Brian Purcell

Born : 1956 Cat. M70 Ultrarunner since 1985

DUV-index ?Largest integer N such that the runner has at least N credited races of at least N km.

DUV-index+ ?Largest integer N such that the race distances provide at least N complete segments of N km in total. A single long race may therefore contribute several segments. See the DUV-Index tab for the detailed calculation. calculation details

Countries visited ?

Australia

Japan

United States

6,3%

Rank quotient ?This runner's calculation uses 79 eligible race(s): Σ(rank − 1) = 952; Σ finishers = 15 183. 952 / 15 183 × 100 = 6.27%. A win adds 0 to the numerator. Lower is better.

Totals

Ultras completed79

Km — ultra races7 185 km

> 100 km11

> 160 km10

> 200 km1

> 24h1

Longest race1 006,0 km

8. Westfield Run - Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon — 17/5/1990

Km per year (ultra races)

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Race types (share of distance)

Road14,1%

Trail85,9%

Wins & podiums (ultra)

🏆 Win16

🏆 Win M17

🏅 Top 337

🏅 Top 3 M38

Longest winning streak5

Current streak0

Records

50 km3h18'12 100 km7h07'09 50 mi5h46'03 100 mi16h17'24 24 h103,00 km

HISTORY

79 race(s) · 2 split(s) nested

Date		Race	Perf.	Rk
2013
12.10	50mi	31st Dick Collins Firetrails 50 Mile	8:59:06 h	49
2012
13.10	50mi	30th Dick Collins Firetrails 50 Mile	8:35:40 h	27
21.04	50km	26th Ruth Anderson Ultra 50km	4:09:24 h	4
2010
25.09	53.2mi	24th Sierra Nevada Endurance 53 Mile Run	9:37:27 h	4
2007
03.11	50mi	12th Helen Klein Ultra Classic 50mi	7:32:16 h	7
2006
13.05	50km	23rd Quicksilver 50 km Endurance Run	4:05:09 h	1 🏆
2005
27.08	31.5mi	8th Tamalpa Headlands 50K	4:31:22 h	12
25.06	100mi	32th Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run	19:16:25 h	16
21.05	50mi	20th Silver State 50 Miles	8:25:37 h	2 🥈
07.05	50mi	22nd Quicksilver 50 Mile Endurance Run	7:17:10 h	3 🥉
12.03	50km	16th Way Too Cool 50K Endurance Run	4:18:42 h	19
05.02	50km	27th Jed Smith Ultra Classic - 50 km Race	3:32:53 h	3 🥉
2004
09.10	50mi	22nd Dick Collins Firetrails 50 Mile	7:27:10 h	2 🥈
2003
19.07	100mi	15th Vermont 100 Mile Endurance Race	16:17:24 h	4
26.04	50mi	14th Zane Grey Highline Trail 50 Mile	10:14:23 h	20
08.03	50km	14th Way Too Cool 50K Endurance Run	4:05:51 h	23
2002
06.04	50mi	23rd American River 50 Mile Endurance Run	6:22:35 h	3 🥉
2001
10.03	50km	12th Way Too Cool 50K Endurance Run	4:51:11 h	64
2000
25.11	28mi	16th Quad Dipsea Trail Run	4:10:07 h	2 🥈
14.10	50mi	18th Dick Collins Firetrails 50 Mile	7:29:03 h	2 🥈
26.08	31.5mi	3rd Tamalpa Headlands 50K	4:12:12 h	1 🏆
24.06	100mi	27th Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run	17:49:11 h	4
06.05	100km	5th Miwok 100k Trail race	8:42:22 h	1 🏆
01.04	50mi	21st American River 50 Mile Endurance Run	6:45:41 h	5
12.02	50km	22nd Jed Smith Ultra Classic - 50 km Race	3:32:17 h	4
1999
27.11	28mi	15th Quad Dipsea Trail Run	4:57:46 h	19
10.04	50mi	20th American River 50 Mile Endurance Run	9:36:26 h	250
13.03	50km	10th Way Too Cool 50K Endurance Run	3:55:19 h	5
1998
01.08	50km	17th Skyline 50k Endurance Run	4:11:27 h	4
27.06	100mi	25th Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run	20:22:06 h	12
16.05	50km	13th Silver State 50 km	6:28:00 h	3 🥉
09.05	50km	15th Quicksilver 50 km Endurance Run	3:40:44 h	1 🏆
19.04	100km	13th Ruth Anderson Ultra 100km	8:06:13 h	2 🥈
04.04	50mi	19th American River 50 Mile Endurance Run	6:32:13 h	9
12.01	47km	Epiphany Ultras - The Popular But Wussy Metric	4:28:00 h	3 🥉
1997
29.11	28mi	13th Quad Dipsea Trail Run	4:34:34 h	10
15.11	50mi	2nd Helen Klein Ultra Classic 50mi	5:46:03 h	4
25.10	52.4mi	11th Sierra Nevada Endurance 52 Mile Run	7:15:22 h	1 🏆
20.10	50mi	15th Dick Collins Firetrails 50 Mile	7:04:37 h	1 🏆
13.09	50mi	3rd Cameron Park 50 Mile	5:58:25 h	1 🏆
06.09	50km	3rd Point Reyes 50K	4:06:39 h	1 🏆
02.08	50km	16th Skyline 50k Endurance Run	3:53:59 h	3 🥉
15.03	50km	8th Way Too Cool 50K Endurance Run	3:45:29 h	3 🥉
1996
24.08	50km	2nd Point Reyes 50K	4:01:27 h	1 🏆
11.05	50mi	13th Quicksilver 50 Mile Endurance Run	7:44:54 h	2 🥈
03.02	50km	18th Jed Smith Ultra Classic - 50 km Race	3:18:12 h	4
1995
25.11	28mi	11th Quad Dipsea Trail Run	4:16:32 h	2 🥈
14.10	50mi	13th Dick Collins Firetrails 50 Mile	7:13:03 h	2 🥈
02.09	50km	1st Point Reyes 50K	4:07:26 h	1 🏆
24.06	100mi	22nd Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run	20:28:02 h	7
01.04	50mi	16th American River 50 Mile Endurance Run	6:38:57 h	10
05.02	50km	17th Jed Smith Ultra Classic - 50 km Race	3:28:00 h	2 🥈
1994
26.06	100km	9. Lake Saroma 100 km Ultramarathon	7:46:25 h	58
26.06	100km	IAU 100km WC Yubetsu (9. Lake Saroma 100 km Ultramarathon)	7:46:25 h	46
16.04	100km	9th Ruth Anderson Ultra 100km	8:05:17 h	2 🥈
02.04	50mi	15th American River 50 Mile Endurance Run	6:16:42 h	4
05.02	100km	100km Jed Smith Ultra Classic	7:07:09 h	4
1993
03.04	50mi	14th American River 50 Mile Endurance Run	6:44:09 h	14
13.03	50km	4th Way Too Cool 50K Endurance Run	4:01:18 h	8
1992
27.06	100mi	19th Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run	18:45:11 h	5
17.05	50km	6th Ohlone 50K Wilderness Run	4:34:51 h	2 🥈
09.05	50mi	9th Quicksilver 50 Mile Endurance Run	7:20:51 h	2 🥈
18.01	50mi	Jackson Five-O	5:49:57 h	1 🏆
1991
29.06	100mi	18th Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run	16:39:08 h	2 🥈
06.04	50mi	12th American River 50 Mile Endurance Run	6:22:23 h	6
09.03	50km	2nd Way Too Cool 50K Endurance Run	4:39:38 h	20
1990
15.09	24h	13th Sri Chinmoy 24 Hour Race	102.998 km	33
15.09	50mi	13th Sri Chinmoy 24 Hour Race - 50mi Split	6:33:55 h	1 🏆
15.09	100km	13th Sri Chinmoy 24 Hour Race - 100km Split	8:15:20 h	1 🏆
17.05	1006km	8. Westfield Run - Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon	7d 03:20:00 h	6
07.04	50mi	11th American River 50 Mile Endurance Run	6:04:27 h	5
1989
20.05	50mi	8th Ice Age Trail 50 Mile Run	6:15:09 h	1 🏆
13.05	50km	6th Quicksilver 50 km Endurance Run	3:38:36 h	1 🏆
1988
25.06	100mi	15th Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run	16:24:00 h	1 🏆
09.05	50mi	5th Quicksilver 50 Mile Endurance Run	6:50:00 h	1 🏆
10.04	50mi	9th American River 50 Mile Endurance Run	6:01:15 h	1 🏆
1987
20.09	50km	Pacific Crest Trail 50 km	5:20:04 h	16
09.05	50mi	4th Quicksilver 50 Mile Endurance Run	7:53:36 h	4
1985
30.11	28mi	1st Quad Dipsea Trail Run	4:14:30 h	2 🥈
06.07	100mi	12th Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run	23:07:29 h	62
14.04	50mi	6th American River 50 Mile Endurance Run	8:55:25 h	79

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Runner	Races in common

DUV-index calculation details

#	Date	Race	Credited km	DUV-index+
✓ 1	17/5/1990	8. Westfield Run - Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon	1 006,00	×14
✓ 2	25/6/2005	32th Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run	160,93	×2
✓ 3	19/7/2003	15th Vermont 100 Mile Endurance Race	160,93	×2
✓ 4	24/6/2000	27th Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run	160,93	×2
✓ 5	27/6/1998	25th Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run	160,93	×2
✓ 6	24/6/1995	22nd Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run	160,93	×2
✓ 7	27/6/1992	19th Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run	160,93	×2
✓ 8	29/6/1991	18th Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run	160,93	×2
✓ 9	25/6/1988	15th Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run	160,93	×2
✓ 10	6/7/1985	12th Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run	160,93	×2
✓ 11	15/9/1990	13th Sri Chinmoy 24 Hour Race	103,00	×1
✓ 12	6/5/2000	5th Miwok 100k Trail race	100,00	×1
✓ 13	19/4/1998	13th Ruth Anderson Ultra 100km	100,00	×1
✓ 14	26/6/1994	9. Lake Saroma 100 km Ultramarathon	100,00	×1
✓ 15	16/4/1994	9th Ruth Anderson Ultra 100km	100,00	×1
✓ 16	5/2/1994	100km Jed Smith Ultra Classic	100,00	×1
✓ 17	25/9/2010	24th Sierra Nevada Endurance 53 Mile Run	85,62	×1
✓ 18	25/10/1997	11th Sierra Nevada Endurance 52 Mile Run	84,33	×1
✓ 19	12/10/2013	31st Dick Collins Firetrails 50 Mile	80,47	×1
✓ 20	13/10/2012	30th Dick Collins Firetrails 50 Mile	80,47	×1
✓ 21	3/11/2007	12th Helen Klein Ultra Classic 50mi	80,47	×1
✓ 22	21/5/2005	20th Silver State 50 Miles	80,47	×1
✓ 23	7/5/2005	22nd Quicksilver 50 Mile Endurance Run	80,47	×1
✓ 24	9/10/2004	22nd Dick Collins Firetrails 50 Mile	80,47	×1
✓ 25	26/4/2003	14th Zane Grey Highline Trail 50 Mile	80,47	×1
✓ 26	6/4/2002	23rd American River 50 Mile Endurance Run	80,47	×1
✓ 27	14/10/2000	18th Dick Collins Firetrails 50 Mile	80,47	×1
✓ 28	1/4/2000	21st American River 50 Mile Endurance Run	80,47	×1
✓ 29	10/4/1999	20th American River 50 Mile Endurance Run	80,47	×1
✓ 30	4/4/1998	19th American River 50 Mile Endurance Run	80,47	×1
✓ 31	15/11/1997	2nd Helen Klein Ultra Classic 50mi	80,47	×1
✓ 32	20/10/1997	15th Dick Collins Firetrails 50 Mile	80,47	×1
✓ 33	13/9/1997	3rd Cameron Park 50 Mile	80,47	×1
✓ 34	11/5/1996	13th Quicksilver 50 Mile Endurance Run	80,47	×1
✓ 35	14/10/1995	13th Dick Collins Firetrails 50 Mile	80,47	×1
✓ 36	1/4/1995	16th American River 50 Mile Endurance Run	80,47	×1
✓ 37	2/4/1994	15th American River 50 Mile Endurance Run	80,47	×1
✓ 38	3/4/1993	14th American River 50 Mile Endurance Run	80,47	×1
✓ 39	9/5/1992	9th Quicksilver 50 Mile Endurance Run	80,47	×1
✓ 40	18/1/1992	Jackson Five-O	80,47	×1
✓ 41	6/4/1991	12th American River 50 Mile Endurance Run	80,47	×1
✓ 42	7/4/1990	11th American River 50 Mile Endurance Run	80,47	×1
✓ 43	20/5/1989	8th Ice Age Trail 50 Mile Run	80,47	×1
✓ 44	9/5/1988	5th Quicksilver 50 Mile Endurance Run	80,47	×1
✓ 45	10/4/1988	9th American River 50 Mile Endurance Run	80,47	×1
✓ 46	9/5/1987	4th Quicksilver 50 Mile Endurance Run	80,47	×1
✓ 47	14/4/1985	6th American River 50 Mile Endurance Run	80,47	×1
✓ 48	27/8/2005	8th Tamalpa Headlands 50K	50,69	—
✓ 49	26/8/2000	3rd Tamalpa Headlands 50K	50,69	—
✓ 50	21/4/2012	26th Ruth Anderson Ultra 50km	50,00	—
51	13/5/2006	23rd Quicksilver 50 km Endurance Run	50,00	—
52	12/3/2005	16th Way Too Cool 50K Endurance Run	50,00	—
53	5/2/2005	27th Jed Smith Ultra Classic - 50 km Race	50,00	—
54	8/3/2003	14th Way Too Cool 50K Endurance Run	50,00	—
55	10/3/2001	12th Way Too Cool 50K Endurance Run	50,00	—
56	12/2/2000	22nd Jed Smith Ultra Classic - 50 km Race	50,00	—
57	13/3/1999	10th Way Too Cool 50K Endurance Run	50,00	—
58	1/8/1998	17th Skyline 50k Endurance Run	50,00	—
59	16/5/1998	13th Silver State 50 km	50,00	—
60	9/5/1998	15th Quicksilver 50 km Endurance Run	50,00	—
61	6/9/1997	3rd Point Reyes 50K	50,00	—
62	2/8/1997	16th Skyline 50k Endurance Run	50,00	—
63	15/3/1997	8th Way Too Cool 50K Endurance Run	50,00	—
64	24/8/1996	2nd Point Reyes 50K	50,00	—
65	3/2/1996	18th Jed Smith Ultra Classic - 50 km Race	50,00	—
66	2/9/1995	1st Point Reyes 50K	50,00	—
67	5/2/1995	17th Jed Smith Ultra Classic - 50 km Race	50,00	—
68	13/3/1993	4th Way Too Cool 50K Endurance Run	50,00	—
69	17/5/1992	6th Ohlone 50K Wilderness Run	50,00	—
70	9/3/1991	2nd Way Too Cool 50K Endurance Run	50,00	—
71	13/5/1989	6th Quicksilver 50 km Endurance Run	50,00	—
72	20/9/1987	Pacific Crest Trail 50 km	50,00	—
73	12/1/1998	Epiphany Ultras - The Popular But Wussy Metric	47,00	—
74	25/11/2000	16th Quad Dipsea Trail Run	45,06	—
75	27/11/1999	15th Quad Dipsea Trail Run	45,06	—
76	29/11/1997	13th Quad Dipsea Trail Run	45,06	—
77	25/11/1995	11th Quad Dipsea Trail Run	45,06	—
78	30/11/1985	1st Quad Dipsea Trail Run	45,06	—