Ultramarathon runner & RACE DIRECTOR, speaker, race consultant
Hi, I'm Bob Becker!
With two decades of experience creating and directing some of Florida’s most iconic ultramarathons—including the KEYS100 and Daytona100, Bob Becker now offers consulting services to help bring your vision to life. Consider “GLADES RUNNER”, a race in the Everglades created in 2025 as the consulting Race Director for the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida. From course design, permitting, and logistics to marketing, sponsorship, and race-day operations, Bob provides the knowledge and guidance you need to launch and grow a successful event.
Bob can help you avoid common pitfalls, streamline the process, and create a memorable experience for your runners and for your organization.
Race Directing Experience
Race Director Highlights:
Through his company, "Ultra Sports, LLC", Bob creates, produces and directs unique long-distance running events. His races have introduced ultramarathon running to literally thousands of athletes in Florida and beyond. His inaugural event, first held in 2008, is the now iconic "KEYS100" Ultramarathon, running from Key Largo to Key West, FL, held on the third Saturday each May.
Other races have included the "EVERGLADES ULTRAS" trail race through the Florida Everglades, the "PALM100" ultramarathon and "Peanut Island 24", a fixed-time 24-hour race and the "Barefoot Mailman Classic". In 2022, Bob acquired "Daytona 100 Ultra", 100-mile race along the ocean road from JAX Beach to Ponce Inlet, FL. And in 2024, Bob was hired by the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida to create an ultramarathon based at their Village in the Everglades. The result, "the Miccosukee GLADES RUNNER Ultra" (www.gladesrunner.com), took place on March 15, 2025. The second running of “GLADES RUNNER” will happen on March 14, 2026.
Bob Becker is a prostate cancer survivor. His ultramarathon events raise money to combat prostate and other cancers, and to provide direct support to cancer patients and their families through “The Cancer Foundation of the Florida Keys.” Fundraising at his Daytona 100 Ultra is in support of people in active recovery from alcohol and drug abuse through “Runners 4 Recovery”, based in the Jacksonville, Florida area.
