CURRICULUM VITAE: Kami Semick
PERSONAL INFORMATION
SURNAME:Semick
FIRST NAMES:Kami
COUNTRY:United States
DATE OF BIRTH:06/07/1966
CLUB:Nedbank Running Club
Kami began competitive distance running on the cross-country team at theUniversity of Alabama, a school she chose because she thought it would be culturally and climatically different from her Pacific Northwest upbringing, which it definitely was. After college, she moved to Atlanta where she worked during the week and did triathlons on the weekends. Eventually the West Coast called her back, much to Kami's delight, and, while living in San Francisco, she tried her hand at mountaineering, first conquering the "small stuff" and then working her way to the heights of Denali, Alaska. However, the time and travel demands of the sport meant time spent away from her husband and child. After missing her daughter's 2nd birthday because she was climbing Denali, she started searching for adventures that were challenging, but that would keep her closer to home. Enter ultra running. As Kami explains it, "With ultra running, I can take the family with me, have a mini adventure, and be back in time for dinner that night, or breakfast the next day.
Personal Best - Outdoor
50k 03:29:20 3/1/2009 Long Island, NY Caumsett Park 50k USATF National Championship
100 k 07:33:00 11/2008 Tarquinia, Italy IAAF World Cup 100k
Marathon 02:45:24 10/2008 Portland, OregonPortlandMarathon
50 Miles 06:13:00 11/2005 GraniteBay, Ca Helen Klein 50 Mile
Progression - Outdoor
100 Kilometres
2009 7:37:24 Torhout 19/06/2009
2008 7:33:58 Tarquinia 08/11/2008
2007 7:51:54 Winschoten 08/09/2007
2006 7:56:38 Seoul 08/10/2006
2011
3rd, Comrades Marathon (up), time: 6:32:55
Western States 100 Mile Overall Female Runner - Up
2010
5th, Comrades Marathon (Down), time: 6:32:55
USATF 50 Mile National Trail Champion
USATF 50 k National Trail Champion
Vermont 100 Mile Champion and Course Record Holder
2009
White River 50 Mile, USATF National Trail Championships 1st 7/26/2009 Crytal Mountain, WA 50 mi 07:57:00
World Cup 100k 1st 6/19/2009 Torhout, Belgium 100 km 07:37:00
Miwok 100k 1st 5/3/2009 San Francisco, CA 100 km 09:07:00
American River 50 Mile 1st 4/4/2009 Sacramento CA 50 miles 06:45:00
USATF 50k Road Championships 1st 3/1/2009 Long Island, New York 50k 03:29:20
2006:
Ranked 3rd overall for Women Ultra Runners of the Year by UltraRunning Magazine
11th place finish overall for Women's 100k World Cup, South Korea
50k National Trail Champion, Headlands 50k, new course record
Second place overall finish 50 mile National Trail Championship, White River 50 mile
2005:
Trail Runner magazine’s Trophy Series Overall Champion, women’s ultra category
Montrail Ultracup 100K Series Champion
Ranked 4th overall for 2005 Women Ultra Runners of the Year by UltraRunning magazine
Ranked 5th for 2005 Performance of the Year by UltraRunning magazine (Helen Klein Classic 50-Mile)
Helen Klein Classic 50-Mile, Granite Bay, California: 1st place women’s open, course record (6 hrs., 13 min.)
Just Around the Bend Marathon, Bend, Oregon: 1st place women’s open, course record (2 hrs., 58 min.)
Great Eastern 100K Endurance Run, Charlottesville, Virginia: 2nd place women’s (10 hrs., 25 min.)
Where’s Waldo 100K, Willamette Pass, Oregon: 1st place women’s open, course record (12 hrs., 2 min.)
White River 50-Mile, White River, Washington: USAFT 50-mile Trail Championship, 2nd place (7 hrs., 56 min.)
Kettle Moraine 100K Endurance Run, LaGrange, Wisconsin: 1st place overall male and female, course record male and female (9 hrs., 45 min.)
McDonaldForest 50K, Corvallis, Oregon: 1st place women’s open
Miwok 100K Trail Run, Sausalito, California: 1st place women’s open (9 hrs., 30 min.)
Peterson Ridge Rumble 60K Trail Run, Sisters, Oregon: 1st place women’s open, course record
HaggsLake 50K Trail Run, Oregon: 1st place women’s open, course record
Angel Island New Years Day 50K Trail Run, San Francisco, California: 1st place women’s open, course record
2004:
Seattle Marathon, Seattle, Washington: 1st place women’s open (2 hrs., 53 min.)