Nikki Kimball

Nikki Kimball, born May 23, 1971, is an American distance runner who specializes in the ultramarathon and lives in Bozeman, Montana. She ran her first 100-mile race at the Western States 100 in 2004 and won it, won again in 2006 and 2007, and became only the third woman to win Western States three times. She also won the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc in 2007 and, on her first attempt in 2014, the Marathon des Sables multi-stage race. Her main sport before running was cross-country skiing. She grew up in Chittenden, Vermont, attended Holderness School in New Hampshire, was a member of the United States 100K team from 2001 to 2006, and was a 50-mile trail national champion in 2003, 2004 and 2005.