Rory Bosio is an American
ultramarathon
An ultramarathon, also called ultra distance or ultra running, is any footrace longer than the traditional marathon length of . Various distances are raced competitively, from the shortest common ultramarathon of to over . 50k and 100k are bot ...
runner. She is specializes in
mountain running
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, and won the 2013 and 2014
Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc
The Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) is a single-stage mountain ultramarathon, first held in 2003, that follows the route of the Tour du Mont Blanc.
Since UTMB Group's partnership with IRONMAN Group in 2021, UTMB World Series will formally launch ...
.
Bosio is a
pediatric intensive care nurse from
Truckee
Truckee is an incorporated town in Nevada County, California, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 16,180, reflecting an increase of 2,316 from the 13,864 counted in the 2000 Census and having the 316th highes ...
, California, United States. She grew up in Truckee attending
North Tahoe High School
North Tahoe High School is a public high school located in the eastern Placer County settlement of Tahoe City, California, on the northern side of Lake Tahoe. It is one of two high schools in Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District; its counterpart ...
, where she ran her first 1-mile race at the age of 8. In 8th grade, she won her local
cross country championships, and later spent time hiking and mountain climbing around the
Sierra Nevada
The Sierra Nevada () is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range spur lies primarily ...
. In 2007, she graduated from the University of Davis, California.
Bosio spent 10 months in 2015 filming for the reality documentary series
Boundless
Boundless may refer to:
* ''Boundless'' (album), a 2001 album by Rajaton
* Boundless (company), an American textbook company
* ''Boundless'' (video game), a video game
* ''Boundless'' (Canadian TV series), a reality TV series
* ''Boundless'' (S ...
for its third season on Travel+Escape Channel and
Esquire Network
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. Rory has been sponsored athlete with
The North Face
The North Face is an American outdoor recreation products company. The North Face produces outdoor clothing, footwear, and related equipment. Founded in 1968 to supply climbers, the company's logo draws inspiration from Half Dome, in Yosemite ...
and
CamelBak
CamelBak is an American outdoor equipment company based in Petaluma, California, best known for its hydration products, such as hydration packs and water bottles. CamelBak is also a supplier of protective gear and other products to the U.S. milit ...
.
Results
References
External links
* http://www.thenorthface.com/en_US/exploration/athletes/62-rory-bosio/
Rory Bosioo
Ultra Signup
Living people
1984 births
American female ultramarathon runners
University of California, Davis alumni
21st-century American women
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