Richard Burgunder

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Richard Burgunder
Burgunder competing at the XTERRA Trail Running World Championship on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008, at Kualoa Ranch on Oahu, HI.
Personal information
Full nameRichard Paul Burgunder III
Born (1979-11-14) November 14, 1979 (age 44)
Pittsburgh, PA
EducationPennsylvania State University
University of Cambridge
ITMO University
Singidunum University
Height6 ft (1.83 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg)
Websiteburgunder.com
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportAlpine climbing, mountaineering, tower running, trail running, ultrarunning

Richard Paul Burgunder III (born 14 November 1979) is an American

extreme sports athlete, adventurer, and mountaineer. Burgunder is a five-time XTERRA Trail Run Series Regional Champion and is the only runner in XTERRA Trail Run Series history to earn titles in four different regions.[1][2][3] Burgunder has regional championship titles in New England (2009), northern Ohio (2011), Pocono (2011 and 2012), and Utah (2013).[4] Burgunder made history in 2011 by winning XTERRA regional championships in two different regions.[5]

Burgunder atop Mount Elbert on Monday, July 4, 2016, in the San Isabel National Forest.

Burgunder finished 33rd at the 2008 XTERRA Trail Running World Championship, 67th at the 2009 XTERRA Trail Running World Championship,[6] and 66th at the 2012 XTERRA Trail Running World Championship.

In addition to being a 5-time elite invitational heat competitor at the

Competitor magazine
.

Burgunder was invited and sponsored by

Standard Chartered Bank to represent the inaugural Team USA in leg one of The Greatest Race on Earth (GROE) 2007/08 held in Nairobi, Kenya. Team USA finished 28th.[7]

Burgunder ran a 3:43:20 in his

GNC 50k in Pittsburgh on March 25, 2000.[8]

Burgunder has summited eight of the highest peaks in the contiguous United States, Japan's

RedFox Elbrus Race at Mount Elbrus, Russia.[10][11]

Cambridge, England
.

Personal life

Burgunder is a Pittsburgh native who received a bachelor's degree in economics from the Pennsylvania State University and is a graduate of the Cambridge Security Initiative and the Department of War Studies, King's College London 2018 International Security and Intelligence Programme and Conference at Magdalene College, University of Cambridge. Additionally, Burgunder is a graduate of the Summer School in the Russian Language and Culture 2019 at ITMO University[12][13] and the 2020 International Summer School in Comparative Conflict Studies at Singidunum University.

References

  1. ^ "Burgunder Adds Utah to his list of XTERRA Regional Championships". Running USA. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  2. ^ "Shaler native setting records in world of XTERRA racing". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  3. ^ "RunnersWeb Athletics: Burgunder adds Utah to his list of regional championships". Runnersweb.com.
  4. ^ "Extremely Challenging: Adventure racing is way more than a jog through the park". Pittsburgh City Paper. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Athletics: Burgunder has a growing list of XTERRA championships". Runner's and Triathlete's. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Recreation: Naples' Burgunder tackles Empire State Building". Naples Daily News.
  7. ^ "The Greatest Race on Earth 2007 - 2008 Kicks Off - Free access for all broadcasters". Associated Press. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Ultramarathon Records for Pennsylvania Residents, By Age". Lehigh University.
  9. ^ Rizzo, Josh. "Shaler grad Burgunder beats odds, summits Mt. Whitney". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  10. ^ Rizzo, Josh (21 May 2023). "Shaler notebook: Extreme sports athlete competes in Russian sky running event". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
  11. ^ "How an American conquered Russia's (and Europe's!) tallest peak". Russia Beyond. 1 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Russian Language and Culture Summer School: Leading the Way to Better Career Prospects". Itmo.ru (in Russian).
  13. ^ "Why this U.S. entrepreneur came to Russia and converted to Orthodoxy". Russia Beyond. 13 June 2022.