Max King (runner)

{{short description|American long-distance runner}}

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Max King (born February 24, 1980) is an American ultra-marathoner. He was the winner at the

2014 IAU 100 km World Championships and the 2011 World Mountain Running Championships.{{cite web|url=http://www.runnersworld.com/rt-web-exclusive/max-king-and-american-men-take-world-100k-titles |title=Max King and American Men Take World 100K Titles | Runner's World |publisher=Runnersworld.com |date=2014-11-24 |accessdate=2015-11-01}} King earned the bronze medal at the 2016 NACAC Cross Country Championships / Pan American Cross Country Cup.[http://www.trackie.com/track-and-field/Results/pan-american-cross-country-championships/4764/ 2016 NACAC Cross Country Championships results][http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=7082857 2016 Pan American Cross Country Cup results]

He has also won numerous national titles at various distances ranging from half marathon to ultra marathons.{{cite web|author=All articles by Brian |url=http://running.competitor.com/2014/11/news/max-king-wins-100k-world-championships_118547 |title=Max King Wins 100K World Championships, Leads U.S. To Team Title - Competitor.com |publisher=Running.competitor.com |date=2014-11-22 |accessdate=2015-11-01}} In addition, he has won multiple national runner of the year awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.usmrt.com/usatf-mountain-ultra-trail-runners-of-the-year-announced/ |title=USATF Mountain, Ultra & Trail Runners of the Year Announced |publisher=USMRT |date=2015-01-20 |accessdate=2015-11-01}} King has set 20 Fastest Known Time running records, including the speed record for the 44-mile Olympic National Park Grand Loop in 2020.{{Cite web|title=Max King {{!}} Fastest Known Time|url=https://fastestknowntime.com/athlete/max-king|access-date=2024-01-02|website=fastestknowntime.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Olympic National Park Grand Loop {{!}} Fastest Known Time|url=https://fastestknowntime.com/route/olympic-national-park-grand-loop-wa|access-date=2024-01-02|website=fastestknowntime.com|language=en}}

King graduated from Cornell University in 2002, where he was a member of the Quill and Dagger society.