Krissy Moehl

Kristin "Krissy" Moehl (born October 27, 1977) is an American ultramarathon athlete who specializes in trail running.[1][2] In 2005, Moehl became the youngest woman to complete the Grand Slam of Ultrarunning,[1] which included a gold medal at the Vermont 100 Mile Endurance Run.[3]

Krissy Moehl
Born
Kristin Moehl

(1977-10-28) October 28, 1977
Bow, Washington
NationalityAmerican
Other namesKristin Sybrowsky (formerly)
OccupationTrail runner
Spouse(s)Brandon Sybrowsky (m. 2003 div. 2006)

Moehl set the women's record for the Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run in 2007.[4] She holds the women's record for the fastest known run of the 170-mile Tahoe Rim Trail, completing the course in 47 hours 27 minutes.[5]

Moehl has raced in more than 100 ultramarathons and has won several, including the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc in 2003 and 2009,[6] the Wasatch Front 100 Mile Endurance Run in 2004,[3] and the Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji in 2013.[7]

In 2015, Moehl published Running Your First Ultra a guide book on Ultramarathons.[5]

As of 2017, Moehl had been the race director for the Chuckanut 50k in Fairhaven, Washington for more than 15 years.[5]

Personal life

Moehl was born and raised in Bow, Washington.[3] She ran track in high school and competed at the 800-meter distance at the University of Washington.[3] She was married to distance runner Brandon Sybrowsky from 2003 to 2006.[3] Moehl lives in Bellingham, Washington.[5]

Selected competition record
Year Competition Result Time Notes
2003 Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc 1st 29:28:24 [8]
2004 Wasatch Front 100 Mile Endurance Run 1st 23:49:47 [9]
2005 Western States Endurance Run 4th 20:53:05 [10]
Vermont 100 Mile Endurance Run 1st 18:41:15 [11]
Leadville Trail 100 2nd 22:03:03 [12][3]
Wasatch Front 100 Mile Endurance Run 3rd 26:34:45 completed grand slam[13]
2006 Leona Divide 50 Mile 1st 7:42:14 [14]
2007 Leona Divide 50 Mile 1st 7:58:49 [15]
Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run 1st 29:24:45 set women's record[16]
2009 Leona Divide 50 Mile 1st 7:25:37 [17]
Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc 1st 24:56:01 set women's record[18][8]
2011 San Diego 100 1st 19:41:13 [19]
2013 Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji 1st 24:35:45 [20]
2014 Run the Rann 101K 1st 12:59:38 [21]

References
  1. Gottesdiener, Laura (June 1, 2011). "Kristin Moehl Helps Push Ultra Running to Next Level". Huffington Post. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  2. Davis, Danielle (April 8, 2015). "Ultra-runner Krissy Moehl visits the U.P." ABC News. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  3. Fish, Elinor (August 2008). "Ultra-Luminary". Trail Runner Magazine. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  4. Jhung, Lisa (June 25, 2009). "2009 Western States Showdown". Runner's World.
  5. Moore, Lela (January 19, 2017). "Women Who Run, and Write About It". New York Times. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  6. Metzler, Brian (July 5, 2011). "UTMB: The New Face of Trail Running". Runner's World.
  7. Stolpe, Klas (June 30, 2013). "Tying the knot". Juneau Empire. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  8. Race Results, Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, ultralimb.com
  9. 1980-2014 Winners List, Wasatch 100, wasatch100.com
  10. 2005 Results, Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run, wser.org/
  11. Race Results 1998-2014, Vermont 100 Endurance Run
  12. Overall_Results_thru_2013, Leadville 100 Trail Run, leadvilleraceseries.com
  13. "1980-2014 Winners List, Wasatch 100, wasatch100.com". Archived from the original on August 22, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  14. "2006 50 Miler Results". Leona Divide. ultrasignup.com. 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  15. "2007 50 Miler Results". Leona Divide. ultrasignup.com. 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  16. 2007 Hardrock Hundred Results & Analysis, hardrock100.com, September 14, 2007 Archived September 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  17. "2009 50 Miler Results". Leona Divide. ultrasignup.com. 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  18. Heil, Nick (May 21, 2015). "Rory Bosio Doesn't Really Train". Outside.
  19. "Bowman, Moehl Win San Diego 100". Ultrarunning Magazine. June 15, 2013.
  20. 2013 Race Results, Women, Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji, img01.leosv.jp
  21. Results 2014, Run the Rann 2014


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