Joseph Gray (athlete)

Joseph Gray
Personal information
Nationality American
Born (1984-01-20) 20 January 1984
Sport
Country  United States
Sport Snowshoe running
Trail running
Mountain running
Medal record
Snowshoe running
World Championships
2011 Myoko400 m
2017 Saranac LakeOverall
2011 MyokoOverall

Joseph Gray (born 20 January 1984) is an American world champion runner who competes mostly in trail, mountain and snowshoe races. He won the World Mountain Running Championships in 2016.

Biography

Gray's initial inspiration to compete was Simon Gutierrez.[1] Gray has been a 19-time national team member.[2] He is the only African-American to be part of the U.S. Mountain Running Team at any level.[3] He is an eleven-time national champion[4][5] and was the first ever national champion at the 30k trail distance.[6]

In 2012 he was the co-winner of the XTERRA Trail Run World Championships.[7] He is the American record holder at the Mount Washington Road Race.[8] In August 2016, Gray won the Pikes Peak Ascent in a time of 2:05, the fastest climb since 1995.[9] The following month, he won the World Mountain Running Championships which were held in Sapareva Banya, Bulgaria.[10] In April 2017, Gray won the RRCA Colorado State Championship 5K Non-Road Race, held in conjunction with the Hams and Hamstrings 5K.[11]

On July 20, 2018, Joseph Gray ran the fastest known time (FKT) up Mount Antero from the bottom of FS road 277 to the top of Mount Antero in 1:23:10.[12] He used a running power meter during the attempt.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "6 Questions with Joe Gray - Page 2". Trailrunnermag.com. 2014-09-10. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  2. ↑ Mario Fraioli. "Joe Gray Breaks Matt Carpenter's Manitou Incline FKT | Competitor.com". Running.competitor.com. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  3. ↑ Mock, Justin (2014-10-10). "Joe Gray is a One-of-a-Kind Mountain Runner | Runner's World". Runnersworld.com. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  4. ↑ 07/31/2016 Races (2016-07-31). "Gray, Roche crowned 30km Trail champions". BoulderRunning.com. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  5. ↑ August 1, 2016. "This Week In Running: August 1, 2016". Irunfar.com. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  6. ↑ July 31, 2016 (2016-07-31). "USATF 30K Trail Championships - Gray and Roche Victorious in Colorado Springs". Coloradorunnermag.com. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  7. ↑ "Historic Performances at the 2012 XTERRA Trail Run World Championship". Trailrunnermag.com. 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  8. ↑ "Aspen: It's Not Just for Skiing". Trailrunnermag.com. 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  9. ↑ Justin Mock, "This Week In Running: August 22, 2016", iRunFar.com.
  10. ↑ Justin Mock, "This Week In Running: September 12, 2016", iRunFar.com.
  11. ↑ "Hams and Hamstrings Results April 16, 2017". onlineraceresults.com. 2017-04-16. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  12. ↑ https://fastestknowntime.com/route/mt-antero-co
  13. ↑ https://twitter.com/joegeezi/status/1020419347465072640


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