Brent Weigner

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Brent Weigner
Event	ultramarathon
Born	August 19, 1949 at Pratt, Kansas
Current Residence	Cheyenne, WY
College	University No. Colorado, 1972

Brent James Weigner is an ultramarathoner and race director.

From the time he was in the sixth grade, Weigner has overcome several bouts with cancer, including one in 1984, when he was diagnosed with cancer of the salivary gland and the entire left side of his face was paralyzed for six months. By high school, he was a standout track star for Cheyenne Central. He attended UNC on a track and cross country scholarship. He was part of UNC's first men's cross country team and became one of the first two athletes in the school's history to qualify for the NCAA Cross Country National Championships.^[1]

Contents 1 Career highlights 2 Organizing 3 External links 4 References

Career highlights

First to run ultramarathon races on all seven continents, 1999 South Pole Ultramarathon champion, 2002 senior men's national snowshoe champion, 2003, 05 North Pole Ultramarathon champion, 2003 Only person in the world to run ultramarathons at both the North Pole, 2003, and the South Pole, 2002.[2] First person to complete the circuit of running a marathon on all seven continents four differnt times, 2008. Set world record for shortest amount of time (267 days) running ultramarathons on all seven continents.[1] He completed marathons in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., on January 18, 1998. He had planned to run the Marine Corps Marathon as his DC race in October 1997, but was snowed in at the Denver airport and missed the race, so he called the President of the DC Road Runners Club, who scheduled a new marathon involving 8.5 laps around DC's Potomac Park on Jan. 18 to help him and others complete their circuit. On June 21, 2008 Weigner completed the 150 mile Desert RATS Stage Race on the Kokopelli Trail from Fruita, CO to Moab, UT, and was the oldest finisher of that event.

Organizing

Weigner has served as head coach of the Cheyenne Track Club since 1976. He was CTC President in 1980. He has served as race director of the Wyoming Marathon since 1978. He is cross country coach at his junior high school.

He has worked as a raced director and cultant to many of the world's adventure travel companies. Most recently, he served as the on site race director for Polar Runningn Adventure's Antarctic Ice Marathon and 100K. He is also a 7th Grade teacher in Cheyenne, WY.

External links

• Who's Who article
• self-authored application to run North Pole Marathon

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Schuman, Matt. "Ultramarathon man", Greeley Tribune, December 14, 2004.
2. ↑ http://www.marquiswhoswho.net/brentjamesweigner/ Retrieved 2008-11-21.