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XTERRA Trail Run World Championship

Press Release / 06.12.2010

Sally MeyerhoffDespite running with flu-like symptoms, King won the XTERRA Trail Run World Championship for the third consecutive year today at Kualoa Ranch. King, who is from Bend, Oregon, completed the 12.9 mile course in 1 hour, 16 minutes, 36 seconds.

"I didn't even know if I was going to make it to the race this morning, let alone win," said King, 30. "I had a headache, my fever was going down, but I still felt terrible. But when I got here and started running on the course, I was surprised that I felt a lot better than I thought I would. I guess after all these years, running makes me feel pretty normal."

When it comes to running XTERRA Trail Run Championship races, King is beyond normal. He is now 6-0 in the last six major XTERRA trail run races – three consecutive victories in the national championship race, and now three consecutive wins in the world championship race.

In the women's race, Sally Meyerhoff of Arizona took the victory in her first try at the XTERRA Trail Run World Championship.

Meyerhoff normally enters road races (she is the American record holder for a 10-mile road race), but she proved her worth on the tricky trails of Kualoa Ranch. She completed the course in a women's record time of 1:28:58, which was good for ninth place overall, and nearly eight minutes ahead of the next female.

"I don't do a ton of trail running, but I do marathons and half-marathons and I train really hard at the professional level," said Meyerhoff, 26. "But this race tested me like I've never been tested before."

Max KingIndeed, Meyerhoff collapsed after crossing the finish line and needed medical attention. She was eventually fine after receiving intravenous fluids.