Amelia Boone

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Amelia Boone (born September 27, 1983) is an American obstacle racer. She used to be an attorney for the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, [1] but now works for Apple Inc. in San Jose, California.

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As one of the most accomplished obstacle course racing (OCR) athletes in the history of the sport, she has won both the Spartan Race World Championship (2013) and World's Toughest Mudder (three times 2012, 2014 and 2015). In 2014, she won the WTM title eight weeks after major knee surgery. [2]

She is sponsored by Reebok, BeetElite, RockTape, Sufferfest Beer Company, and Ultimate Direction, and has been featured in a Tough Mudder commercial for Oberto Jerky, alongside sportscaster Stephen A. Smith.

Boone appeared on the cover of the August 2015 issue of Runner's World magazine, which included the article "The Obstacle Course Race Superstar: How Amelia Boone went from hating running to dominating races".

Education

In 2002 Boone graduated from Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego, Oregon. In 2006 she graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, with a degree in anthropology and political science. Then in 2009 she graduated from University of Washington School of Law with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree.

Race history

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

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References

  1. Loo, Jamie (23 May 2014). "Skadden associate has a knack for obstacle course races". Chicago Law Bulletin. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  2. Amelia Boone (22 December 2014). "On Being Broken, Rehab and Recovery".