Nikki Kimball (born May 23, 1971) is an American distance runner specializing in the Ultramarathon.
[1] She ran her first 100-mile race at the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run in 2004, and was the female winner.
In 2014, she won the Marathon Des Sables multi-stage endurance race on her first attempt.
[3] Kimball grew up in Chittenden, Vermont, and had an active childhood spent outdoors hiking and cross-country skiing.
[4] A physician advised that Kimball start cross-country skiing when she was child, in order to stop her feet turning in.