Tim Twietmeyer (born November 30, 1958) is an Auburn, California based ultramarathon runner and an engineering manager at Hewlett Packard, in Roseville, California. Twietmeyer is also an accomplished mountain biker, road cyclist, and retired almost-scratch golfer and swimmer. He is best known for his five victories and unprecedented 25 sub-24 hour finishes at the one hundred mile Western States Endurance Run.
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Twietmeyer is the only person to have completed the Western States Endurance Run more than 25 times in under 24 hours. His five WS100 victories came in 1992, 1994–1996, and 1998. In 2003, he completed an unprecedented fifteen consecutive top-five finishes. His time of 17:17 is the Western States masters division (over 40 years of age) course record.
He has served for ten years on the board of trustees—and is the current president—of the Western States Endurance Run Foundation.
Beyond his WS100 exploits, Twietmeyer has won the Eagle 100-Mile Run in Canada, and completed the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc through France, Italy, and Switzerland. He has completed over two hundred marathon and ultramarathon races.
Tim and his wife, Kathy, have three sons.