Forty-five year old Bozeman, MT native, Nikki Kimball has been running ultra marathons for seventeen years. Growing up in Vermont, her initial focus was cross country skiing and biathlon, but in 1996 while going to graduate school in Philadelphia, her focus shifted to running. Nikki has found success racing and winning the most competitive ultra-races around the world, including the Western States 100 (three-time champion) and Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc on her first attempt. For the first six years of her career, she was also working full time as a physical therapist.