Cole Watson
Cole grew up in Rogue River, OR where he won multiple high school cross country and track championships. He then spent five years at the University of Oregon specializing in the 1500m. After his collegiate career he moved back to Southern Oregon to start a cross country and track program at Rogue Community College. He also worked part time at Rogue Valley Runners in Ashland, Oregon which eventually launched him into his ultra running career. Cole currently lives in Folsom, CA and is sponsored by HOKA ONE ONE.
Recent Running Achievements:
2016 1:03:50 Half Marathon
2017 US Long Distance Mountain Team Member
2017 Canyons 50k Winner (CR)
2017 USATF Trail 50k Championships Runner Up
2018 Chuckanut 50k Winner
2019 OCC 55k 8th place
2020 US Olympic Trials Marathon Qualifier with a 2:18:04 at CIM 2018
2021 Javelina Jundred 3rd Place
You can follow along with Cole’s adventures here on his Strava and Instagram.