Date of Birth: 07/07/48
 Hometown: Sheboygan, WI
 Sport: Ultrarunning
 Team: 2005 USATF Masters 100K Team 

 
USATF Masters Hall of Fame inductee Roy Pirrung won the gold medal in the 55-59 division at the 2003 WMA 100K.

Running Career Highlights

Titles and Awards

• USATF ULTRARUNNER OF THE YEAR, 1997, DALLAS, TX
• INDUCTED TO USATF MASTERS HALL OF FAME, 2001, MOBILE, AL
• USATF MASTERS ULTRARUNNER OF THE YEAR, 2002, KANSAS CITY, MO
• AMERICAN ULTRA ASSOCIATION, ULTRARUNNER OF THE MONTH, JULY 2003
• 3rd PLACE FINISHER RRCA ROD STEELE MEMORIAL AWARD
• CURRENT AMERICAN COURSE RECORD HOLDER OF 250KM
• SPARTATHLON, ATHENS TO SPARTA, GREECE, SET IN 1989. (27:08:45)
• INITIAL WISCONSIN LIFESPORTS AWARD WINNER, 1990, PRESENTED BY DR. GEORGE SHEEHAN
• WISCONSIN LIFESPORTS AWARD WINNER, 1992, PRESENTED BY OLYMPIAN FRANK SHORTER
• BROKE 6 AMERICAN RECORDS DURING THE 1993 USATF 24-HOUR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
• 13 CONSECUTIVE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AGE GROUP TITLES AT USATF 24-HOUR RUN
• RUNNER’S WORLD MAGAZINE’S RRCA OUTSTANDING CLUB MEMBER AWARD
• 1997 RUNNING TIMES MASTERS RUNNER OF THE YEAR, HONORABLE MENTION, 1997
• 2nd PLACE AT 48-HOUR WORLD TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS, SURGERES, FRANCE, 1997 & 2001
• OLDEST AMERICAN MALE TO BREAK AN OPEN TRACK RECORD, 48-HOURS WITH 243.43 MILES, 1997, AT AGE 48
• 2-TIME HAWAII IRONMAN WORLD TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP FINISHER, 1995 & 1998
• MARATHON LEG AGE GROUP RECORD AT IRONMAN HAWAII, 45-49, 1995, 3:16
• WON AN ULTRA IN EACH OF THE LAST 3 DECADES OVER A SPAN OF 17 YEARS
• WON NATIONAL TITLES ON THE ROADS, TRAILS, AND TRACKS AT USATF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
   

Personal

• PUBLIC SPEAKER AT SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES, CIVIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS AND RUNNING EVENTS 
• PRESENTS PROGRAMS ON EXERCISE, HEALTH, NUTRITION, GOAL SETTING AND MENTAL TOUGHNESS
• NEWSPAPER COLUMNIST, GANNETT WISCONSIN
• FREELANCE WRITER FOR OTHER PUBLICATIONS
• For more information see www.roypirrung.com