Cowboy 200 champion
Won the 200-mile point-to-point trail race in 47:50:38 at age 57.
Source-checked athlete record · Updated Oct 12, 2026
Joe Fejes
American six-day record setter and 2012 Big’s champion
Joe Fejes set an American six-day record with 975.654 km in 2015, won Big’s in 2012, and won the Cowboy 200 at age 57.
United StatesColumbia, South CarolinaM60–64
The record so far
Joe Fejes is an American fixed-time and multiday specialist whose career includes national-record performances, backyard success, and victories from 24-hour races to the 500-kilometer Vol-State.
At the 2015 EMU Six Day Race, Fejes covered 975.654 kilometers, or more than 606 miles, to extend the American six-day record he had first broken the previous year. He also recorded a 379.821-kilometer 48-hour split during the same performance.
Fejes won the 2012 Big’s Backyard Ultra with 28 yards and later reached 44 yards in 2018. He also won the 2013 Last Annual Vol-State 500K in a then-course-record 80:10:16. His longevity is illustrated by his 47:50:38 victory at the 2023 Cowboy 200, achieved at age 57, and by six-day podiums from 2013 through 2021.
Defining performances
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Six Days in the Dome champion
Won with 857.198 kilometers on the indoor track.
American six-day record
Covered 975.654 kilometers at the EMU Six Day Race to set a new national benchmark.
Vol-State 500K champion
Won the Last Annual Vol-State Road Race in 3 days, 8:10:16, a course record until 2016.
Big’s Backyard Ultra champion
Won the second edition of Big’s with 28 yards and 116.67 miles.
Performance history
| Date | Event | Performance | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboy 200200-mile trail | 47:50:38 | 1st overall | View ↗ | |
| Six Days in the DomeSix-day track | 807.801 km | 2nd overall | View ↗ | |
| Six Days in the DomeSix-day track | 857.198 km | 1st overall | View ↗ | |
| Sri Chinmoy Six Day RaceSix-day road | 679.786 km | 1st overall | View ↗ | |
| Big’s Backyard UltraBackyard ultra | 44 yards · 295.064 km | 6th overall | View ↗ | |
| EMU Six Day RaceSix-day road | 887.509 km | 1st overall | View ↗ | |
| EMU Six Day RaceSix-day road | 975.654 km | 1st overall | View ↗ | |
| Six Days in the DomeSix-day track | 933.902 km | 1st overall | View ↗ | |
| Across the YearsSix-day track | 893.766 km | 1st overall | View ↗ | |
| Last Annual Vol-State 500K500 km road | 80:10:16 | 1st overall · Course record at the time | View ↗ | |
| Big’s Backyard UltraBackyard ultra | 28 yards · 187.768 km | Winner | View ↗ |
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