Career
Smith-Batchen has been featured in cover stories in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post and Winning Magazine. She also appears in a film about the Badwater Ultramarathon, entitled Running Under the Sun. Smith-Batchen lives in Driggs, Idaho.
They run Dreamchasers Outdoor Adventure Club together.
Born on September 16, 1960 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, Lisa began her sports career at an early age. She was introduced to all sports from hockey to ballet.
In high school, Lisa tried out for the cross country team but was told by the coach she was not any good at running. At this point, Lisa began diving competitively.
• Competed in 9 Badwater Ultramarathons (Death Valley to Mountain Whitney, California): Was the 1st woman twice - 1997 (3rd overall) & 1998 (4th overall).
• 2008 Rocky Racoon 50 Mile: 10:16 • 2008 Florida Keys 50 Mile: 9 hours • 2008 306 Miles: 1st person to ever run from Las Vegas to Mountain. Whitney. Raised $590,000 for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Orphans Rising. • 2008 Badwater 135 Mile Ultramarathon for the 9th time.
• 2008 Ironman Arizona • 2007 Desert Springs 50 mile: 14th Female.
12:08:39 • 2007 Ironman Arizona: 12:54:30. • 2006 Completing the Badwater double has been one of the greatest highlights of my athletic carrier but also as wife, mother, coach and mentor.
The gifts that God shared and showed me along the way are the greatest for me to this day! • 2006 Grasslands 50 mile: 1st Female. 8:40:30. • 2005 Bishop 50k: 2nd Female.
6:04:25. • 2004 Squaw Peak 50: 12:46.
• 2003 Grand Slam of Ultrarunning Finisher: 1st Female. 7th Overall. • 2003 Wasatch Front 100 Mile Endurance Run: 4th Female. 30:39:43. • 2003 Western States 100: 19th Female.
133rd Overall.
26:30:54. • 2003 Vermont 100: 23rd Female. 144th Overall. 24:15:15.
11:17. • 2002 Old Dominion Memorial (Virginia): 1st Female.
4th Overall. Puerto Rico: 20:34:30. • 2002 Leadville Trail 100.
10th Female. 74th Overall. 26:56:58.
• 2002 Umstead 50 (North Carolina): 1st Female. • 2002 HURT 100k: 34:53:00.
• 2001 John F Kennedy 50. 128th Overall, 10th Female.
128th Overall. 8:52:27 • 2000 GNC National Championship (Pittsburgh) 100k, 1st Team. 1st 30-39; 7th Female.
Puerto Rico: 9:50 • 1999 Team United States of America World 100K Championship (France). • 1998 Long Island 50 Mile Endurance Run: 1st Female.
2nd Overall. 6:42 • 1997 Himalayan 100 Mile Stage Race (India): 2nd Female.
18:50:03 • 2 Vermont 100s: Puerto Rico: 1997. 2nd Female; 12th Overall. 18:26 • 1997 Old Dominion Endurance Run (Virginia): 2nd Female.
8th Overall.
19:07:52 • 5 Hawaiian Ironman Championships: Puerto Rico: 10:33:27 • World Duathlon Championship • 3 Eco-Challenge Multi-Sport Adventure Races • 2 Raid Galoises Multi-Sport Adventure Races • 2 Entertainment and Sports Programming Network X-Games Multi-Sport Adventure Races • 1 Four Winds Multi-Sport Adventure Race • 35 Ultramarathons (50 miles or more): Including: Western States 100, Leadville Trail 100, Wasatch 100, Vermont 100, HURT 100K, Rocky Raccoon 100, Squaw Peak 50. • 100 Mile Puerto Rico: 18:26 / 50 Mile Puerto Rico: 6:42 • Over 90 Marathons Puerto Rico: 2:48:52. Half marathon Puerto Rico: 1:23.
10k Puerto Rico: 36:01.