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Jakob Hermann

Age: 50

Where do you live currently? Yorba Linda, California

Where did you grow up? Brig, Switzerland

Occupation: Web developer (self-employed) and race director

Family (kids, spouse, pets)? Wife, Linda, of 22 years, four daughters (Emma 20, Alexis 18, Sophie 13, and Olivia, 4) Dog, Luna (also female)

# of ultras run: 103

Name and date of your first ultra: JFK 50-miler, November 19, 2005

Reading “To the Edge: A Man, Death Valley, and the Mystery of Endurance,” by Kirk Johnson. I found it fascinating and wanted to see if I could run

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