By Kristen Doerer At 9.30pm on 23 July 2018, the second wave of runners lined up at Badwater Basin in Death Valley, 280 feet below sea level. The heat from the day had not cooled and the temperature was 118F (48C), even though the sun had long since gone down. To make matters worse, it was abnormally humid for the California desert. Sixty-two-year-old Pamela Chapman-Markle looked down the line of... Source ..read more

Written by Jodi Weiss Pam Chapman Markle entered the world of ultramarathoning in 2011 at age 55. As a certified registered nurse anesthetist for over 35 years, she had been working with a physician who encouraged her to sign up for an ultra. The Texan, who ran daily to relieve stress, decided to run Rocky Raccoon in Huntsville. She had planned to sign up for the 50-miler but when she learned that... Source ..read more

Story and photos by: Spencer Markle Pamela Chapman-Markle’s rise to the very top of the female over 60 ultrarunning world has been as amazing as it has been both unexpected and unconventional. Pamela, age 63, mother of three and grandmother of five and counting, never ran a race of any distance before the age of 55. Her first race was the Rocky Raccoon 100 in 2011, a race she finished in 28:45... Source ..read more

By Miriam Diaz-Gilbert Eight years after entering the world of ultrarunning, the 5′ 6″, 114 pound Pamela Chapman-Markle, 63, is not slowing down. In fact, she’s getting faster. In November she placed 1st female and 5th overall in 20:58:24 setting a new USTAF record in her age group at the 2018 Kansas Rails-to-Trails 100 mile ultra. In July 2018, Pamela shaved off 1 hour and 18 minutes from a... Source ..read more

By Doug Williams In her 2nd Badwater 135, Pam Chapman Markle is looking to improve upon her age-group race record from last year. After about 100 miles of running, Pam Chapman Markle couldn’t take another step. She felt awful. So, she stopped to lay down on the road, where her support crew wrapped her up and gave her salt pills. At that moment, still over 35 miles from the finish... Source ..read more

Written by: Anja Hayes 66 year old Pamela Chapman-Markle embodies the strength it takes to be a star ultramarathon runner. Since running Rocky Raccoon’s 100 miler, her first race ever, in 2011 at the age of 55, Pam has knocked out ageist stereotypes across the board. At 65, she has run nearly fifty ultramarathons in a little over ten years, including four times at the harrowing Badwater 135. Source ..read more

Written by: Miriam Diaz-Gilbert Photo Credits: Elton Lima & Pamela Chapman-Markle Pamela Chapman-Markle, 66, never ceases to amaze. She holds course records, and has set USATF and world age records in the 12-hour and 24-hour running events. Pamela holds a USATF 48-hour age and course record, and her age group course record at Badwater 135. With over 40 ultramarathons, her stats in Ultrarunning... Source ..read more

By: Miriam Diaz-Gilbert I never tire of interviewing Pamela Chapman Markle. And she never tires of running grueling hours and distances, and setting USA and world records in in her age group, not even during the Covid-19 pandemic. I recently interviewed Pamela about what it’s been like during the pandemic. It hasn’t been much fun. “Nine races cancelled on me. Badwater and Spartathlon were the last... Source ..read more

By Miriam Diaz-Gilbert Meet the Woman Whose Mission is to Become the Most Accomplished Ultrarunner Over 60 USATF and World Record ultrarunner Pamela Chapman Markle never ceases to amaze in the grueling world of ultrarunning. Pamela continues to set records in her age group. Her most recent records took place in 2019 at Six Days in the Dome 24 hour indoor track ultra in Milwaukee last August and at... Source ..read more

By Topo Athletic I am a 63, soon to be 64-year-old wife, mother, grandmother and cancer survivor. I have worked as a CRNA for the last 35 years, putting over 150,000 patients to sleep and bringing all of them back. I am a licensed sailboat captain and ran my first footrace of any distance at age 55 in 2011. Since then I have completed close to 50 ultramarathons, including the Keys 100 six times... Source ..read more