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<p style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.trailfit.com/outdoors/comment/kimball-retains-title-at-western-states-endurance-run/">Kimball retains title at Western States Endurance Run</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted June 25, 2007 at 07:00 PM by Jessica Galvano</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Nikki Kimball, first place women’s finisher in the 2004 and 2006 Western States Endurance Run, approached the start of this year’s 100-miler with hopes of a third title. Despite her previous successes in California’s notoriously challenging ultramarathon, Kimball was not convinced of certain victory. Like many of her peers, the Montana runner regards the Western States 100 as one of the most prestigious ultradistance events. As expected, this year’s female field boasted established athletes from across the United States and around the world. With fierce competitors all eager to be the first across a very distant finish line, not even Kimball’s years of experience could calm her pre-race nerves. Once the race began, Kimball settled into a leading pace and her uneasy start surrendered to assured strides.…<a href="http://www.trailfit.com/outdoors/comment/kimball-retains-title-at-western-states-endurance-run/">(<a href="http://www.trailfit.com/outdoors/comment/kimball-retains-title-at-western-states-endurance-run/">Continued...</a>)<br clear="all" /><br> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.trailfit.com/outdoors/comment/kimball-retains-title-at-western-states-endurance-run/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.trailfit.com/outdoors/comment/kimball-retains-title-at-western-states-endurance-run/">Comment on this post</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Filed under: <a href="http://www.trailfit.com/outdoors/archive/category/destinations/">destinations</a>, <a href="http://www.trailfit.com/outdoors/archive/category/united-states/">united-states</a>, <a href="http://www.trailfit.com/outdoors/archive/category/news/">news</a>, <a href="http://www.trailfit.com/outdoors/archive/category/race-recaps/">race-recaps</a>, <a href="http://www.trailfit.com/outdoors/archive/category/trail-running/">trail-running</a>, <a href="http://www.trailfit.com/outdoors/archive/category/ultramarathons/">ultramarathons</a><br /><br /> </P>