John Herrick

About

John Herrick is an American ultrarunner born around 1991 who competes primarily in high-altitude mountain 100-mile events. He keeps a deliberately low public profile, but his race record includes a notable breakthrough at the 2021 High Lonesome 100 in the Sawatch Range of Colorado — one of the country's most demanding hundreds, with 23,500 feet of vertical gain and a high point of 13,150 feet — where he tracked down Gabe Joyes with roughly 25 miles remaining and won in 21:23, the second-fastest finishing time in the race's history at that point. UltraRunning Magazine tracks him across seven recorded ultra results spanning multiple events and distances, and he has been a consistent if low-profile presence on the American mountain ultra circuit.

Notable Wins

• — High Lonesome 100 2021 (21:23
• — 2nd-fastest in race history at the time)

Race History