Marathon & Beyond Speakers Bureau
Helen Klein
- Over 100 marathons completed
- 142 ultramarathons completed (only one woman has run more)
- Oldest person to complete a 100-mile run
- Official finisher: The Ironman Triathlon in Kona, Hawaii
- At age 66... one of the first women to complete the Grand Slam of Ultra Running: Five 100-mile mountain trail runs in a 16 week period (only four needed), which included 175,000 feet of elevation change
- At age 70... ran the 145-mile stage race in the Himalayas
- At age 72... completed the Marathon Des Sables, a 145 mile stage race across the Sahara Desert in Morocco, followed just two weeks later by completing the 370 mile Echo Challenge in Utah
- At age 74... ran the 143-mile stage race across the Peruvian Andes
- At age 81... completed the Tahoe Triple in 10/09/04 by running 3 marathons around Lake Tahoe in 3 consecutive days (78 miles in 18:05:51)
- Oldest woman to have finished the following 100-Mile Endurance Runs: Western States, Leadville Trail, Wasatch Front, Old Dominion, Angeles Crest, Rocky Raccoon, Vermont
- USA Track and Field Hall of Fame: First woman ultramarathoner (elected in 1999)
- Arete Award: Symbolizing Courage in Sports
- Road Runners Hall of Fame (elected in 2004)
- MasterCard’s Master of the Marathon Award (1992)
- 2002 Olympic Torch Bearer
Want to learn more? Check out these links:
- Triple Threat (M&B article)
- M&B cover
Interested in booking Helen as a speaker? Contact Jan Seeley by e-mail or at 1-877-972-4230 (toll free).