan American Cross Country Cup.23

He has also won numerous national titles at various distances ranging from half marathon to ultra marathons.4 In addition, he has won multiple national runner of the year awards.5 King has set 20 Fastest Known Time running records, including the speed record for the 44-mile Olympic National Park Grand Loop in 2020.67

King graduated from Cornell University in 2002, where he was a member of the Quill and Dagger society.

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  1. "Max King and American Men Take World 100K Titles | Runner's World". Runnersworld.com. 2014-11-24. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  2. 2016 NACAC Cross Country Championships results
  3. 2016 Pan American Cross Country Cup results
  4. All articles by Brian (2014-11-22). "Max King Wins 100K World Championships, Leads U.S. To Team Title - Competitor.com". Running.competitor.com. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  5. "USATF Mountain, Ultra & Trail Runners of the Year Announced". USMRT. 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  6. "Max King | Fastest Known Time". fastestknowntime.com. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  7. "Olympic National Park Grand Loop | Fastest Known Time". fastestknowntime.com. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
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