Results

REBECCA RUSCH

Nickname: Reba or “Queen of Pain”

2009 Results:

• Mas O Menos Marathon, 1^st, course record
• Spa City Marathon, 1^st, course record
• Cape Epic, South Africa, 6^th place mixed division
• Dirt, Sweat and Gears 12 hour race, 1^st place
• Spokane 24 hour race, 1^st mixed 2 person division
• Cowbell Challenge Marathon, 2^nd place
• Idaho State short track series, 1^st in every race and series champion
• USAC Marathon Nationals, 6^th
• 24 Hour Solo World Championships, 1^st
• Leadville 100, 1^st
• Crankworks CO Super D, 1^st
• 24 Hours of Targhee, 1^st solo division
• 24 Hours of Moab USAC National Championships, 1^st women’s duo
• USA Cycling Ultra Endurance Series champion
• Idaho Cyclocross State Championships, 1^st
• Vuelta al Cotopaxi, Ecuador, 1st mixed team, 11th overall

Career Highlights:

• 3-Time 24 Hour Solo Mountain Bike World Champion (2007, 2008, 2009)
• 24 Hour Team Mountain Bike National Champion (2008, 2009)
• USA National Marathon Championships, 4th (2008, )
• Idaho Short Track State Champion (2008)
• 24 Hour Solo Mountain Bike National Champion (2006)
• USA Cycling Ultra Endurance Series Winner (2006, 2007. 2009)
• 24 Hour Solo Mountain Bike National Championships, 2nd (2007)
• 24 Hours of Moab solo mountain bike race, 2nd (2007)
• Mountain X-Games Adventure Race, 1st Women’s Team (2007)
• 24 Hour Orienteering National Champion (2006)
• 24 Hours of Moab Women’s team, 1st (2005)
• Raid Gauloises Adventure Racing World Championships, 1st (2003)
• US Whitewater Rafting National Champion Team (2001 and 2002)
• Raid Gauloises Expedition Races (2000, 2002, 2003)
• Eco Challenge Adventure Races (1997-2002)
• Primal Quest Expedition Races (2002-2006)
• Sports Illustrated Adventure Racing Team of the Year (2003)
• Outside Magazine’s Top 20 Female Athletes of the Year (2003)
• Adventure Sport Magazine’s “Queen of Pain” (2004)