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From rol< to THil *F*5j R*A* Marathons
Your First Ultra Do Try This at Home 55 Brazos Bend
by Ann Trason by Ga'ry Cantrell
58 Antelope lsland
12 iii"j-iii.tl i.fii.j l9 TL:rr.i Ai\iil r"i{}w Buffalo Run
Fuel and Food Evolution of Western
Progression During States Course 50 Creenland Trail 5ok
an Ultramarathon byJoe Uhan 63 Lake Martin too
by Sunny Blende 20 ftilruruirut wis[ 64 Mad City
I3 i"jl-l t,i'\ i.-lIi:: Handling Your
i:li t Ai.;i:.r First Ultra 66 Mesquite Canyon
Taoer Time by Cary Dudney 68 Monument Valley
by' Ellie Creenwood
70 Ouachita Trail
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14 i:: F.{_: {'iiA':*
Maximizing Vert
by lan Sharman
ultnalife & 72 Prairie Spirit Trail
88 CNE STEP BTYONiD 74 Promise Land 5ok
Ace Your Next Race
IF{TERNAT'IONAL gCENE
by Dean Karnazes 75 z4-Hour World
92 ROCKET RANTS Championship
l'm Entitled! 78 Ultrarunnins News
by Errol "Rocket" Jones From Aroun? the
ON THE COVER: Stephanie
Howe runs a speedy and Clobe
impressive race to set a new
Lake Sonoma women's course
80 Thailand
record. Io Bob MacGittjvrayl Ultramarathon
 WARDIAN SETS NEW RECORD
FOR TREADMILL 5OK
lnly z4 hours after a transatlantic flight
and in front of a huge audience at Hota
corporate headquarters, on May tz Michael
'Wardian
took to the treadmiil ind cranked
out sub-six minute miles_3r of them, in
fact. When he was finished he had a new
treadmill record for the distance_z hours,
57
minutes and 49 seconds, a pace of minutes
5 for us to quit working so hard,
47 seconds per mile. He broke his own record
of3 hours 3 minutes. Wardian goes from flat
treadmills to the traiis of the iierra Nevada
and American River canyons at Western
States roo onlune 27.
NEW MILESTONES AT CRUEL JEWEL
On May 16 Angela Shartel, crewed and
paced by Scotty Mi11s, blazed the difficuit
and aptly qrme-d Cruel
fewel roo miler (it,s
actually ro8 miles, aiong with
3o,ooo feei of
ascent), in z7 hours and 17 minutes, which
was good for a new women,s course record
by over three hours. Shartei finished third
overal1, behind men,s winner Karl Meltzer
who handled the course in
1'ust over z4 hours.
For Meltzer, Ultrarunner ofthe year
1t_inOV;
in zoo6, it was his record
37th roo mile win,
and continues his streak of winning at least
one roo-miler to an astounding ,5 .o.rr"._
utive years.
TEJAS TRAILS SOLD
. Long-time RD and Texas ultrarunning
insititution |oe prusaitis recently announcef,
the sale of his well-known and highly
regarded ultra races. includins the nJctv
Raccoon roo miler and the Bird"r, ,ooi
to new owners Chris and Krissy McWatters.
Prusaitis and
his wife Joyce
started Tejas
Trails back in
zoor with the
Hells Hills
ultra, and grew
to nine races
with over 5,ooo
finishers in
zor4. "Back
when we started this we had, zero experi_
ence with running a business, but we had
six children so we applied basic kindergarten
rules that we used in our family_s[npty:
treat everyone else like you want to be
treated, do what you say you,re gonna do,
have some rules lor fair play, respect those
rules and don't change them after the game
has started." Prusa jtis goes on: ,.Over the
8 ULTRATIUNN]NG,CO]V] IULY 20I5
years /oyce and I directed over roo races
with
the help of very dear friends. We were verv
efficient and fine-tuned every part ofeact
race. We^could tell you not only the right
and
wrong ofevery process, but also the w]ry, and
all the other grimy details. I turned
f o.thi year and Joyce is right
behind me. We now have slx
grandchildren and it was time
and maybe even start runn.ing
again."
SCOTTJUREK TAKING
ON THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL
TOp: Scott jurek cruising through a wooded
section of the Appal.achian Trait. [O Luis Escobar.t
BOTTOM: Jurek taking a rest in his
support vehicte. lo Lu s Escobarl
Qn May z7 Scott ]urek departed the
southern terminus of the z,rg6 mile AT
and headed north from Georgia. His goal:
break Jennifer pharr-Davis' thru hilins
record o[46 days and rr hours
lroughly aj
miles per day). Seven-time Westerristates
roo winner and four-time UROY,
furek is
targeting 5o miles per day to complete the
trail in just under 44 d,ays. [n recent years
several men have set out to best Davis. record,
including I(arl Meltzer last year, only to see
the rugged trail prevail. At press time
Jurek
hadcompleted 52.9.
5J.o. 5z.z and4g.5 miles
on the_trail. /urek is Largeting a finish on or
around f uly r. His progress is being updated
d.eily at his tacebool< page. check j"t out and
shoot him some encouragement.
DAVE MACKEY SEVERELY INJURED
after summiting 8.46r_foot Bear
- )ustnear Boulder, Colorajo,
Peak
during a
training run in preparation for WestJrn
S_tates roo, a iarge rock gave way
and sent
Dave Mackey tumbling over the precipitous
peak. It is believed that Mackev suifered
a compound fracture of his tibia and
fibia, and then continued tumbling
down a scree slope, during whicfr
time he loosened another boulder
that eventually came to rest on top of
,
his leg 3o feet further down the *otrr-
tajnside. As Mackey lay pinned under the
boulder his screams were heard by other
hikers and trail runners, who came to his ald
and called 9r r. They used a mal<eshi[t lever
to free Mackey from the boulder and then
supported him and his shattered leg for over
an hour until rescuers couid arrivel A team
of more than zo Rocky Mountain Rescue
personnel, as well as two ER doctors. worked
for over two more hours lo stabilize Mackev
and get him off the mountain, belayed irl
a stretcher. Mackey,s left leg was recon_
structed with a metal rod, plates and screws.
He suffered extensive soft tissue damage
and,numerous deep cuts and bruises, aid
underwent several additional surgeries in
the week following the accident.
tr{ackey is one ofthe most accomplished
and decorated ultrarunners in the historv of
thesport, having won national trail champi
onships at 5ok, 5o-mile and rook distances.
He has won over 3o ultras, is a two_time
winner of the Montrail Ultra Cup and former
UROY. Mackey is a fierce competitor who
has
been known to race through pain and injury,
such as when heel and achilies blisters dug
deep into hjs flesh by the time he crossej
the [inish ]ine, bloodied but victorious at the
Miwok rook in zorz, where he still hotds the
course record. But Mackey is probably best
known for his humility, kindness anjgood
nature. As an elite ultrarun ner who briJsed
two e,ras at the very l"op olthe sport, Maciey
has always been a friendly and ipproachable
person-always modeling thJvalues and
carrying the culture of the ultrarunning
community. Everyone is puiling for a rapid
and complete recovery foi this u'.itra *r..'ior.
Despite the injury and its complications,
-,
Mackey is already finding the positives in
the situation. "Because that rock fell on mv
1eg,it actually held me in position where i
didn't fali any further.,, Those who came
to his aid "saved my life for sure,,,and in
thinking about his future running, Mackey
99lucky in ro y"rri of doing
b^een
:,aid:'.J'v.e
this l<ind oIstulf that l'm actually okay with'
it. I have afamily.,, 4
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DEARANN,
I recently signed up for a local rok race. It
wiil be my first ever. Now I'm thinking about
doing either a 5o-mile, rook or a roo-mile
u1tra. Most folks would probably do a half
marathon first, then a fu1l marathon and so
on until they final1y hit their first ultra. But
with money being tight, I can only afford
one or two races per year. So after this rok
event I signed up for, I'm thinking of training
for one whole year to do my first ultra. My
question is, is that a possible goal or should I
train longer? Thank you so much in advance.
G.
-Martin
DEAR MARTIN,
That's a big jump from rok to a 5o-mi1er.
It brings back memories of when I made
my big jump to ultras. When I signed up
for the American River 5o, my longest race
had been a couple of zo milers I ran while
in high school.
Don't be deterred by a lack ofrace experi-
ence or only being able to afford a couple of
races a year. I always thought the best part
of being a runner was the training, not the
racing. What really helped my running was
training with friends. They gave me advice,
showed me new trails and made me laugh
with their stories as they dragged me along.
V/hen my friend Aaron invited me for a run
on the first 3o miies of the Western States
roo course, it opened my eyes not just to the
beauty ofthe trails, but to the value oflong
runs-spending time on my feet running
by feel.
Decide on a specific long-term goal-the
race you really want to do. I recommend you
also make an appointment with your health-
care providers to make sure you don't have
any underiying issues that could affect your
training.
So, Martin, yes, if you're wiliing to do what
it takes, then step by step, you too can become
an ultrarunning BEAST.
B - Euitd a strcng fsundation. Start by
strengthening your tendons, ligaments and
muscles to handle the subsequent training.
Easy runs, run/walking, biking, swimming,
basic strength exercises and flexibility exer-
cises, gentle stretches or yoga can all help.
E - Endu.ance developrnent. Gradually
increase the time you train to build your
engine-this will strengthen your heart,
lungs and muscle vascularization to bring
oxygen to your muscles. It will also develop
lo ULTRARUNNtNG.COT.l JULY 20rs
your mitochondria, the tiny powerhouses fohn Demorest, in which he describes his
in your cells that efficiently burn your fuel. experiences at the 1987 Leadville roo race.
The more time you spend at an easy to I laughed so hard I signed up and ran the
moderate effort the better. To avoid injuries I race the next year. But, boy, was the joke on
suggest you include cross-training: bicycling, me during that race. Even though everything
swimming, elliptical training, rowing, pool he said in the article was true!
running, etc.
-Ann
A - Awarensss, Train the muscles
to fire and reiax in the right order
at the right times-basic form and
neuromuscular awareness drills and
uttratr&seekm*
balance exercises. Train on terrain
similar to that ofyour goal race. Learn
to feel when you are starting to get
hungry or thirsty and when you shouid
shift to a walk or run. Start to prepare
for specific things you will encounter
in the race. Walking uphills, relaxing
on the downhills, eating and drinking
during long runs, knowing when to
take walking breaks, what shoes and
clothes to wear, running with water
bottles or a pack, handling blisters
and chafing, handling rocky trails,
gravel roads, pavement (whatever you
will encounter in the race), etc. I always
loved this part oftraining: getting out
on terrain that gave me the feel of the
race. Use a treadmill when you can't get
out-it's a great way to practice hills and
flats in a controlled environment.
S - Strength. Build the strength
that will al1ow you to go faster and hold
form longer. Hill work, core and additional Editor's Note: Go to ultrarunning.comf
strength exercises, speed work or fartlek and a rch ives/ru n n i n g- a c ross-th e-sky/ to read the
tempo runs. rece report that gotAnn to sign up for and
T - ?enasily. Testyour limits. Be willing win the Leadville rco in ry88.
to make mistakes. Look at bad days as
learning experiences that will rnake you Ann Trason is a t4-tirne women's champion
more tenacious when it rea1ly counts. at WesterrL States rco,
andholds World.
Develop resilience for whenever the inevi- Records at the 5o-mile(5:4ot8 in ry9t),
table setbacks occur. tooK (7:oo:47, t991, rz-Hour (y miles
Good 1uck, you can do thisl qtzyards, ry9t) and rco-mile (g:47:42,
-Ann t99t). Ann coaches middle
school cross country
and supports others'
DEARANN, ultrarunning
What made you decide to go out and run achievements by
the Leadville roo in 1988) It was still early race directing,
in your ultrarunning career and to my recol- coaching,
lection you had not yet completed WSroo at volunteering,
that point. Thanksl pacing and crewing
-Corey at ultras throughout
DEARCOREY! the Western fJ.S-
Credit goes to an UltraRunningrnagazine
article back then-my favorite of aiI time-by
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BY SUNNY BLENDE, M.S., sPORTs NUTRITIONIST
If you can run roo miles by eating a gel
every Jo minutes from the start, then for
heaven's sake, go do something more fun
than reading this article! I've been a runner
since I was zz-when pacing my friend at
Western States included things like cottage
cheese, zucchini and water in Verner's or
Aunt Jemima bottles (the only plastic bottles
we had at the time)-and I have seen more
changes in endurance nutrition than most.
And I have also tnade more changes in my,
and my clients', ultra nutrition than I could
have imagined. I changed my recommenda-
tions earlier than many nutritionists from
the traditional low-fat, high-carbohydrate
diets that included "carbo-1oading" the
night before, to more metabolically effi-
cient, fat-burning regimes. And I am about
to recommend a new idea in food/fuel
progression that you can try in training and
that may help prevent those gut issues some
ofyou have experienced in the later stages
ofa trail race.
When we toe the starting line, we are
rested, tapered and fully fueled. If we have
added metabolic efficiency (fat-burning)
training (See the March zor5 and October
zorz issues of UtraRunniirig) in the earlier
stages ofour race preparation, then we can
consume even fewer calories than normal
because we are now using much of our
on-board stored fat for energy. This can be
beneficial to the new ultrarunner as well as
the experienced athlete.
Any time you must
process foodinyour .r,
gutwhile also navi-
gating an endur-
..+
6
ance event, 1t ;l
is placing added
stress on your
i trains and. cofixpetes
+
f
li
system. When starting your race "topped-up,"
you may not need anything beyond water
in the {irst two to three hours. After that,
instead of reaching for gels or chews for the
next few hours, try eating some real food.
What? Did she say realfood, as in that stuff
with fiber, fat, protein and some carbohy-
drates-not in a "simple sugar form"-to
actually put in our bouncing stomach? Has
she lost her nutritional mindl Possibly, but
just try it in your next long run. Food fatigue
can be a very real problem in a long race,
and as the miles go on, our mental objec-
tion to opening one more pack of simple
calories can be just as powerful as our need
for those same calories. While yoll are still
relatively fresh and not requiring that much
fuel, try some hummus or nut butter on a
flour tortilla, or some regular or sweet potato
mash with salt, or some avocado or PB & |
sandwiches on white bread or some melon
or bananas.
Clif
For those with no "kitchen sense,"
Nutrition makes pizza-in-a-pouch or a
beet/banana/ginger pouch, and there are
more companies creating new real-food
products all the time. Take
it in small porl"ions to
begin with. See how
you do. Continue
hydrationtoyour j=
thrst. lhen, as
the hours and i.=
day goes on, l +: just shoved in front of
leg
as your ,i
muscles :'
= fatigue
.a =
and your brain is less responsive (hmm!),
go to your favorite sports flltrition drink,
gel, chew or bar. As exhaustion begins to
raise its ugly head, use those products that
take less energy to break down, are easier
for you to digest while exercising, contain
less or no fiber, are easy to stuffin pockets
and drop bags and haven't been sitting out
in the open for hours at an aid station. You
may want to try some protein in'beverage
form ("recovery drinks" fit this bill) or part
of a bar. When darkness falls, you can begin
to take in caffeine products-either in soft
drinks (Coke, Mountain Dew) iffizz settles
your stomach-or in the many choices of
carb/electrolyte drinks and products on the
market. 'We now have rnany choices and
flavors of sports foodstuffs with flavors that
are sweet, salty, savory and more (see the fuly
zor4 issue of AtraRunning).
This regime may not be for every ultra-
runner, but sometimes new routines help
keep our running fresh and our gut in check.
Ifyou are running at the front ofthe pack
at a very fast pace, the fiber and bit more
fullness in your stomach may not work. But
if you are in the middle or back of the pack,
-++:;'i this plan rnay just help you enjoy
'::n the trails and the time without
=t getting flavor fatigue and
+,,. without having to "mind
h over matter" another foil
\ packageyourpacerhas
,+; your face!
il Bon App6tit!$
: Sunny Blende,
j M.s., is a Sports
r Nutritionist who
.{'" writes and. counsels
+t ind.ividuals and teams
''F' onfuelingforenhanced
en dur an c e p erfor n7 arL c e
and makinghealthyfood
ch,oices. An avid master
c omp etitor h er s elf, she
in ultras and
other endurance
events in the San
Francisco Bay
Area andbeyond.
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BY ELLIE CREENWOOD
During the months of hard training for
y-our big race, sometimes all you want to do
is NOT run. There are the days when it is so
rzery tempting to hit snooze on your alarm
Bitt Ctements, Jason Schtarb and Jutien Chorrier tapering and preparing for a
[ong run on the Big lstand of Hawaii. [oieremv-bernard.com]
clock and go back to sleep rather than crawl
out of bed to log some miles, and there are
the days when you come home from work
and crashing on the couch seems a far more
appealing prospect than heading outside for
a tempo run. So it would seem natural that
you would look forward to taper time, likely
three weeks before your '.lf' race, when you
can finally cut back on running volume, take
extra rest days and generally spend more time
than normal with your feet up. Yet I find that
runners often look forward to the taper only
to be afraid of it when it actually arrives. It
can be hard to back off running, and with
the reality of the race now looming, many a
runner begins to doubt herself.
Tapering is a difficult time, as our minds
begin to question a1l the hard work we have
put into training. Often we focus on the
few runs that we have missed rather than
focusing on the many runs that we did
complete. This is when it is very important
to remind ourselves that the hard work is
done and "less is more." After all, it is much
better to go into a race well rested and with
fresh legs than to have pushed your training
too close to race day.
Usually three weeks before my "AI races
is when I draw a line under my training plan
and say "what is done is done and what isn't
done isn t done." At this stage it is impossible
to play catch up for any missed workouts and
instead you are far better to go into a race
stightly undertrained but well rested than
to stand at a start line having pushed your-
selfuntil mere days before the race, and as a
result feel worn out and heavy legged.
With that in mind, here are some key
points to remember during taper time:
Gradually eut back on the votume of
your training in the three weeks teading
up to a lcey race, You can do some shorter,
higher intensity sessions to keep your legs
feeling fresh and sharp, but it's not the time
to be logging long days in the mountains.
Don't be tempted to fitl your taper
with other physical activities that you
rarely ds. Yes, yoga is great for runners-but
don't take your first class the week before
your race; you l1 likely hurt more the day
after than ifyoud been for a 3o-mile run! If
you need to fill your time with something to
replace nxrnirrg, find a non-physical actirity.
Donnt follow anyone else's taper plan.
Some runners may claim that they only need
ifthree weeks has worked
a ro-day taper, but
well for you in the past, then stick to what
works for you.
Use th* spare time that you'd usualty
use for running to plan for raee day,
Have you checked out aid station locations,
prepared your drop bags, shopped foryorr
race day gelsl This will help keep your mind
focused on the race whilst resting your legs.
Plus, being well organized for race day will
have more of a positive impact on your race
result than doing more training at this stage.
Now that you don't have to squeeze in a
long run at the end ofa hard day at work, you
can use the extra time you have to ensure that
you are eating healthily and getting to bed
a little earlier than usual. This will prepare
you{ar better for race day than cramming
in another run.
When you next arrive at the much antic-
ipated taper phase before your next key race,
remember the basics of what training is
about-rest and recovery. You are now in the
recovery phase, so enjoy putting your feet up
whilst you can, or you'll be wishing you had
when you are working hard at mile 4o of your
5o-mile race! .$
Ellie Greenwood ran her first ever ultra on
January 1, 2oo4, at a Fat Ass 5ok event in
Vancouver, BC. She was immediately hooked
on trail and. ultrarunning, and has managed
to ruake it to the finish line of otter 5o ultras
and marathons to d.ate. Supported.by se-rteral
spotlsors including Salomon and Clif Bar,
Ellie balances her own training and racing
with coachingrunners of all abilities online
for Sharman Atra. Ellie's racinghighlights
include a course record win at Westem
Statesin zotz, afirst
placefinish at South
Afica's Comrades
89k andwinning
the IAII World rcok
Championships in zor4.
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UTTRACOACH From the Cooch
tr-
Ricky Gates enjoying some serious vert at The Rut.
Summertime means the mountains
are open for runners and hikers, and the
majority of the high alpine races are during
this time of year. However, many runners,
especially city slickers, don't have equivalent
climbs where they can train. Fortunately,
there are ways to prepare for the more moun-
tainous races no matter where you live.
Training needs to be specific to whatever
event you want to race. If it's a mountain
or very hil1y traii race, then training needs
to include a lot of vertical movement, both
climbing and descending (described in
combination as "vert" in this article). Merely
changing your perspective from mileage
targets to targets for vertical gain and descent
can make a huge difference.
When focusing on vert, you can start
measuring this key metric more closely and
identify what changes are needed in your
training runs to get in enough climbing for
your target races. Setting targets will make
you more likely to get enough climbing in.
For most mountain ultras, I generally recom-
mend trying to average around r,5oo-2,ooo
feet of vertical gain per day for many weeks
before the target event, but this depends
on individual circumstances. Much of this
vert should be during a weekly longer run
or occasional back-to-back runs.
14 ULTRAr.ll:r'., .4.: I ' JULY 20]5
.t.
[o Matt Trappe]
HOW TO AVERAGE LOTS OF VERT WHEN
YOU DON'T HAVE ANY MOUNTAINS
LOCALLY
'-i'r+;i.rlr=*iii.=. Even if you don't like them,
you can quickly accumulate a lot of vert on
standard treadmills, which usuaily go up to a
ry%o gradient. A great way to keep runs varied
and interesting is to run outside first, even if
that part of the run is completely flat, then
spend a few miles power-hiking on the tread-
mi11. Three miles at ry%"will involve around
a z,5oo-foot c1imb, making it easier to incor-
porate more vert with minimal time on the
treadmill. As you progress, you can include
a weight vest to increase your strength.
As with the treadmill, tall build-
=i=:::=.
ings can be great for real1y steep, tough
climbs. You can also do some flatter running
outside in advance. Very helpfully, they
also a1low for downhiils, but the boredom
factor tends to be worse than for treadmills.
Tirrning it into a game rea1ly makes the time
go by more quickly. For example, aim to get
dead-even splits for uphill reps (harder than
it sounds) or tr) to beat your previous times
to certain floors or to the top.
F:s.!.!i:"!E C,+.EE+:i, The slopes in garages
won't generally offer as much vert as the two
options above, but they can be incorporated
in the same way.
14i;i f+i:s. Since even flat cities usually
have tiny hi1ls or bridges, it's still feasible
to run hill reps and add up the vert that way.
To avoid too much repetition, I recommend
starting a run with some reps, then running
elsewhere and finishing with more reps.
You can combine this with any of the other
methods above to help make that vert add up.
UPHILL VERSUS DOWNHILL VERT
Getting in enough uphill training is
usually feasible in even the flattest of loca-
tions with the options mentioned above.
However, a limiting factor when getting near
the end of mountain races is that the down-
hill pounding adds up to so much muscle
fatigue and soreness that it's difficuit to run
even the flatter, easy sections.
For every up, there's also a down for the
training options mentioned above, except
the treadmill. If treadmills make up the buik
of your climbing, then it's also important
to strengthen the legs and joints for down-
hills. I mentioned several options for this in
my previous column in the May/lune 2or5
edition o{ UltraRunning.
SUMMARY
Many runners get very caught up in their
mileage targets, but for mountain races the
more relevant stat is the amount of vert,
both uphi11 and downhill. Even the fastest
marathoners can't run well in the mountains
without practicing specific hill training.
However, the factor that's most difficult to
replicate is technical trail running. Stairs
help with this since they require fast feet and
accurate placement on the downhills, but any
chance to run technical trails should be taken
if your target race will involve much of this
type ofterrain. $
lan Sharman is an ultrarunning coachwith
USATF and NASM certlfication. He started
runningin zoo5 and quickly got addicted
to
races andnowhas almost zoo marathon and
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BY ALLISON HARVEY
Sleep plays a critical role in muscle
formation and repair, thinking and planning,
motivation and mood and appetite and body
weight regulation. Sleep is also essential
for preventing and recovering from health
problems. Obviously, these functions are
vital to ultrarunners. In this article, which
is the first of a series, I will offer some scien-
tifically derived guidelines to enable you to
optimize your sleep. These strategies are
deceptively simple-but potentially excep-
tionally powerful.
CAFFEINE AND ALCOHOL
Many of us have come to rely on coffee
to wake us up each morning, and alcohol
or other sedating drugs to calm us down in
the evening. Instead of flowing with, and
accepting, our natural daily rhythms, we have
a tendency to medicate them.
Many studies show that people with
a moderate to high caffeine intake have
more disturbed and interrupted sleep than
people who consume little or no caffeine.
People who do use caffeine and experience
disturbed sleep often consume even more in
an attempt to cope the next day. This vicious
cycle perpetuates poor sleep and heightens
caffeine consumption. Therefore, we typically
recommend ceasing use of caffeine by noon.
During the first ro miles of the Ohlone
5oK last year, I remember discussing with the
folk running nearby the cold beer we would
all enjoy at the finish line. As good as that
cold beer tastes, it's important to know that
alcohol wreaks havoc on our sleep. Although
alcohol tends to make people feel tired or
fall asleep faster, it also causes disruptions
to the stages of sleep we would usually get
in the first part of the night. Then, in the
second half of the night, sleep becomes
very disrupted. In particular, our rapid eye
movement (REM) sleep is interrupted. REM
is a stage ofsleep linked to creativity and
emotional regulation. There is also evidence
showing that drinking alcohol before bedtime
can impair critical sleep-dependent processes,
such as memory consolidation. Substance-
free sleep is much more restful!
TECHNOLOGY USE AND DARKNESS
Multiple scientific studies demonstrate
that a period of sustained darkness in
every z4-hour cycle is critical for our health.
Choosing an "electronic curfew" and a time
to dim the lights at night is important (dim
those bright bathroom lights too!). Ideally,
we d all set our electronic curfew for 3o-6o
As good as that
cold beer tastes, it's
important to know that
alcoholwreaks havoc
on Our sleep.
minutes before our target bedtime. For
those of us who find it hard to turn off
email, Twitter, Facebook, smartphones, etc.,
it might be interesting to explore why. Is it
fear of being alone? Or fear of missing out?
Is it a desire for more connection? There are
probably many reasons we find it hard to
switch offtechnology.
If it's too difficult to go cold turkey, try
moving one step in the direction ofreducing
exposure to light. We callthis a "harm reduc-
tion" approach. It might take the form of
turning down the intensity ofthe light on your
iPad, or switching from watching a stressful
or arousing news program to watching some-
thing that is relaxing and positive.
The reason that dimming the lights as
your bedtime draws near is so important is
that lower lights trigger a chemical signal in
the brain to releape melatonin, which is natu-
rally secreted in the brain. This makes us
sleepy. Unfortunately, it seems that light from
electronic devices like computers, phones and
TVs may be sufficient to suppress melatonin
release. Of course, it is not just the light that
is problematic; sources oftechnology are also
often arousing and interesting. This consti-
tutes a double threat to our sleep-the light
and the arousal.
NAPS
An occasional afternoon nap is a luscious
experience, particularly after a long hard run.
However, be aware that naps can contribute
to sleep problems for some people. This is
because from the moment we wake up, we
are building the homeostatic pressure to
sleep again. Taking a nap discharges this
pressure and therefore reduces our 'appetite"
for sleep, which makes it much harder to
fall asleep and stay asleep through the night.
For people with sleep problems, we tend to
recommend that ifyou must take a nap, take
it before 3 p.m. and for just zo minutes or less.
ANXIETYANDWORRY
'When animals sleep, they go to safe
burrows andnests. Similarly, we needto feel
safe and relaxed in order to sleep well. Yet
many people find that when their head finally
hits the pillow, it's the firsttime they've had
to think and process their day.
There are many effective methods to help
us manage day-to-day stress. If you find
yourself worrying or mulling over the day
at bedtime, consider taking time in the after-
noon or evening to dedicate to processing or
journaling your thoughts and planning for
the following day. Also, we can re-associate
our head hitting the pillow with the activa-
tion of positive emotion brain circuitry by
engaging in gratitude practice (e.g., think
ofthree things that you are thankful for) or
savoring (e.g., recalling good feelings that
you had that day. What made you feel happyl
Try to picture the situation and relive the feel-
ings). Small things-like putting on a sweater
and feeling warm on a cold day-are perfect
for gratitude practice and savoring.
SELECTING YOUR BEDTIME
Often wake time is determined by the
time your work starts. In order to get enough
sleep, we frequently need to go to bed earlier.
The recommendation is to make any adjust-
ments to bedtime slowly-typicallybringing it
forward by only zo-3o minutes every few days.
Small changes are more achievable because
they give our higtrly rhythmic bodies tirne to
adjust. Ifwe try to spring our bedtime forward
by several hours, we will often lie inbed awake.
14-17 houE each day
lnlants (4-l'l months) i 12-15 hours
Toddle.s (1-2 years) i l'l-14 hours
Preschoolers (3-5 years) : IO-13 hours
Schml age children (5-13 years) : 9-ll hours
Teenagers (14-17 years) : 8-1O hours
Younger adults (18-25 years) : 7-9 hours
Adults (26-64 years) i 7-9 hours
!
Older adults (65+ years) i 7-8 hours
More sleep tips for runners to come in the
second part ofthis series in the next issue of
tlltraRunning. -*
Alli Harvey is a Professor of Psychology
and Licensed Clinical Psychologist at the
University of California, Berkeley. She
sp ecializes in dev eloping treatments
for skep
problerns. Sheloves running 5oks and often
places in the top three of her age ca.tegory.
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I have been coaching basketball for about
lo years. Success in basketball requires the
development of some very complex funda-
mental skills, and over the years I have come
to recognize a truth about skill development.
A truth so consistent that I made it into a law:
It takes thousand.s ofrepetitions to perfect a
fundamental skill, and only one repetition to
develop abadhabit.
You can ask anyone who coaches young
people, and they will confirm this truth.
Lately, I have added a corollary to this
law; especially for ultrarunning: Good advice
requires a thousand repetitions, but b ad ad.vice
will stick with you after only one utterance.
One of the problems with ultra advice
tends to be the source. The compulsion to
offer advice seems to be inversely propor-
tional to the experience and success ofthe
advisor. This also seems to have a corollary
law in coaching. You have the most knowl-
edge about the game that you will ever have
before the first ball is put into p1ay. There is
no more effective way to develop humility
than to watch a carefully crafted game plan
fall apart in the opening mirrute. Every
16 ULTRARUNNING.CONI I .IULY 20ls
coach walks into their first practice with
the whole season already planned out, just
as every ultrarunner toes the line at their
first ultra with the race already completed in
their mind. What happens from that
moment forward begins the actual
process oflearning the realities ofthe
sport. And, regardless of
the sporting endeavor,
the more you actually
know, the more
vou realize
O ih"t yo, do
notknow.
The first
place a newbie
runs into trouble
is with gear.
Having been given
different sets of
advice on treating blisters, the
thorough runner purchases
the materials necessary for all of
them. The process continues, much
the same, with a variety ofhydration
systems, shoes, socks, fanny packs,
jackets, flashlights, headlamps,
specialized foods and on and on.
Arriving at a race with every item
of gear someone has touted as indis-
pensable means driving up in a cargo
van with shelves of supplies from floor
to ceiling. Organizing it where anlthing can
be found requires a method that rivals the
arcane cornplexity of the Dewey Decimal
System. Then the absolutely-prepared-for-any-
thing runner gets beaten by someone half as
fast who carried nothirg but a flashlight and
a space b1anket... but spent zero time trying
to locate the exact shoes for running on
periglacial loess soil for the next three miles.
Here is one wayto cut down on the useless
gear that you have to dig through during a
race: try it out at home. Ten different blister
repair kits are unnecessary. Test your blister
repair skills after a long run, and settle on
the method that works for you. Ifyou never
get blisters at home, then it makes little sense
to carry multiple blister repair solutions to
a race. The same goes for all the other stuff.
Try outyour options athome, and only carry
what you will use. A second tip is to look for
versatile equipment. Commonplace items
like duct tape or a pocketknife can serve
multiple functions. I only carry headlamps. I
can carry the headlamp in my hand, if I need
a handheld... but it's less than satisfactory to
duct tape a handheld to my head.
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One ofthe most persistent, erroneous bits
ofwisdom that every newbie is sure to hear:
"Eat before you arehwgry, drink before you
are thirsty and walk before you are tired."
Let's start with walking. Most of us
do, indeed, need to mix in some walking.
However, some runners can make the entire
distance without walking at all. If you are
one of those people, but walk without fail
(because someone told you that you should),
you will never know it. And there is an
optimum walking ratio for every one of us.
However, we cannot determine what the
optimum ratio is, unless we hrve not walked
enough. What is the answerl Try it at home.
And don t be afraid to see ifyou can run the
distance without walking at all.
As for "drinkbefore you are thirsty," it's not
only bad advice, it can be dangerous. Excessive
fluid intake is bad for your health, and can
cause life-threatening complications. No
method of determining fluid requirements
thirst.
has ever been proven as reliable as
Lastly is that old standby, "eat before
you are htngry)'The number one problem
I observe at ultras is not fatigue. It is not
blisters, or bad lighting or even thirst... The
number one problem is nausea. And the aid
stations provide a clue. What would happen
if we ate at home the way we eat at ultras)
Every five minutes chug down some sugary
solution. Every ro minutes, eat some candy
or cookies, some gels or PBf. What would
happenl You would get sick. If eating that
way while sitting in a recliner watching TV
would make you sick, what should you expect
to happen out in the hot sun, while running
and walking for hours on endl
Running ultra distances is not some
supernatural act beyond the realm of
normal human ability. It is something we
are perfectly designed to do. Perhaps the best
proofofthat is the array ofterrible things we
can do to our bodies and still complete the
distances. tt makes no sense to do things
during a race that we would not do any other
time. Before you incorporate anything into
your race plan, try it at home first. 4
Gary Cantreil has loged more than Too,ooo
nniles since runninghis first measured mile in
ry66. Hehas done atleast one run of jo miles,
or longer, in jB consecurtve calendar years, and
has a span of cornplaed rcos in more than jo
years. He islaokingforwardto addingto those
nutnbers on the way to ertad.ingthat running
career into his 7os.
ULTRACEEI( :r.i'l,l?Jii' Then ond Now
Evolution of Western States Course
BYIOE UHAN
Every sport has its majors: world-class
competitions that crown champions. Most of
these er.ents travel to dlfferent locations each
,vear, highlighting either the home team or a
special venue. But for a few athletic pursults,
there are perennial championship venues-
classic locations steeped in history.
UltranLnning's major, the Western States
Endurance Rlrn. has been around a long time.
Since its r-rse b1 Arnerican Indians centuries
ago, the trail been a patl'rw'a,v fbr exploration:
for w'est-bound emiglants, for gold and
silver miners along the steep canvons of the
American River and non lor runners and
riders looking to discor el their on-n innei"
potential. From V'atsot-t \lonr.rntetti to the
finish line placlue at Placer High, indelible
rnarks of this rich hlstor,v are abundant
along the course. The historic struggles
and triumphs that occurred over hundreds
of years along those narro\ r can,von paths
continue to inspire today's adventurers.
While timeiess, the Western States race-
course has seen myriad changes. The orig'
inal Tevis Cup horse ride course covered in
the late '7os was a mere 89 mi1es. It was
expanded to 93.5 miles in the early 'Sos
before finally landing on a roo.z-mi1e
dlstance in 1986. Since then, the distance
has rigidly stuck, despite many challenges,
including flres, trail developments and land
management changes.
MORE STNGLE-TRACK EQUALS MORE
FUN AND MORE TIME
Race organizers have optimized the
course by replacing early road sections with
single-track. These changes have invariably
increased its difficulty, making it more
rr.rgged and more vertical. Before 1986, the
route from Foresthill to the river was mostly
road. The completion of the California Street
Trail in the mid-Sos mercifuliy took the
rLulners offpavement and onto single-track,
But in the process. it introduced more vertical
a rrd hot'er . etpo-ed r'i er ca trr on ru nning.
In zooz. the five-rnile Pucker Point Trail
u,as developed betneen Dr-Lst,v Corners and
T ast Chance. It ri'as added to the course.
replacing dirt road n ith sotne of the most
picturesqr.re single-tracli on the course.
BeautifrLl, r'es, but inlariablr slorver too.
FIRE AND ICE
Snow and wildfire have been consistent
factors at W'estern States. The first major
snow year occurred in 1983, and while the
course was amended, the runners still had
to trudge through nearly two dozen miles
ofsoft, slick snow along Lyon and Red Star
ridges. Subsecluent snow years featured
different course variatlons avoiding the high
country ridgelines. Because of the mellowed
terrain, vertical and altitude of the 1ow-1ying
alternatives, these courses u,ere invariably
easier, even though many early miles were
iogged on snow.
Fire has been a consistent lssue for the past
tu'o decades. The first major impact occurred
when Star Fire ravaged Duncan Canyon
in the summer of zoor. The subsequent
damage closed off Duncan to Roblnson Flat
for several years, and
when it returned
in zoo6, the
&r trail was a
different
beast. A
previousll,
:, shaded sectlon became a dusty scorcher,
:,1.
=.:osing most runners to late-morning heat
-r- earlier than usual.
a major fire erupted just outside
In zov,
-ast Chance. The American Fire scorched
= -arge swath ofthe course, lrom the high
:-dges of Deep Canyon, along the famed
)rrcl<er Point section. to the bottom of
Deadwood Canyon, causing severe damage
,: the historic Swinging Bridge. Heroic resto-
:.ation elforts that fa11 and into the spring of
: or4 made it possible to run the fuli course,
rope crossing notwithstanding, while the
Su'inging Bridge was being rebuilt.
FUTURE CHANGES
Whl1e the current Western States leader-
ship appears dedicated to maintaining the
course's classic layout, change is inevitable.
\atural trail erosion and volunteer trail work
improvements create a perpetual cycle of
rvear and repair along the course. Winter
rainstorms and spring snowmelt carve loose
precious tread, while blow down frequently
creates root wad craters. The Western
States Trail Foundation shores and restores
different sections ofthe trail each year. In
any given year, certain sections might be
rough and s1ow, while others are as smooth
and buttery as the Placer High track. As for
which sections get treatment, that's up to
the Board (though there's a running joke
that the trail sections that aggravated Tim
Twietmeyer in his racing days are the areas
buffed out first).
THE CHIEF OBSTRUCTION
With a mere 4oo runners allowed, the
difficulty of gaining entry inio'Western States
may be the biggest complaint against the
event, as its growing popularity makes it
more difficult to enter with each passing year.
The major roadblock toward race growth lies
in a smal1, four-mile section of trail within
the Granite Chief Wilderness. |ust west of
Emigrant Pass, this is a critical section of
trail connecting the star:t at Scluaw Va11ey to
crest line trail at Lyon Ridge. When it gained
wilderness protection 1n r984, continued use
of the trail demanded that the total number
of race participants remain unchanged.
Any eflorts to expand the race fie1d, there-
fore, would mandate a signlficant re-route
in order to avoid the oblong Granite Chief,
including moving the start. Perhaps the only
thing as cherished as a Western States entry
is being able to run the classlc course "from
Squarn to Auburn." Something has to give,
but a peaceful (albeit frustrated) stalemate
is 1ike1y, for now.
CLIMATE CHANGE AND FIRE IMPACT
The most 1ike1y-and least controllable-
change facing the hallowed ultra ground is
the impact of climate change and future
wildfire. The Caiifornia drought, now going
on four years, has turned the high country
forests into kiln-dry timber. Major fires have
swept through or adjacent to the course
the past tu'o summers, with the I(ing Fire
narrowly missing the high country last year.
As the Star biaze did. the American Fire
is just beginning to create significant and
iong-lasting changes to the mid-section of
the Western States course. The shade of
Pucker Point and Deadwood Canyon areas
used to provide merciful respite. Runners
ascending to Devil's Thumb this year will
hardly recognize the area, after salvage
logging reduced the area to an almost moon
lihe landscape. There's no telling how the
dearth of shade will impact running for the
next several years, ifnot decades.
Change is inevitable, and it makes lor
fascinating discussion and debate between
Western States veterans and fans, young and
o1d. Like those who tread on it. the course is
a dynamic, vibrant being. I look forward to
watching it evoive, but hope it maintains its
character. *-B
Joe IJhan is a physical therapist, cooch and
ultrcLrunner who lives in Eugene, Oregon. Joe
was the bronze medalist at the zotz USATF
rc oK Trail Championships, and finished 9th
overall at the zotz Western States rco.
OPPOSITE: Geoff Roes and Anton Krupicka cresting
Emigrant Pass en route to one of the greatest
,l00-
mite races of all time, in 20]0. [o L! s Escobaa
ABOVE: Technical trail work in the af termath of the
20]3 American Fire, at miLe 45 above Swinging Brldge
and just before the Devit's Thumb ctimb
iO loe MlcCtadd el
BELOW: Pioneer of 100-mite foot races, Gordy,AinsLelgh
and the sunrise above Lake Tahoe. [o Lu s Escobar]
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BY CARY DUDNEY
In marathons and shorter distance races, most runners have one
goal in mind: speed. Holding a particular pace right at the upper
edge oftheir abilities for the duration ofthe race is the end-all and
be-a11. Things like where the race is being held, the other runners
and enjoying the experience are secondary issues, ifnot entirely
irrelevant to these racers. And we're talking here about most of the
pack, not just the frontrunners. Amazingly, you can watch the runner
linishing 6,787'h attlne New York City Marathon and you'd swear his
or her life depended upon clipping the last two seconds offthe clock.
Most people running ultras have different goals. Understanding
these goals will help you understand how to handle your first ultra.
My goals in an ultra, ranked in order of importance, are: (r) finish
the race, (z) enjoy the adventure that the ultra provides and (3) go
hard but run within yourself. Ironically, even though ultra distances
are longer, they tend to be more relaxed affairs, more conducive to
accomplishing the second goal: enjoying your adventure. The less
focused you are on speed, the more you will be able to relax, and in
another ironic twist, the more likely it will be that you will succeed
in having a good race.
Not surprisingly, the training you put in before the race is going
to be the biggest factor in being able to handle your new ultra
distance. As with marathon training, long runs are key for building
the strength, stamina and mental toughness required to run for six,
rz or 24 hours straight. Unlike with marathon training, don't worry
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about your pace or how far you arerunning as much as just spending
more and more time on your feet. Pick rugged, rocky, hi1ly terrain
for your long runs, especially ifyour target race has that character,
and walk the hills, take some breaks and go slow to extend the hours
Untike with nrarathon training, don't
w0rry aboui yOur pace or hOw far Y*u
are runnin8 &s much as just spending
rn0re and rnCIre tim* on y0ur feet.
you can keep running. If you can bump your weekly mileage up to
between 4o and 6o miles and keep that up for three or four months,
with a few rest weeks thrown in, you will be ready to run an ultra.
While you're out on your long runs, practice eating and drinking
to keep up your energy and hydration. That's another key difference
between ultras and shorter distances; you'11 need to replenish the
calories you're burning during the race to stave offthe dreaded bonk.
You can't rush through an ultra and then eat when it's over the way
you can in a half-marathon. You should also use your long runs
to dial in your choice ofshoes, clothing, hydration system (bottles
or hydration pack), energy gels versus solid foods and preventive
measures, such as sunblock, skin lubricant, adhesive tape, double
socks, bug spray and lip balm (ali the things you'll need to protect
your skin from biisters, chaffing, bites and burns).
The key factor during the race will be your attitude. Start slow
and try to relax. Run comfortably enough to talk to the other runners
and pay attention to the scenery. Take the race one section at a time.
Don't get hung up on how far away the finish is in time and distance.
Use the aid stations to relax and regroup. Take care ofal1 your needs
and then walk off with some food to eat. You'll usually feel a nice
"bounce" right after an aid station. I(eep running within yourself. If
you get to the last five miles and you're good to go, you can always
speed up at the end. Ifyou start feeling awfu1, you can bet that the
runners around you probably feei the same way. If they can keep
going, so can you.
Fina1ly, expect some unexpected problems to pop up along the
way. It's hard to run all those miles, often in remote, wild areas, and
not face some kind ofnasty surprise. You could take a fal1, have your
stomach go south, cramp up, get 1ost, run out of water or get stung
by bees. Don't te1l yourself "Oh, it's not my day. I should quit." Teil
yourself, "Sh-t happens. But I should finish anyway." Do what you
can to mitigate the problem, think of the problem as a setback but
not a knockout blow and then get back to running.
Remember, the more "stuff" you overcome out there and the more
you struggle, the more satisfying that moment when you cross the
finish line will be. If it were easy, anybody could do itl $
Gary Dudney has com,pleted well ouer one hundred ultras, including
z8 rco-milers. He's published nun'Lerous articles on running in
Runner's Wor1d, Running Times, Trail Runner, American Fitness,
Walkabout, and.Marathon & Beyond. His UR coluntn often serttes as
a guidefor new ultrarunners and also explores thelore andlegends of
the sport.
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According to Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi,
the leading authority on flow state, "F1ow
is a very positive psychological state that
typical[y occurs when a person perceives a
balance between the challenges associated
with a situation and his/her capabilities to
accomplish or meet these demands."' It has
also been likened to a psychological state of
euphoria that affects all types ofbehaviors.
It can occur in any discipline. including art
and music, but it is probably most noteworthy
in sport.
Running seems to be the most frequently
reported sport in whlch this phenomenon
occ1lrs. Several lactors may cause runners
to experience this unusual state. To explain
this phenomenon, sometimes called being
" in lhe zone," Csikszentmihalyi has identified
several prominent characteristics. They are:
1. A subconscious state
2. Undivided concentration on the task
at hand
3. Being in total control ofthe situation
4. Intrinsic feelings of ioy and exhilara-
tion in the activity
5. Immediate awareness ofperformance
6. Being totally absorbed in the activity
According to these characteristics, how
wouid it be possible to reach such a state
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while running? Running is a continuous,
repetitive activity that recluires little to no
critical thinking. The ongoing rhythm of
the movement may hypnotize the body.
Since 1itt1e thought is utiiized to perform
this activity, the mind is ielt to wander. This
wandering may bring about the flow state.
Where one runs may also be an influence. A
peaceful, natural and pristine environment
usually has a positive effect on the runner,
such that they will feel at one with nature.
Such feelings further place the runner in a
position to experience flow.
Another aspect of running which may
precipitate this feeling is running non-com-
petitively. Competitive running activates the
anxiety/arousal mode of thinking, which
prevents the necessary characteristics from
emerging. Competition elicits strategy,
rivairy and so much more. The brain is
taxed to its limits in a competitive mood,
while to achieve the flow state, the brain
needs to re1ax. This does not mean that the
competitive runner cannot experience this
state: however, because of the multitude of
thought processes going on, it may be more
difficult to enter it.
Finally, the endorphin high, sometimes
referred to as the "runner's high," may
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present is essentiaLto
achieving the flow state
contribute to this condition. Although
research is lacking in this area, it is believed
that chemicals released in the brain during
a run reduce pain and increase euphoria.
These characteristics combine with those
previously mentioned to enhance the possi
bility of opening the mind and body to the
flow state.
During this state, people experience
improved performance with less effort-
certainly a desirable effect for anyone seeking
to complete an ultramarathon.
Since the condition is so rare and difficult
to produce, the following are some suggested
strategies that may aid in reaching it.
When training or racing, be positive. You
should see, feel and sense what you want to
achieve and match these thoughts with actu-
aily performing what you were imagining.
Matching the challenge with the physical
performance may induce the flow state.
Take in what is happening at the moment.
Do not look back or ahead. Concentrating on
the present is essential to achieve the flow state.
Be confident by preparing as well as
possible. There should be no questions about
whether you trained hard enough, ate prop-
er1y, slept wel1, etc.
Emotion should be a part of the running
experience. Notice the positive feelings that
are present during the run. Capitalize on
them, and if at all possible, block out the
negative thoughts. Take in the natural beauty
of the environment. Attempt to feel the phys-
ical sensations of the body while moving and
the joy in the movement.
Feel in control ofthe run. I(now that what
you are doing is what is needed to accomplish
the task.
And may the flow be with you. $
Fred Surgent is an emeritus professor at the
Department of Kinesiology and Recreation at
Frostburg State Uniuersity in Frostberg, MD.
rCsikszentmihalyi, Mikaly (i99o). Flow: The
Psychology ofOptimal Experience. New York:
Harper and Row.
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Bill Dodson recently broke the American record for rook for his age (8o years o1d) at
the Mad City rook on April rr. He raced in a time of 15 hours and 5 minutes, which was
over z- hours ahead of the prior record. The following weekend back home in California,
Dodson completed the Ruth Anderson 5o-mi1e on April 18 and ran ro hours and 16 minutes,
crushing that age group record by over three hours. We caught up with Dodson and asked
him a few questions.
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UR: You completed two 5oks (Caumsett
on March r and Way Too Cool on March 8)
in the weeks prior to Mad City and Ruth
Anderson-which is more racing than
Dodson: I don't do anything
special for recovery like ice baths. |ust
carbs and protein plus easy workouts for
a few days.
UR: What are your racing plans for the
balance ofthis yearl
Dodson: The marathon Amerlcan Record
is calling me (3:59:o5)-it is more of a chal-
lenge than ultra AR's. After giving up or
succeeding, I will go back to pursuing
uitra AR's including rz- and z4-hour,
maybe on both road and track. I would
also like to do a multi-day u1tra.
UR: What remains on your bucket list?
Dodson: I consider life as a work of
art lor which I am both the medium
and the artist. I want to create the
best w-ork of art that I can. My three
kids and six grandkids are all very
special-l tel1 them that as I watch and
interact with them they make me want
to live forever!
UR: What advice
would you give other
aging ultrarunners for
health and longevity in
the sporti
Dodson: Be aware
that good nutrition is
Bi[[ Dodson cruising atong at
the Ruth Anderson 50-miter.
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essential, no matter how much you run. Do a
wide range ofaerobic and strength training-
the more intense the better, within reason
of course. At the first instance of pain, stop
what you are doing-pain is an indication
ofinjury and should never be "run through."
These things apply to all ages.
UR: What is unique about your physiology
that enables you to be so successfull
Dodson: Currently my resting HR is in
the mid 4os. Around age 6o it was in the
1ow 3os lying in bed before getting up. If it
was over about 35 I got concerned. I am 5'9'
and r45 pounds with a strong body, partly
from growing up working hard on the farm
and currently from strength workouts. My
knees are well formed so along with nutri-
tion, strength training and a wide range of
running they have held up real1y we11. I have
tough feet from regularly going barefoot ai1
summer growing up, and continuing to
do a 1ot of barefoot running and walking.
Currently I walk at least a mile barefoot on
pavement almost every day, which enables
me to run ultras in road racing flats. In my
Mad City rool( run I ran ln Mizuno Universe
5 racing flats weighing 4 ounces each.
UR: What does your training regimen
iook like)
Dodson: I am not a high mileage runner
but I do a wide range of running with consid-
erable intensity. I do a lot oftrack workouts
inciuding track meets like the Los Gatos A11
Comers meets and Senior games, typicallr'
doing five events from roo meters to one
mile. I do a lot of short races, especially the
USATF/PA road and cross-country grand
prix series. I do some kind of race almost
every weekend, either an organized race or-
a club workout. I consider strength trainins
as essential. I go to the gym about twice a
i .:::.rd do afu1lbodyworkouttaking about
-. ::--nntes after warm up. I rotate through
- .=r. mid and lower body routines doing
, - a1 of about z4 different procedures.
; :iing in the footwear department at REI
, .
.o r aluable-I work 8 to z4 hours a week,
- :-s:ant1y on the go retrieving footwear from
- ,,: to ceiling shelves. I have astowell
remember
:.:rds, styles, sizes and colors as who
. .::r getting them for. When I get home I
- .-n feel like I'm shoe salesman, podiatrist,
: '.:ning adviser, therapist and comedian!
UR: Is there anything uniclue about your
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Dodson: I consider nutrition at least as
.r:rportant as exercise. I had a "wake up call"
r my late forties. My mother had high
:1ood pressure and died suddenly at age )4,
- assume from a stroke. My father died at 7r
'.i
ith clogged arteries and my older brother
.iarted having strokes in his late fifties, also
recause ofclogged arteries. I realized that
I was on the same track, weighing about
165 pounds with blood pressure of 4ol9o
and cholesterol of zt5. My father was a farm
u.orker, working hard ro hours a day, six days
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a week. My brother delivered mail on foot
and always walked fast. With lot of research
a have also added MSM.
I concluded that their clogged arteries was
mostly due to their eating high-fat foods. I
was very impressed by Nathan Pritikin's
work and began to follow his advice. I began
reducing my saturated fat and Omega 6 lats
and oils, plus increasing my Omega 3 fat
intake, primarily with wild Alaskan Sockeye
salmon. I also began to avoid sugary and
other refined and processed foods in favor
of wholesome foods-colorfu1 veggies and
fruits, seeds and whole grains, legumes and
a moderate amount of almonds and walnuts.
Currently my ideal is to limit my animal
products to wild Alashan salmon, egg whites,
and powdered non-fat mi1k, plus I avoid all
refined or processed foods. I drink a 1ot of
coffee as a latte with powdered milk.
I take a moderate vitamin and mineral
daily supplement-no megadoses. Many
years ago I read an article by a physiologist
in which he said if he took only one supple-
ment it would be magnesium, so I have been
taking 4oomg a day since then. I have taken
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glucosamine sulphate for many years and
UR: How do you fuel during ultrasl
Dodson: Sweet foods and most gels
make me nauseous. I like PB&| and turke,v
sandwiches plus boiled potatoes with salt
in addition to electrolyte capsules. I have
found recently that VFUEL gels don't make
me nauseous nearly so much so I am now
using a lot of them.
UR: What are some of your favorite
running itemsl
Dodson: I am totally a non-gear person.
About zo years ago I got a heart rate monitor.
After using it for training and racing for a few
weeks, I realized that any time the use of it
conflicted with my Perceived Level of Effort, I
went with my PLE. From then on I used it only
to check my resting heart rate first thing in the
morning to detect when I was over training or
getting sick. I've tried a couple of GPS watches
for pacing, but found them too erratic to be
useful. I also don't use a GPS for mapping, I
prefer to pay attention to my surroundings
and depend on my "built in" facuities-if I
get lost, I just have a longer run. $
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,rre Coeur D'Alene Marathon. Since
ser.ved on the board for the Bloomsday
Runners C1ub, Swanson always runs
irsday-in J9 years, she has only missed
She's also a blg fan of the Yakima River
on Marathon.
r.t the zor4 YRCM, I(athrine Switzer
. '.ed as the guest speaker lor the pre-race
: :rer. During her talk, Switzer recounted
:: :tor,v about the 1967 Boston Marathon
r tn the race director attempted to shove
.., ilzer off the course because womerl were
, allowed to run in "hls" race. Switzer's
Tom Mi11er, shoved the RD aside
' friend,
.:.d sent him flying, allowing Switzer to
rrish. Photographs taken ofthe incident
,r-ade world headlines, and almost 50 years
,:ier the event sti11 resonates with many
:rstance runners-including Swanson.
After the 2or4 event, the race director
or the YRCM, Lenore Dolphin, graciously
,rffered to reserve blb #z& (Switzer's race
number) for Swanson for the 2or5 race,
because Swanson planned to complete z6o
narathons and ultras prior to it. At age 69,
Sn anson had already completed over 247,bfi
completing rJ more dislance races in a year
rvas a stiff challenge.
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What Su,anson didn't know was that
Lenore and another friend, Lisa Bliss,
contacted i(athrine Switzer to te11 her about
Swanson's plan and her running achieve-
ments. Switzer responded by sending a
replica of her #z6t bib with a personal
message written on the baclt and a Marathon
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the zor5 YRCM dinner. This extra special
recognition truly overwhelmed Swanson, and
she felt incredibly honored to be recognized
by Switzer and her running friends.
"This is a woman who many don't realize
has bounced back time and time again
from surgeries and personal setbacks. The
older we get, the more difficult it is to make
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back. It may take her a 1itt1e longer each time
but she doesn't make excuses; she just does
it. She always gives her best and her race
results are proofofthat," says Lisa B1iss. As
a member of the Badwater Hall of Fan.re, ar.rd
the zooT female champion, Lisa Bliss knou's
what she's talking about.
Bliss continues, 'And yet when she is
running, Swanson always notlces the tin,v
wildflower blooms, and she stops to listen to
the song of the meadowlark. She even bends
down to stop to pick up a coin on long runs.
'1 . She is a fierce competitor, but competition
does not fuel her life; her life fuels her compe-
titlon. Swanson has the spirit of a champion.
rtr ll. She just also happens to be an extraordinary
runner too."
Without question, the zor5 Western
States will be stacked with a significant
field ofworld-class runners, course record
holders and age-group masters. But Gunhild
Swan.on mightbe the gritliest runner in
the pack, partly because she already owns
an age group record, and partly because she
will iil<e1y set another age group record. 4
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When you meet Marin County's Mark
Richtman, it's hard to believe that he's 6o
'.ars old. Despite his longish graying hair.
his stride is fluid and he remains a fierce
ultra competitor. "When I show up at the
starting 1ine, my friends know I am there
to race," he says. Richtman is so fast that,
after competing in ultras for more than zo
1,ears, he's sti11 putting up results that most
lvould consider on the verge of e1ite.
The last few years have seen Marin
County emerge as a hotbed of activity for
elite ultrarunners. However, while Alex
Varner, Dylan Bowman and Iorge lvlaravilla
were still in short pants, Mark Richtman
was consistently at the front ofclassic races
like the Way Too Cool 5oI(, American River
50 and Miwoi( TooK.
Since turning 6o in March of zor5,
Richtman has proven that age is iust a
number. He notched an impressive Sotr'
place (and a7'.52 age-group course record)
at the competitive Lake Sonoma 5o and,
three weeks later, followed it up with 8'1'
place (and a ro:ro age-group course record)
at the Miwok rool(.
A recently retired mechanical designer,
Richtman jokes that he is now "living the
life of a prolessional runner, just without
the paycheck." The HOI(A ONE ONE
Ambassador now has more time to attend
to the 1itt1e things. He's doing yoga three
days a week and feels like he is running
more smoothly and elficiently than ever.
While he is philosophicai about his
running, his recipe for success and longevity
is simple. He:
. Runs 85-9o miles a week,
exclusively on trails,
. Dedicates one day a week
to speed work on the track,
. Alternates workout days with
recovery days (5 9 miies on flat
trails with "no attention to pace"),
. Makes sure to rest and recuperate,
taking a month off every year and
. Races sparingly, typicaily only 4-5
times per year.
As one of rz children. grouing uP in
St. Pau1, MN, Richtman always enjoyed
running. In elementary school, he chal-
lenged his classmates to see who could
run the farthest during 1unch. One year,
on a cold Minnesota New Year's Eve, he
ran around the block barefoot, iust to prove
that he could. As a high school student,
Richtman ran track, played soccer and
eventually started running cross country,
where he "got hooked on the trai1s."
At the age ofz3, he visited Caiifornia on a
vacation. He liked it so much that he found
a job and never left.
He was exposed to the ultra scene
through the sport ofride-and-tie. In ride-
and-tie events, three team members (two I
humans and one horse) cover a zo-too mile :i r i
cross-country course, alternating between T
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riding and running. He and his teammate
Tom johnson (3,-time Western States roo
winner) were a dominant force in the sport
for many years.
In zooz, at the age of 47, Richtman ran
his first roo-miler at the iconic Western
States Endurance Run, finishing in an
impressive 3'd place with a time of ry:59.
This year, Richtman set his sights on the
Western States roo age group record for men
aged 6o- 69 (currentiy zo:28, held by Roger
De11or). However, the notoriously competi-
tive lottery has made it increasingly difficult
for older runners to make a run at age-group
records. 'Age group records simply don't
work with a lottery, especially for the oider
age groups," comments Richtman. He'd like
to see a system in which masters runners
can run their way into Western States, much
like elite runners can through the Montraii
Ultra Cup.
Not to be deterred, Richtman has an
ambitious plan B. He's hoping to win some
National Championships and would like to
take on the long-standing American Record
for 5o miles on the road (there are no records
maintained for trail races).
On May 3r, Richtman ran the USATF
5o Mile Trail Championships in Ithaca,
NY, where he took on the challenging and
wet Cayuga trails and beat all others in his
6o-year age group, as well as all ofthe 5o-year
o1ds. And, well actua11y, all ofthe 4o-year o1d
entrants too. At the 6o-year old leve1 he set
a new course record by over an hour.
In August, Richtman will be back on his
home course in the Marin Headlands for the
USATF 5oI( Championships. If ai1 goes we11,
he hopes to travel to Green Bay, Wi, to take
a shot at the American Record (6:39, Bernd
Heinrich) for 5o miles on the road at the Fal1
5o in Door County on October 24,verrue
for the USATF 5o mile road championship.
"Running is a lifestyle for me... it's not @.'**f* $.r.,.4r; },.::t
just my hobby," comments Richtman. "I
can't imagine not running. I could stop
racing, but not running." With results
that would make most )o year olds iealous,
Richtman doesn't seem to be going away
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This May, after falling iust short of
the magical 6oo-mi1e mark last year in
Anchorage, AI(, |oe Fejes became the first
modern-day American to break the 6oo-mlle
barrier in six days at the EMU World Trophy
races in Hungary. Zane Holscher caught up
with loe and obtained the following feedback
and insights on his huge ac;omllishment
Zane Holscher: You are only two days
separated from the finish ofyour historic
run. What does each part ofyour body feel
like at this moment)
joe Fejes: Severe tendinitis in both legs
surrounding the Achilles tendon; severely
swollen cankles; bad blisters; rash/hives on
chest and stomach; mouth/tongue sores; upper
bod,v muscle wasting away-l lost 8-ro% of my
body weight. Otherwise I feel great!
ZH: Can you put into words your darkest,
most painful moments, and your highest
moments over the iast week)
JF: Darkest, most painful moment #r:
Two days before the race started, I slipped
in the bathtub in my Budapest apartment
and landed ful1 force on my ribs. I had to
have Mike Dobies and another friend pick
me up off bathroom floor. I didn't think
I would be able to run the race. The pain
was excruciating when I coughed, sneezed
or twisted. Fortunately, it didn't hurt much
when I breathed or ran.
ULTRA lUlY 20]5
as aresult ofa suspected bruised biadder. In
Hungary my urinatlon was transparent and
issue-free. I also was eating and drinking
better than any race I had ever competed in
and knew I would have a soiid first z4 hours.
Highest momenl #z: Achiering 6oo
miles-once I hit the 6oo-mi1e barrier, the
stress and concern that had accumulated for
the past six days disappeared.
ZH: Clearly the race went somewhat
according to plan since you met your goa1,
but holr'' did each day stack up against what
you thought you had to do prior to startingl
JF:
Dayl 125 ' 137 +12 ' +12
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101 +6 , +12
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95 +3 +15
Day 5 92 90 -2 | +13
Darkest moment #z: On daY two of the Day6 : 91
race a sore red lump developed on the side
of my Achilles tendon. At first I thought it ZH: Maybe the biggest question on
was just caused lrom the timing chip belt Facebook this week: what did you eat for six
or possibly my shoe, but then I remembered daysl
suffering a similar issue during Across lF: I r,ras able to consume rast quanlities
the Years. I had Mike Dobies contact my of everything and anything... and I did! My
medical advisor Richard Schick remotely to staples for drink were water, Clipz (Succeed),
help me decide the severitl and concern for
permanent damage. We concluded it was
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simply tendonitis, and that the iniury, while
annoying and painful, would not require
cessation of m,v race.
Darkest moment #3: On day two, the RD
informed me the weather outlook cailed for
warm, sunn), lveather the remainder of the
race during the days. I was concerned this
wouid significantiy jeopardize my goal of 6oo
miles, but was deiermined to make necessary
adjustments to deal vrith the warm weather. #
Highest moment #r: Day one-hitting
roo miles in 16:or feeling very comfortable
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and havlng zero gastrointestinal or bloody
urrnation issues. In my prior six-day attempt
I had biood in my urine for 5 of the 6 days
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. -_ cold espresso. During the heat of the day
of homemade je11y crepes I received from spreads-goose liver on bread, hot dog 1inks.
= :ed heavily on
HlT vanilla ice cream bars
the local volunteers that provided a fantastic pasta, fruit parfaits, a significant number of
q.rick calories, and I must have consumed energy boost. Among the finger loods I fresh tomatoes, olives, pickles, potatoes as
well as all kinds ofbroth and cream soups.
You name it, I ate it. I also experimented with
ge1s, Gu and shot blocks intermixed with
PERSONAL BEST STATISTICS FOR my real food consumption. At one point I
asked the RD to buy me a jar of creamed or
MODERN.DAY RUNNERS WHO HAVE RUN pickled herring, which felt like rocket fuel
FARTHER THAN JOE IN SIX DAYS: being added to the fire.
ZH: What does your run mean for
American ultrarunning and six-day running
in generall
294 473 r88 303 per[ormance triggers
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Yiannis Korous
Jean Gilles Boussiquet 263 423 169 272 renewed interest in the six-day events in the
Wolfqang Schwerk 260 420 171 276 USA as well as in olher countrie..
Gilbert Mainix 264 425 151 244 ZH: What is the next goal for youl
Bryan Smith 242 158
JF: Ifthe weather had been significantly
James Zarei 229 368 162 261 cooler, I believe my mileage may have met or
Joe Fejes 236 3'79 156 252 exceeded either the toook (6zr miles) bench'
mark or Yiannis l(ouros's world record of
J
b44 m1les. 4

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80 Eric Harris,40 9t4O:46 ErnestoCasarez,55 1O157:O7

Bu[[ Run Run 81 lan MacKenzie,45 9t41io3
170
171 Philip White,23 10:57:50
50*il-{iter A2 Rod Fizz,55 9'.41i22 172 Thomas Buell,40
Cetl'terineCohen,45
10:58:49
1O:59:42
Ctif ton, VA,/ Apriill 83 Jeffrey Wood,23 9141i27 173
BowmanShaughnessy,23
& :,:'/i 5o ktrites
a4
85
Kari Brown,40
Philip Lechner,40
9t4\t38
9i42i41
174
175 ldicaelaSllaughnessy,45
Parker,23
11:0117
l1:01:19

The course has a lot oflittle !ps and downs with aboui AA R€becca Weast,23 9i4?141 176 Jesse 11:O1t27

25 cllmbs ln al ; none is greater thar 20o feet ofelevaiion A7 ChristopherRidge,23 9i44:35 177 HannahLdberteaux,23 11;01:30
change, and most are about r5o feet. The trai is mainly BB LisaJohnston.45 9:44i54 178 RobertSherwood,35 11:03:09
s r g e..rac< w't' o-( "r:o-a oots. d1d "'Ph Ioct t sect on.. 89 Scott Lee,40 9:45t05 179 David Prewitt,23 11:0311
Tl.e colse s a oo-ble out-a1o-Dac\ w'th a oop o- rhe 90 Dondld l'y'enqel,55 9145i42 180 Daniel Bergin,35 11:03:25
end ofthe second oufand back. 91 Tavis Long,23 9i46io1 181 WillFreeman,45 11:03:28
92 Gregory Holden,35 9146i36 142 ChristopherMcPhaul,45 11:05:38
1 James Blandford,40 6:55:30 93 Tony Bennett,55 9.48i54 r83 PrinceBoateng,23 1l:0817
2 Sean Andrish,45 7io6i46 94 Erik Leeds,40 9i49i1o 144 t\4ike Reddy,50 ll:08:51
3 N4atthew Bugin,23 7t1oi32 95 Alisa Springqan,40 9:49152 185 t\4ichael Jury,35 11:11:45

4 Jayson Kolb,23 7:17147 96 Ryan Pettengill,35 9;5011 186 Larry Ferguson,35 1ll1:48
5 Adam l/ichael Hill,35 7i22t29 97 Patrick Murray,40 9i5ot42 147 Tim Stanley,55 1111:50
5 William Kuper,23 7:42t26 98 Adam Steele,23 9i52t28 188 Eric Setash,50 1111:52
7 Tim Toogood,45 7t44:24 99 Jonathan Lok,35 9:5310 189 shannon Scoit,23 11;13:02
8 Jack Kurisky,45 7i46:55 1OO Brad Malone,35 9:53:31 190 lraureen Roltrs.55 11:13:03 262 KennethSwab,60 12:30:43
9 Dirk Schulze,40 7:48:28 101 John Rider,35 9:53:55 191 Suzie spanqler,40 l1l3:03 263 Ray Hunley,45 12i31:23
10 Thomas McPhaul,23 7:51:38 102 Erik Price,23 9:54i59 192 Donald Halke,55 1113:41 264 KennethSolakian,60 12i32i18
11 Keith Levasseur,35 7t55io2 103 Charles Leonard,55 9:55:05 193 Caleb Johnson,23 11i16:O4 265 GeorgeHollerbach,55 12i34:44
12 Daniel Bedell,23 7i55i16 104 Sophorn Choup,35 9i56i48 194 Devin Blythe,35 11:16;40 256 Eric t\4iller,35 12135i24
13 Ashley Lister,23 7:56:04 1o5 lvlarlin Yoder,60 9:55:51 195 lracy Dahl,35 11117114 261 Armee harnon,35 12i17:18
14 David Allara,23 7t56:19 106 Bill Tryon,40 9158149 196 David Yeakel Jr.,50 1119:05 264 Bob Bergman,55 12:37:20
15 Aaron Schwartzbard,35 7t56i23 107 Seth Mathews,23 10:01:31 197 Ronald Hooker,50 11:20:20 269 Kristen Varley,45 12137:41

16 Adam Watkins,23 8:09:00 loa Patrick O'Shea,40 1O.O4|2A 198 ValerieRodden,23 11:20:35 270 JohnnyNguyen,23 12i42i48
17 Karsten Brown,40 812:15 Christop_her Beers- 199 PhilipTateyama,23 11i2oi37 271 StephenBurrows,60 12i44t31
toq Arthur,45 10:06:0.l
DavidRobertson,60 272 Joe Hanle,55 12145:11
18 Megan,t4ccrdth,23 A,12i25 '"' 200 11:20:55
19 Parker Terry,23 8:13:39 110 Horacio Ruiz,45 10:0611 201 Brett Lynch,35 11:21:28 LorraineGrothoff,4S 12:46:14
20 David Peterman,50 814:56 111 Robert Tidwell,40 10:06:36 202 Kelly Golden,45 11i24147 274 HompengKomthirath,40 12i47:49
21 Alexandre Tilmant,40 8t519 112 Donnie Chapman,50 1OtO7i22 203 T.J. (Terence) Hawk,55 11t28.O2 275 DavidJanosko,55 12:48:03
22 David Welch,45 8i17i44 113 Andrew Horn,50 1O:Oa:35 204 John Johnson,45 1'l:28:13 276 Leonard Martin, SO 12i5O:12

23 Ryan Staggs,40 8:1818 114 Alvin Lee,35 10:09:40 205 JamesHerrmann,40 ltzAt26 277 James Nagle,55 12:53:01
24 Brandon N4athews,23 Bl9:23 115 N4lchele Harmoo,45 10:11:26 246 Cindy Nelson,23 11:32:03 274 Brenda Morris,45 12:54:32
25 Michael Heimes,35 207 caynorBourqeois,45 11:32:28 279 BarbaraSor.ell,55 12:55:39
A.22i35 \1A Stephante Dupal- 1O..j1t4Z
208 Michaelcampbell,50 11:33:46 280 DougCampbell,35 12;59:50
26 Joey Cohen,23 a:23:08 Demarl in. 35
27 David Lister,23 Ai25:44 117 Jeffery Simpkins,50 10:11:56 209 Kevin[,lcCormick,35 11:35:38 281 KristineRaymond,55 13:0OlO3

2g William Weidman,23 8:27:06 118 Joseph Clapper,55 10114149 210 AndrewSheves,40 11:35t47 242 Brian Ottinger,55 1312:55
29 Kath,een Cusick,40 8:28t44 119 Alexander St. Clair,35 1016:17 211 Steve Gadd,40 11:35:01
30 Sarah Colwell,23 8i2Bt4A 12o Richard Bennett,23 101617 212 AnthonyHunter,40 11:37:36
31 Matthew Banning,35 8:30:41 121 James Miner,55 '10:16:32 213 Eric Pattison,23 11:38:01
32 Antonio Cillo,23 8:3415 ]22 Alice Loughran,45 1Oi16149 214 Thomas Green,60 11:3815
33 Scott Allen Adams,45 8:3415 123 Prasad Gerard,55 1ot19i26 215 Geoffrey Scott,65 11:39:51
34 James Fogg,35 8:37:35 124 John Shepard,35 1Oi2O:32 216 lvichael Bottos,50 11:41:16

35 James Haynie,35 8i4Oi2A 125 Eric lvlcclinchey,40 1Ot22:O7 217 Timothy Ellis,35 11i41i49
36 Joanna Sinclair,35 8:42:09 126 Curtis Tait,40 1Oi22147 218 Steve Bodnar,50 11:41:50
37 Jason Rodriguez,40 8:44t56 127 Jonathon Foster,23 10:23:00 219 Max Alvarado,23
Amelia Kegan,23
11',43i44
11:43:52
ELHVATI&h! &
38 Robert Ayers,50 8:49tO7 128 Chris Pabian,35 1O:24:OB
39 Nancy Kleinrock,50 8:49i54 129 James Ouellette,40 1oi24t31 221 Gary Knipling, TO 1l:45:Ol SLIRF&CE !NF&
40 Jeffrey Garstecki,45 8:49:56 130 Ron Eshleman,45 10:2513 222 Brad Koenig,35 11:45;02
41 Harris Brenner,40 8:50:20 131 Fred Fialco,40 10:25:55 223 MarshallPorterfield,45 11:45146 L4, 4 < So, what does that
42 Anna Pishorska,40 8:54:57 132 Victor Lin,23 1Oi27:45 StephanieFonda,45 11:45i46 little symbol mean) The first
43 Dawn Hamel,55 8:55i20 ]33 Elizabeth NickLe.23 1Oi27:54 225 David Quivey,50 11i48i22
Charles Elkins,40
number is the elevation profile,
44 Scott Brannam,45 8i55t29 134 Elizabeth Gidss.45 10:28:38 226 11:48:45
45 Keith Knipling,35 8:5615 135 Joanne van Horf,,45 10:24:36 227 Bruce Platter,45 11:50:Og the second is the quality o[the
46 Steven Dunqan,23 8i56i27 135 Karen Rule,35 10:28:38 224 John Gee,35 11:50:11
surface. Both are on a l-5 scale,
47 Gavin Watson, 50 8:56:38 137 Andrew L4aisel,23 1O128i57 ?29 Laurie Ann Schuler,50 11:50:54
4A Guillermo Ayala,40 8i58i24 138 Garrett N4iller,23 10:28:57 230 SebastienRoder,35 11:51i22 with 5 being the most difficult.
49 Msrtha Neison.23 9to1t21 139 Sean Holman,35 1Oi28,57 231 Sarah Curtis,23 11:53:39 ELEVATION PROFILE
50 Joseph Domask,40 9:03:07 140 Jack Blanchard,40 lO:30:01 232 VivianDelgado,23 11:55:55
51 Llargaret Campbel,,40 9:O4ll 141 Jonathan Scott,23 10:30;01 SamanthaPitts-Kiefer,35 11:58:55 r flat or nearly flat
52 John Anderson,50 9tO5,22 142 ChristopherMoriensen,23 lO:30:39 234 JohnGuendelsberger,6O 121O2t49 z rolling; total climb up to 50'
53 Robert Gordon,40 9:O5t44 143 Daniel Baltard,23 1Oi31:27 235 KathrynRaezer,45 12:03:05 per mile (2,500' in 50 miles)
54 Trevor Baine,23 9:O7lO 144 John Garneski,35 10:32:35 236 Daniele Seiss Dodqes,40 12:43141
55 Phillip Pawlukovich,35 9:08:25 145 Scott Carlson,50 10:32:35 237 RobertAnderson,65 12i14i19 3 hilly: total climb betweer
56 Laura Mooney,45 9:08;34 145 Lara l'/oody,35 lo:34:05 238 Gary Maier,50 12io4i21 50'-150' per mile (2,500'-
57 Jessica Gockley.23 9:09:Oa 147 N4ichael Holt,23 10:35:58 Josh Howe,35 12:O5t42
Diane Behm,35 12:05:56 7,500' in 50 miles)
58 Serena Wilcox,35 9:09:55 148 DouglasMassengale,35 10:36:33 240
59 Christopher Dempsey,35 9lO:23 149 Bob Greenberg,45 10:37:04 241 MarkZimmermann,60 12tO7:O5 4 very hilly; total climb
.l50'-250'
60 Beth Auman,23 9t14t15 ]5O Emily Ryan, 35 1O:31t22 242 John Godinet,55 12iO9148
between per mile
61 Rande Brown,40 9:14:30 151 Albert Cramer,23 10:37:39 243 Donald Fattman,45 12i1!141
62 Brian O'Connor,45 9i16i2o 152 Joseph Packard,50 10:38:35 244 JeffreySeymour,55 12:12iO4 (7,500'-12,500' in 50 miles)
63 Jeffrey Bowden,40 9l7to 153 John Peabody,60 lO:38:55 245 Robert Perry,50 12:13.07
5 mountainous; total climb
64 James Leclare,50 9:17t48 154 Al Campos,40 10:4111 246 Alan Lagon,40 12113i52
more than 250' Per mile
65 Simon l4artland,45 91812 155 David Hutchinson,45 1O141t57 247 ArthurPerraud,55 12i13i52
66 Mario Raymond,40 9:22i52 156 Tom Svoboda,45 1Oi42153 244 DouglasCamann,45 12:14i37 sUNFAEE
67 Timothy William Puetz,35 9:22i53 157 Scott Crabb,40 10:45:04 249 TammieWonning,4A 12115:23
r paved or very smooth
68 Michael Niles,40 9t24:O5 158 Dan Aghdam,45 10:47:58 Lynne Erans, 55 12t21i24
69 Bruce C. Smith,23 9,27:OO 159 Bruce Tweedie,50 1oi48t45 251 PhilipWestlake,40 12:2Oi39 z mostly groomed trail or dirt
7o Charles de Vilmorin,35 9t28,22 160 Tom Barbieri,40 10:49:09 252 KonradGannon,45 12i21io5 roads
71 Timothy Bugansky,35 9i32io4 151 James Alescio,40 10:49145 253 Frank Probst, TO 12i21i47
72 Bryce Campbell,23 9132i53 152 Sean Lawler,40 10149148 254 KarenDonohue,45 12.22:16 3 trail or dlrt road with some
73 Eric Thorne,40 9133i29 163 Bob Barnard,45 10:51:04 K. Mike Edwards,50 12i22i17 rocks, roots andfor ruts
74 Kat,e Eshleman,40 9:33:53 164 Andrew Anderson,23 256 Sam Coyner,45 12:22i35
1O:53:53
Sirisha Golia,35 12t23i2o
4 irail or dirt road with
75 Jeff Nlerritt,23 9:36iO7 155 Benjamin Clark,55 10;54:OO 25-t
76 Joe Huyett,23 9:3610 166 Gretchen Liechty Lynch, 35 1O:55:Oz 2sa David N4itchell,40 12i23i55 substantial rocks, roots arc
77 Thomas Peterson,50 9i36144 157 Bill Gentry,50 1Oi56,27 259 Mike Canino,45 12',24'.27 or ruts
78 Brian Car.,35 9:35:53 158 Patrick Gladden,23 1ot56i27 260 Chris Dugan,35 12:30:31
79 John Fitz,40 9i4oi15 159 Richard Faillace,40 10:56:45 MichaelMatteson.55 12i3O132 5 very rough trail

34 ULTRARUNN NG.COvl JULY 2015


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|ust rvhen ).ou thinli no one col11d possibl.v ru-n faster, someone
does. For the eighth conseclltive vear, both the men arrd women's
collrse 1'ecords were broken. as Alex Varner and Stephanie Howe
raised the bar a litlle higlrer.
The men's race unfolded in an interesting fashion, witl-i a huge
pack of 18 runners stil1 together as they hit ihe traii after the first
2.4 paved railes. jFI( champion Jim Walmsley was off the lront after
five miles'and'qpened a two-minute iead over a iarge group b.v the
rr.q-mile aid station" "Oh shoot," Varner said, "maybe we're getting
Zach Mi11er-ec1 agaln," re[erring to last year's winner-a1so a iFl(
winner-who successfully employed a simiiar tactic to t-in in zor4
But by mile 17, a furmidabie chase pack (Varner, Mike Aish, Ryan
Bak, Rob Krar, iared Hazen, Seth Swanson and |orge llarali11a) had
closed the gap to less than a minute, with Tin-r Tollelson and lvlax
fing anoth"er couple ofminutes bacl<. "lWalmsiey] was coming back
to ui on the climbs and pulling away on the do'r-nhiiis," Varner said.
At the halfway point, Ryan Bak, Varner and Mike Aish had caught
up rvith Wa1ms1ey, and Rob I{rar, Seth Swanson and }orge lv{aravi1la
were hot on their hee1s. The race was on.
Varner and Bak surged soott thereafter. gapping the others b,v a few
minuies as they arrived at the 3r-mile checkpoint. Varnei: continued
to up the pace and opened a nine-minute lead by mile 38.
"Ai1 I knew at that point," Varner said afterward, "u'as that 1 had at
least ihree minutes. Those last rz miles are brutal, )ust unr:elenting
up and doi,r,n. Everfbody's ln the pain cave. First my hamstrings and
then my quads threatened to cramp. A11 I couid thiirk al;out rtas horv
I(rar put six minutes on me in the last five miles last year, c'mon.
keep pushing. It u''as very touch and go the last ro miles. I didn't
start thinking maybe t had it until I sar,v that 'one-miie-to-go' sign-'
Varner, rryhose first 1o-mi1er was at Lake Sonoma iast,vear, pusired
through to the finish, breaking Zach Miiler's zor4 course record
by goieconrls. At the finish he flung himself to the gror-rnd, iying
supine for several minutes, legs twitching, unable to movel a couple
of hours-and several beers-1ater, he was fine, cheering on other
iunners' finishes.
The women's race had a lot less drama. Farly on iiuat apparenr
that the top wcmen u'ere keying on Western States champion
Slephanie Ho*"- with good reason. Cassie Scallon \ iOu Wang
and Kerri Wlad hung tough ftr the first half of the race, until Howe
f- luLYr2015
-i&s .ast:
BY jOHN MEDI[{C[R, RD
opened a significant gap by blasting a iong downhiil at mile zo.
Fil;;;,"il*" rl"#ry rr# t,"naily"p"[.ai*ry fo, a comfortable
r4-minute win. Scalion aiso finished under the previous course record.
"That was definitely one of my best races," Howe said. "i rea11y
trashed my quads but my energy and focus was rea1ly good all day."
As is typical in races ofthis size, there were a lot ofgreat stories:
In a sport that has become increasingly appealing to younger
rrr.rr.ru,-, pair of r9-year-oids, ]ared Harit and Ashley Erba, both
iinished on the pod-ium. trt was the first 5o-miler for Erba, a flormer
national high school charrpion at 5ooo meters,
The youngest finisher was Claire Zerbe, the r8-year'oid daughtel
ofultra veteran ]ohn Zerbe. It rvas her first ;o"
Sirty-year-old Mark Richtman destroyed the 6o-59 age group
record. rr:hi.h it now- faster than the 50-59 record'
Ser.enty-five-year-o1d Hans Schr,rid won the 7o+ division, besting
tr.vo other elite septuagenarians, Waliy Hesseltine and Denis
Tralecant,v.
.[im Walmsley struggled mightily for about ro miles after the
halfr^a1 point, tlien staged an imprcs:ire rally to linish Fi[th.
Gary Gellin, sti1l improving at age 46, broke seven hours for the
firsi tirne after narrowly missing that mark in each of three previous
Lake Sonomas.
Six runnets-Clare Abram, ieff Barbier, Mark Barichievich, Kirn
Kortz, Scott Laberge and Andrew Mitchell-have completed the race
e\er\ )eal'since it started.
At the end of the day, a minute before the r4-hour time limit, mr
good pa1 Joe Pham hustled in as the last finisher- In four finishe.
]oe has managed to linish ahead ofa grand totai ofro other runner:
but somehow knows exactly what it takes to get the iob donel
At the posi-race wine tasting party the following day, wometr'=
winnet Howe arrived on bicycle along with her husband Zach Violei.
"Wow, nobody told me about that driveway,'l she said, of the mile-1orr.
climb to the hilltop Fezzi King Winery. "i'm reali,v ioving the n'ir:.
and think *"'r" golr.g to buy a iase. But my legs are totally shc -
l'm going to 1et Zach ?igure out how to get it back to where rl'e -:-
sla)'rng.
I
-:ke 5*rr*rn* 5* 23 Ashl.y Erba, i9, CC 7:36'.24 lt0 Gregory Shumavon, 40, OR 9154'.O2 !!0 Karen Han[.,53,4.1
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24 Jason Leman,28, OR 7i37:25 111 Ethan Veneklasen, 45, CA 9i54126 201 Chuck Amital,56, CA 1i.32:42
-:: rsJUrg, // ApriI ll
CA 25 Owen Bradley,35, AL 7'.42'.14 11? 14aria alementi, 3J, {;1, g:5 5:21.1 2O2 DaleWong,44, AZ 11:32 2a
:. - 2 ll 3il Xfiil*s z6
Sieohen Wassather.
7i43i55
113 Gary Lindberg,46, CA
{lherit,r !rbbeiiey, 33, CA
9:55:48 203
204
James Oliphant,52, OR
Tony t\4arshall,37, CA
11:33:3 2

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27 Topher Gaylord,45, CA 7t48tO1 I5 Brian Forbes,40, CA 9:57:30 205 Dan Meyers,58, CA
!: :.r mi es on pavement. The trai is cons stent y
. ... ri three sigrificant climbs. Trai q!a ity is 2A Henrik Westerlin, 40, DNK 7i49t14 t16 Noah Suttmann,28, CA 9:58:37 206 Michael Curry,28, NH
: , roodi there are very few rocks and almost no 29 Rob Coslick,32, AZ 7:49:16 t17 Ciiie Aarair,44, CA 1C:c0:15 :C7 Karen Pieri!,51, CA
-rrie,rer, much ofthe trai is seldom used so you 30 [,1arkRichtman,50, CA 7152:5O lt8 Jamie Dreher,40, CA 1O:O3:13 2O8 Jacob Massler,33, CA I l:3 8r00
:act ! lot of eaves and sticks on the trail as wel 3l Brian Purcell,43, CA 7:53:08 119 Ted Knudsen,45, CA 10:04:31 209 Brandon Grundy,38, CA ll:3 8:00
:_:eI cross ngs. 32 Rudy Rutemiller,23, CA 7:55:18 120 Blake Trotter,37, AL 1 0:06:37 21O Joseph Swenson,59, CA 11143.2A
Victor Mier,27, ESP 7156134 121 Jorge Cardenas,43, TX 1O:06:51 ?1i Di4a tsre5il,13, eA
Alex Varner,29, CA 5:09:39 3,1 Ierrie !!la.i,4i, C0 7:56r14 122 Chris Talley,39, CA I 0:07:55 212 Kai Pasquale,40, CA 11:45:55
Ryan Bak,33, OR 6t23i25 35 Andrew Schirack,25, AK 7156134 r23 Li? Eoyd,41, CA lO:08:O8 213 Geoff Ouick,51, CA 11147126
Jared Hazen,19, CO 36 Lewis Taylor,41, OR 7:59136 124 Galen Thompson,3O, CO I0:08:47 .. Michael De Freitas, 56,
6',31154
37 Ka.i Lickteiq,2g. Nia *tO4:14 125 Mike Wright, 56, CA I0:08:48
.,*" BRA 11:50:13
.lorge Maravilla,37, CA 6t36145
Jim Walmsley,25, MT 6:41:54 38 John Flnn,27, CA 8:04:53 Asrie Bi.ckhsn, 36, a..lT 1*: lO:11 215 Walter Wallace,50, CA ll:50:35
Seth Swanson,35, MT 6:46:01 :, Llncsay Tollefscn, 29, CA 8iO6:55 127 Nicholas Banaszak, 28, CA 1OJ3:33 216 Clark Whitten,5l, CA ll:53:03
Tim Tollefson, 30, C A 6147:15 40 N4att Wilson,53, PA 8:O8:40 l2a Kim (o.l:,:0, lA 1O:1::aB 217 Tatyana Petr0va, f9, NC l1:54:5C
3 Michael Wardian,40, VA 6i56i48 41 |!4eqh.x Arlr0qast, 53, CA 8:09;16 129 Nick Capraro,50, CA 10:l5:11 218 David Swingle,49, NC ll:54:50
i Max King,35, OR Sebastian Duesterhoef t, r30 (y.la Wilson,36,:A 1til6;34 219 Hans Schmid,75, CA 1l:55:39
6:58:54 42 812:38
-c Gary Gellin,46, CA 6:59t28 30, cA l3l Federico Sanchez, 44, CA 1Ol8:09 220 Ryan Martin,45, CO 11158147
-l Jeremy Wolf,35, [4T 7:07:03 43 Ron Gutierrez,47, CA 8:13:20 132 Kieran Lal,44, CA 1O:1816 :21 L.xra Spain,47, aA 12:00:0C
;teFhanie;-ioile,3l,CR 7:08::3 44 Travis Grappo,44, AL 8:13:49 r33 t,4ichael Leo Griffin,48, CA 1Ol9:04 222 Michael Palmer,61, CA 12:00:01
'^ Karl N.4e{tzer,47, UT 7t11:25 45 Burr Purnell,43, CA 8i14:57 134 Mark Utman,35, CA 1O122:15 223 Loten Lewis, 42, CA 12:O2:2A
14 Thomas Sanchez,26, CA 7:13:35 46 Peter Fain,43, CA 8:19:44 t35 Nrark Dorman,43, CA 1O:23112 224 Tony Verdon,35, CA 12iO4tO2
15 Jdcob Rydman,30. CA 7:13:37 47 Ray Sanchez,48, CA 8:22:13 r36 Kelly Barber,45, CA 1O:24tOB 225 Rodney Lake,42, CA 12'.oea4
16 Skip Crockett,34, CA 7.15148 4E )eri!e Bou16s5.,4r, OR e:?4JO 137 N4ike Kreaden,52, CA lO:2 5l O Z?6 Carolyn perraltl,27, CA i2:06104
17 Travis Gaylord, 31, UT 7t17157 49 Ryan Witko,31, NY 8t28127 138 James Varner,37, WA 1O:28r07 227 Mark Barichlevich, 50, CA 12tO6127
',e lassie 5.ni10r,33, CO 7:?::09 50 Ail.la HuCeis0n,30,GA 8:?9rCO 139 David li,31, CA 1O128125 228 Daniel Brockman,5O, CA l2:06r35
l9 Paul Terranova,41, TX 7:24134 51 Richard Snipes,40, CA 8'.31144 140 Marty Reed,44, CA 10:28:58 229 Jason Pierson, 43, CA 12:06:35
20 Kris 8rown,25, WA 7124:57 52 Rich Conder,35, CA 8:33:40 141 Roberto Cedillo,36, CA 1O'.31147 230 Geoffrey Dunmore,41, UT 12tO6t4A
21 Brian Tinder,35, AZ 7t34.12 53 Lydin tslendy,30, CA S:;4i56 Kuni Yamagata,52, CA 1O:31:49 :31 Jessica Woods,29, NY 12:07:28
22 Jacob Puzey,32, AZ 7:35:46 54 Eduardo Vazquez,42, CA 8:39:29 llristin Sieadilrn, 41, CA 232 Andrew Mitchell,47, CA 12109:29
ii -F. i6rnl-.16.,_r,Cr (:J...r: 144 Kenneth Gregorich, 55, CA 1O:32:31 233 N,lichael Bryce,53, CA 12:09:58
56 Pan Snith,4C, OR A.4C:25 145 Ernie Cervantes,47, CA 10:32:53 234 James smith,43, CA 12'.14:59
57 Brooks Rahmer,29, CA 8,41,02 146 Jon Letowt,47, CA 1Ot33t47 235 Wally Hesseltine,71, CA 12:13:12
58 lvlike Rahmer,42, NN.,t 8141:Oz 147 Nattu Natraj,5l, CA 1O:35r57 236 David Pearson,49, CA 12:13:19
59 Remi Delille,32, CA 8143'.22 VA lr4ike 5ears,32, CA 1O137i44 237 Paul Grimes,40, CA 12120112
149 Steve 5chuman,52, CA 1O:38:32 238 James Barstad,50, CA 12122147
60 Jimmv Dean Freemdn,
3;.'ci-"-'"-""'-" 8t45t4e
150 Guf Gufler,42, CA 14139i29 239 N4ark Swanson,60, CA 12125.53
51 Jen0v Capel,42, NV At4r:49 ), .:" Fr. - :'t.il: idr' 1_4r -Z
240 Debbie Booih,42, CA l::26:ll
62 Dario Zea,39, CA 8t46142 - rf . a,q ,41 Micheiie K9noske,5O, aA 12:27:52
63 Sarah 6a.d,30, llA E;48:1? l5? Christine rliillinms,:'i, CA 10:4?t2i 242 Miles Lilly, 48, OR 12.24.27
64 Edmundo Vindel,3l, CA 8;51;00 l53 Stephen Goetz,52,lN 1O:44i42 243 Bill Hunter,50, CA 12:3015
65 Amy O'aonnell, 3;, CC 8:5r:i8 154 Rick Gaston,43, CA 10:45:15 244 Etic Litvin, 45, CA 12i32144
66 Brendan Donohoe,4l, CA 8:55:04 155 Josam Mulinyawe,37, CA 10.47153 245 i'{ik' Higu.hi,44, lA 12i33:51
67 Erik Wilde,47, CA 8i55i47 155 tmira Uiiniiei.l.5C, aA 10.48:4C 246 John N4cKiernan, 57, CA l2:35:53
6a Todd Bertolone,52, CA et57i32 157 Denise BGrcha.,38, C.{ 1C.49i}9 247 Cleire Zerlre,18, CA i2:38:51
69 Darin Nee,33, CA 8:59:20 158 Jeff Barbier,50, CA 10149154
2rg Matio_Sl'etoo a.:v,, .1._O:06
70 Charles Sheya, 51, C A 9to1t22 159 l.larcy Bear.i,45, TX 1A.51:24
71 lrika Lindlard.32, CA 9:C]:43 i60 Roland Burgmann,5l, CA l0:51r36 249 Nate Dunn.35, CA 12:40:06
72 Gretchrn Ilr!qman,41, CA ,:0::12 161 Rcberia Mc3rnw,53. fA 19r51:55 250 Donald Osborne,62, CA 12i4O152
73 Franz Dill,39, CA 9tA4:28 i6: Kimberly White,4,4, CA 1C:5?145 251 Alvin Lubrino,44, CA 12:42148
74 Jady Palko,41, CA 9'.06:04 163 Stan Beraznik,45, CA lO:52i53 252 Tim Ruffino,52, CA 12144159
75 Tom Davies,49, CA 9:06137 154 lieath€r Dallesiero,29, Nl-i l0:53:35 2q1 Domingo De Guzman, 1zi47iz3
76 JaclynSresirhill,38,04 9:13:09 165 Siacie FiC.lle,35, CA lCr5::45 '-- 55. cA
77 Kent Ryhorchuk,40, CA 9:15i32 166 Andrew Ferguson,50, CA 10:54;03 254 Anthony Powers,31, CA 1215Ot44
7A Jeit Boutte,52, CA 9'.15'.56 167 Glenn Ross,52, CA 10'.54:49 255 Jon Beard,60, CA 12,52tO4
79 ..lonathan Brayton,38, CA 9i16:59 163 l{aiherine Gifford,39, CA lC:55i59 236 :endy Baker,53, CA 12:53:06
80 Kyle Fulmer,33, CA 9:18:11 169 Alan Barichievich,47, CA 11:0o:35 257 chihpinq Fu,49, CA 12156i23
Bl David Smith,49, CA 918:19 ?. :.. :t,n. Lli !," .. 254 lin Hiloei,43, CA 12:58:05
81 David smith,52, CA 9lB:19 1Z (p 259 George Ruiz,58, NV 13:01:32
8: 'aer. ilube,42, CA 9il9:43 171 Chuck Walen,52, CA 1l:03:38 260 Ted Neal,49, CA 13:01:33
83 Luanne Park,54, CA 9;19143 172 Matk Hauber, 47, CA 11:03:52 i!'ieriisa\4rlker,47,CA 13:02:00
84 Katie Desplinier,3?, CA 9:?O:2C 173 lsmael Macias,48, CA 1l:03:53 262 Gordy Alnsleigh,67, CA 13112149
85 Aylwin Villanueva,27, CA 9t23,49 174 Chip Paterson, 40, NH 11:04:53 Cearira PEs{dn,29, CA 13113:51
a5 Annie Rltledge,35, NV s:27124 175 Vineer Bhansali,48, CA 11:05:48 2A4 Barbara Ashe,66, CA 13:19:00
A7 Christopher Wolff,43, CA 9i27i27 176 John Meyer,44, CA 11:07:13 265 Denis Trafecanty, T2, CA 13:19:07
88 Nu Ma,:Z, CA 9:2i121 177 Stephen ltano,56, CA 11:07:56 266 Chris Gladding,55, CA 13120121
Ag (eliy Ridqviay,55, CA 9:?7:rZ 178 L!3t LsbcrrC3lt,55, CA ll:10r30 ?67 i(ellr Coode,45, C0 13:27:45
90 Craig Bronstein,59, CA 9i28i12 179 Shahid Ali,29, OR 11:10:49 264 Khafiz Gondry,35, CA l3:28:53
9l Guy Herr,45, CA 9136137 180 Sam Fiandaca,43, CA 11112126 269 Patrick Coleman,35, CA 13i29:21
92 Gary Wang,47, CA 9i36t4A 181 Chririira (eis;t,13, CA 't'1:t?t41 ZJA Julin Hdirne,53, aA "13:32:54
93 [mily Jialrrn,30, OR 9:37:25 182 Shane Utke,41, CA 11i12t51 271 Richard Watson,55, CA 13:39:35
94 Amit Hazra,37, CA 9i41iOA 183 Andrew Smith,30, MS 11:13:14 272 Michael Hilmer,46, CA 13:49:28
95 Brent Boyle,41, UT 9:41117 184 Scott Laberge,57, CA l1l4:33 273 Dan Foley,53, CA 13:51:14
96 Trevor Hallstein,43, UT 9'.41i42 185 Bradley Roqers,52, CA 11:14:55 274 Joe N4atel,37, CA 13:53:59
97 Scott Mills,63, CA 9:43t12 185 Eric Harold,32, CA 11i16:23 275 Dave Lampert,57, CA l3:55:50
98 N4iguel Ordorica,43, NE 9:44i15 187 Le;ill-']nr.ld,33,4.i\ 1l:11i:?3 276 Chau Pham,6l, CA 13:58:52
99 Kevin Skiles,40, CA 9146i23 188 Hugh Levaux,50, CA 1l:17:ll
100 Moises Avila,35, CA 9146i53 189 Steve N4cCluhan, 54, CA 11:17.44 St paw 1q lir i,
lol Jeff Clowers,46, CA 9t47t)4 l9O Tim Roush,48, CA 11'.17:44
l0? Jr.frniler l-lemmen,43. aA 9t17:14 l91 Brian Daly,42, CA 11t23t47
i^, Varcelo Arias lVa5sa, 192 Dan Rus,48, CA 11:25:01
'"' 32. cHL 1!: Sardr. Canp0s,39, CA 11::5r35
104 Peier Brewer,5l, OR 9:51:09 194 Andy Black,55, CA 11:25:05
105 Ron Ehrhard,45, CA 9:51:26 195 Roqelio Garcin,29, MEX 11:26t24
106 Mark Hartell,50, CA 9'.51'.57 196 Karen Bonrett,58, CA l1:lCi28
lO7 Ken McKee,43, CA 9i52io9 197 Aaron Steele,38, CA 11:30:29
l08 Mark Kauffman,44, CA 9t52to9 198 Jason Roberts,31, OR 1l:31r23
109 Bradley Fenner,50, CA 9i52t23 199 Todd Davis,48, CA 11:31:53

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weather forecast ranged from co1
to even colder' With the ear\ warnin
runners were able to prepare for the
colder
" rainy pre-rat
running on record for our race' After a

Frid;:h" .Ly s1ow1y cleared and Providedhighft of46 ? i":.1

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pleasant, toot and breezy' r'ce day"*A
'ttllo'gh overnight 1ow of zz left mar
1ow temperatu*
"iiiti v""l ild i" their goa
runners bundl.a io' *ott ofthe day as they each chased
t-rp
founding Ra'
We began o" 'ut" *"atend' the first without of Li
Director ef,k" Noit;"ooJ "iitt"'f'"t*'
with a Celebrati'on
zor4 wh
Ceremony hon"ti"; il;' ;i"ke pass.ed away in october
;;lil;H J"c b;'-ili';"' B1a
hi' ho".'"' we remembered
to t
u'ith stories piltt"tt' honoring him for his contributions
"ld
utstlad.state Park Superintendr
' rr... n,'i"gii'"
favorite
glake wrth the Locke craig Award'
scott Letchwotth;?;;"-;;"*"*t' mission of stewardsl
State Parks'
exemplary contribt-rltion to the NC
The award was accepted by Blal
public service
"";;;;t;ti""'
wife, Myra N"'*;;'-;;tlng the. race brieflng' Superintend'
Letchworth p;;;;"d thJLoche Craig Award to our Assist
'1'"
Race Director' loe lugiano' roo;m1i
Guidedby p'iitlfl goai of providing firsttime
'iourney to cross
""t tt'pport to make the
__-_-_ wi.th a great
'""" "'dfinish line' we were pleased to have
.,g*rq their lirst roo-mile
 - r-.= :inishers join the Brotherhood
- - : ..=:itood of too-Milers. Twenty-four
:r: ,rlst-timers completed the course
. : . coveted one-day time. Additionally,
: : ,le speed ofthe course and perhaps
- -..::-e to get out of the cold, we had 5o
.:-.:s attain PRs.
li -,::L at least five runners capable of
. '-,: E sub-r5 hour roos, we were excited
.=- how- they would push each other
-. : g ihe race. The first rz.5-mi1e 1ap was
. - -mile record holder, |on Lawler.
--:' orLr 5o
-., .. behind in the lead pack were Michael
- - -ear-rn, Hal Koerner, Mark Manz, Grant
i.'--ghan and Ryan fones, all within rr
: -:riltes of Lawler. Lawler held his lead in
. .econd loop but was foliowed closeiy by
-.-seaun (+4) and Koerner (+7) with the
:.. - of pack within rr minutes of each other.
,: ihree found no change in the three lead
missed breaking his own 5o-mile record by
only four seconds. Hal Koerner and Steve
Shepherd were second and third respectively.
The women's 5o-mi1e champion was Erin
Valoscik, in a time of 8:33. Laurie Olson
and Layna Mosiey were second and third
respectiveiy.
Each year at the Umstead, the final male
and female finishers receive a "Norwoodie"
walking stick to commemorate their perse-
verance. This year the male's stick went to
16-time Umstead roo linisher Pete Lefferts.
The female winner of the "Norwoodie"
and the Race's "Persistence Rock" as our
final official finisher went to Catherine
Quaintance-Kramer.
Anita Fromm of Colorado ioined the elite
rooo-Mi1e Club this year. Darryl Banks, Lisa
McFadden, Rita Rice and Chris Haigh joined
our 5oo-Mile Club.
I would like to thank the Umstead roo ker
staffand our army ofrace weekend voluuteer s
for continuing to provide second-to-none cate
and Southern hospitality for the runners and
their crew. I extend my deepest gratitude to
each of them for making the zrst running of
the Umstead roo (my first as race director) an
event that would make Blake proud.
Umstead zo16 is slated for April z-3. We
plan to open online registration through
our website, Umsteadroo.org, at noon EDT,
Saturday, September 5,2or5. 4
OPPOSITE: Casey Fisher moves at
tightning speed as he works toward h s
first Umstead lOO finish. [o Bryant Dukesi
BELOW:Jennifer Edwards running a PR in the
10O and eventuatly taking the win. [o Ben D lton]

r,-nners. During the fourth lap, I(oerner

:assed Daigeaun. At the end of 5o mi1es,
anier dropped from the race and I(oerner
.ook the lead, followed by Daigeaun (+zr),
)an Lenz (+3o). Maughan (.36). Duran
?ardue (+38) and Jones (+42). During 1ap five,
(oerner developed knee issues and Daigeaun
retook the lead. Lenz moved into second (+7),
tbllowed by Maughan. At the end of 1ap six rr.:i}t:4 6;.-
and 75 miles, Daigeaun seemed to have I ii:" i?.r,:li:, "1a.
::::l:{ll:rr:r::1: '
gotten a second wind and extended his iead, :,.rt,*:f.r=:::::::
lollowed until the end by Lenz, Maughan,
fones and Manz. In a winning time of 435,
t ,€+=
l::: ::,{::.4:€::

Michael Daigeaun earned his first, of what

we expect to be many, roo-mile champion
buckle. Dan Lenz finished in r5:r3, followed
closely by C rant \4augha n in t 5:r6.
In the women's race, |ennifer Edwards,
last year's third-p1ace female linisher, took
the lead during 1ap two and continued to
increase on that lead throughout the race.
Through the first 5o miles, the eight leading
women were never more than 73 minutes
apart. After the first 5o miies, Edwards
was followed by |ennifer Lockrem, Laurie
Olsen, Eileen Torres, Di Sha and Starshine
Blackford. Less than 4o minutes separated
second and sixth place. Lap six, at 75 miles, ?,:
t
would see Lockrem, running her first loo, 3
take full control of second place. At the end g
oflap seven, Torres, Sha and Blackford lthird, Ed
fourth and fifth respectfully) were separated
by only rz minutes. |ennifer Edwards earned
her first roo-mile championship in a time
of 17'.24, besting her PR by z5 minutes.
)ennifer Lockrem finished second in 18'.27
and Starshine Blackford charged on during
the eighth lap to finish in third with a time
of t9'.t1.
The Umstead recognizes the 5o-miie
times of all runners who complete at least
that distance. This year's 5o-mi1e cham-
pion was ]on Lawler in 6:rr.4o. Lawler
 {4
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u LTRARACES umstead

l-i i::*t+'::*'i ilii L.i:l*r Rogelio Ouintanar,

44, GA,
2O:51:45
74
Paul Starlinq,47, NC
Patrick Farrell,50, OH
23134118
23:37159
ltl
112
Tom Nasuta,59, MD
Scott Labrecque,4l, NC
27129:50
27t3Oi4O
Rateigh. NC // Nlarch 28 33 Justin McLamb,32, Nc 20t53127 75 Steven Tursi,38, NJ 23:38:37 il3
34 Steve Slopek,55, NC 76 Donald Palmisano,41,GA 23t411O2 114 Adam Stacy,36, [.4O 27:41136
- .I L .- iI 21116t11

,A nisre!ia And it.h o!,'sll, 77 Peter Penzone,4l, OH 23:41:57 115 Tom Natoli,60, VA 27.42116
Elevation galn: 8,ooo leet The course ls a t2.5 mi e loop 2r.2a.4: CA
Jeff Russell,55, 27i43t17
Jeffrey Scott Jordan, 23,43,4g
116
inc uding a r.8-mi e out and back spur of beaut fu y 78 52
36 Trey Reese,44, GA 21i45i19 TN
117
Cr'istopherSzymanski, 2a.aa.21
rvooded, ro ing h I s Jhe path ls a converied gravel road 30.
I ro r2feetwldeulthaFietcr!shed gr:nitesur[ace. ll Li:ii i-];;leit.3:, T|] ?i:49:3C 79 K. Mike Edwards,52,lr4D 23'.49.11 NC

38 David Grossweiler,46, VA 21:52'.20 to Vercnica Caire.r, ll. I'la 2l:ieii9 l18 Adam Feder,48, GA 27:50:11

,i l;t iji!.i 39 Ben 8rucker,37, PA 21:53iO4 81 N.4ark Ryan,53, FL 23:58:13 ]]i :;e GLr.y,31, Ml 2i:5]11.41
I Michae Daigeaun,35, PA 14:35:34 4A John Robinson,46, NC 21155i34 l:tr li.liie liniilri, 38. l. ; /:5*ii)l
i i? i?l!ir..rerrlcr;ei,
55, trrA
i'4:cl..ct-\
121 Fred Murolo,58, CT 27:57144
2 Dan Lenz,39, NC 15:13:42 41 Scott Lee,44, VA 21i56:42
3 Grant Maughan,50, NSW 15:16:01 42 Tim Dines,35, TN 221O6i56 a: Lisd M.fad.er,4l, tua 2t:,1:24 12, fllir'/'fheieraSioll, :8:UE:J/
4 Ryan Jones,35, PA 15:26109 43 Stephen Pieroni,43, NC 22iO7,27 a4 Gary Baum,65, NC 24125:22
5 L4ark wanz,29, NC 15t4O154 44 Jay Murray,53, NC 22130135 $5 Het€r Gi..r,50, C"i 24:4*:29 Michae Nicolaides 28"14'.46
45 Rob Netherion,46, MD 22.31106 A6 Theo Cotuna,51, NC 24156iO7 " 52.vA
6
- Christopher Eveland,
;d, oil- 15:se:32
46 Casey Fisher,32, MD 22:32:36 87 Sili? Bciwicl,.,4:j, l'la 24i59::5 124 Paul Solarek,34, NC 28:18'.04
7 N4artin Thorne, 49, NC 16:3 /125 41 tilneiti \,rrct, :9, I U 2;:32:49 8a Jrli Aistrr.,55, iL 25:oli2f 12ij l.!i!!l,'1r5or.6l,ll- !8:19;35
8 David Huss,31, MA 16,41,59 49 leirc Clin:,42, r'.la 2?.31:?'1 89 Philip Hamrick,35, CO 25:08:08 126 Nell Demarse,39, NC 28125t14
9 Kevln Motsch,42, OH 16:49'.15 49 Jason LeDoyen,43, Nc 22139:50 90 Robert Pepper,49, FL 25:08:57
1:7 ,:r:t.r':f Artririrr.l, .A:;a.".,t,
1O Wi I Rivera,44, KY
11 Duran Pardue,27, Nc
16:56:38
17142'.05
50
51
John Dailey,45, NC
Thomas E Miller,48, NC
22:39'.52
22139',54
91
)Z
Clint George,38, NC
iill hldson,5:,
25,17142
25::!:35 ' ' :--
12 ienniier !-avr3.d:, ]9, !irA, l?i?r:]$ 5: J3.ilutlli1e ai,cr,34. i'l-l 2.?-,41:1* 9l Clnty {osml.i(i. "&A
f7, !l 25:50:?t l29 Tom Sprouse,73, NC 28135:54
13 James Balmer,45, PA 17:27'.14 53 Karl Flener,4l, IL 22,42132 9t B€ts'tiirq3rs,31,'$A 2r,t54:34 i-:t liilr Fi.e,43, Ut :Ai:Sis:l
14 Henry Southgate,33, Wl 17:30i55 54 Bobby Wheeler,47, NC 22,42:50 95 Nick Garcia,40, FL 26:19159 1ll (iii Dr.ii!.1.34, l',iY i8:.]?rlC
15 Tyler Peterson,32, FL 18:17:09 55 Anlon.lte Priih.r,,15, i'ii 2?:50:49 96 Jeff l,4cconnell,54, NC 26121122 132 Daniel Duggan,36, PA 28:50:55
1{; .l.nniirr L6ikrer, -lt, Fl ,8i27:16 56 BD Sechler,52, NC 22i54"26 {}.i Cheii. M.CijiettY, 133 Ken Polleck,53, Nc 28:51:38
26ie::ia l34 Steve Perkins,48, NC 28155134
17 Henry Peck,58, MD 18:30:56 57 Trevor Stewart,42, VA 22155:09
18 Bob Hearn,49, CA 18:31:10 5E !!rl'.| i:e:i!r,:9, lil 2l:02:25 98 Bob Clouston,53, VA 26t23t51 1J: r,4irree. liir:./, 1:,llC 2t:C4::t
-,. .)rir:,rr! :9 1;fi i)e,r:ri5c.,32, ,C :3loEil8 99 l{rfe!1 .i.!tx,49, MA ?6::5:it 136 David Yancey,51, FL 29105'.24
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r',
) l;2 .n i '- r. t'- \'. ;r..-
60 Mike Smith, 57, lN
-'.
23:10:42
20 Shaun Daylor,35, MA l9l5:O7 61 John Cushma,41, GA 23:13:13 "t .-. ]o.l 138 Will Guidi, 31, NC 29115:12

21 li she,41, *A i9:lg:41 62 Benjamin Lance,26, TN 23115t26 i0j $e]l! Brlqq!.1+9, ilc 14:/'1".41 .?q Stephen Bdndfield. 2g:1git5
10: Cdrci iltCl:in,59, lla ?6:44:i0 -- 51, NJ
22 Anthony Portera,44, NY 19i24:52 63 Jim Reitzig,40, NY 23i16t42
2-l liie.n Jlrrel.44, CA l$:25:23 64 Timothy Preble,41, NC 23i22:55 103 lan Maddieson,72, NM 26:49143 l4O -liliel Errrliq(,4;, fia 2r:29:,i
24 Todd Ellick,3l, VA 19i27:O3 65 Andrea Eeasle!,:if, Ia 2:'.23:21 It4 ioreitt iiark.n.45, VA 26:5C:34 141 Noah Domont,41, NC 29'.29t34
25 J Nagy,37, NC 20:05:30 66 Joshua Bornhorst,40, AR 23.26:47 lflS i.erre:c+ stone, 5:1,44 26.51:19 142 Lin.i! ix!i.55, Ti. :9:la:3i
26 Jimmy Turner,37, Nc 2o:o8:20 67 Robert Bird,48, FL 23t28.49 lt6 A:ry Thrat,37, Tl'l 26r5,i:40 lal As|l ijirctr.ld,..i.1. Vi l'j:-16;Ci
27 !.lii.belh Mlnn;ck,:4, V.q 2otl9:12 68 Dan Weidensaul,3T, VA 23r31:28 107 Chris Haigh,49, TX 26154.50 .:. i,-: .',,1 . 11,'.
2A Robert Sherfy,27, VA 2Ot12149 69 S4nrarlla UlEgq.t'!,:i9, Cl 23i32:lO 108 Scott Wingfield,43, NC 26:59:13 . .'tt .t:i'' ;1 !1-
29 Jonathan Spry,31, AL 2a.31142 7a Darryl Banks,48, NC 23132145 l09 Scott Evenson,49, NC 27109:55 l45 Peter Lefferts,59, FL 29:50'.57
30 Rick Gray,54, TN 2ot44io7 71 Mike Dellert,42, MD 23t34tAg - -r r,- l!1rr,c i- rmr
3l N4att Hagen,44, WA 20145:51 72 John J Lee,44, GA 23134:17 t " t'" '' r l;l

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ULTRA-ti.t f..t Na, aor JULY 20rs

 52 Candice Rhine.26, I'lD 11113:19

53 Thomas Triumph,56, NJ 11:17:06

: - -:,, ?r 51, TN 6111.44 54 Guy Ligon,50, Nc 11117:32
-: - :.'ner,39, OR 6:28tO9 55 Jeff Robinette,31, NC 11:2910
: : : S-ephe.d,46, NC 7:50'.56 56 Nlaqqie Ri(e,52, VA 1l:4::58
, : -::-:: Savaqe, 48, NC 8:07:06 57 Juqlv W!od,57, VA l1:43:C0
:' .i 'y'cBrlde,4l, MA 8:32:32 58 Erika fei{le5,35, OH 11:51:08
- ,::,'14uq rr'11:78 59 Alex Morton,65, NC 11:52:15

-: - : I 3oi. 50, NC A:42:59 50 Dave Cockman,57, NC 11:52:50

,': I aooper, 49, SC 8i43t34 6l l'4ark Zimmermann,62, MD 11:59:06
-: -: :insle1,i,:13, I'll" B:52.18 52 Angela White,53, f,ic liilB:2:
t_-i .J.<:t'{. :j:.,l5 63 Vincent Swendsen,52, NC 12:2O'.1O
_ 64 Tom Hosner,64, cA 12:23t33
,:. :.ocwin,47, GA 8:53:49 65 Thomas Green,64, MD 12126107

- :. Schlereth, 65, Nc 9:08:50 55 Adn.sEeiilgne,62,l.lY i2:34.27

: -.f Ho Choi,39, FL 9:12155 57 Chrislire,qbbria, S3, i'lC le:30::8
::::i:n e BnrrY,28, NC 9:13:3C 68 Dennis l',,liller,54, SC 12:31:55
: !'/arner,61, NC 9i13i56 69 Jim sullivan,63, FL 12:36t23
- r Dodge,4l, NC 9:15:57 70 l'"larcy M{rphy, 69, NC 12:48:i5
'.':-:citn i\4\lore, 41, NC 9:18:27 7l Dan Pieroni,74, AK 12:48',40
:rarles Rousseaux,44, DC 918:48 72 Peter Boers, 51, FL 12:53:19
::ul Layne,44, NC 9t27:52 73 Jean Ho,47, eA 12:56:39
:rad Randolph,49, NC 9'.38,22 ;4 Jili 51eads,57. VA 13:011:10

-.err! Yanek, f,5, NY 9:36:38 75 Peter Bennett,40, TX 13:OO:32

',1att Lacorte,35, MD 9:45:38 ?6 Y.n Nquytn,52, TX l3i0l:15
: r.shire Fidilla, 38, NC 9t49.34 ?? Cnrole Williemsoi, 13, I'4D 13:08:51
'13:10:20
Darrin Bright,43, OH 9:51:52 78 David Brewington,65, FL
Drew Coombes,3l, NC 9155145 79 Jeffrey Butler,55, NY 13:16:05
Matthew Holtry,36, NC 9i57t4a 79 Charles Thomas,51, NY 1316:05
Sam Gibbs,43, NC 1O:O4125 81 James E Moore,70, MD 1318:29
[1ati Ramey,37, NC 10:06:31 82 Thomas Mueller,58, Nc 13:24109
-Ierry Knull,46, lL lO:09:51 83 Travis Cowan,51, SC 13:25:11

Jacob Wyatt,46, Co 1oi2ot46 84 Jonathan Fletcher,3l, NC 13:35t9

-:,r-(Jer!hor:- 85 Allen Keene,59, NC 13t35124
0.ZZ-4/ 86 Wali Esser,76, Nc 13:50;45
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uary illrvey,33, l'lY 1a.23:o7 87 William c Squier,72, NC 14:00:11
Kathy Lee,51, NC 10:31::9 88 Teresa, Jc Santa,5l, NY 14',O1.o4
Paul Rundle, 50, CO lO:32:07 89 Edward Veqa,55, NC 14101.16

iebli Leqq,50, GA 1O:35:5;l 9C Jo Arn sheoard,5C, KY 14:?2:22

Jerry Sullivan,53, LA 10:38:15 91 Hugh Wilson,57, MD 14i23151
Cara Pdsquele,:1, NC 10i40:30 92 flereditll MurPtrv, 36, PA 14:44::3
Jesse Wolfgang,33, NJ 1Oi44:17 93 [thel Ccok,50. PA 14:44.3'7
Fernando Puente,6l. NC 1)t44i41 cr' D9ryf ic Listermann. t5:09:19
Jason Honeycutt,33, NC 10.45i36
Jeremiah Nelson,36, VA 1O:50:49 95 Sally Squier, ?2, NC 15;23:46
S,vakumar Jaikumat, 96 Paul Morgan,73, FL 15:35:59
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45, NC 97 Stephen Durr,48, VA 15:56:48
43 Lee Hopkins,30, NC 10:58:36 9A }{risten TruiiJic,4,1, NC l5:56:51
44 Any CQok,52,l,4D 1l:00:40 99 Carolyn Garnand,65. LA 16:29:34
45 Bi I Weimer,59,5C 11:01:01 99 Will Brown,68, NC 16i29:34
46 Rachel ?uBoit,47, NC 1l:03i32 Sce page Yfor key-
47 Bill Nictakis,55, AZ 11:0615
48 Josh Belin,23, NC 11:0618
49 David Martula, TO, I'4A 11.07121
50 Mike Detrick,34, NC 11:08:09 CaroL McCiain shows her joY after
51 Greg Burch,43, DE 11:09:58 finlshi ng her fi rst I 0 0. [o Ter] Satvorl

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in zor5, the Gorge Waterfalls rooK was,
for more than a few determined runners
toeing the line, about the Western States
a1l
chase. Newly added to the Montrail Ultra Cup,
at stake were two positions on the Scluaw
Val1ey starting line for both men and women,
and the competition for those coveted spots
was steep and serious. The drama started
almost immediately, as vandalized course
marhing 1ed many of the front-runners astray
not even zo miles into the race. Though the
saboteur didn't succeed in derailing the race,
the extra miles did thin the lead pack, as some
competitors came undone after having to find
the course and finding any initial leads 1ost.
Eventual winner fustin Houck, second maie
finisher Chris Denucci (each running their
first rook race), female champion Michele
Yates and veteran Gorge tool( runners like
Alicia'Woodside and Yassine Diboun (who,
with his knowledge of the course, was able
to heroically lead the lost runners back to
the trail that had been lost thanks to moved
markings) remained undeterred throughout
the unexpected additional mi1es, pressing
on to run strong and smart races amidst
unexpected adversity and one ofthe toughest
rook fields of all the Montrail Ultra Cup races.
Houck and Denucci won their golden
tlckets atop the men's field, both finishing
under the previous course record set by
Guillaume Calmettes 1n 2or4. Despite two
detours for bonus miles, Michele Yates
ran otherwise unimpeded and decisively
victorious to the front of the women's fie1d,
followed determinedly by Joel1e Vaught; both
accepted their'Western States entries. In addi-
tion to Yates and Vaught, both Olga Nevtrinos
and Alicia Woodside ran ahead of Woodside's
own inaugural course record from zor4. The
combination of tough trails and the additional
mental test of a saboteur-lengthened course,
combined with injuries and tight cutoffs
resulted in a7t%" finisher rate for the field,
which, while a vast improvement on 2or4's
g%o finisber rate, sti11 accurately reflected a
very challenging race.
While it's never been a Problem in
all the previous years of Rainshadow's
Gorge'Waterfalls races, plans have already
been made to prevent such blatant course
vandalism in the future, and Team
,l
Rainshadow, along with myriad runners
already excited to add the Gorge rool( to
their zo16 race calendars, is looking forward
to another memorable day of competition
and carnage next spring. Bob Shebest, u'ho
finished a tough fifth after spending much
of the day in the top three attempting to reel
in the unflappable Denucci for the second
Western States ticket, noted that the Gorge
rool( is a "de1ightlu11y brutal course." We
couldn't agree more.
The lollowing day, the Gorge 5oI(
delighted many more runners. This year
I(eith Laverty and Trisha Steidl ran away from
the men's and women's Gorge 5oi( fields,
though neither touched the records set in
zor4 when the course was lengthened to a
fu1l 5ok. Though some may have considered
it the underdog event ofthe weekend, the
Gorge Waterfalls 5ol( course proved plentlr
demanding. while the stunning <cener)'
provided many runners with photo oppor-
tunities. The weather, sometimes a challenge
in the Columbia River Gorge in March, was
perfect. The sun shone all weekend and
a great chorus ofhappy runners sang the
course's praises: stunning waterfalls, endless
verdure and rocks enough to keep everyone's
feet attentive. Certainly no one was bored,
and the many runners traveling to the area
to run their first Rainshadow race learned the
magic formula of what sets them apart from
so many trail-running events: challenging
and incredibly scenic trails, capped offby
a vibrant finish line and a post-race party
featuring llve bluegrass, wood-fired pizza
cooked on site and a cornucopia ofbeverage
options.
Noted Washington State ultrarunner
and Rainshadow race veteran Van Phan
was one of the most interesting stories of
the weekend, as she was the only person lvho
attempted, and victoriously completed, the
exceedingly ambitious double of the Gorge
rool( and the Gorge 5oK. The countdou'n is
on to next year's lottery registration, and u e
already can't wait to see how the course and
the level of competition molds next ).ear's
event into ,r', .,1rri1ly -.*orable trail saga. --*
IULY 20]5 ULTRAUI-. \l\l f r: - - 45
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#*rg* ?d*t*rfalls 76
77
John Hoeck,30, OR
Edward Carter,38, OR
13i28122
l3:30:54
160
161
Jeffrey f,4cAlpine,45,
Gregg Webber,47, OR
OR I

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5:31:30
5:31:33
57
58
Colin Goldblatt,34, Bc
Chad Stashek,35, MA
5156t49
5:57:01
Cascade Locks, // March28
WA 78 John Maytum,35, WA 13:3117 162 Andy Lund,29, AK 15t31:42 59 Matt Beard,39, WA 5:58:07
n +,:'ll i**k & 5ck 79
80
Kevin Smythe,34, WA
Chad Hyson,43, BC
13:31:20
13132:24
163
154
I'lelissa [lattiazzo,32, gC
Shea Mckinney,29, BC
I5:3?:00
15:32:05
6o
6l
Kimberly Barnholi, 39,
Beth steen,34, WA
CA. 5:58:20
5:58:58
The rook is an out-and-back and the 50k ls a point.to- 165 Stephen Petretto, 35, OR 6:00:03
nl Abi Moore,35, BC 13:37:15 ,qnne Wessel.35, WA I 5:3?:31 62
poirt through the Co um b a River Corge, punctuated by 6:OOll
a2 Kevin Karr,41, OR 13:39:25 155 John Zeier,52, WA 1 5:35:51 63 Clint Hickey,29, OR
count ess waterfal s ard rocky, technica trail. Sirgle- Chris Opsahl,32, oR 6:0O,22
track features prom nenl y, but I ttle ofit a lows a good
83 Joseph Chick,38, OR 13:40:08 -.- JenniferNia(cormach, i5:37:09
a4 Eron Osterhaus,39, OR 13:43:35 65 Bleu Cord,34, lD 6:OO:36
flow, interrupted by smaLl and !ofg cllmbs and descents,
technica footing, and verdant v ews ofwaterfal s and 85 David Chilson,44, WA 13i44119 1.o Denise fleminq vYiiliams, 15:40:Of
66 Ethan Newberry,34, CA 6:O1:01
surrounding o c-growth forests. 85 Jay Hickle,49, CA 13i46t58 67 Skip Brand,49, CA 6:02i14
a7 Paul Choi,39, OR l3:49:OB 169 Thomas McNulty,38, DC 68 Luc Tremblay,28, BC 6tO2i25
i0*1i 170 N4ark Casey,43, WA 69 Laura Larson,3'1, WA 6:C3:44
-t :: Sundermeiet.
15143:12
88
Ronda "- -^ -
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I Justin Houck,29, WA 9:22t57 171 Mike Fuentes,40, OR 15145:O7 70 Nathan Gilpin,25, OR 6'.04:35
2 chris Denucci,35, CA 9i49:18 89 Rachol Long,23, NY 13:51:23 172 Rob Johnson,38, NC 15i46:14 71 Johnny Bertram,34, OR 6iO5i43
3 Benjamin Stern,23, cA 9:59i51 90 Charlie Ouinn,47, WA 13:54:05 173 Beisy Nickle,31, 0C 15:48:05 72 Justin Rosas,33, OR 6:06:58
't3 Rebecca fouvell,36, oR 5:07:04
4 Gary Robbins,38, BC 10:05:16 91 Richard Benoit,47, OR 13:54:52 174 Kelly Haston,44, CA 15:48:34
5 Bob Shebest,40, CA 1Oil4119 92 Derek Call,37, lD 13:59:26 175 Tim Raggets,2A, NY 15:49t38 74 Avery Gottfried,31, BC 6tO7t14

6 Jace lves,31, OR 1O:20:53 93 Josh Fuller,27, WY 14:00:55 '176 Ryan Williams,35, TX 1 5:53:0O 75 Grant Linsell,37, oR 6:09i32
7 Jeff Browning,43, OR 1Oi26iOB 94 Arnber I'lonforte,36, CA fi:42:28 :77 Van Phan,44, WA 15:53:36 76 Alexis Cibbons,26, OR 6:09:45
8 Bryan Bhark,30, NrA 1O,32122 95 Patrick Olson,44, CO 14:06:11 178 Kara Teklinski,4l, CA I 5:55:08 77 Mark Streeter,34, lD 6i11i43
9 Nathan Yanko,33, CA 1Oi34i47 95 Andrew Neddo,30, WA 14:05124 179 Gilbert Hernandez,37, CA 16:OO:21 7A Adam Ciuk,30, BC 6:12izo
1O Henrik Westerlin,40, DNK 1Oi4Ot17 97 Rich N4orris,41, BC 14107112 180 Glen [.,lanqiantini,57, WA 1 6:07:58 79 Steven Andersson, 39, M N 6:12138
11 Yassine Diboun,36, OR 10:49:18 98 Frank Aldana,43, lD 14io7t19 181 Gina Crosswhite,43, WA 16:09::l BO Alison l',4ejeur, 30, WA 6:1::56
12 Andrew Foster,3l, CA 1O:55:OO Ann Yela,34, WA 14:08;54 182 ["4andy Maciver,49, BC 16:1::03 81 Dean Hill,45, OR 6,14'.14
13 Jesse Lang,3O, WA 10'.57'.44 100 Jonathan Schwab,39, OR 14t1)t21 183 KarenFramnes,47,4A 16:12:36 82 Brcol..e Lawrence, 34, MT 6:15:19

14 Benjamin Bucklin,36, WA 11:0OlO 101 lsmael Macias,48, CA 14111t2O 184 Charito Bart,ett,37, CA 16:13:1 5 B3 l,4elis5a Eberly, 29, WA 6:15:29
i5 lvlichel€ Yates,32, CO 11:03r05 lAe.,dV .\nc.le- JJ, obr raq f'4rhel e Slepher!on, 84 Chris Blair,47, WA 6:15:31
A:i::Zt '- 41, bI 16:t'l:12
85 Adam Gaston,42, WA 6116121
16 Ryan Weibel,4l, CA 1l:05:08 47. OR
17 Nathan Stroh,43, OR l1:O813 103 Saulius Eidukas,48, OR 14:14t41 lB6 Julie Ungerleider,4T, CA. I 6:17:33 a6 Mackenzie Smith,41, OR 5:17:11

18 Dave Miller,39, WA 11:1012 104 Paul Lindauer,53, lD 14:15:05 187 Joshua N4oulthrop,40, CA 16i27118 87 Casey Mccright,30, OR
19 Joelle Vaught,40, l0 11 l0;55 Sarah OsldizYwski, ,-.,..]l lBB N4elissa Castrulta,31, CA 16:34:15 B8 Rod Schoene,39, WA 5:1817
105 6:19i25
20 Andrew N'liller, 18, OR 11:10:57 189 Walter Duncan,42, OR 16i41.12 89 Pete Groth,46, PA
Graham Perkins,27, BC l4:18:37 90 5ham6i Larsen,30, WA 6i19:30
21 N4ark Thompson,37, lA 11:16:58 106
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22 Alex Voytov,54, CA 11:19:09 107 Ryan Yedlinsky,39, WA 14:21104 9l Suzy Bu.Lle'1,39, AB e,,22:18

23 Jayk Reyno{ds,37, lD 11:2O:06 108 Mindy Coalman,33, lA 14i21:30 1 Keith Laverty,28, WA 92 Luke Larsen,4l, OR 6:24111

24 Olqa Ntvtrinos,33, U/A '11:20:49 109 Todd Glender,42, OR 14i22132 2 Brian Rakestraw,27, WA 4t32to9 93 Amanda Darlak,42,0R 6i24:22
John Ellcessor, 46, C A 14i23io6 3 Tom Skiles,43, OR 4i37i33 94 David Heller,46, CO 6:25:30
Devin Featherstone. 110
z' 30 AB
11',22:11 'i11
saE Lee,34, r)R 14t29i28 4 Darren Seaman,40, BC 4138.49 95 Natasha Cochrane, 38, BC 6:2 5:38

Saravanan N4ylsamy, 112 Lori Johnson,5J, PA 14:29ir5 5 Victor Ballesteros, 44, CA 4"47'.42 96 Joe Drury,33, OR 6:26tO3
11t22.37 N4ichae{ N4ooney, 56, OR 6126i37
39, OR 113 Daniel Arnold,35, CA 14:3018 6 Adam Harris,28, BC 4..48"10 97
27 Rick Valentine,46, lD 11124'.1O 114 Ashley Lai.d,36, CA l4:3C:20 7 Chad Ki ian,34, OR 4151t47 98 Andy Black,56, CA 6.26'.46
2a Kedric Osborne,38, OR 11129i52 Evgeny Roubinchtein, 8 John Nichols,32, CO 4154i23 99 Kevin Traver, 27, I D 6t27tO1
115 1a.11.59
40, Terence Hurley,28, CA 4t58t45 100 Chris Tarling,42, BC 6.27i19
29 Jake lVilligan,32, MT 1l:30:31 BC 9
3O lan Ballentyne,3l, WA 11:35:55 116 Dennis Begley,32, BC 14:32:30 10 Adrian Walton,44, BC 5:01:54 tcl Jamie Kinq.32, CA 612'ltZ5
3l Ben Johnson,37, CA ll:35:38 117 Jeff Hills,54, PA 14:33:OB 1'l Trisha 5teidl,38, WA 5:02:OO 102 Lori Buratto,44, U./A 6i27:29
118 Gordon Sagoo,48, BC 14:33J5 12 Derek Wright,42, OR 5iO4t54 103 craham Sherriff,39, VT 6t27131
Dominic Grossman,
5z 28. cA
l1:38:47
119 Dan Dosedel,34, lD 14:34:33 13 Ty Atwater,29, OR 5:06i06 104 Jeremy Brand,40, OR 6',27:36
33 Katsutoshi Saijo, 40, JPN 11:4O'.17 120 Alex Hughes,29, WA 14:37:35 14 Brian Shasserre,43, WA 5lO:43 105 Enqiish Knowles,45, CA 6:?8:31
34 Paulo Medina,3O, CA 11i42i56 121 Drew Williams,30, WA 1434'.45 t5 Andrew Oconnor,31, WA 5:11:07 ro6 Meqhan 5mith,32, CA 6:30:21
35 Phil Kochik,36, WA 11144iO1 Si_gifredoCasteneda. 16 David Daley,40, CA 5:11:35 107 Erin Levris,29, oR 6:30:46
122 A..3g..4a 6:30:48
35 Chrisiof Teuscher, 42, OR 11:48:31 17 Kristin I,1oehl,37, CO 5:13:38 108 Ted Niemann,52, OH
3'l Bow Angemi, 41, I D 1l:48:52 Krr;a Wiison,36, CA 14:41i44 1a Robert Bondurant, 42, WA 5:15:OO 109 5andra hardy,34, BC 6:32:38
38 Michael Gullo,35, OR 11:51:59 Guillermo Gal acher,26, 19 William Kalenius, 34, OR 5121156 1to Brooke Hueflle,25, WA 6'.32'.42
124 A..45tzg Siiri Berg, 37, OR
39 Scott Tucker,52, OR 11:56:O0 ARG 20 Jordan Carey,29, OR 1',1't

40 Alicia Woodside,25, gC 125 Jeffrey Dodd,52, CA 14146119 21 Michael Taylor,43, oR 5:23:30 112 Ryan Foushee,4l, OR 6132'.57
41 Bree Lembert,45, CA l2:05:04 126 John Gieng,35, CA 14147t25 22 Matt Barry,27, BC 5126i28 113 Jason Doles,33, Co 6:34:20
42 Evan Namkung,32, CA 12i1l117 127 Chris Heiden,28, WA 14:47',24 23 chris N.,lichalak, 35, Bc 5i27:06 114 Jason Muir,40, WA 6:35:l9
43 Gordon Freeman,3O, OR 12:12121 128 Jaret Seiberg,45, N4D 14i4714O 24 Brett Farrell,3O, OR 5i28116 115 Vicky 5hea,47, NV 6:36r45
44 Brian Dugovich,33, oR 12i26t26 129 Kay Allen,39, WA 14:48:09 25 Paul Swanson,35, WA 5i28i44 116
Jeann€ Kysar-Ca.ey,
45 Keith Shishido,37, OR 12127:15 130 Ryan Smitchger,26, CA 14:49tO1 Adam Arquello,27, WY 5t29tO2 49, CA
46 Ken Wolters,45, OR 12128124 131 Coury Coates,40, OR 14149t22 Sudheer Maremanda, 117 iyler Lopez,34, CA 613 8:32
27 5:30:03 8:3-
47 Darren Tannas,33, BC 1213Oi46 132 Anthony Chavez,40, CA 14i511O4 38, WA 118 Anne Kilgore,59, UT 6:3
4A Jose Cervantes,44, lD 12i35i21 133 Dave Melanson,33, BC 14156tO2 28 Becky Bate!,52. BC 119 Julie Heidt,54, WA 6:38:L'
49 Bill Clements,36, CA 12:38:31 l34 Will Lewis,35, OR 14:58134 29 Matthew Tock,31, lD 5:33:07 12C Lisa Henson,53, CA 6:38i5:
50 Lee Conner,42, OH 135 Ben lwasa,30, lD 14:58:36 30 Greg Hanscom,42, WA 121 [rin Lyons,29, !!A 6'.41:24
51 Anja Goet:inqer,27, WA 12:4a'.59 136 Philip Brundage,36, OR 14t59102 3l Leah Tracy,29, N4T 122 Miruna Toma,33, BC
52 Mitch Burbick,29, WA 12148:1o 137 N4alcolm Smith,52, TX 14:59,09 32 Jonathan Kisiloski,34, BC 123 Jade Carter,4l, BC 6.42:Aa
53 lVeqan La.ey,31, WA 12:52:14 l3B Sophii Wharion,44, KS l4:59:40 33 Nathan Vetsch,32, lD 5:35:03 124 Elizobeth Reese,29, WA 6:42:2:
54 Travis Liles,36, OR 12:53:03 139 Chris Blagg,38, CA l5:02:09 34 Shawn Bussert,37, WA 5:35:2 5 125 Stephanie Voss,39, OR 6:44:. a
55 John Fiore,53, MT 12154129 140 Eric Robinson,47, CA 15:0219 35 Maithew Roe,27, AZ 5:35:01 126 Joanne Van Horn,50, PA
56 Michael Moore,37, BC 12:54i43 141 i-lolly !:inch,45, lD 15:02:51 36 William N.4cBride,33, OR 5i36i46 127 Daniel Govern,46, PA 6i451:a
57 Chris Elliott,34, BC 12:55:38 142 Chris Hatdy,42,BC 15iO2157 37 Kalie Desplinter,32, CA 124 Craig O"Brien,36, WA 6i45t2i
Alexa Laldlaw,25, BC 12:55:Oq 143 Ben Russell,35, WA 15:03:42 38 Baz Young,22, OR 129 laylor flzinga,22, lVA
59 Aiissa St Laurent,3O, Ail 12:59J9 144 Ben Russell,33, WA 15;03:42 39 Kevney Dugan,33, OR 5i39145 130 Christopher Tully, 25, PA
60 Dave McKinnon,4l, lD 13:00:28 145 Malory Peterscn,2,l, C0 15r0514 40 Ho land Gidney,36, BC 5143129 131 Adam Lovrovich,32, CA 6'.46'.!:
41 Dave Campbell,38, BC Kyle Baird,46, WA 6146::-
61 Heather Culig,45, lD 13:01:45 - - - Evan Ouirk-
r45 ;;"1;-" " ""' """',
Garvan.
1s:08:40
42 Arcellus Sykes,35, OR
5143'.44
5t44t5A
132
133 Patrick N4athewes, 54, OR 6t4e a -
62 Kevin Moore,28, CA 13:07:33
53 Casey flsten,33, MC 1311:48 N,,lorgan Henderson, 36, WA 15:08:44 43 N4ark Gilbert,42, WA 5145t14 134 Brett Lynch,38, PA 614- ' :
'r35 Laura Back!s,28, OR
64 Michael Martin,31, CO 13115147 Annp,C.:i;tir. Taylor. ;5,Og:09
44 Lebianc,31, Oll 5:45:50
Suzanne 6uadtrrami, 57 0R 45 '(risti
William Macfarlan,48, WA 5:48:34 136 Dan Belanger,4l, CA
65 l3:16:46 Andy Joyce,40, BC
25, CA 149 Alley Valse,29, BC 15:10:44 46 Kerstin Lemay,49, WA 5:5015 137
66 Josh Dodds,38, OR 13116t49 154 Terr; Pfeii,45, CO 1511:53 47 David Lindley,35, WA 5:50:19 138 Aliion B!rke,39, OR 5.!- : _

67 Kevin Skiles,40, CA 13:17:07 151 Jason Fedchak,37, OR 15:11:55 48 GretcheF Vdn Dyk6,37, WA 5:50:55 139 Josh Bizzle,35, CA
68 John Toepke,36, OR 13:1716 152 Ryan Dempsev,32. CA 15:13:55 49 lVatt Szelag,32, WA 5:50:58 Janel Ferrin,37, CA
69 Travis Graybeal,32, CA 13:17:23 153 Mark Uyeda,43, OR 15117:21 50 Lucas Lembrick,32, OR 5:54:15 i41 Jessica 5zelag,33, t{A
70 Hilaiy Matheson,25, BC 1318:34 154 Gil Blank,51, CA 15:19:08 5l Marc Schmitz,37, BC 5:54:30 Stacy Sirelley, 51,0R 5:, -
71 Jason Searfoss,42, CO 13:18:58 155 Sunaad Nataraju,29, CA 15',19'.14 52 Ken Mclaughlin,5O, WA 5:55:45 Fiona Peters,42, BC 5.a: -:
72 Kyle Hills,28, CO 13119142 156 Jerome Lourme,54, CA 15'.22'.24 53 Jeff Williams,39, BC 5:55:48 144 Jennifer W4.dell, 47, OR a:a - -'
73 Todd Evans,45, OR 1312O112 157 i4elanielvlichalak,3l,CA i5:23:02 54 Rich Prest,48, cA 5:55:52 145 Dan Hewitt,28, BC
14 Vera Horssan,36, BC 13:?0:30 158 Alliscn Potrekus,38. CA 15.24t41 55 Joseph Winters, l7, WA 5:56:20 145 Troy Rahmig,38, WA
75 Brandon Flanagan, 37, OR 13i23146 159 Jason Hardrath,26, OR 15:25:38 56 Joel Ballezza,33, WA 5156i41 147 Corinn Rahmiq,35, WA

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-: ::-::n tleik e,40, BC 6t52:24 186 Mark Chamley,5l, OR 7i14i3A NJ
268 David Tanioka,38, OR
: :- : ,:hnson, 50, WA 6i52:32 187 Erik Seiffert,4a, WA 7:1518 228 Levi Miller, 32, WA 7:56i31
lS$ ,(ilarie 1"ank6,37, CA TriS:'.:i 2?g Ci!lerare!, 32, (A 1:51:44 259 Vironic. Wilsrn,46, Cn-
: : :' : - .n I son, 36, WA 6,52:32 -loy
- : -:_: :, a;a:ati-An!!. 189 Carey Cuprisin,44, CO 7119t24 ;lO Var Ph;n,44, l1'A f rS6:41 270 Peter corduan, 55, oR
190 Richard Hoppers,45, WA 7tzotl2 :31 ldrrn Ilneser,25,'vvA 271 Ken Ludt,52, OH
:- .' :-ael Brown,27, NM 6152'.34 191 Ed Draper,35, WA 7t2At14 232 Dean Crosswhite,45, WA 8:01:07 272 Ross Comer,45, WA
192 I\iiroie ililian, ;?, 0R 7i2::55 233 Brian Dunlap,40, OR 8:01:50 2l:I l.iare Klein,26, Az
:- -:: n Carpenito,42, WA 6152.43
:- _ :: !iiiif llhrrl*:. f2, 'J'l 6:53:4? 193 N4art!n Skapa,30, AZ 7123111 234. Xerdri gr.wn, ?S, ftlii 8:02:4: 274 Bill Bergeman,39, Az
':,.-i;!iAr.ier,34,fl 5l53l5C 194 lony Brickel,63, CA 7i23t38 23S NikkiBrardt.3l,aA 8:C:r03 275 Matk Dodds,34, FL
,- r -,elv4?,.){ {:::3:51 195 Joseph Costanzo,44, WA 7i23i45 235 Andrei Maksimenka,40, WA 8:05:50 716 Anne O;nse,,iA, lA
:- :-'s Kane,35, OR 6',5444 196 Mark llacrae,58, BC 7t25:29 237 urrissa !!"ri!*r.4i, tA 3:05;5C 277 Nuno Luis,32, PRT
.: ,el obrien,33, WA 6t56143 197 Dan Daoust,50, BC 7:25131 238 tulnii5a Cueli.40, lir Aril?r35 273 Sarah ficrel:e.,31, i:RA
1!3 Rir0edi ilallsr'1, ,7, Ba 7ri5:40 239 Bill Voiland,67, WA 8:09:OB 2?9 lli.aie Peirf sm, 44, Ai
:: :-. !'1ser3l1;. i-i. *lil a::7:51 lEq l;r!anMacree.2l.3C 2.4i Ra.hel -l0bneqn,4C, WA E:10:0! 280 Jerry Wriqht,63, AZ
r - in'r;;ier.36, CA lr:38:Cij :o0 Bollr artler,3g, !R 7:?6:OS 241 (ri:ly Lanoniagie,2*, CA 281 Cfiin.i. il.l.nqar,34, CA
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- 243 Pat Funk,59, WA
:- -:.talifi1,39,a;l 6:5*:2, ,i: !.lreihti foltV,:: TX 8t13,42 5rr pagr;4jir i:i
a- qndy Sulak,38, CA 6:58:57 :t3 Ba.-refi i--iilne, 58, lD ?r;B:43 244 [felrhtn iunh, ]1, tliA al:r{4
a: ii I May,40, WA 6:59:15 204 Dave Dutro,44, lD 7129t21 :45 ltraT ioilifle, $5.44
-: :aai {.eii,:1, ill Cr59r59 205 Tim Shevlin,36, OR 7'.29:42 2.I* Che ryl '1rnryp.Ia,36, OE 3J4:51
a- Ryan Asman,31, WA 7:00:36 206 Charles Savage.67, CA 7i3O:14 24-f Pareia Corirran,44, CA
a a Cameron Shropshire,34, CO 7:00:47 ?(1,' Janei frreicniofi, SC, Cir t.48 aind! l\4.iifm!tk,4;, CA 6:1!:0C
a; Bob Hartmann,65, CA 7to2t36 2OB Todd Dejong,47, OR 7137i34 249 Dan Winters,48, OR a:20:15
-, Randy Rogers,36, WA 7tO3;14 :09 D$b i:3nlhcix,4:,1, l-il ?i3t:ri :50 vi!lette Sltc!t,:t. CA
- Pablo Trejo,31, WA 7:03157 :le h{rl*nie Kc,.hl,4:, rll 7:38i;f 251 Matt Wilson,32, CA a.21:24
-: iirr. Wil!}.r, 5j1, ai f:15:15 :11 Jrne lr'1Qsi.-atr,56, 1:* f :4 Or35 25a Pr.hel Ada15,31, vT 8ii lr41
-: a.lstin Roilinq,:f,, ili lli:;lti :i2 Mar!li. lrjilkerJon,45, l{lA ?;41:ll 253 Andrew N4uehling,45, WA 8i21i48
-i ia!fn,Viatletot,:4,dfi 7;0!;:dl 213 Anthony correia,46, CA 7:42,46 254 Aeqinfr Donlir,:9, !""'A 8;; l:58
-5 Jeremy Gordon,33, WA 7:07:OB :1, l-ecne il!sir!r,46, lD 7:a1:44 ::5 Saih Ahrend,4i, l) 8::2:24
-a l.rn',Jliltin:or,r:f$.oji ?:a?:56 213 Cinn Wilters,18, iD ?:43:4 ? 256 Gino Espinosa,34, CA 8i22132
77 Shaun caudillo,35, OR 7iO8:37 215 i!inil.r lrx.33, l:r 7;r;3:55 i!: n:el.iie i:iiery, 51, $C 8:22:59
78 Robert o'GradY,24, OR 7:08:53 ?i? riridi Fit.6,49, !YA 7:4,tr:;8 254 fl;ine i!nq,3t, BC *i;3:01
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l8o l".lichael Lamardo,26, Nc 7;10:53 220 Jefi Pettett,54, AZ 7i4'l'.57
::l Anx. ilorlirr, 15, al lr11:11 221 Jack Jewell,61, CO 7,48:24 261 Jim Mansen,44, WA 8:29124
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The month of March has one simple tob- bested her previous time by over an hour and
built upon the success ofher zor4 season.
ro come "in like a lion" and go "out like a lamb." Valeria La Rosa, who ran even with Pennings
through 17 mi1es, had given up five minutes
The past couple ofyears it had started to seem like by mile 34, and in the end held on strong not
far behind her and well ahead ofthird p1ace.
the lion ate Little Bo Peep, leaving April's Zumbro On the men's side, I(urt I(eiser, owner of
Mankato, Minnesota's River Va11ey Running
Endurance Run condemned to seemingly endless specialty shop, dominated the competition
and, after some company on lap one, ran
raLn, sleet, hail, snow, lightning and mud. uncontested to a first place finish wrapped
in an impressive course record, which
Pile on rubbie, sand and the unreasonable finish in the roo. This came surprise,
as no bested the previous CR by about zo minutes.
gradients that comprise Zumbro on a good since George is the reigning Zumbro 5o-mi1e Fina11y, the zor5 Zumbro Endurance Run was
vear, and you have a roo-miler fit only for course record holder. Second place was the first Minnesota ultra of the season since
-lngs of the jungle-or in this case, monarchs held down by an ecstatic Stephanie Hoff good friend ofthe race, frequent volunteer,
of the Southern Minnesota Hardwood Forest, of Wisconsin, with Zumbro roo vet |essica previous Zrmbro roo-ml1e finisher, UMTR
nestled in the dark corners ofthe ancient Pendleton oflowa rounding out the top three. Gnarly Bandit finisher, husband, father and
Driftless Region. About ro minutes after the start of the personal friend Aaron Buffington passed
You would think these well-documented Zu:mbro Midnight 5o Mile race, the volun- away this past February at the age of4r, after
conditions would keep runners away, but that teers and spectators looked to where the a hard-fought battle with cancer. Several
rvould be underestimating the strength and massive bluff and first big climb of the race frlends and Zumbro veterans ran in his
depth ofthe current that pu11s atZurnbro meets the sky. It is mesmerizing to watch the memory. A framed picture ofhim was placed
loyalists-runners known for their own steady stream of headlamps silently moving at the finish line/transition area so that at the
strength and depth. The zor5 race saw a on the long exposed bluff's edge while imag- start ofeach 1oop, Aaron greeted his friends
record fie1d, with 8z participants registered ining what the dark night has in store for the with his magnetic smile and offered inspi-
in the roo, 167 in the Midnight 5o and 139 brave group of midnight marauders. After ration lor those fighting the good fight, just
in the non-ultra one-loop r7-mile race-so the sunrise and a few hours of morning as Aaron had done until the end. Aaron is
much for bad weather acting as an anti-mar- running, Mo1ly Pennings of Minnesota deeply missed by his Minnesota ultrarunning
keting tool. had pu11ed out an impressive performance, family. S
The z4 hours leading up to this year's race
were marked by the requisite torrential down-
pours, whiteout snow and high winds, but
then the unthinkable happened-the clouds
parted and the sun came out, and it stayed
lor ihe better part of two days with warm
temperatures and gentle winds. These lamb-
like conditions spurred the best performances
seen to date in Zumbro's seven runnings. Off
to an expected fast start, Wisconsin's one-two-
wonder-kids Michael Borst and |ake Hegge,
along with Andrew I(naplk of Illinois, ran
stride for stride for 5o miles. At the finish,
oniy r5 mlnutes separated close friends and
training partners Borst and Hegge. I(napik, ln
his roo-mi1e debut, was about an hour behind.
All three were weil under the previous course
record.
Noticeably absent for a couple ofyears
on the Midwest ultra scene while pursuing
continuing education, Becky George of
Minnesota ran for an emphatic first place
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Daniel lhnat,49, t\rN

Xur::br* l**-t\4lt* 29
30
J.D. Coolidge,40,
Allan Holtz,65, l\4N
N4N 31:17:32
31I 8:25
24
25 Sheliy 6rcenke, 57, N'lU
11122i31
11:27:e5
ffineiurar:re Ri"ifi 3l Jeremy Knaus,4l, Wl 31:20:og 26
27
A.J. Groebner, 27, l',4N
Jacob Pittman,23, W1
11i32i26
11:35:Oa
Theitman, MN // ApritlO 32 Jeffrey Lenard,49, lL 31;231 5
33 Jake Burkhart,38, lL 31:2316 2A Dan Salay,27, MN 11:37:07
& 3 3' ,r ICC & 5t-r Miles 34 Timothy Kruse,41, lL 31:23:16 29 Keith Thompson,3l, MN 11i37:14
L;sa Tebberl,38, MN
35 Janet Hausken,50, [4N 30 Paul Olson,40, MN 11:38:57 67 14:11149
ll-laLor g"in: roo 1 e r8.,88'eel I 50rile-9.r9r Sara Stariey,3;, MN 14:?011
Icer lhp rare ne o u th n rhe lumb o Pi'P Bot.on: 36 Paul Peterson,35, N4N 32:13:17 31 N4atthew Mccarty,35, MN 11i44i48
' 32 Timothy Smith,47, N4N 11:53:25 &9 Ann Snith, 37, ldN 14:20113
Manigement area in Southern Minnesota's B uffCountry t\4ikhail Titov, 33, N4N 32119157
32i24136 Johnathon Hoel,34, lvlN 11:56:19 70 Taylor Rettig,3l, lA 14120:46
Thecou6elsr6.T mile oopofruggedterrainandconslsts 38 Jason N4ullenbach, 42, l'4N
ofprimarily single'and double-track trai as well as some Erik Raivo,3'1, MN 32i37t26 34 Tim Owaia,35, MN 12lll5 71 Thomas Morris,50, ll\ 14:21:13
mln mum maintenance gtavel road sectlons. There are a
4A l.inda Britz,44, l{l 32i59:38 35 Aaron Boike,25, MN 12i11i29 72 Clinton Dehne,45, Wl 14i23i46
few slgn ficant cLlmbs in each loop. 33;18:50 36 Carl skustad,40, MN l2l5:34 73 Peter Taylor,37, IVN 14127140
41 Brenda Bland,55, l4l
42 Jordan Schmidt, 20, IlrN 33:21134 37 Scott Oleary,50, MN 12i23154 74 Kellyt{a.Willlam5,42,hlN 14:?9i58
10* M:le 43 Nick Schadewald,23, MN 33122t26 38 Paul Schaefer,6l, MN 12t28:15 75 Steven Connelly,36, MN 14134112
39 Andrew Plackner,45, MN 12t32tOO 76 Jason Hara,34, MN 14i34i13
l'/ichael Borst,21, Wl 18:04:00 44 Tony Nicholls,3O, N4N
Tom Weiqt,63, N4N 14:54:00
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2 Jake Hegge,23, Wl 18:20:33 45 Kate floqlund,26, MN 33r3013 Lisa Burqer,44, MN 1:;3?i02 77

46 (athv [rrthum,38, Wl 33:30:41 41 ScottBreimhorst,4l,N,lN 12t32t41 78 Ra.hei Utecht,28,ND 15:00:20
3 Andrew Knapik,22, lL 19t46:17
42 Chad Brower,43, SD 12:45133 79 Kamief,li(holls,36,[1i"] lEiOO:26
4 Doug Kleemeier,48, MN 21157138
lL 15:0314
50 Mit& 43 Dave Cornette,40, Wl 12:49,33 80 Tony Silvestri,44,
5 Brian Kluq,35, MN 22:05:08
Kurt Keiser,41, MN 8:10:45 44 Hank Tetreault,50, l'4N 12:52'.05 81 Antoniocollodoro,3T,lVN 15tO7:12
6 Nate Ziemski,37, N4N 24i11t52 1
45 Aaron Schmidt,25, lA 13:00:03 a2 Tr Carr,52, CA 1511:34
7 Relr€cca Ceorqe, 32, N4N 24:5310 2 Eric Tadt, 27, f''1N 9:06:05
46 Jack Prentice,43, MN 13:OO:15 83 Steve Krampe,64, MN 15:34:53
8 Adam Rood,34, NE 25:38:01 3 Tyler Heinz,24, Wl 9:08:07
Missy Reyn0ld5,3B, lA 13:05:43 84 Randy Gannon,6l, SD 15:34:54
9 Kevin Langton,44, N4N 27:47136 4 David Hansen,29, MN 9:16:03 47
48 Jon Steinhibel,34, MN 13:07:49 B5 Christine Moare,42, l,l 15:39i45
10 Stephanie Hoff,35, Wl 27:47146 5 Scott Rassbach,44, MN 10:0915
49 Aaron Benike,4l, N,lN 13:07:50 86 Chalayne Palmqren,30, MN 15:55:4q
Todd Brown,46, lL 2a'.O3tA4 6 Corey Jurowski,37, Wl 1Oi12'.19
11
50 Zachary Lamb,39, CO 13:08:45 87 Scott Wagner,49, MN 16:00:03
12 Nathan lVarti,38, MN 28:07:30 7 Aaron Asmus,35, MN 1Ai12:28
5l Joe Kelzer,45, Wl 13:18:36 88 Greg Allen,50, MN 16iOO:O4
13 Dominique Lasalle, 28, MN 28124t23 I John Maas,53, flN 10i12i49
Brett Balfe,37, MN 1019:04 52 ChristopherStoffel,3l,MN 13:18:55 a9 Teri l-essiq,4C,Wl 16i04:05
14 Matthew Patten, 44, M N 28:37t57 9
JenniferMajewski,30,l{l 1f:25:16 90 sarsh Itickson, ]6, MN 1614:08
15 Jeff Winter,45, MN 28:39:39 10 Aaron Hansen,34, MN 1o:27i47 53
54 Jerod Thornton,34, MO 13.29i41 Gretclren (arsten5, 38, &1N 15i14:09
Harris Larson,60, SD 28143t44 ll Mol y Pennlngs,40, MN 1A128i47
Jay Blackburn,35, Wl\ 13i29142 92 Justin Mix, 35, MN 16i19t59
Jessica Pendleton, 37, lA ?-8:44:15 12 Rob Henderson,3l, MN 1O:29i24 55
17
Wendi Baldwin,45, MN 13;36:57 93 David Ratley,37, MN 16:20:00
18 Tony Cesario,5l, lL t3 Joe Reiter,32, lA 1A134i48 56
Julie 6ee M0ran,43, lVl'l 13:39:21 94 Perry Bennor,48, Ml 16:20126
19 Trevor tJhlir,29, ND 29tO9:21 Valeria La Rosa,39, f''1N 10i39148
58 Ross Jilk,50, Wl 13t47'.2o 95 Jody Sukow,45, Wl 16,44i23
20 Jason Willits,3l, lA 29i3OiO4 15 Gary Hahn,29, N4N 10i44i53
Nicholas Stocco,44, OR 13:50:47 96 fay Sukow,45, Wl 16:44:35
21 Bob Gerenz,47, l,4N 29t31i45 15 Tim Sieh, 54, N,lN 1ot54i56
Megan $teil,33, [lN 13i53:4] 97 Dan Cairns,54, MN 16147129
Aiex Ei.hman,28, Wl 29i49:05 17 Steve Sorenson,50, NE l0:55:09 60
Eric Johnson,44, l',4N 10:58:3'1 61 Jerry Rogers,48, WI 13:55:47 Sflannrn fed:hF':ionF i:26\Z
23 WillRichter,34, MN 30:o5:11 1g 98 44. W1
24 Mark Johnson,44, l'4N 30tO6,22 t9 L4ikala Shremshock,32, WV l1:0717 62 Sara Peter5en,34, wl 13:55:50
Harold Curioz,3O, MN 14:OO:35 99 William Hardwick,55, MN 17:31:05
25 Steve Enqlish,48, [4N 3OtO6i24 20 Jeremy Obrien,41, MN 11io7:2'7 63
64 Curtis Pote,38, lA l4:OO:35 100 Sarah Hard!,39, Wi 17:51:39
2$ Susan Oonnelly,52, T$l 3O:50:f5 21 Zac Lundgren,24, l"4N l1l2:58
27 Brian Woods,5o, MN 3O:55:57 22 Kelcey Knott,4l, MN 11:14:56 65 Ni.ole Je55oP,35, F,1N l4:03:35
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for
2A Daryl 5aari,52, lYtN 31:16:02 23 N4att Lutz,29, N4N ll:16:58 66 Sheri 0mernik,33, Wl 14:Agi42

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52 ULTRARL.tNN NG.COt! I IULY 20ls
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I.] TTRARACES The Bofiley Marqthons

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BY CARY CANTRELL, RD

pace. No fewer than seven came Somewhere in the woods, a

To sum up the zor5 Barkley in a nutshell, there in under nine hours, and an dwindling number of runners
were a lot of runners who ran quite well for a unprecedented 19 were on Pace continued to battle onward.
to complete the roo-mi1e. The survivors began to return
very long And then they a11flamed out. There were rumblings of the with the sun. Jamil CourY and
troubles to come. BarkleYvirgins I(e11y were first in, iust over
Not only were there no finishers in the roo-miie lohn
zr hours into the race. There
had the usual shell-shocked
main event, no runner reached 7o miles. We erpressions, and several runners could not have been a more
were unwl11ing to continue into contrasting duo. CourY, the
were left to study the carnage and to try to the darkness. One ofthe unan- seasoned veteran, and local boy
running in his first ultra.
ftgure out how a Barkley that had started with ticipatedburdens of the BarkleY I(e11y,
is the loss of human connection. Coury, a veteran ultrarunner,
such promise had gone so horribly wrong. We all like to be out in the wiider- had known what he was getting
ness. But there's a limit on how into, having completed the fun
The blame could not be and cold on day one, bitter wild we like it to be. The value run last year. I(elly, running his
placed on the field. It was the heezrng cold the first night, of manned aid stations, sPec- firtt ullra, l.ner.r the mountains
a warm and sunny daY two, tators, crews and pacers lies in like ihe back ofhis hand, having
usual stellar selection ofrunners
followed by rain and fog the the connection to ciiilization as grown up in them. TheY nere in
from around the wor1d, repre-
second night-excellent weather, much as the physical suPPort' and out quickly, not wanting to
senting the varied disciPlines
by Barkley standards. If being alone in the woods waste a moment of daylight.
of ultra-distance sports: orien-
The first loop gave no indi- during the day is a test ofnerves, One by one, the rest of the
teers and rogainers. mountain
cation of the mayhem that was forging out into the wild at night is 14 runners to complete looP two
trail runners, through hikers
to come. As ls alwaYs the case at exponentially worse. Nonetheless, arrived and headed back out,
and multiday runners. If there
was one shortcoming comPared Barkley, there was a contingent only a handlul of the z4.urviving with 4o miles and 5z,ooo feet
that had failed to apPreciate iust runners refused the challenge. of elevation change under their
to the recent lields, which had
how challenging the terrain of Saturday night at the BarkleY is be1ts. No less than nine runnets
produced finishers in an unPrec-
the Brushy Mountains can be. always an adventure. A11 through were stiii on pace to finish the
edented seven consecutive Years,
Sixteen ofthe 4o starters failed the lonely dark hours, runners roo. Barkley, it would seem, was
il rvas the lacl< of an1 Prelious
to complete the first zo mi1es. came back in ones, twos and first mass finish
about to see the
fifth-1oop experience.
The problem wasn't the However, the runners who had threes to throw in the towel and in history.
come prepared set a sizzling hear the sweet refrain of "TaPs." A11 throughout the daY, the
weather, either. We had snow
runners returned. One bY one,
they came in from all direc-
tjons. $ith haunled expressions
on their flaces. Thel came in
battered and beaten, their sPirits
crushed, and their hopes dashed.
The sound of "Taps" wafted
down through the encamPment.
Each one was a fiesh surPrise. So
many runners had run so we1i.
for so long. And now theY were
flaming out. one b1 one.
It was not until nearlY the
11-hour mark, iust after the srLrr
set, that Coury came in, and u e
finally had a lun run finisher
I(elly was no longer with him, bu
he came in about t5 minutes iate:
There was nothing left of t(el,
except smolderingwreckage. H .
wife a nd his lather uere his c , '
and had never seen any uiir=
before, much less the Barkre

Race Direclor Lazarus PIaYS Taos

for lamll Coury, as he does for ait
participants who don't make it to
LhelO0-m,tef:nish. o" . Ln
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Matt Bixley pondering how a trip The Earkiey

from New Zeatand coutd resuLt
in giving up after oniy 43 mites.
&,{arathons
Frozen Head State Park, TN // Ny'arch 28
l€l Keith Kn ptlngl
& s,:. /,r t0o I'viiles
Elevation gain/loss: 62,5oo feet The coulse consists of
experienced crew would have five zo mile loops ofmostly back-courtry trai s with lots
probably ca1led for an ambulance of rocks, roots, ard briersbutthosearethe eastofyour
worrles. Two thirds ofthe course is beiween 2o% and to9',
instead ofsending him back out gradient. Not a ra.e for beglnners.

there. What Barkley does to the 60 Miles

runners is not a pretty sight. 1 Jamil Coury 32:57:OB
2 John Kelly 33:12:58
What happened on )amil's
40 Miles
final loop would make a story
Johan Steene
in and of itself. During the 1

2 Scott Breeden 23:43:30

night, the last few stragglers 3 Georg Kunzfeld
4 Matt Bixley 23t54i48
finally extracted themselves. 5 Eva Pastalkova 24i36t51
Morning came, and no |amil. 6 Toshi Hosaka 24:47:59
Dale Holdaway 24t57i48
The time limit expired, and no 7
a Darren Thomas 25:33121
fami1. A11 day we waited, and no 9 Henry Wakley 25:33:22

)amil. Final1y, just as the sun

10 Rob Youngren 26:26:31
11 Heather Anderson 26:2744
was setting, he came in. His iast 12 Tim Scott 26:31:05

Iirey were shocked at his appear- A11 hope now rested on the zo-mi1e loop had taken zzhorrs. See page jqfor ker-

::rce. The shock turned to dismay
lhen a volunteer crew ofveteran
Barkers began discussing how
ro get him back on the course.
Back out there| He doesn't need
,o go back out there, he needs to
go to a hospitall" Sometimes the
LLllra perspective is at variance
u,ith the mainstream.
shoulders of |amil Coury. As is
the custom at Barkley, he had
a time limit closing in on him,
but he managed lo squeeze in a
45-minute nap, his first in a day
and a ha1f. In Barkley terms, he
looked pretty good heading out
on loop four. To be honest, a less
The Barkley had won.
How does one of the best
mountain trail runners in North
America la(<e zz hours to cover
zo miles) Only those who have
been out there can possibly
understand.4

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t]LTRARACES -l* Btazos Bend

Wlild, RaiH, !Mud**o emd f;ourse Resords

BY ROB COYEN, RD

As the 5o-mile runners set out for their
journeys at 6 a.m. on April z5th, zor5 at the
Brazos Bend 5o, no one could have foreseen the
weather band that was headed towards the park.
Shortly after the 5ok and z5k runners took off
at 7 a.m., the sky began to darken and the pres-
sure started to drop. Fifteen minutes 1ater, the
wind started to pick up and the rain began to
fall hearry and hard. As the rain came so did
the hail, with more wind and even more rain.
The Brazos Bend 5o is known for the being
one of the fastest trails in the United States,
and even on this muddy day, some runners stil1
found a way to conquer the course with PRs.
The course held up well in some areas-
and other areas were known as slip-n-s1ide
zones. Post-race, many of the runners told
me how much fun it was to play in the mud
and how they felt like kids all day 1ong.
Despite the weather, the rain and the
mud, the 5o milers and 5ok runners put up
some incredible times. fosh Slocum was first
overall in 6:14, Wade Barrett second in 6:24
and Stephen Baumgartner third at 7:zr. Nicole
Studer chased Ann Trason's 5o-miie record all
day and finished third overall at 6:27. Sydney
Lambert was second female at 7:16 and Anna
Hailey third female aI7'.24.
The 5ok was a battle of two Team
Trail Racing Over Texas runners, Tracie
Akerhielm and leff Ball. Tracie Akerhieim
took advantage of a late stop Ball made and
never looked back. Akerhielm set the new
course record with a scorching 3:31:o5. Ball
took second and set a new men's course
record with a i3):o7. Aaron Wieczorek
was second male at 3:42 and Bryan Lewis
was third at 4'.o2. The second woman was
Leslie Cislo at 4:24 rndthe third woman was
Kristin I(ilpatrick aI 43).
The greatest part of endurance events is
the "endure" portion. With any trail run, you
never know what the day might throw at you,
be it weather, blisters or alligators. To finish
what you started, you must continue to put
one foot in front ofthe other.
The Brazos Bend 5o was a great race with
amazingrunners, beautiful wildlife and the
fastest trail in Texas. For more information
on Trail Racing Over Texas races, visit trail'
racingovertexas.com. 4
OPPOSITE TOP:An intrepid 50k runner makes
her way past 40 Acre Lake, where participants
may encounter an attigator or two. [6) Mvtes smvthe/
M chlganBtuff PhotograPhY l
OPPOSITE BOTTOM: Christina Babcock cruising
atong in the 5Ok. lo lvl!chiganBLuffPhoto8raphvl

42 93 Brian Beard,53, TX 14t34:34 51 Ryan Mattman,22, LA 6:41144

Brazos Bend 50 Milen 41
Adam Korona,41, TX
Anqie Wilson,40, tX
11;08:58
11lO:51 94 Crystal Huff,30, Tx 14,34134 52 Robert Brown,38, Tx 6i44133
Needvitte, TX // APril25 44 Chris Bouche,38, Tx 111 5:31 95 Bob Smither, TO, TX 14i57,47 Brandi l4oore,26, TX 6t44:43

* l,z.rr' 50 Miles & 50k 45

46
Andrew Bullock,36, GBR
Will Featherston,46, TX
11,22i21
11.27i51
50k 54
Armdndinafernandez,
4J, iX
6..45i2o

This is a flat course with a smooih surface and orly small 47 Aaron Gonzales,20, TX 11:27i52 1 Tracie Akerhielm,32, TX 3:31:05 55 Steve Alexander,47, MS 6t46:O3
packed rocks. The 5o-mile conslsts ofthree loops ofr 6.8
4A David Ashworth,43, TX 11127:52 2 Jeff Ball,26, TX 3:33:07 56 Darren Freeze,44, TX 6:49:30
miles and the 50k uses two loops ofl5.8 miles.
49 Melissa Ojeda,34, Tx 11:33:49 Aaron Wieczorek,32, VA 3i42i45 57 Duncan McCaig,55, Tx 6:50:36
50 h,(iles 50 Gail Cibson,52, TX 11:42118 4 Bryan Lewis,39, TX 4to2i11 58 Travis Potter,29, Tx 6:5'l:10

1 Josh Slocum,25, TX 6i16:17 5t Keith Dawson,34, TX 11:43:52 5 Daniel Bucci,32, TX 4,08.54 Chad Poole,31, TX 6t52t4O
2 Wade Barrett,38, TX 6:24i13 52 Buddy Howlett,56, TX 11,46:19 6 Carlos lbarra,37, TX 4to9t36 50 David Jones,35, TX 6:53:02
3 Nicole studer,33, Tx 6t27153 53 Brian Austin,42, TX 11:49:56 7 Les,ie Cislo,24, TX 4.24103 61 Terry Deaver, 51, TX 5:59i30
4 Sydney Lambert,28, TX "7t16132 54 Woody Barton,47, Tx 11154i16 I Kristen Kilpatrick,30, TX 4t33:52 52 Tammy stout,48, Tx
55 Scott Tyner,36, TX 12tO2.1O 9 Albenis Hernandez,37, TX 4i37i39 63 Kristen Koudelka,44, TX 7:03t52
. Stephen Baumgartner, 7i21i15 Mikala Shremshock, 32, W\l 4t3Bt2A Jeff Swinarski,35, 7iO6i15
' 4z,Tx 55 John Hyak,56, TX 12:03:38 10 CA

5 Anna Hailey,35, Tx Christopher l'4clntYre, 11 Tim Brescher,39, Tx 4:38:57 Heidi lnglet,39,IX 7:O8:17
12:O6i37 Richard Carroll,56, TX
7 John Kilburn,42, TX 7.36iO4 '' 30, Tx 12 Erich Weller,34, TX 4t4ot57 66 7to9i26
I N4att Zmolek,35, TX 7.46:16 58 Tina Wardlaw,49, TX 12:12,23 13 Kate Clark,36, TX 4147:46 67 Don Womble,67, Tx 711:51

9 [4ark Junkans,43, TX 8:O6:19 59 Ben Demoss,44, TX 12116t31 14 Curtis [4ccall,38, TX 4:50:Oa 68 Jimmv Boutte,5l, TX 71 5:50
'lO 8:O5:38 60 Michelle Demoss,42, TX 12:17135 15 James Kirk,45, TX 4:51:05 59 Rebecca !!eston,41, TX 7:2A1OA
Melinda Coen,29, TX
TX 70 John Harris,54, TX 7:20:OO
11 Zoltan Sylvester,45, TX 8;35:32 6l Eunsup Kim,62, TX 12:22iO2 16 Craig Lamb,38, 4t53:19
Tx
12 t\4ichael Ramsdell,34, TX 62 Cody Hensley,33, TX 12124i32 17 Thomas Ewton,32, TX 5',04'.41 71 Kevin Comeaux,41, 7i2oi15

13 Jeff Brown,29, Tx 8:45:50 Cherry Wo0dsmall, 18 Stephen Soong, 41, C A 5t22'.13 72 Billy Read,46, TX 7i24:29
g:47tol 53 43,'lX LA 5:23i29 13 Drina Havi,and,66, GA 7:25:36
14 Dana l,4unari.50, TX 19 Alison Carey,31,
15 Terence Murphy,39, TX 8:58:41 Belinda Wlnner-Jared, 12:26114
20 Rebecca Decker,42, TX 5t24t3$ 74 David Bucklew,55, Tx 7:35:23

,. Jennifer Heqhinian, 44,"tX ?1 Kelll Vance,32, TX 5:28;05 75 Aries Carino.29. TX 7t36i43

'" 3:t rx 9,26114
65 Andi Stracner,42, AR 12127t44 22 N4iguel Tello,39, TX 5131t24 76 Mariana Conzalez,42, TX 7:37:42
66 Tony Constanzo,5O, TX 12:30:OO 23 Charles Mcgarty,35, NY 5:35:05 17 O1ili. Gonzales.39, TX 7.4Ot44
Wendy Hammerman, 9:28:33
17
43, TX 67 Clinton Hicks,42, TX 12:30:38 24 George Siappas,42, TX 5:37t37 7A Amy Lewiag,46, TX 7:42:45
18 Nathan Paden,47, TX 9:31:01 68 Jack Barfoot,49, TX 12:31:05 25 Scott Shoaf,46, Tx 5:38:40 79 JeDy Hatley,38, TX
9;3517 69 Aashish Kabra,28, TX 12:31:39 26 Edward Sanchez,3l, TX 5:41:15 80 Oscar zertuche, 55, TX 7:45i26
19 Aniko Sandor,44, TX
9:35:34 70 N4ichael Haviland, 73, GA 12:31:56 27 Adam Janisse,47, TX 5142:35 81 Jon Tremont,5l, TX 7148:15
20 Duke Moseley,45, TX
9t36t59 Cliff De La Cerda,46, TX 12t32:56 28 Jeff Moss,45, TX 5i42i54 82 Mafissa Tremont,49, Tx 7,48t15
21 Andrey Gonzale,3l, TX 71
22 Tom Mooney,44, TX 9t44:23 72 Stephen i\4cNeil, 57, Tx 12i38,41 ?9 Emma Jeter,41, TX 5145:20 Niti Rchat!i, 29, TX 7:4q:38
9i45t27 73 Joseph English,33, Tx 30 Chad Fenner,39, TX 5:48:35 a4 Lise Lehoux,34, Tx 7,49139
23 Josh Dever,45, TX
[4athew Mapram,69, TX 12:51:51 Jeffrey Pearson,37, Tx 5:52:04 85 N4atthew Schmid,33, Tx 7i52i44
24 John Sotomayor,31, Tx 9i46i12 74 31
Arturo Sanchez,53, TX 9148123 James Villanueva, 32, Tx 12t56:45 22 carrie Delbecq,43, Tx 5:56:40 86 Robert Janz,35, TX 7152:45

26 James Mueller,36, Tx 9:48:31 76 Tanya Confiors,43, Tx 13:01:58 Brad Smith,43, TX 5:59:35 a7 Juan Rojas,35, TX 7:55:34
27 Jeffrey Coen,31, Tx 9i52:58 77 Chris White,40, Tx 13:03:29 34 Anthony lvlireles,60, TX 6:03:31 8a Britteny Feagans,28, TX "l:59131

18 Sina Alvirado,43, TX '13:O3:30 35 N4aurice James.33, TX 6io5i27 89 Edward Murdock,39, TX 7i59139

Sarah Fl0res-Va,dez,
28
34,'tX
1O;O4:58
Edward N4ickelson, 36 Marc Henn,39, TX 6:19:04 90 Joselito Estrella,45, TX 8:05:52
79 131 0:51
29 Kelly Ramey, 40, TX 10:O5;44 44,rX Karen Tinq,39, Tx 6tZA:52 91 Eric Hamilton,39, TX 8t27:06
30 Victor Valenzuela, 36, Tx 1Ol1:OO 80 Kevin Konken,45, TX 1315:23 38 Brian Thornhill,29, Tx 6i2oi53 92 Abby Ayers, 43, TX a:29:31

31 Richard Hill,44, TX 1Oi12to7 81 Tara stogner,38, TX 13:30t32 Sergio Vazquez,46, Tx 6t21i48 93 April Mau,din,37, lX 8:30141

Scott Schaunamam, a2 Tx
Derek N4cwilliams,3l, 13:30:32 40 Hung Hoang,50, TX 6,23,39 Dasiela De La Ctrda, &:34142
32 39, TX
1O:21:OO
83 Dawn Burris,51, TX 13:30:32 41 Benjamin Graham,32, Tx 6i24t26 35, TX
Carlos Ramirez,37, TX 1O,21:17 a4 Clara Paniagua,34, "fX 13:37:10 42 Christie Cryer,33, TX 6:26155 95 Steve Shelander,43, TX 8132123

1O:23:32 Rachel Adamson,34, lX 13:4OlO 43 Sarnh Craryford,29, LA 6i27:Aa Teresa Medrna,62, TX 8:38:55
34 Marco Antonio,24, TX
Juan i\4urillo,38, TX 'lo:26:05 86 Normt Dealcala,54, TX 13:47106 44 lain Barnetson,49, TX 6:32t12 97 Anqela Gillis,33, TX
Luis Murillo,31, TX 1O:26:05 a7 Jim Galicia,34, TX 13:5018 45 Lesa Rathien,50, TX 6132:26 9a Katherifle Cirvaja,,48, TX 8:46t12
36
37 Dean f,4artin,39, TX 10131i44 88 Billy Krause,38, TX 14'.11'.24 46 Daniel Arias,50, TX 6:32:42 99 Ter.i Bonner.50. TX
-Ilelma Richardsof,,71, TX
38 Thomas Fons,48, TX 1O:38:55 89 Tim Agar,51, TX 14.19i24 47 Phi Nguyen,34, Tx 6i38:44 100 9:O7t5i
Gregory Stoddard, 36, TX 1Oi45'.45 90 Maribel Lurt,43, TX 14:26:54 48 Long Nguyen,3t, TX 6:38:45 101 5drah Earls-CodaIt,31, Il 9t21:::
39
Andrea Riflose,44, Tx 14126:55 49 Michslle Allard, 49, TX 6:40:55 102 Deborah Olson, 42, iX 11.55:'Z
40 Santiago Morales, 25, TX 1Oi54t27 91
41 Miguel Valdez,39, TX 1O:59:54 92 Grady Harrison,55, Tx 14t26155 50 Christina Babcoik,36, LA 6,41:44 \"(pagt ar '

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Jun 1i 1td Doninion, )rkneY SPing, VA

Jun 14 Descanso, Desconso, CA

.lun 20 Suniver CLossic, Bend, 0R

June 21 lViLd West, Nevada CitY, CA

Jun 27 45th RIDE & TIE WORLD

CH AMPIONSHIP, Ashlqnd, 0R
Jul 11-12 Bandit Spings, Pinevil[e, 0R

Jut 25 )td Doninion Weekend,

)rkney Spings, VA
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Aug 8 Sontiam Coscode, Sisters, 0R

Auq 28-29 lron Mountain JubiLee,

Ivonhoe, VA

Sep 5-6 Mt. Spokane, SPokane, WA

Sep 6 }Ld SeLam, CenteruiLLe, ID

Sep 6 }ne Heart, l4axweLL, IA
Sep 11-13 Eost Coast Regional
Championship, Onieda, TN
"Buckles to all long course
finishers"

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\ct 10 Foothitls of the Cascades, lvloloLLo, 0R

1ct 11 Fotl Desconso, Desconso, fA
\ct 11 Mon vs. Horse Lquothon.
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lcl 16-17 Tiger Toil, Pendteton, 5C
Nov 7 Bor H, Pems, CA

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1,' i-lnai \'lifnadsi, a:,4.{ :51i5:34 41 iiile licrirlrrd,27, -rT 9;l!:il1 90 acl:.er f.fi.5:, r*1" 1$iat:23
i:: r i*ii-;t-11 I:i l: atI 38 Larry Adams,50, UT 28i25:53 4, Atire; i"l.rilnt:,:a. !T ,:'612, !l lair Lcyr', '15, !'i iil:4BrL4
j r'1, ,;i;.-. i ,., i]...- 43 Daren Koldewyn,43, UT 9.17.27 92 Thomas Whitaker,38, UT 10:5113
.l ali.l i i i::.ri.", i t,,:l l 39 Curt Hampton,44, UT 28,35117
40 Clair Coleman,59, UT 29iO7:39 44 Nathan Younqer,35, UT 9:17.43 93 Tim Koh,51, lL lo:52:o0
Syracuse, lf // Match20 45 John N4aack,53, UT 94 Amy i!;{rnr, Ji, l.l-i lCi:lrCL:
.ij! ",1 ...' r;:r-'.41 ir:!,.... 41 Doug Camann,47, NJ 29i14144 9:18:33
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ri llii. ir.li:!i::-r. 42 Quintin Barney,55, UT 29.16154 4ri :ha.icir li;nrrnil. f 5. U1 !::l:19 95 Aquileo Pacheco,54, UT 1O:54:55
.ll iil!int fi d3!i;!. 5t, i!'1[.d :0:11:il sl Siethaiit aafaner,;i, l"l- 9.?2:11 96 Bryan CamPbell,38, UT 1O:56:00
f,ii ir'l : ;ir,:r, ::i.l !l
a.! 1.,:.r.ie ;ou., lJ, !1 .riil:i:3: 48 Terry Bean,49, UT 9,26t11 97 Joshua Landvatter,3l. UT 10:56:05
The.ourse tours Ante ope s and, the largest is and n the 49 Tom Wolfe,44, UT 9126:52 !i aiii!t!..,!r i.r.far ord,:19. il1 l1i5!rl5
Creat Sa t Lake and a former catt e ranch now stocked 50 Jason James,35, UT 9:29:07 99 Chris Wriqht,43, UT 11:01:00
rv th buffaLo. Roughly a 5o-miLe figure e ght done tw ce
I Daniel Howe 1,24, UT 6154:04 51 John Martin,40, UT 9:29128 1OO Brian Hancev,45, UT ll:09:48
ha fhi ly and halll at. Footing is good throLghout Nlth
2 Steven Jeffs,39, UT TtOAtAz 52 Jeff Gerke,48, UT 9:30:01 lO1 Kevin Rowe,40, UT 11:09:55
most ) smooth single track and lire road. Coo weather 102 Chris Anderson, 33, UT
3 Zac Marlon,29, UT 7124.54 53 Matthew Bero,41, UT 9t31129 11:10:Ol
ani great v ews ofthe ake. 103 Steve l',4eikle,40, UT
4 Tim Brjley,49, UT 7:27146 i4 ile.rqnr J;il!, 18. 11 9:32:4') 11:1110
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5 Omar Pacheco,26, UT 55 Juan Caballero,50, UT 9:34:50 104 Robert Falconi,63, MA 11:11:15
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Brandt Ketterer.3l, Co 17i12.4O 6 Curtls Moen,29, MT

7:30:48
7137.43 , ,:
11 9i:6:5:
105 Jeff Scadden,38, UT
106 Michael Cummings,66, UT
1111:52
11:12:55
Harrison Fluman,30, UT 18:47:00 7 Jeremy Achter,40, tlT 7t39125 i; ailrin l'rir!-, J?,
8 lan Far.is,33, UT 58 Robbie Asbe 1,40, UT 9139:12 107 Tony Ch.istensen, 51, UT 11:12;55
Jeremy Suwinskj,35, UT l9:15:0O 7:41t44
Jeff Stowe l,53, UT 19121147 9 Jason Brock,38, UT 7154119 59 Holden Sanderson.19, UT 9:3913 ti3 (arnllii l-ir.heii. {s, JI ! il:":ll
1O Aaron Williams,35, UT 8:04:35 60 Marc Sanderson,43, UT 9:39:13 109 Jon Henderson,42, UT 1118:13
James Van Orman,45, OH 19:43:00
11 Daniel Grigsby,3l, C0 6l Travis Vandenburgh,39, lD 9t4A:23 11O Jacob Buckner,27, UT 11i19.12
, :i . il.!r .ii. 31. I f 19r45:5i 8:11:11

UT 2O:OO:03 12 Brianhamr 53 Lr 8:3:49 62 Mlkal Epperson,35, UT 9.41t46 111 Jeffrey Holdaway,56, UT 1l:20iOO
Unknown Runner,44,
Chris Mofiitt,39, UT
; .o- 11"33";11 l9 l-i'f
2Oi36:25
li:1612,
13 Brent Crumley,39, D
14 illii: Ffcwi,28.li
8:13:49
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l13 And.ew Barney,42, UT
11.20:36
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t0 I,lar in Ordway,51, lD 21:08:50 15 Tom Perry,60, UT 8117.21 64 Scott Bingham,56, UT 9t47,OO lr4 .lafiri r.\.r!on.;:1, Sa
UT .i{ O!icy;e,.,g (roqi, t5 !,. ! trl: 65 DarreLl Ches ey,57, UT 9i47i48 l15 Theodore Arnoldus,40. UT 11129i52
tl Pau Atkinson,40, 21t41,4O
18 Bryan Brady,37, UT 66 Jay Grlfflth,54, UT 9:50:28 116 N.4itch Silvester,32, lD 11:30:05
12 Phll ip Lowry,48, UT 21:56:00 8i21:35
13 Chr s Boy.ck,45, CO 22t21toj 19 Tom Warr,40, UT 8:24118 67 Jeff sbe .47, UT 9:53:35 117 Seth Waddoups,31, UT 11:39;20

2L1 ilrld Ardel:4ir l: LI a 2at3' 68 Curtls Thompson,48, UT 9:53149 118 Tom Lee,50, UT 11:40:09
'1+ f,,e !!: SolEr J6 il ?;if2:00
21 Jonathan Stuart,3l, UT at adif;ei'i.ACinnlirx.4r.i-lT !:irtj? 119 Brian Passey,43, UT 11i43:21
t5 Robert l'1!e ler,28, UT 23t24119 8:28:17
Jeif Frledman,31, CO 23124,43 22 Weston Woodward,33, UT 8:28137 i a i. !a ley ti.r i.ll tl , 25, t a 'n:\t:42 12O Cory Nielson,52, UT 11i43t44

11 Erik Dye,37, UT 23:30:00 23 Peter Hess,39, UT 8134132 7l Layne Koldewyn,40, UT 9t58t57 tll :irsrit. rilter,4&, '.r-i llr;i:r':|2
,ii Urnlji I t"n'idc ;6. l,li- ;:-1::02 72 Nlcolas Glatt,31, UT 10:10:00 122 Btad Holt, 41, UT ll:46:00
18 Danie Widerburg,4l,LJT 23',37'.37
'il:li:16
19 l,4ark Pancake,43, OH 23:50:23 25 Andy Ringholz,30, lD 8i40:57 7f Tijai/ Bnrlct, ii:, lT 123 David Earnshaw,42, UT 11:46i31

26 Danny Hales,26, UT 74 Shawn Wood,3l, UT 10:13:23 124 Frark Conrlquez,40, UT 11:48:39

20 Gary Dudney,62, CA 24a7:10 8143146
Matthew Bur.e l,29, OR 24t37:46 27 Stephen Lindsay,3l, UT 8:45r00 75 Aaron Jensen,37, UT 10:13:28 125 Thomson W lliam,57, tlT '1:4915
21
Ernle Floyd,60, UT 25:04:53 28 Trevor Jolley,39, UT 8:47:29 76 Robert Coleman,34, UT l0:13:46 126 coLe Peterson,25, UT 11:54121
23
Ma.k T chinel, 54, OH 29 Ben Kroff,38, UT 8:51'.42 77 Peter Van Horn,50, UT 10:14:00 127 Hugh Shaum,54, UT ll:53:38
24 25:15:11
:lC .Jarn;in.iioidi!,i,,ir-{i,l'l l1r!l:5, 7a Michael Rice,25, UT 10:21:09 128 Bill Andrews,63, NV 1l:55:18
25 Robert Boyden,42, UT 25',2o'.oo 1'1:5/:::2
fi f.rir !-r;l!t,;"tr, Ul 3:!lrll 79 AaL.r f e i!!!c,:8, it"i liiil:?]1 17q ;.ril iri4:i S$illr 61,ll
26 Chris Holdaway,23, VA 25i23151
:le. ilr .l:: A;iloil ['1rnmntl, ]a, 'll al5'l:.]:: 80 Tom Remkes,53, UT 1Ot24iOA l3O Jim Milar,53, UT 11159i27
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131 Bill Spangler, 36, UT
3i l..rniii i!'ar!,,t:, Li"i iCr?4:;3 1ZoA,14
2A Joe Dean,34, UT 26:00:00 ?? Jeramie McDonougl", g:55:OO
82 Peter Brooks,45, UT 132 Brandon Wickes,35, UT l2:00:4C
?9 Wi liam Rldeg,49, MT 26141:00 " 26,Ur 10:25:15
34 Chris Pope,35, UT 8:55:35 83 Jesse Vincent,32, UT 10:35:16 133 Jarrod Garr,38, UT 12:01:0C
30 Mike Talla,34, MT 26i41.OO
35 Jeremy Haddock,35, UT 84 Adam Hall,36, UT 10:35:17 134 Drew Lewis,52, UT 12105:36
:l ,jniri.a in.k.:iJ, lT
,:, , \ :a:nj:I1 8:55:51
135 John Nelson,4l, UT 12:06:00
36 Jared Struck,33, UT 8:58:35 85 Sam Jewkes,33, UT 1O:35i29
Forrest Stuart,60, UT 27159t37 37 Rich Baker,37, UT 9.06:46 86 Clint Brunyer,42, UT 1Ot4Ot21 lJ6 iarh.i illliii,:8, il; ',2:''. ,
33
34 Francois Trocha,49, CO 28:12'.02 38 Jeremv Smith,35, UT 9tO6:52 87 Andrew Jensen,4l, UT 1O142.4o l37 William Sharp,63, oR 12:14:3e

35 Seth Myer,53, UT 28:15:51 39 Jon Meikle,35, UT 9:07J5 88 Jasper Mueller,47, UT 10142:47 l38 Russell Bilodeau,63, ON 12124:54

36 Dave Kappus,38, t..lT 28:16:42 40 Kent Skidmore,49, UT 9:08:18 89 Peter Stevenson,36, UT 10:43126

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iCES Tt\ Antelope lsland Buffolo Run

- niclue location, unique wildlife, uniclue
-: stics: the Buffalo Run roo Mile is
' :-:,11v singular and satisfying experience.
- : = course
tours Antelope Island, the largest
.'.rd in the Great Salt Lake, and features
:-f.eping views of the water, Salt Lake City,
:-: \\'asatch Mountains and of course the
::rnymous buffalo, which are scattered
- -,rg the course and stolidly stand guard
-.:: the proceedings.
The roo-mile is the centerpi.ece of the
---::telope Island races, which also include
.:-rrli1e, 5ok, and z5k distances. Close to
, 3 o o runners cruise the trails during the
. Pronghorns, but they turned out to be some
-..
eekend. An unusual noon start on Friday
or the roo-milers puts them on the linal
,rc-mi1e segment of the trail on Saturday
::rorning as the 5o-milers whip by offering
:,eartfelt encouragement and praise. Not a
-.ad deal for the roo-mile runners.
The frequent buflalo sightings are a high-
-ight of the race, although the noble animals
seem a bit bored-maybe being an iconic
emblem of the Old West is more exciting
for the viewer than the viewee. We were
xarned to give them their personal space-
no European-style kisses on the cheek, for
l4O Mqlly Sh€ridan,58, NV 12'.28121 29 Camie Draxler.32, UT
example-and to not look them in the eye.
a The oniy time I got realiy close was when a
group ofthem were crossing the trai1. They
all scattered like cattie when I approached.
We were also warned of a wayward boar that
was seen hanging around, but then "reas-
sured" that it was nocturnal, which meant if
we saw it, it would be during the very dark,
moonless night. Good for stargazing, not
good for boar encountering.
The island's antelope and bighorn sheep
were nowhere to be seen. At one point I
thought I was looking at a whole group of
cleverly disguised rock formations. The rocks
would have been more convincing if they'd
moved around a 1i.ttle.
The first part ofthe course visits the spine
of mountains on the island and includes
some tricky footing, but rewards with great
views of Split Rock Bay and White Rock Bay.
Then runners take a long pass down and back
along the Salt Lake City side of the island on
mostly flat, easy trail through the dry native
grasslands that made the island perfect for
ranching before it became a state park in 198r.
5t2At23 80 Austin Cronnelly,3l, UT
Herds of buffato are scattered
along the course. LO Gary Dudneyl
The two segments get you 5o miles and are
repeated to make roo.
Plentiful aid stations offered exceilent
and friendly support throughout the day and
night and day. The oft-visited Start/Finish
area boasted a huge tent that was blessedly
warm at night and fu1l ofhelpful volunteers.
You could sit down and be served and not
have to get back up until, well, somebody
came along to make sure you got back up.
Utah just seems to have an endless supply
of great roo-mile courses. The Buflalo Run
is certainly one of them. Also, with its mild
weather, good trails and moderate elevation
change. it s one of the.more "doable" roo-mile
races in the state. 4
6:30:28 129 Jonathan Clark,50, UT 7122143

141 Stephen Klunker,42, UT 12:35:05 30 Brian Hamos,51, UT 5t24i4o 8l Brandon Stoker,36, UT 6:31:13 Jenoifer Duncan,35,0H 7;23116

142 Phil Mendoza,57, UT 12:37:00 31 Darcie Gorman.39, UT 5:25:O:l 82 Jeremy Stoker,34, UT 6:31t21 131 Frank Velasco,42, UT 7"26'.01

143 Kelii Rogers,37, UT 12:3?:OO 32 H€idi Benneit.38, UI 5i25:34 63 Shaun Jack5on,42, UT 6t31t4'l 132 Dennis Sisson,53, UT 7t31:49

144 Meiody Thoma5,54, UT 12:38:O0 33 Troy Olson, 51, UT 5125i51 84 Joel Robins,44, UT Jeff Nielsen,52, UT 7:33:07
145 Randy Thomas,59, UT 12:38:OO 34 Daniel Barnett,5l, UT 5:29114 85 Cheryl Allred,37, UT 6:34:59 134 Jori Torman,35, UT 7:35:55
146 Blaine Nelson,45, UT 12:39:00 35 Pam Reed,54, *,Y 5:29;55 86 Charlie Vincent,54, UT 6:35:05 135 Kameron Kershaw,40, MT 7139t24

147 Robert t\4erriman,5B, UT 12:41:58 36 Jimmy Garrett,40, UT 5:30:03 A7 Nicholas Marden,29, UT 6i36'.44 136 Zaine Farris,22, UT 7t4OtO4

148 Richard Brass,52, lD 12:50:51 37 MicheJe Andersan,46, MT 5:3Ot24 88 David Koldewyn,46, UT 6:37,25 137 Dan Nielson,26, MS 7..42'.55
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149 James McGregor,7l, UT 13:02:OO 38 Hayden Janssen,35, MT 5:32:31 89 tvlike Pace,44, UT 6:3a:30 138 Hazel Riley,56, UT
150 RaV UT
Squier,46, 13:02:OO 39 Phil Allen,55, UT 5:34:51 90 Scott Griffith,43, WY 6:38:40 139 Sandra Filier,27, WY 7;44'.17

151 Jon N4orley,52, UT 13:05;00 40 David Rose,42, UT 5:35:08 91 Chris Shurtleff,48, UT 6:39:45 140 Kevin Shannon,55, UT 7t46112

152 Craig Stahl,46, UT 13:22:OO 41 Margot lilatters,49, lD 5:38152 92 Kyle Atkins,36, NJ 6:39147 141 Michael Brown,32, UT 7:48:39
153 Kirk Hofeling,44, UT 13:34:OO 42 Keith Alleman,46, UT 5:3915 93 Bob Adler,59, UT 6t39i49 142 Allie Wood,53, M-f 7,51:16

154 AndreaSimnansen,44,UT 14:t8:AO 43 foby Nishikawa,42, UT 5:39J9 94 John Bartley,62, UT 6:41:24 143 DawD.Aoki,58, UT
155 Ron Remkes,58, UT 14:34:OO 44 Eric Eide,51, UT 5i39i21 95 Brian Nichols,39, UT 6:41:45 144 Maty McDowetl, do, wY 7:54:O1
Maryellyn LarcoB, 51, UT 7:5613
155 Jamie Rem,{es,54, UT 14:34:00 45 Austin Madsen,24, UT 5i4oi22 Peter Taylor Holdaway, 6i41i51
145
157 Maurine Lee,54, UT 15i57:OO 46 Robir Williams,48, UT 5:43:37 '" 26. Ur 146 Byron l\4ajor,36, UT 7.57144

158 Grant Holdaway,85, UT 2o:33:OO 47 Colin Farris,30, UT 5143145 97 Chace Talbott,25, UT 6:45i24 147 David Ray,37, UT 7i59:49
159 Carter Williams,57, UT 2111i39 4A Richard spence,27, uT 5:43i46 98 Quincie Albrecht,45, MT 6'45:4O 148 Janet HUJ{m4n,55, UT 7:59:12
49 Coileeo lhrken.51, CO 5:44:25 99 Chad Vizino,49, UT 6'.45144 149 Amy Gardiner,41, UT 8:19:33
50 Amie Blackham,35, UT 5:48:2ts 100 Stephaoi DalbY,3?, U'I 6:46:46 150 John Bozung,62, UT 8:23:35
51 Greg Hewitt,58, CO lOl Brent Bell,58, UT 6i47143 Hui Choe,52, UT 8t23i46
I Ford Smith, lB, TX 3:48:59 5'.49:15 151
8123146
2 Travis Gaylord,31, UT 3t57:52 52 David Adams,43, UT 5:51:OB 102 Kiley Newbold,33, UT 6:47i51 152 Daniel Choe,20, UT

3 Mark Hammond,32, UT 3i58122 53 Geoffrey Dunmore,41, uT 5i56134 103 Todd Spendlove,42, UT 6i47i52 153 Matthew Holdaway, 18, VA 8:28:17
54 N4ark Walton,59, UT 104 Clinton Hamblin,33, UT 6'.47t52 Kathie Lang,65, {lR
4 Ryan Allen,36, UT 4:O5tO2 5:59:10
5 Jesse Langner,33, N4T 4:O5iO3 55 Charlie Watt,21, UT 6:00:09 105 Bret Alberts,39, UT 6148t17 155Jason Sparks,29, UT
6 Brett Andersen,39, tJT 4t29io2 56 Valaris Reese,2?, UT 5;00;34 106 Rob Davies,46, UT 6i49,O5
156
Andrea Perkins"Peppers,
55, WA
7 Dennis Ball,36, N4T 4:34156 57 Kerri lilinile,42, UT 5:OO;50 107 Ryan Harris,43, UT
'l08 tlarly
6i49:51
8 N4ick Jurynec,37, UT 4136i42 58 Luke Andersen,38, UT 6io3i42 smith,56,UT 157 Lee Moss,57, UT 8146114

9 John Evans,51, UT 4i44to4 59 Paul McDowell,63, WY 6:04:06 109 Todd Stoddard,39, UT 6154t13 158 Eddie Rice,41, UT 8:49124
1O Lydia Biardv,30, CA 4.44:33 60 N,lark Heaphy,52, N4T 5:O4i2O 110 Judy fartis,60, UT 6:55:2O 159 Chris westergard, 25, UT 8:50:16

1l Erik Storheim,42, UT 4144134 61 Blair Perry,57, uT 5:05:09 111 Kirk Sample,39, UT 5:59:OO 160 Dave Henderson,44, UT 8:50:33
12 Robert Kain,35, UT 4:51:03 62 Pete N4alen,51, UT 6i15t12 112 Travis Atwood,33, UT 6t59i14 161 Steve Kissell,53, UT
63 lisa Nelson,47, U-a 6:0515 113 Carol Maack,49, UT 5:59,41 Maria Lowiy.24, UT
13 Shawn Bearden,42, lO 4,55:43
Paula Aaki" 59, UI
14 Kristen Olsen,29, UT 4:56:05 54 trllen Cheshire,33, UT 6:07:08 114 Eve Davies,48, UT 7:02131 9:O9:31

15 Brent Boyle,41, UT 5:OO:04 65 Michael Bevers,54, UT 6:09:57 115 David Parry,16, UT 7iO4i13 164 Eugene Bruckert,79, lL 9:35:38
9:38:01
16 Scott McMurtrey,37, UT 5:OOl6 66 Koji Peck,36, UT 611:03 115 Jorcan Portier,2:, UT 7rO4:59 165 Celeste Collman,51, UT

17 Arianne Brown.32, UT 5:01:21 67 Brandon Yates,36, tJT 6i12:14 117 Bob Silver, 53, UT 7:10:40
166
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la Florian Nattero,24, UT 5iO5:26 68 Justin Matkin,42, UT 61315 118 Caitlin Miller,29. UT 7:10:40
69 Matthew BradY,31, uT 515:08 119 Erin Clark,35, tlT llO;40 167 aleatherMaciarland,4T,UT 1O:02;47
19 Sarah Breevoort,29, U'i 5iO6:09 .aa HoDe HolddwaY Ta./lo",
20 Ken Jensen,45, UT 5.06:49 7O David Green,35, UT 6:17:23 120 Laurle Leshet.54, U-l 710r40 ,O:07:45
21 Stacey Pearson,29, UT 5110:54 71 Lisa Western,29, UT 6117:54 121 Tara shupe,38, UT 7l1lo
72 Melanie Smith,35, UT 6l?10 122 lammy Reyn01d5,3B, UT 169 Faith HoldawayTaylor,lT, UT 1o:09:Cl
22 Beth McMaster,42, UT 513:02 7:14119
1?O Danielle Taylor,53, UT
23 Joseph Smith,43, UT 5:1313 73 Brian Zehnder,5l, UT 6t2ji12 123 Holly Halpin,33, UT 7;15:C3 1O:25:34
74 Devin Stoker,29, UT 5:21:00 ,-; MrchelleHenderson. 171 Cameron Holdaway,21, UI 10125:44
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24 J5,UI Wheelwright, ''* -t-1. ur
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172 Jeff Waddell,39, UT
5:18:45 75 Marty Harward,42, UT 6i23i1o 1A:47141
76 Trevor Hudson,33, UI 6i23i35 125 Eila fhake,26, UT 7.16:4$ Moondoggy Dean Dyatt
25 Jenniler.Jurynec, 38, UT 5:19,12 17"
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25 Jay Miller,45, UT 5119i52 77 Becke Dounard,31, UT 6:23151 125 Lamoni Parry,46,UI 7:18iO4
18 Kirk Thomas,63, UT 127 Derek Whitney,33, UT 7i13tO4 piisj ij _:'':i
27 Aaron Grilfith,29, UT 5i24:O1 6i25:4O )cd

28 Shane Harrison,42, UT 5,24114 79 Cheryl Meltzer,42, UT 5'.29:55 128 Steve Zike,54, UT 7i22121
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Professional triathlete Hayiey Benson won
the Greenland Trail 5oK in a new women's
course record of 3:4r3r. Benson, 3,3,, placed
second overall in the race, and beat the
previous course record by ro minutes, which
was set in zotz by Salomon athlete I(errie
Bruxvoort. Benson, of Littleton, CO, said she
came into the race with the goai of breaking
the course record and had written out
Bruxvoort's lap splits to help keep her on track.
It was her first attempt at an ultramarathon.
"I knew the last six miles would be new
territory because I've nevet run that far," she
said. "I was hurting pretty bad. I felt pretty
sick at the end." Benson did collapse after
crossing the finish line, but recovered after
rehydrating. When asked how she stayed
motivated running solo on the course, she
said, "Pain is temporary, the results are
permanent. That's what I kept telling myself."
Benson had pianned to run the race
last year, but injuries kept her out. She is a
physical therapist and also works as a coach
with Elite Multisport Coaching. She said,
"I figured I had to show my athletes how
it's done."
Pristine racing conditions set the stage for
the rrth Annual Greenland Trail Races. The
event featured 5ok, z5k and 8-miie races, all
of which circumvented the trails within the
Greenland Open Space iust south of Larkspur,
CO. Newbies and veterans alike took to the
dirt-packed trails under scattered clouds, with
temperatures in the mid 6os. There were
r37 finishers in the 5ok, which served as the
Road Runners Club of America Western
Region Uitra Championship.
The conditions allowed for some fast
times to be set. The men's 5ok saw Peter
Maksimow of Manitou Springs lead wire-to-
wire, grabbing the win in 3:18:55, his personai
best on the course.
"lt was a long and lonely race. I had some
people for the first three miles, but then I
was by myself for the next 45k."
Maksimow made the win look easy with
an effortless stride and even pacing. He is a
veteran of the race, earning his fourth win.
But he had something to prove after he was
beat last year by Alex Nichols.
"l tried to be conservative on the first two
laps ofthe coutse because it catches up in the
iater stages ofthe race. Last year I had Alex
running behind me and then laying down a
rea1ly fast last lap."
Maksimow, 36, said that the course suits
him and he runs well at the altitude, which
reaches a high point of 7,4oo feet. "It's kind
ofrolling, so nothing too difficult. You can
get going pretty fast."
Ciearly, age is not stopping Maksimow
from producing the top times of his career.
Hatey Benson tak".,t"
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He said he has no desire to slow down.
"Experience goes a long way. Training is
going really well this year. It's just a matter
of staying healthy."
Another runner who was in a league of
his own was Frank Bozanich, 7o, of Reno,
NV. He won the senior division for runners
6o and up by 4o minutes, crossing the finish
line in 6:rz:ro.
Participants were treated to a relaxed post-
race celebration complete with food, drinks,
pizza and beer.
Awards were given to the top three male
and female finishers in each race, and for
the top three in each respective age category.
Prizes included Timex watches, LaSportiva
running shoes, Rudy Project sunglasses, and
Runneri Roost store gift cards. 4

Nathan Jerome,36, CO 65 Othman Doubiany,49, cO 5:5'l:35 104 Anthony Duricy,41, CO 6i3Ot49

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30 Alan Greeninq,49, CO
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4:55:01 67 Lau.a 5mitli,29, CO 5:53:41 ro5 Heether Rickerl,3B, CC 6:30:51
Latksput,Co // May 2 Ash Middleton-Davis, 58 Roberto Ram?-Rez,40, CO 5:55147 105 Oina Evans,50, C0 6:31:C7
4:56..56
& ;,:" /i :fik Alan 5mith,46, CO 6:32:27
31
50. co 69 Matthew Rutledge,38, CO 5:57:09 107
12 Pete Kardasis,40, CO 4:58:51 7O Lisa cook,40, CO 5;59:04 108 Brian Remington,50, CO 6:33:58
This course is four loops in Creenland open Space with 33 Jeff Bollman,47, MT 4i59i26 71 Lee Farver,37, CO 5:5917 109 Todd Nikkel,46, cO 6:38:54
rollirg hills through native grasslards and Camble Oak
34 Patrick Nguyen,4l, CO 5:0017 72 Patrick Walker,29, CO 5:59:35 110 Glenn Koutecky,51, CO 6i39146
hills on wide smooth trai s. Robert Kanieski,37, CO 6i42:O7
Shad Mika, 39, CO 5tO2i57 73 Sean Nossaman,32, CO 5:59:35 111

36 Kirk Dickson,40, CO 5:03:46 74 Hoa Schober,37, C0 AtA2.48 112 Doris Hartley,49. CO 6.44134
1 Peter f'4aksimow, 36, CO 3:18:55 37 Cai Ogle,24, CO 5:0415 75 Seth Wright,40, CO 5:03:04 113 l,4ichael Baca,39, CO 6i46t41
2 llayl€y Benson,33, CO 3:41i31 38 Dustin Benson,38, i\4N 76 Debbie Wriqht,38, CO 6:03:O4 114 James Simpson,40, CO 6:48:08
3 Christopher Gregory, 34, CO 3:50:31 Philipp Ponomarev, 32, CO 5:07126 77 Steven Dyson,46, CO 6:05:06 115 5heyna Marshall,38, CO 6i50:57
4 Scott Swaney,46, CO 3:55:58 40 Mark Lofquist,44, CO 5:08:19 7B Chri$tina 0ille,50, C0 6:C1,24 116 Lisa Tannahill,5l, co 6:50:59
5 Scott Howell,37, CO 3:57:09 41 Nathan Larson,48, CO 5:08:23 79 Kurtis Cutter,29, CO 6:08:34 117 Charles Scheibe,60, CO 6:51.45
6 Mike Mazzarese,38, CO 3159t45 42 Junko Kazukawa,51, CC 8O Trevor Nash,27, CO 6t12iO9 113 Peuletie Arns,62, C0 6:53:59
7 Daniel Thurnhof f er, 28, CO 4l O:08 43 Bradley Thompson, 54, CO 510:48 81 Frank Bozanich, TO, NV 5J2:10 119 Theo Brooks,65, CO 6i54:44
I Kaij, staley,39, CO 4116i41 44 Paul f.laisel,44, CO 82 Jandy Rosenf1ahn,47, CO 6r2t0 120 t\4ichael Girard, 56, CO 6:56'.21
I Julie Clsefl-Smith, 33, C0 4t2O:45 45 Charles Wetherbee, 48, CO 5:15:33 83 Josh Durkin,38, CO 6:12t55 121 Robert Sheehan,53, CO 7ta3t12
10 Nicole Clement,25, CO 46 Chase Whitney,34, CO 5t17:42 a4 Ken Christie,50, CO 6112t57 122 Kirsten gchuster, 4?, a0 7:4412
11 Daniel N4yers,20, CO 4i27i44 47 Travis Shaver,36, CO 5t19toz 85 Scott Shultz,57, CO 6113,28 123 Scott Snyder,60, CO 7:O4:24
12 Jeremy Ebel,3O, Co 4'.29iO1 4A Keren 8renftan,48, CO B6 Cheri Bashor,6l, CO 6114t59 124 Joanne Furton,51, lrl 7:O 5:18

13 Jamie Reichler,46, CO 4t32i29 49 Stuart Sloat,40, cO 5:22i11 87 Ashley 0xton,34, C0 6:15:0.tr 125 Monica Knox,37, CO 1.0911-
14 Erik Zeitlow,47, CO 4:35:15 50 Phil Redinger,44, CO 5i22:16 88 Mark Rodbourn,4l, CO 6:2zio2 126 Chad Jorgensen,40, CO 7:11:5'
15 Eric Parker,45, CO 51 Drew Williams,57, CO 5"23'.t4 B9 Eilily thompson,39, c0 6:22:Og Charlene 1"{0Cqes, 31, CO
16 Siephanie 6ore,44, CO 4:35:56 52 Jason Bezon,39, CO 5t24i27 9O Christopher Houlette,4O, AN 6i22:O9 124 Nick Sorg,34, CO 7t11t5-
17 Peter Scoffin,39, CO 4i4Ot2O Mark Spraqins,46, CO 5',26:26 91 Kerry Tighe,36, Co 6:22:13 129 Ronald Coats,52, CO 7t16t2z
18 Beth Kolrrinq,30, CO 4:4110 54 f,4att Lurz,39, CO 5i27:O6 92 Brian Brabant,35, CO 6:22:17 130 Tony Finocchio,46, CO 716:3C
19 Stephanie Jones,44, CO 4i41:14 55 Andrew Allison,39, CO 5:30:07 93 tdclly Hoppo,29, CO 6123:41 131 Janeite fow19r,38, C0 7 tz.O'24
20 Ryan N4artin,45, CO 4:43:1O 56 Bridget Luebbert, 51, C0 5:32:31 94 Sarah West-Hoover,44, CO 6i25iAA 132 Sean Sullivan,45, CO
21 Nick l'4orrison,28, CO 4:43i36 57 Tim Phillips,32, CO 5:36:19 95 Colleen Lebkuecher,4T, CO {::25;AO 133 John Nunez,50, CO 7t27: a

22 Larry Dewitt,57, CO 4i44:2O 58 (imberly Batterson, 42, CO 5:11:4O 96 David Bieber,55, CO 6:25:01 134 John Hobbs,69, CO 7:3 0:' j
David Selden,55, CO 4144:44 59 David Korevaar,52, CO 97 David Schwartz,45, CO 6:25:08 135 Dan Smith,57, CO
24 Brad Bishop,29, CO 4147155 50 N4att Hanson,33, CO 5i4O:47 98 Michael Downard,32, C0 6:25126 136 Jeff Gallup,50, co
25 Simon webb,22, TX 4i49i23 61 Terry Rousey,44, CO 99 Joseph Castillo,53, CO 6:26tO1 137 Larissa Velasquez, 47, cC
26 Alex Lopez,20, CA 4:50:34 62 David Kilpatrick, 31, NV 5'.41i21 1Oo Stephen Peterson,48, co 6i26:01
27 Benjamin Reeves,41, CO 4'.51134 63 Lamar Jost,38, Co 5"43'.29 1o1 N4atthew Sellen,25, CO 6i27il4 Se. po\t
Ama.de Jamr0giewicz, 64 Richard Bainbridge, 52, CO 5:44:47 102 Roie Byrne,28, C0 6:27:18
28 5:44.54 103 [,{i.helle 5heehan,39, CO 6i29:05
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We had an absolutely beautiful week runnable. Runners who start too fast realize
..ding up to the roo until Thursday, the day around miie 5o that they are in trouble.
=,::sts began arrivlng at the Lodge at Cocktail Things are real1y busy at the two aid
:. rr.rgh on Lake Martin. The lodge is the race stations all day. Runners come through
: .adcluarters, with rz rooms located iust two each one twice per 1ap, so things don't slow
::riles from the start. It's also the locatlon down until the z7- and 5o-mi1e runners have
. the pre-race meeting and dinner. Friday finished. Lots offans and spectators cheer on
r:-orning was foggy, but by afternoon it cleared the runners around the aid stations.
,-,it and was beautiful for the night meeting. Along with the night came the rain. No
We had r8o runners signed up for all storms, just a steady, soaking rain that made
,irree races: the roo, the 5o and the z7-mile a few sections of the trail very s1ick. It also
ir,rn Run. The forecast for Saturday was made a mess around the Cabin Aid Station.
rreat: a cool morning, a bit warm in the It continued to rain off and on all night and
afternoon and partly cloudy all day. Rain a1l morning.
ivas predicted overnight, but that's not too By late night, the course began to take a
rad with the sandy sol1 of this part of East heavy to11 on the roo-mile runners. We a11ow
Central Alabama. runners to drop to a lower distance if they
The race started at 6:4o a.m., and for the are not able to complete the distance they
next r2 hours things were great. Everyone registered for. To me, if someone covers 50
rvas running strong through the first z5-mile miles of the course, they ran 5o miles. If they
loop. By the second 1oop, some runners were ran 5o miles, they earned a 5o-mile finisher
beginning to have problems. A 1ot of people medal. We had a bunch of participants drop
assume the Lake Martin roo course is rela- down overnight. We have no cutoff for the
tively flat because there are no real hi11s. The 5o and 27 so runners can continue as long
biggest climb is the o.64-mile long trail up as they like up to the final cutofffor the roo.
to Heaven Hi1l, which has a gain of less than Due to popular demand, we are raising the
zoo feet. However, there are about z8 climbs cutoff for the roo to 3z hours in zot6.
per lap ranging from 5o to roo+ feet, and We ended with 17 finishers of 55 starters in
there is not a flat spot on the course. Runners the roo, 56 finishers of8o starters in the 5o
are aiways going up or going down. The total and 39 finishers in the z7-rnile Fun Run. d
elevation gain per my GPS watch is 3,ooo
feet per lap-rz,ooo feet for the entire roo Jonathan Shark from Olympia, Washington,
mi1es. The course is deceptive because there tooking happy and strong as he heads
aren't any technical spots and the trails are so toward a IOO-mlte finish. IoT k Merrittcurrvl

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Joseph Dahlbacka,27, GA
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35 l,4ike Harmon,54, AL 14118i42 12 Bryan Meadows,47, AL 5:52:33
3 Steven Sweeney,50, NY 1O:4O127 36 Jodi Harbin,52,64 14i19t49 13 Della McDon0uqh,49, GA 6tO5:22
27 Miies 4 Karl Heine,28, AL 10:45:50 37 Cherie [ason,54, GA 14:28i45 14 Wayne Mccomb,5l, GA 6:11:26
E evatlon galn:room le rl,4oofeet]5oml e-6,7oofeet] 5 Don Taylor,37, AL 1l:04:50 38 l',,1erry Henneberqer,45, AL 14:30:56 15 Brian Crooks,39, AL 518:51
27 mile j,48o miles i The course is a 25 m le loop of ro ling 6 Jennifer Lanqevin,4l, AL 11:05:19 39 Rob Apple,53, TN 14:38:08 .. N4rcnerle Chandler Raley,
hi ls without any f at. Some hills are steep but short with 7 Scott Ddigle,44, AL 1110:09 40 Adrienne Poweil,4l, GA j4ta.,:27 'o 48, FL
26o feet as the biggest c imb. The tra ls are very runnab e 8 [4ichael Veltman,32, CA 11i26i25 41 Charles Harker,47, GA 14i43:32 17 Juston Cox,36, GA 6135:27
* tl" lots orroots bLr roLl,lg technical. ll^e (our\e,( 14:47i52 l8 Lori Connors,45, AL
9 Greg Schnoor,37, FL 1l:35:55 42 Scott Brewer,43, AL 6:38i32
run four times, two times, or ore time with a two mile
10 Christy J0hnston,45, fL 11:59:26 43 Zackary Knoebel,3l, GA 14i53:O4 19 Summer Vaughan,35, AL 6:38:35
out and-back depending on race distance.
11 Shawn Holmes,4l, AL 12tOOt42 44 Anne-MarieXnoebe!,33,G4 14:53:09 20 Danijela l,Iassie,36, Wl 6:47:33
le$ ir!ilqs 12 Heather Ha.relson,39, AL 12:08:26 45 Mark Stewart,57, GA 14153:17 21 Mike t!4assie,38, Wl 6,47,36
1 Kenneth Ebener,44, SC 22i18i42 13 Justin Morris,32, AL 12:09:39 46 Terrie Tillmdn,47, GA 15:11:27 22 Andrew Foshee,50, GA 6:55:58
2 Brandon Kasteler,43, AL 24i31:49 14 Bill Woody,49, AL 12t14t34 41 John Ridgley, 46, GA 1511:36 23 Jonathan Powell,36, GA 6i56:08
3 Craiq Smith,39, AL 25i2oi14 15 Great N4oore,38, GA 12i21to1 4B Atha Vermilli0n,39, FL 15:22:18 24 Collin Mctvlullen, 39, GA 6t56:37
4 Damian Nathaniel,48, lN 25:35:04 16 Ben Greene,56, GA 12i21i19 49 Kim Weeks, 52, CA 16:09:01 25 Luke Foshee,15, GA 6:58:28
5 Ted Smith,41, GA 27iO2:11 17 Greq Wingo,37, AL 12t24:O5 50 Marqaret Dwyer,50, GA 16:09:0? 26 Ryan Westin,35, AR 7;03:58
6 Jonathan Bergeron,28, AL 27:19:20 18 AIan Whitfield,42, GA 12i27:34 51 Sarah Scott,34, AL 17iO3:24 27 Craig Watson,57, LA 7'.17'.34
7 f.4issyl{itirell,44,,AL 2'l:23i3'l 19 Jason Peaster,35, GA 12i27,38 52 Mark Morris,45, FL 17:31:58 28 Shea Smith,34, AL 7:32tOB
8 Prince Whatley,46, AL 27i23i41 2O Marty Livingston,49, AL 12:51:38 53 Wayne Peacock, TO, FL 17i32io3 29 Jennifer Fontenot,40,,AL 7:33:25
9 Rhea Lorey,32, LA 27:26:53 2'l Tom Moseley,47, AL 13io1t44 54 Conard Peacock,73, FL 21i17i27 30 Evyn [,4acre, ?9, FL 7:54116
10 Jonathan Shark,36, WA 27i33i12 22 Chris Goodreau,52, FL 13:02:05 31 Hasan Guven,44, AL 7154t54
23 N4iles Bays,49, GA e? Mileg 32 James Buxton,36, AL 8:00:02
11 Nathan Graves,35, AL 28i32i23 13:0511
12 lsaac Espy,52, AL 24i32i27 ?4 Susan Nall,52, AL 13:15:08 1 fmily Ansick,30, AL 4127'.19 33 Brett Reach,34, AL 8:0012
13 Trey Clark,26, AL 28:55J9 25 Tommy Barrows,40, AL 13:15i14 2 Varina Hart,2?, AL 4i47i39 34 Amando Humphries,43, AL 8:09i38
14 Michael Chase,45, AL 29toei19 ?6 Janel Vigil,40, TX 13:34:15 3 Jake Thornton,25, AL 4i47i4o 35 Saldy Rivas,53. Wl gtc?'t-
15 Suman Silwal,45, AL 29i2oi49 27 Nrike Luebeck,50, GA 13:48:59 4 Steven Speakman,42, AL 4i54i1o 36 Cheryl l'4urdock,64, FL 9:18:L2
16 Bryan Mcclure,34, AL 3O:55:OO 28 Fataz Bassari,39, GA 13:51:04 5 Lisa lever5,34, AL 5:A144 37 Terri Hayes,7l, FL 9:1E:/2
17 Gavin Defreese,46, AL 31:51:Oo 29 Juiie Adams,43, GA 13:5112 6 Tony Fiore,48, AL 5:07:56 38 Cahtv Troisi,56, NY 14126 LL
30 T.J. Mcintyre,35, AL 13:55:53 7 Beverly BrQwer,33, MS 5i16:54 39 Deborah lngram,6l, FL 14124 La
31 Jeff Estes,45, AL 13:56:07 I Michael Campbell,35, AL 5'29:20
s.rfn!.,:i," i.

JULY 20r5 ULTRAR!r\r] \G.:: 61

 \&
U LTRARACES
T Mad City

ffiffimd C&ty ffiw&ffiwffitrffi

BY BILL FINCH

Men's masters winner, |ean Pommier, ran

a fine sub-8-hour time and finished in sixth
place overall.
The Mad City Ultras include a highly
competitive 5ok non-championship road
race as we11. Geoff Burns won that event in
3:oo:57,breaking the Mad City course record
of j:o3:ro set by Zach Biller in zotz'
The record-breaking performances
did not end there. In fact, the end ofthe
day's racing came after sunset, when Bill
Dodson, age So-the last finisher in the rook
race-achieved his stated goal of breaking
the American age group record for men
8o through 84. Coming in at r5:o5:48, Bill
smashed the existing record of ry39:46.
To highlight the target Bill had set for
himself, race director Timo Yanacheck
assigned him bib number 8o. Spectators and-
volunteers all along the course were aware of
Bill's self-challenge. Despite the late hour, a
jubilant group of well-wishers applauded him
at the finish 1ine.
Carrying on a tradition of soiidarity Timo
started after the Boston Marathon bombings,
one of the Mad City rool( competitors was
asked to start the race "from within." This
year it was Bill Dodson who called out,
"Ready... set... go!" from his position at the
CamitLe Herron crosses the [ine as the women's lO0k winner' [o KartLeas] starting line. "It's surely as close as I'11 ever
come to singing the National Anthem at the
Records fe1l again at the ninth annual previous best was 7:33:tzr, selby lhe legendary beginning of a race," said Bili afterward.
Ann Trason at the Edmund Fitzgerald rool(
April rr. The Mad City course consists of ro circuits
Mad City Ultras o:n
of a rokloop around Madison's Lake Wingra.
In the USA rook national championship (Duluth, MN) in 1989'
road race, Camilie Herron won the *orrr"nt
In the men's rook race, Mike Bialick took Concurrent with the rook championship race
place overall to win his first national and the 5ok solo event, Timo puts on a 5ok
crown, breaking the Mad City course first
overa1l. championship. Both he and camille, by re1ay, with teams of up to five members each
record and finish-ing in fourth place
Camille'sworld-classtime of7:26:z4eclipsed virtue of their victories, won berths on running the loop. "It's been a good thing for
the Mad City course recordof set in the USA national team traveling to the everyone," Timo said. "The relay runners
7:46:33
zorr by Devon Crosby-He1ms. ior r'io*prr- Netherlands for the world championship provide the rook and 5ok solo runners with
ison, tire first-p1ace woman in the zor4 world rook on September,rz' ^ some high-spirited company out there on the
championship race ran atime of 73o:48. Men's second-place finisher Daniel Yi course. At the same time, the relay runners
And ,ro* for the real1y big news about also beat the men's clualifying standard of 7 learn and appreciate how very difflcult it is
Camille: her time was the fistest ever by hours, zo minutes, making him ellgible for for these super ultramarathoners to run the
a woman in a US championship race. The consideration for the team' fu1l distance."

8i46:21 6 Derek Drummond' 35, Wl 4"24'41 23 Ken Caviezel,46, Wl 5t47tOO

h*ad fitY 7
8
Bruce Udetl,49, Wl
Jeffrev Vernon Fenchel, 7 Daniel Goeckermann,34' Wl 4"27"53 24 Farit Kuri-Azamar, 19, Wl 5'.47:35
5:47:44
[,4adison, Wl // Apritll zs, wi I Matthew Bottkol,38, wl 4t3oi24 25 Josie Froehli.h,36, Wl
10:51:26 9 Christy Heiniz,27, Wl 4:33:03 26 Kay Drew,51, Wl 5:47:40
:& t,s" tt l0ck & 5ak 9
lo
Jessica LeMere,40, lIi
Wendy [,'liller,37, Wl 10:52:18 1O Adam Gould,45, Wl 4'37:14 27 Kurt ohlinger,45, Wl 5t57io1
gair: Relatively flat I The course consists of lO:58:43 11 Ncra Bird,3l' Wl 4"48:54 2A l,4ike Harvey,41, Wl 6:0915
Elevation 11 Erik Beaver,53, Wl
ro circuits of a tok- oop around Madison's Lake Wingra,
12 Kathleen Ryiman,46, Wl 12;40-19 12 Seth Haynes,34, Wl 4'55t57
29
Vemana Goutham Sotala, 6t1O'.o7
through scenic neighborhoods, and through the University
13 Casper Ryan Yoch,51, lL 12:53:15 13 Beverly,:ergus,53, !!l \:a?'.?6 29, Wt
ofWlsconsir Arboretum. The entile course is pavement 14 Aleah Schroeder' 26' Wi 5to5t26 30 Tom Wickeham, 49, Wl 514:58
or sldewalks. About halfofthe course ls flat and the other Jameetan Abdul- 6:15:24
14 RahirnMuiaahrd.46, G,a 15 Pete Hartman,46, lL 5:21:38 31 CVnthia Carlson,45, Wl
halfhas gertle hills. 6:30:55
15 Bill Dods;n,80, CA 15:05:48 16 Jaime Stoltenb?rg,37, ttl 5\ZZZA 32 Allison Pierce, 29, \{Jl
lCOh r? SteondnieFlaheriy-Pf"'lier ).23.52 Yaneth Aleman-Colke, 6:41113
33
50h '' 43. wt 33, Wl
1 [4ike Bialick.33, 1,,1N 7,02:17
Geoffrey Burns,24, Ml 18 Lisa Lindemer,36, Wl MarV Moran,47, wl
34 6141:14
2 Daniel Yi,34, VA 7t15i12 1 3:00:57 5:26i'12
7i24,33 Stuart Kolb,52, Wl 3:58:45 l9 John Hahn,47, Wl 5:3411 35 Susan LaffertY,50, lL
3 Anthony Kunkel,23, CO 2
4 Camille Herron,33, OK 7:?6:24 3 N4ary Fiaws,4B, wl 4:20:17 20 Jim Welch,53, Wl 5t4OiO2
See page jqfor ke1
5 Nick Accardo,32, LA 7t56io4 4 Erik Catherman,28, Wl 4,22i56 21 Kimmer Lolhe,46, W1 5i42144
5 Jean Pommier,5l, CA 7i57io5 5 Jim Hansen,50, Wl 4:23.38 22 Mtsrie Wllker,35, m0 5:44:11

1"

i, ULTRAPUNN NG,CO]"] I ]ULY 2OI5

: ICE DIRECTOR TIMO ADDS:
: For the
-.."p -y goais few and simple
...:st iunners, we provide a consistent
at
l,-*. ,"a date where ihey have a fair shot
national team' And
.. , ,'rrg , ,pot on the US
: :rtake it an open race so "regular"
people cf** l

'.,- *rtt't tire stars and find out what they g*n
-.. HM
-.: ,1o. To me, my sense of accomplishment a!*
, .roing to mal<e these things happen is
: .lr'all"ofl the time and worl<' MJ
the
i feel like I have some investment inuorld €
' - t representing our counLry in the a
:17
. -r'tpionship race That's pricelets Lastto lear
run
.: lf
- - ,i*" took the L-,'S team to Qatar
)apanese the British
the Suedes' r=i
l.-rt 'l
-,:il,,f',.
1,.. C"t-r"t, the I(oreans' the French' the
---issies, the ltalians,
the Russians' our lt
1c. rL

-,,*Jirn neighbors-ererYbodY
When lel '_l

on lhe awards
; American women stood
- ,air-i ,..eive the Team Bronze Medal
.:t if-,ita pt*e, I was bursting with pride'
tr..rr-"", t." climbed to the top step of the
-,.a*-," receive the Team Goid Medal'
We LifeStrdw'r:-"
.,1-.,*a at attention as the American flag ,: P*rsonal Water Filter
was
..1r. ,"i."d and our national anthem
like at the Olympi'cs' I was too
:iaved-iust
-
.l.,ot.a up to even try to sing along,
ilr.r"1* another reason I love this race'
rook
';itt', a fieta of sometimes iust twenty
in the I-get.to
.,-*."r, and maybe 4o 5ok'
, .t.ry on" olthtrrr' By the time,lhey're
',ro,.
.'rished tuo laps' I can cheer tor them Dy
and bv the end of the race' I feel
GET GOINE
,i;t;;;;..
-,f" r"":r" all friends. And lou 1nd
1
.k1ow
than
t,i.,o tra lrue: lhere's no Lruer [riend
. ?.""J*n"'. an ultrarunner' S pre-sports vitamins
For ten years, SportLegs@
lactic acid
have been helping runners reduce
way without painkillers And now
tfre freaftny
*.;r. Joing it in half the time New Sportlegs
pionto' w6rrs in just 30 minutes - so it's

and get going'faster'

to breaking the 100k

31lL Dodson after 50k, on his way
Leasl
8O-84 age-group record' L6J Karl
JULY 20',15 ULTRAR'r)
 Mwwwwffi&w Mffitrffiffiffi
BY BEN VOLK

My foray into ultrarunning look too bad on PaPer. What I

and ride and tie events started didn't realize was that what the
in zoo6. Since that time I've 1oca1s fondly called "Goat CamP"
completed 45 ride and ties was a virtuallY non-runnable (uP
ranging {ron: zo to 36 miles or down) three-mile stretch of
"fi
ffi ems€mf ffi sE rdmB'e ffi ffi -ffi m mw and four 5ok ultras. I also got rock and cacti. We11, I did actu-
into endurance horseback a1ly witness two of the toP 5ok
riding few years ago and did
a runners bounding down the
my first 5o-mi1e endurance ride trail like a couPle ofgoats as I
AUGUST 8, 201 5 in October of zor4.
So with a soiid background
tiptoed my way down. We were
also treated to some bouldering
in running and riding, how hard in Ford CanYon later in the run'
Lockport, NY could it be to run a 5o-mi1er) I Starting at a moderate Pace,
I logged into the 5ok checltPoint
found out bY signing uP for the
zor5 Mesquite CanYon 5o-Mile in [irst place. l'd been running
Race. I had trained all winter well behind Chris Palmer, who
in WA. with manY triPs
Pasco, dropped at mile z8 or so' I was
around Badger Mountain and going through two Iiters o[water
training temPeratures in the erery eighL miles and Chris uas
only carrying a r2'oz handheld
4o-6o degree range. MY training
was marginallY sufficient for the bottle. As I was leaving the
conditions I encountered in ihe Mesquite CamP, I thought I

100 mile White Tank Mountains iust west

of Phoenix, AZ.
In retrosPect, I could
chosen a much easier course
have
spotted mY trustY horse, Marqo,
ti"d to , tree waiting for me. Oh
what a ioy that would have been
to gal1op from Mescluite to Black

50 mile for my first 5o-mi1e race. Having

completed numerous trail races
ou.t th. last few Years, it seemed
like a good time to go for 5o
Canyon with the tlnd in mY
hair. Alas. Marclo was a mirage.
and i was destined to run/
powerwalk the next zo mi1es,
including a second brutal climb

I
25 mile miles before mY 5oth birthdaY'
We were going to be in Phoenix
anyway for Mariners SPring
up Goat CamP. MY goal was to
simply finish mY first 5o-mi1er
in one piece, but winning the
I

I
Training, so I thought, "What the
ffimgBmtmr B?#w ftm quxm*m€g €*r heck, I might as well run a 5ol"
Race day dawned clear and
sunny with exPected highs in
ymrsr' ffiffiffi,ffi$Hm .%wr$mm ffiaxmk#m the 85-9o degree range. I had
spent the whole weel< taPering
and getting used to the Phoenix
heat. The race involved three
z,ooo-foot climbs that didn't
race was awesome.
lamil Coury and all the volun-
teers lrom Aravaipa Running
did an exceiient job and set uP
great aid stations. If You are
toking for a well-organized
race on a challenging course, the
Mesquite Trail Run will not
disappoint.'$

Tim Hackett cruising through the

desert. LO Deron Ruse/SweetM lmagesl

I '{$kratmtEma'e pBemme vfr m*t

ffiffi ffirdmsx$ ffiffi.mffiexe

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66 ULTRAPUNN NG,COII I JULY 2O'I5

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,--^..:r^ f **..*a :t irl.s !{rili;,3'l. r';l 6:2iJ:

Lc1l :yLJ: I 20 Erik olson,38, NV 6i39127
=:,iuiLe
...=\.. AZ // Match14 2'1 Clayton Turner,26, AZ 6i49'.14
' - ' // EO F,rl,iec & iC4 22 Jeffrey Rutherford,29, NC 6149'.17
23 Jon Roig,39, AZ 6149134
: : - i:ix: \o miles-3,8qr leet 5ok-5,r6o feet Both
r 24 Leo Rankin,63, BC 6:53;08
: ::: r': on rueged, slnglejrack trail with slgnificant 25 Jona Harold,35, AZ 7t11i12
:'; '; climbs. lncredible views. sieep descents, lalge '?"}?.41
:6 i{e!!ir li.,iL, i}, ir:
::lr j..llcks anddesertvegetation.The5okcourseis ;7 2aiitf i"to**r,4:, Al l:ii2i'iz
:
_:: expelienced t.all Iunners onl) sirce ll travels
: : : iszaldous (but inctedibly awesome) section of 28 Ricardo Roa,27, AZ 7to5t32
.::. down Ford Canyon 29 Paul Rondeau,56, AZ 7:0616
30 Tim Hackett,48, AZ 7:06:39
:: ,/ i?5 :l !;r, Krn,"'lir,57' AZ ::*.r;'!l
3en volk,49, \ryA 1O:58:OO 32 Jacob Mercer,28, AZ 7:12132

- l,,1ichael MaYberry,48, AZ 11:15J4 33 Juan Dominguez,40, OR 7114i35

I eir Slslii3i J:, !:A i:Ja::'r :i arfollni 5rerq,33,.6; ir2!rla
- Jeftrey Humble,43, NT 11125i52 l; r*.i;tiri Dal.t.,::1 ,q2 ':':41:4r'
: Ben Sexton,4l, AZ 11:30:45 36 Frank Seifert,40, AZ 7i41'.31

: i,llleiii i'ili!!j. 4;, LI t''::t3:i4 37 Dean Johnson,50, AB 7i42:34

- :1,'i. iii]stlliii.:1, r:a '.|'.Lt:Ae ;t llr:ri::il.Ye.t!,4:,L;l 1:4:i:13
: Brandon Wellinq,32, AZ 12i43',46 39 Lee Maxson,53, AZ 7:46:25
: JeremY MaYbetty,44, AZ 13:34:08 40 Jason Steidler,46, TX 7,54iO4
: Jordan Wiqht,32, CO
'13:34:10 41 Shane Lofgren,40, AZ 7:58:OB
- Redfield Baum,42, AZ
'13:52:04 42 Emmanuel Aonll:la,29, AZ 7.59139
43 Luke KaYYem,36, AZ 8:02:34
44 Manoj Nagalla,35, AZ 8:Ogl3
cha.lle Ware,29, AZ 4:24tO4 45 Dean Hansen,59, AZ 8lO:20
Michael Versteeq,29, AZ 4132'.41 46 Shawn Cleary,29, AZ 8:10:52
Arrick Nietert,33, AZ 4t43t2o .il Jaieil. .j.in.:,39, lj$ l:',4:41
Adam Steidler,33, AZ 4146i28 48 Sean Nugent,33, AZ 8i37i41
Tom Steidler,44, CO 5:OllO 49 Paul Deuchar,39, AZ 8:31142

Bret 5arnquist,36, AZ 5tO5:59 50 Kyle Turano,33, AZ 8143i24

Don Solberg,45, Az 5'.1,4t56 51 Craig Foster,52, WA 8:5615
Anthony Tadajewski,3S, AZ 5i27:34 ,: i;ie*r lrii.r'ir, Jr,:ii 9:i5:1,
Eric Schmitz,32, Az 5i33117 i3 :li;t1ri Ciaiiilnai- j!;, iA i.''L.,'l
!4 Di-.an l.rq,5?, A: 9::?:5s
Timothy Stackhouse,33, AZ 5:34129
Todd Schultz,45, AZ 5t4O',17 55 ChristoPher Vitek,53, MN 9'.48:45
Ryan Niccum,40, AZ 5:41117 56 Tim Truiit,4l, AZ 9'.54120
'Iom Dietrich,34, AZ 5:4910 i; R;!,rr l{!r:t;1.i!3i, 4:, 1; !i:.,:;11
:;t ul:dr 3!e:1,:2, if io::9;::
Diego Espinosa,53, AZ 6to4i26
Benjamin Nichols,28, AZ 6i12124 59 Jeff Hall,54, AZ 10:29:33
iil !c,lrti:r {3ller. rll,'iI 1i:;11:i:i ABOVE: Jennifer Dancer pushing hald in
Michael N4iller,53, Az 6116t38
the 5Ok. lO MeLissa M ddleton/Sweetlvl lmagesi
'/li:, rlZ
L.r.. lerb*rr, a:13i'): 'Set
Pagt 3lfor keY

Jeff snyder,44, Hl 6:19129

BELOW: A beautiful desert sunrise
over the Mesquite canyon course
IO [ilel]ssa Middteton/SweetM lmaEesl
 t] I TRARACES
e MonumentYalley

F{awalCI ffimEure
BY CORY REESE

treated to Mystery Valley, an isolated desert

Maybe it was the Native American prayer
spoken by a Navajo leader in the predawn
light before the start of the race. Maybe
it was the sense that I was running right
through the middle of a fohn Wayne movie
Maybe it was the aid station at a mud-covered
hogan. Maybe it was the realization that I
was experiencing trails in the Navaio Nation
that few people have ever seen. Probably a
that leads runners past arches, ancient ruins
and sweeping panoramas.
I ran the 5o-mi1e, and it felt as if I was
running directly through the middle of a
postcard. Runners see views of iconic land-
marks like The Mittens, Stagecoach and
Totem Pole. But the experience is so much
more than seeing these sights from the
standard tourist viewpoints. Runners pass
right through these areas on trails that are
only accessible with Navajo guides. This land
seems untouched by the outside world, and
runners are given the unique opportunity to
travel these trails that have been seen by few
outside the Navajo people.
The course is far more challenging than
n:liii.i ljarill
;:Lritliil:iii it appears on paper. What the race lacks in
ffi llilii lir
difficulty from elevation gain is more than
made up for in many miles of deep, slow sand.
i .'.'*tstri
.
.; .J'i.1.. -
Although the sand made running more dif{i-
cult, I didn't hear a single runner complain.
combination of all those thlngs and more It was as if we all realized that this was a
has kept the race coming back to my mind price worth paying to be on this beautiful,
in the days and weeks since the Monument sacred land.
Valley Ultramarathon. While the scenery is the biggest draw of
Organized by Ultra Adventures (the same the race, another lactor that made Monument
crew that puts on races such as Zion, Grand Valley unique and special was the integra-
Canyon and Bryce Canyon), Monument tion of Navajo culture. There seemed to
Vailey has 4-mi1e, z5k, 5ok, 5o-mile and be a Native American fingerprint on each
roo-miie races. Only roo-mile runners are aspect ofthe event. The night before the race,

50 Mitss Chariotte Armstrong.35. Rt 1l:33:54 33 Marie Bitboa, U 3, C0 8:03:02

Mnnumer:t Va*ey James Roche,27, CO 7i28i24
38
39 KatherineWondol,eck,5l,CA 13:45:51 34 Kyle Flagstad,24, MN 8:0318
Ny'onument Vattey, AZ // March13
Andy Pearson,30, CA 7i37i34 40 Bodee Maxweil,54, CA 1415:09 35 Pierre-Luc lza,30, OC 8:03:20

ti
& :,:' ff wn Miles, Ed Conrad,3l, UT
Stuart Cohen,30, CO
8i4Ot27
9i52i29
41 Rachel Mo$s,40. AL 14.21149 37
38
Pascal Fuchs,44, CT
Terry Wallace,58, NM
8:0814
a,18145
5C Miles & 5CIk Ioby l.lishikawa, 42, UT 1O1AZ:O7
5Ck 39 Ranjith Sajja,32, CA a:19:57
lOi0?is4 Christian Gering, 23, CO 4i43i31 40 Cole Molitor,23, MN ai2Ot28
Elevation ga n: 5o m les-5,r5ofeet j 5ok 3,6oofeetl 6 Sergey Trudolyubov, 41, NM 1

The course is a mlxture of rollirg Jeep roads and often 7 Michael Chertkov, 47, NIV 1OiO5,27 2 [4ike Le Roux,39, CO 5:04:OB 41 James Lawrence,3B, UT 8t26i25
Sunny LavJr€nce,33, UT Bt27t?A
sandy slngle-track trails wiih one demanding and rocky I Kirk Apt,52, CO 10i12tzo 3 Phillip Russell,36, UT 5:56:10
8t37i45
mile-plus Long climb to the top of Mitche I l\y'esa, which 9 Richard Knapp,62, N[4 1 015:07 4 Julia Lewis,48, CO 5i5q;O2 43 Frederick Weil,56, CA
slis abo!t r,5oo feet above the desertfloor and ptovides
10 Jason Yuhasz,37, KS 1Oi47:4O 5 Pascal Gray,34, BC 5159i34 44 Sunny Ellswcrti,5O, UT 8;4O18
commardlrg vlews ofthe entire valley. 6 t4ichael Labrecque, 37, AZ 6:OO:55 45 Keen Ellsworth,48, UT 8"41"16
11 Jil! William:.38, UT 10:51:58
trOC Mil€s 1C:5712 7 Marline Cote,31, QC 6:02:2f, 46 Jess NIontour,24, AZ 8i44tO6
12 Courtney F0ley,39, UT
5:07:58 47 Natas,la Me!icha., 33, a0 B:51128
I
1 Adrian Sianciu,45, CO 21t45:OO 13 Timothy Davis,40, CA 1O:59:06 8 Christian GTh,18, NM
4g Chas lvlelichar,43, NV 8:51:39
2 Uli Siuwe,40, CA 22138140 14 Meghan Hicks,36. UT 11146:44 9 Paul Sharwell,51, UT 514:10
li Andrew Horn,51, NY 49 Frederic Audouze, 45, FL 8:56124
3 Galen Thompson,30, CO 23i34i29 15 Philip Kaplan,48, UT 10 6116:34
50 Eric Fournier,28, CA 8i56'.27
4 Kelly Agnew,42, UT 24119t48 16 Thomas Quigley,47, AZ 11i45:16 11 Laura Swenion,42, AZ 6:51:23
Jeff Gipe,51, UT 6:57:08 Teresa MenCez,28, CA 8.5612'?
5 Davy Crockett, 56, UT 25:50:30 17 Bo Miller,5l, WY 11:45:31 12
6:58i47 52 Maqqie ilurley,5S, MD 9:OO:5'1
6 Sarah Emoto,25, CA ?5i53:O3 18 Sean Trujillo,40, Nli4 11:46:08 13 Ross Pieper,38, WY
I N.4lke Wright, 56, CA 26107i14 19 Julie Kcepke,32, TX 11i56129 14 Somrr Morris,28, Co Allisoft Theobold, 26, MT
54 Britta Rottsrhy, 52, NV 9:07:32
9 Mike Smith, 57, IN 27iOOt43 20 Jeff Elbert,46, OK 12:06:45 15 Christopher Parkins, 33, UT 7:O2:16
Kellie Creaser,26, CO 914:16
1O Carl Tippets,62, UT 21 Sean O'Callaghan, 41, WA lztoA:34 16 Joel Hatch,41, UT 7tO6i1.l
Hirofumi Yamamoto, 45, TX 7:OAl5 56 Rima Lurie,67, CO
11 Ryan O'Dell,30, NY 28t2Ot52 22 Alexander Watson, 52, MI 12t1O:23 17
Georqe Hollander, 54, lN 9i35i27
12 Larry Hall,61, lL 28:35:10 Jonathan Nez,39, AZ 12t14147
'18 Lynn Jolrn,40, NM 7$9146 57
Steve Winslow,53, UT 7lO:Ol Lynne Scheelz,52, PA
13 Lynette McDougal,45, lD 28:37:51 24 Liesl Chapola,45, co 12i14:48 19
59 Hollie Vanorden,43, Ul 9:37:O6
14 Rachae, StCIaire,56, CO 28:50:19 :5 Jodi Hafen,38, NV 12:20i33 20 Jeft Haight, 52, lN 7:10:36
Heather Ter touw,3l, CC 7lO:39 60 Annie Clayson,37, UT
15 Ken Lonseth,45, TN 31i17i27 26 Quanq Le,40, l\4A 12i21t33 21

15 Eric Dalimarta,35, NY 31:23i49 27 Benjamen Dullum, 22, L,lN 12:22:37 22 Amy Sm;th,27, UI 7:10:39 61 Jim Scahill,50, IN
Anita Rawlinson,58, MT 62 John Hobbs,69, CO 9:4312o
17 Malcolm Bennett,34, AZ 31i36i27 Nealsa Curley,33. AZ 23
63 William Wavering, 53, UT 9155t34
18 Rich Desimone,63, MT 32:55:31 Natalie Baldo.43, AB 12:37:05 24 Dylan Schwindt,36, C0 7t25113
'19 25 Holly Buschhorn,39, CO 7:28:37 55 frebecce Rich,48, UT 1O:28:lt
Yoshiko Jo,50, PA 30 creq Gayman,29, cA 12:53:36
26 Cla!re Rasmussen, 28, MT 7:37i46 66 Michelle Roesnvall, 45, UT 1A:2e:1L
20 Jon Beard,50, CA 33146120 31 Jim Costello,47, NY 12i54:21
67 Craig Scheetz,62, PA 1Ot54t1Z
27 Dale Louis,59, NM 7:381 5
21 Milzi Kincaid.51, CA 33:50:39 Chris Henning,37, NV 13:03:51
68 Dale Evans,62, WA 11i24128
22 Kristin Daniels,42, CA 33:50:39 33 Vi.ginia Yearick, 22, 5C 2A Chiliie Willie,4O, NN4
29 Callen l\,4arx,26, N4N 7i44:22 69 Sharon Evans.53, wA
23 L6uren Vigliotti,37, CA 34 Ron Haven,32, UT l3:23:11
7,45:53 70 James Peery,23, SC 1315i37
35 Laura Johnson,39, UT '13:?3:12 30 Jeff Pettett, 54, Az
35 Cory Reese,37, UT 13:30:54 31 Nanette Palmer,4?, UT 7:54:17
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37 Dennis Drey,53, Nl\4 13i31:24 Damien Callery,42, FL 7i54i36

ULTRARUNN NG,COI.I ]ULY 20]5

 ' . ::: ftom the Navaio community talked
:,eir culture and traditions. During
.:..Navajo men on horseback traveled
: , the safety ofthe runners.
.rSe to assure
: .r.s rvere provided with a complemen-
t..r aio taco at the finish 1ine. And while
. :-. le finishers were awarded custom belt
. -is. the 5o-mile finishers were given
-. .e leather bracelets handmade in the

. .'-. community.
:- one last act of magic, near the end of
. ::-mile race, runners climbed to the
- Mitche11 Mesa. The traii was steep,
: ., ng and rocky. The trail ended at the
: -=- ofa ciiffoverlooking the entire land-
, -.:e of Monument Valley. I felt chil1s as I
,..., rhe whole expanse of where my run had
'.: :ir rre during the race. I felt deep appreci'
. :n forthe hospitality ofthe Navaio people.
- .e I lt gratitude that running provided
.= ri ith this life-changing experience. 4

oPPOSITE:Virginia Yearick, James Peery and

Dennis Drey finishing the Arches Loop heading to
Mesa. Usualty restricted to Navajo guides
"'litchell
:riy. race organizers received special permission to
use these trails. lo cory Reesel

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BY CORY ADAMS

Ultrarunning is not the first thing that

comes to mind when you hear the word
Arkansas. but it should be, because this is one
of the better scenes east of Leadville. What
the Arkansas ultrarunning scene lacks in
numbers it more than makes up for in spirit.
There aren't very many places in America
where hundreds of people would come from ,,i '1.r.,,:ti*r:
' ' 'i&-a';
far and wide to meet at a park in the suburbs i..,dkr: .ilr,,:;fu
:;dr.d'3
to run a 5ok, but Little Rock, Arkansas, is ai'ra Y- :*Ei,
one of them.
The Ouachita 5oI( is the week before the
Boston Marathon and it will test you, not
only physically, but mentally and spiritually,
because you wiil find yourself doing things
that you thought were physically impossible.
The race 1u11s you into a false sense of
security as the Pulaski County Sheriff
Department escorts you and a couple
hundred other ultrarunners through a resi-
dential area and into a state park' It seems
harmless as you hit the trailhead, but alter
you step on that first sharp rock you realize
that you have your work cut out for you. It's a
very technical trail the whole way, so you can
rest assured that your knees, hips and espe- .-*.
cially your ankles will be getting a serious
workout on this course.
Around the four-mile mark, you start
hitting your stride and you begin thinking
that this is doable. You're feeling pretty confi-
dent about your target finishing time until
t6 Brett Bassham,50, TX 7iO6t15 Christopher Atchison,
*uxchita Trait 27
2A
Ronnie Daniel,40, AR
Phil Brown,45, AR
12115.25
l2:19:00 17 Paul Jara,40, AR 7tO9'.49
54 35. TX
9'.10145

J?r3
Little Rock. AR ,/ APrillB Dustin Speer,23, AR 12119:47 l8 frir O'T0ole, ?1, CO 55 Laceli Kellev,35. Ak -o
29
56 Brendan Rhyne,23, Mo 9119t43
& :,:'/,r rfi r#il*s & 3*x 30 Cameron Crow,23, LA 12122,38 i9 Ashley O'l.leili, 4O, AR 7r18::J
31 Kelley Crow,23, LA 12i22139 20 Jim Tadel, 55, AR 7"20'.10 Angie O.ellato-Fisher, U:24.24
E evation gain: 5o miles 4,6oo feet 5ok 3,74o feet ] A 3; Deb Saker,50, AR I 2:25:3O 21 Tira go,4l, AR 7:?1:30 60.,4,4
p.r-resqJ. lirb o,er Dinracle Moula' [ol oa.o b, L.ura Renqe,45, l,,iO 22 Justin Cloar,40, AR 7t26i35 58 Nlerli I,lclonald, riO, Ali 9:30;?A
.-0...r'o-bo I a'o'gt "'-oreo''"l"Vaum" ".-Le t4 Beth E.ickson,,i5 NC 12:36:22 23 Beaux Pilgrim,40, LA 7:3Ot25 59 Bryon Dunn,23, TX
course inc udes slx mi es ofaspha t and the remainder on Alex Wan,35, AR 7'.34'.26 60 Johnny Eagles,60, AR 9'.4411o
35 Alan Hunnicutt,50, AR 12.36t22 24
scenic, rocky, s ngleirack trai . Leisa Ylailste!,50, AR 9:45:;7
36 Shannon Hampton,40, AR I2:50:00 25 Tina Miicnell,40, AR 7:35:10 61
5* M:!e5 12:50:00 lmiiy aonley.4O, Ili 7r36:15 67 Tisha *een,23, AR ?:5714
37 Abe Nutt,40, AR
12152:26 27 David Castronova, 50, AR 7136tl5 4,3 Kathieen Grubll5, 35, AA 9:5114
1 Stan Ferguson, 5O, AR 8:55:18 Jacob Carter,23, TX
2A Justin HonerkamP, 23, MO 7:39:08 64 Ben Walters,60, AR 9157.14
2 Gia Datvn Madoie,2:1, OK ?i23:12 Chris Cantwell,50, AR
40 ..ldqet aaniwell, 5C, AR l3:03:20 29 Clayton Preston,23, MS 7i41148 65 Relleaca li,le0trw, .15. AII 9:59:O:i
3 Cory N4cDaniel,23, AR 9154t59 "1.47t5Q 66 Fameld UsserY,35. AR 1C:01i24
4 Bryan Hay,40, MO 9:58:03 41 Brian Cochran,40, AR 30 Susy Stilrg.!n,35, NC
Travis Duncan,23, TX 7:5013 67 Keliy Frrntz,50, AR 1C:0 i:2;i
5 i,4ike N.4oroz,23, AR l0:04:28 42 Cliff Ferren,55, AR 13:09:40 31
l3:09:5o 32 Mindy Msute,,2:, IX 7:5Oi33 68 i\uiumn Crilrb, a3, AR 10;30:33
5 Troy Potter,50, TX lo:09:58 43 Brady Williamson, 35, MS
l3:19:30 33 Kirstln 5ireid,zf,, IX 69 Doltie Ited,6C, AR lOr35r14
7 Angeia Quadrani,23, Ms 10:23:5? 44 l{immy Riley, 50, AR
Melissa Martin,5C.,AR 34 Virqinia Gwyfi,13, iX 8:O5;39 7A Reqiila 0eilli:.40, AR lil:48:C4
I aarmen Cheadle,23. AR 1O:32:55 45
10:48:04
46 Kurt stein,23, MD 35 36iley areepi.23, MA 6:OB:C: 71 Scott Provencher, 40, AR
9 James Mercer,45, Ny'O 1O:35:30 13124:11
&:C9:20 72 Dwiqht Aiken,35, MS 10154'.49
1O Paul Schoenlaub,55, MO 1O:44:25 47 Randy Windle,35, AR 13t42t38 36 Jer5ica Crctlley, 35, TN
37 Frank (Jim) lngalls,70, TX 8i15i24 73 cory Adams,23, MS 1Oi54149
11 Tony Baily,40, AR 1O:49t40
5Ck Sandy Ahn*,50, AR 10154:49
38 Daniel Terral,23, lvS 8:19:40
l2 Stephen Whatley,23, l\4S 11:00:37
75 Brent Ahne,40, AR 10154149
1 Marc Gill, 35, AR 5:08:04 39 Randy West,55, AL 8:19:59
13 Joshua Scherrey,40, AR 11tO7tlz
76 ktelissa Hsnsfraw, 45, AR 11iC3:1:
2 PoDog Vogler,45, AR 40 Joshua Adkerson,23, AR 8:28:35
14 Kevin Byron,35, AR 11i1l:29 5t12'.17
8i28145 77 Bob Marston,50, AR 1111414
l5 Adam Kees,40, AR 1114:50 3 [4att Pruitt.23, AR 5:29'.44 41 Kier O'Neil,45, AR '-

8:28:57 7A Wesley Douglas,40, LA 12114142

16 Gidnr Leone,23, l'45 11:13:01 4 Thomas Chapin,35, AR 5:35:09 42 Mlssy Ezel,4Q, AB
17:2-i:i:
5 Daniel Arnold,23, AR 5142:50 43 Laura Babtritl.35, AR s:28157 ilain* 6imbiet,55, Afi
17 Mjchael Scoggins,23, OK ll:18:01
a0 Donne Dlerr-AIsu,t, 60, A?
18 Shannon flcDowell,35, AR 6 Billy Simpson,55, TN 5149129 44 Mike Trahan,45, LA 8:40:51
45 Eunsup Kim,50, TX 8:41:35 if 0nica n;tclrie,4O, AR
19 Cy.thia Heady,5O, KY il:3215 7 James Reeves,45, AR 6:20132 31
4& Brendr 0utmann. 55, ll.l &:47:03 82 Andi Slraener,40, AR
2O Rich Brown, 50, AR 11:58:59 8 sam Sanders,50, AR 6:22toz
9 David Blaske,50, AR 6:25107 47 Kyle Hicks,23, AR 8'.50:27 B3 RarI Lowmdn,40. LA
21 Nlatt Heidenreich,35, TN 11:59:00
84 e6ru5il,4.0, MS
1o Richard Fobell,23, TN 6t39ij2 4A Gregory Douthard, 35, AR 8:50:28 Dana
22 Logan Wilcoxson,40, AR l1:59:45
a5 lilan.y 5tolt5.5*, Ait
23 David Newman,50, AR 12tO2138 11 !arah De.ameilo,35, WA 6:43:36 49 Kenneth Carter,40, TX 8157t45

Stacey Sl'aver vldlsor 12 Courtney Munson,:3, "lN 6i44i1l 50 Joseph Hogan,40, TX 8:57'.47 86 i-lele. -Jcner. 45. AB
^" 12:03ilC
13 Kurt Hauser,45, AR 6:47t19 51 David lMeroney,40, AR 9:O315
5.. pqg. j4
14 Brandon Ellis,23, AR 6i51:59 52 Kevin King,45, AR 9:03:58
25 Jason Abernathy,40, PR 121O6,34
12..O9'.44 15 Keith Reasons,23, TN 7tO6:Oz 53 i ori Daihei.45, A* 9:Oq:34
26 Adam Stoddard,40, MO

70 ULTRAIL.INN \G COIY IULY 2015

 ..e the mountain you have to climb. You
. climb this mountain via srn'itchbacks
r.,,,ads. You have to climb this monstrositl'
-
:- r our arms and legs as your heart beats
.. rivour chest. A11 of this might sound
.-. . but nothing can compare to the feeling
.::e top as you look down at the beautiful
. ., erybelorl'.
,rst rvhen you think you've accompllshed
The sound of the waterfall fades away and
you go deeper and deeper into the woods.
Your mind plays tricks on you. You can hear
the noise coming from the aid stations for
miles and it only tortures you as you get
closer and closer. The aid stations come and
go until you get to the last aid station, which
looks more like a buffet.
As you make your way toward the finish
mentally and spiritually than you were
when you started this race. You head or-rt oi
the woods and back into the neighborhood
in which you started. When you get to the
end, a volunteer puts a handmade finisher's
medal around your neck, and nothing tastes
better than the ice cold Pabst Blue Ribbon
given to you by the Little Rock Hash House
Harriers. 31

- :rrething, you realize that you have to go 1ine, you realize that you are stronger both
.:k down the mountain you iust climbed
- r]'Len run at least a marathon to the finish
. :. As 1,e11 make your way down, you can
-.- lour legs turning into f ELL-O, and by
, : iime you make it to the bottom, you're
.:kf if you can walk straight as the volun-
-=rs pointyou in the right direction. )ust as
-u legs get used to running on relatively
.i ground again, you have to get on another
', ck,v trail as you go up, down and around
, rough the woods.
Before you know it, you come to the side
,: a state highway near the Pulaski County
S:reriff Department. They make sure you're
.afe as you cross the highway and make your
., av back into the woods. You can listen to
rre noise ofyour feet squishing around in
,he mud. You can {bcus on the therapeutic
.oLrnd of the waterfall as you make your way
:iorvn the trai1, and beiieve it or not, you can
rctually feel yourself relaxlng. With your sore
:nd/or wet feet, you can feel yourselftapping
.nto a new source ofPotential.

OPPOSITE: Runners use a tittle uppetrbody strenBth

on a tough rocky c lim b. [€t A-qhiev o Ne tt]

ABOVE; Women's Masters champ Ashley O'Neitt

[O Courtesy of CorY Adams ]

luLY 20r5 ULTRA-

 re
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L]LTRARACES ro* Praifie Spirit

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BY KRISTI MAYO

By most accounts, the conditions at the

third annual Prairie Spirit Trail roo- and
5o-mi1e races weren't much to
write home
ibout: highs in the lower 5os, lows in the
upper los and no precipitation. That meant
7! ,rnr."rs from 16 states and Great Britain
got to enjoy the course for what it truly is: a
iails to-trails course with luliy stocked aid
stations and enthusiastic, ultra- experienced
volunteers.
.Winner
]ustin Franklin said he prefers
hi1ly and technical trails, but chose this race
partly because of its nontechnical nature'
-Franklin
avoided going out too fast on the
flat course and eventually edged himself
into the 1ead. Over the last z5 miles, he
and his pacer shifted into defensive mode,
minimiiing time at aid stations. When
dark settled over the course, though, a
pair of headlamps flickered not far behind'
"sometimes they seemed to be far away, and
then would appear to be right behind us,"
said Franklin. "It started to make me uazy,
but my pacer, Trace, kept me focused'"
The headlamps belonged to foseph Barnard,
who was also running his first loo-mile race,
and his pacer. "Honestiy, I didn't rea11y know
what to expect going into this race," recailed

22 Justin ChockleY,32, KS a:58:03 63 l.lirole Furman,29, !'lE 11117:Q1

32 Travis owens,50, OK 26:47:24
Frainie Spirit Trail 33 Jana Graham,53, oK 26:54:44 23 Jd N,lasuhud,39, l,4O 9:04:38 64 Audrey lbarra,4C, TX
65 Frank Evans,52, MO
11i21:35
11122:36
Ottawa, K5./ March 28 34 (athy Hoover,54, OK 26,54.44 24 Todd Welch,48, AR 9:15:05
25 Rachel Cantenbein,33' lA 66 Brad Christensen,3T, MN 1l:29:32
L 2i
9;15i49
./.'. ico
& 50 Miies 35 Jordan Schmidt,20, N4N 27tAO'.46 67 Nicholas Plants,39' OK 11:29i33
36 GarY Jurgensen, 54, MO 27'.O7,43 26 Heidi Conto,40, wl 9117:54
E evatior sain: FLat Boih courses are ouland_backs on a 37 Traviss Willcox,48, GBR 27i14',24 27 Tim Ulrich, 42, Wl 9'.17'.54 68 David Burgoon,41, KS 11,36t48
69 Allen Lee Williams,33, TX 11:46:13
L

flat rallst;-trails course, primarily on crushed limestone 38 Donald Baun,54, OH 27,22t12 28 John Coleman,39, FL 9:19:33
r'l' \nd'ec'ionso[. pqalslFalLet'otloat'"'
ptcve', 29 Danny Hale,43, l'4O 919:50 7* Gina Carrlll,47,0K 11:49'.34
39 cathy Nevans,49, TX ?7145132
7'l Jernifer 3eker, f5, O( 1l:49i35
il'ougL sn, I tours. lhelra,l'swrdeenorgh in nos. 30 Emma Schuerinq,28' l9O 9:2-1.14
qc.tio;s to comlottab 40 Nathan Chandler,39, NE 27i52'.14
72 Jonathan Mast,51, KS 11t49143
v run three abreast.
41 Elden Galano,57, KS 27157i52 31 Cameron Plate,13, OK 9t28i28
32 Bitl Ford,52, OK 9:39:09 13 Ron Marsh,51, KS 11:54t16
lOA M!:es 42 Chtis Smith,34, OK 2813:03
74 Josiah Gbekpa,30, KS 11:57:03
'1 Justin Franklin,28, OK 17:24129 43 Tony Adrian,51, lN 28:43:10 33 Ruth Loiti,52, OK 9:39:09
34 Luke Simmons,21, OK 9139136 75 Jory Brownd,32, OK 12:05:31
2 Joe Barnard,34, KS 44 Moraima BaileY,45, lN 2&:43:43
17:3117
45 Ron Ruhs,47, NE 2ai44"12 35 Steve Wayant,50, OK 9i4oi53 76 Johnathan Ward,38, NE 12.O6i37
3 Kodi Panzer,33, KS 19:16:36
35 Matthew N4iller,27, lL 9:43t57 77 Tod N4ccomb,50, {A 12to7128
4 John Stewart,52, lN l9:2OlO 46 CharlotteLindley,63,0K 28r55r14 78 [4ike Haviland,73, GA 12109:49
47 tdigdalia Sepulveda,47. lL 2A155143 37 Doug Colglazier,39, N4N 9:48:03
5 Paul Schoenlaub,55, Mo 19:53:08 38 Trevor Woods,32, KS 9i52t19 79 Reind Prcr-"rt,51, MO '12:28:c0
5 Rebecca Garireli,42, TX 2A:44:49 48 Dennis Crosby,58, OK 29togio6
8C Drira llavilan.l,56, GA 12:33:48
49 Garry Shults,65, lN 29116:36 39 Casey Woolfolk,30, KS 9156'.24
7 Shane Naugher,43, MO 20158148 40 Julie Perry,51, KS 9i59:?3 at Gene Fietd,50, KS 12:33152
8 John Becker,46, CO 21i24152 5O Carson Galloway,24, lA 29i47113
82 Dennis Hall,53, lA 12t39t49
41 Joe Cox,27, lvlo 10:03:47
9 Daron Pratt,45, MO 21128i42
50 itilss 42 caleb Lareau,22, OK 1Oi22:12 83 Callie Streieh,34, ldo 1?::lO:15
1O K.ystle Dalke,32, KS 22109'.22 a4 I,ionic! Y{illiams,'1, MD 1;:49iCg
1 Nathan Sicher,33, l'4O 6t21to4 43 Andy Paul,42, NE 1Ot27i4O
11 Rob Wright, 40, CO 22i18'.O3
44 Matthew Battiston,47, KS 1Ot29iO2 85 Sally GrobelnY,46, MO 12:51:29
12 Jason Beck,35, lL 2 Brandon Purdeu,27, GA 5:38:58
22'.25'.10
45 John Close,31, KS 10:30:33 86 Everett Rigqs,48, WA 12:51153
13 Christine Ngai,33, lL 72147:33 3 Aaron Dement,47, lL 5:55:03
KS 46 windy Shu{|,43, Ma 10:30:55 BT NancY Bauer,53,5D i2i59:19
14 Justln Mccune,39, OK 22i48t31 4 Richard stigall,47, 7'.O7t4O
88 Kevin Hoffman,33, KS 13:03:17
! Christy Niellen,39, NE 7:07:48 47 Lonnie CarPenter,4l, KS 1Ot34:47
15 John TaYlor,53, tlrN 23:l6t2o
St.pno'rey',,1lienbdrq{, 1C.39.:,u 89 Kristen tl(Cune,25, KS l3rO8:10
16 Kevin DorseY,44, TN 2318:06 5 JC Chase,32, MO 7127t58
*- ql :l:03:"
Jenna f,,lutz,34, LtO
^q 10 I'lo 9U l.i? Joh:t:on,2d.
17 Wiltiam SProuse,45, KS 23:18'.34 7 7:41-.15
s1 flizaireih Bachmann, 52, CA 13r14:02
8 Andrew O"Hara,36, KS 7i53157 49 Jennifer Snqw,43, lD 10:41:2:
18 Joshua Witte,43, TX 23i2OtO3
50 Brandee 5chuelke,40, ll) 1O:41i58 92 kadj Stroble,35, KS 13'.16:26
19 Robert Hall,58, KS 23i42135 9 Jeffrey Foes,49, MO 7t58to7 li:19: :
1o Brian Cox,35, WY 8:06:10 51 Brett Behrens,40, NE 1O',42iO9 93 h;ol'Store 46, MO
20 Kenneth Fancett,65, GBR 23:45:12 52 Brian Smith,51, KS 1O:43:OB ,4 Jdrel Ma-srcll 60, T{ 13 J':l

21 Scott Demaree,63, TX 23145i26 11 Kenn Moon,4l, KS 8:16:38

53 Greg GraY,44, NE 10:44125 95 William lvlarshall,62, Tx 13:41:31
2a Peqgy Ward,51, KS 23:51:36 12 Scott Vorhees,39, MO 8:32:39
Alan Sherman,43, MD 8:33:07 54 Marcus Needham,33, KS 1oi44t55 96 Scott ThomPSon,52, lN 13t49t29
23 Jlll Becker,28, lA 24105.47 13 97 Joan Rore,59, ND 'i3:49:t2
14 Viktor Vajda,24, lL 8:34:16 55 Charlie Bachmann,61, CA 1Oi47'.24
24 Matthew Watts,58, CO 24:31i28
55 Bruce Urquhart,59, CA 10:4'1i28 98 David Bernstein,43, OK 14tA7129
25 Heather Rickerl,3B, C0 z5:A4:52 15 Julia Nyiro,21. KS 8:34:Og
57 ,^.leli5sa BaileY,35, KS 10:49:3? 99 Bolrbie Ruhs,53, N[ 14:40i32
25 Darin Brunin,30, KS 25:10',44 16 Zach Adams,37, KS 8:40:53
4l i / 145a '
58 Howard l/ayson,62, CO 1O:59:39 100 PrrrlECra-JL
27 Peter Johnson,61, GBR 17 Jonathan Tanner,27, NE 8:41:38
25132'.10
59 Ccri wilkerson,37, CO i]:04:C5 lOl Thomas Okazaki,58, TX 14"56:'
28 Andrew Olsen,30, TX 25:34:19 la Aaron PoPe,23, KS 8i42i38 ,l:5- ::
60 Lana N4elroY,38, Nf 11:04:c5 107 nar,-r'i'.d-:e. L2. i'
29 Robert lvlurphy,55, NE 25142120 19 Thomas StanleY,28, KS 8t4gi52
bl BPlh Guire\' 4:. hS 'l:04:Os lo3 Nina Grado. fai. N[ i91C2:a=
3o Charity Larson,39, CO 26:1C:09 20 Austin Freeburg,31, NE 8:52:01
21 Andrew TraceY,54, NE 8:53:53 62 Stephen Lassen,41, KS 1l:06:04
i.'
31 Kelvin Reid,53, OK 26126'.13 Se. pag. 31

72 ULTRARL.]NNING JULY 2OI5

'OI'']
 rr'.rd. "My plan was to run as
.. I could. as fast as I could. I
.:rber periodically in the last
: 4o miles, I would catch a
:,:rse of the leader." Barnard
..d the gap to finish in second
.:.. less than seven minutes
'nd Franklin.
lounding out the top three,
: fi Panzer brought with her
. ,:erience lrom one roo-mi1e
' :-:sh. and utilized lessons
::rned in that first effort to
r c-tune her race at Pra irie
-'rir. She paid more attenlion
rrer nutrition, enjoyed a ful1
-:-ange ofshoes and clothes at
:: .e 7o and enlisted the help of
: Dacer to avoid sleepiness and
. 'rppy eating habits for the last
,: rniles.
I he eflorts paid ofL bringing
: rnzer to the finish line in third
:-ace overall, first female and
-arning her a new course record.
Ihe most success I received on
:re flat, long Prairie Spirit Trail
'.'. as sticking to my run/walk
-:rtervals to conserve energy,"
w
zombierunner.com . 650-325-2048 ' Palo Alto, CA
said Panzer. when asked what
advice she'd give to a runner
considering this race. "You also
have to find a way to occupy your
mind: even though the scenery
is beautiful, it's a iong stretch
that makes the mentai challenge
difficult."
Franklin echoed Panzer's
advice. "Every inch ofthe course
is runnable, so trying to conserve
so you can run more of the
second half wili give you a better
finish," he said.
"This is a great roo-mi1e race
to put on your 1ist," Franklin
concluded. "Epic Ultras puts
on first-class events. A11 the
aid stations are great for a first-
tlmer. d'
OPPOSITE: Rob Wright greets a chitty
start to IOO miles in f ront of the sitos.
l(o R ck N4ayo/M te 90 Photographyl
RIGHT: Charity Larson finishes her
IOO-mite race in memory of her mother
[O R ck N4ayo/M le 90 Photography]
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BY DR. DAVID HORTON, RD
The Promise Land 5oK has it all: big
climbs, big descents, a spectacular water-
fa1l, beautiiul streams, single-track trails, a
pre-race pizzablast, a spectacular bonfire,
iree camping at the start/finish, a post-race
barbeclue, Patagonia shorts for finishers,
p.reat Patagonia door prizes and, accord'ing
the besl- wildflowers
io Dr. Gary l(nipling.
ofany race around.
The last Saturday in April brings the
Promise Land 5oI( and the arrival of spring
to Virginia, usua11y. The grass was green
the Promise Land Youth CamP
".orrrrd
and the trees were leafed out' However, at
the higher elevations ofthe course, Apple
Orclaid Mountain and Sunset Fields stili felt
and looked like winter. The off and on rain
and sleet at the highest points reminded ail
runners that winter was having its last gasp'
The 5:3o a.m. start had 325 runners
begin the race with a four-mile climb' We
weie down about 3o runners from normal'
The Holiday Lake 5oI(, held in February,
was down atout roo runners' I think the
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Promise Land 5ok
major reason is that there are so many ultra
opportunities out there now. The previous
weeLerrd, there were three ultras and one
marathon held in Virginia.
For the last two years, we have been fortu-
nate to have Helen MacDonald design the
Holiday Lake 5oK and Promise Land entrant
shirts. Last year, the shirt had a picture of
the steps around the Apple Orchard-Fal1s
(176 ol-them). and this year's design had a
picture of the waterfalls.
The ladies' race was exPected to be
between Bethany Patterson (Richmond,
VA) and Robin Watkins (Washington' DC)'
Pafterson had won the first two races oflthe
LUS/Beast Series, the Holiday Lake and
Terrapin Mountain 5oKs' Watkins had run
the Boston Marathon five days earlier in a
stellar time oll:o3.
As expected, Patterson took the lead from
the stari. Her goal was to break 5:1o and
oossiblv eet A nne Lundblad's course record
of s,rt,s6. All day she looked strong and
was under 5:3o pace' She took the victory
JULY 2OI5
in 5:28:25, setling a course PR by more than
zo-minutes and [alling shorl of the course
record by iust over 4.5 minutes.
I expected the men's race to be a three-
person race. Shaun Pope (B1ack Mountain,
*ott lhe zot4 Promise Land and had
i'lC;
won the Holiday Lake 5oi( earlier this year'
Darren Thomas (Blacksburg, VA) won the
Barkley Ciassic last year and was second at
the zor4 Hellgate rooK. Brandon Tayior (a
Liberty Univeisity student) was second to
Pope at HolidaY Lake in FebruarY'
Thomas and TaYlor made it a two-man
race, running together through aid stations
3, 4 and.5. aiJ Stition 5 is Colon Hollow, aka
ih. i." .r."- aid station' This is where the
race really starts. There are two goodclimbs
left to conquer... one is big and the other is a
giant c[m6 up Apple Orchard Falis' Thomas
who was
flcked up the pace and left Taylor,
having some GI issues and cramping'
from
Fro-m there, Thomas blasted away
the rest of the fie1d, finishing in 4:4o34,lhe
only runner to break five hours. The course
record is 4:25. Sam Dangc (Lynchburg, VA)
finished a distant second place in 5:o6:5o'
Fe1low Virginia Tech runner )onathan Ryder
took third in 5:o7:25.
Daniel SPearin (Crozette, VA) and
Michelle Anderson (Crozette, VA) took the
Masters titles in 5:27 andT:o3 respectively'
David Peterman (Stow, OH) and Martha
Wright (Richmond, VA) took the Grand
Masiers titles in 5:38 and 7:o9 respectively'
Marlin Yoder (Harrisonburg, VA) and Dru
Sexton (Roanoke, VA) took the Super Masters
titles in 6:58 rnd733.
Gene P-otter (Charlottesville, VA) started
and finished the Promise Land 5oI( for the
r5thtime, making him a finisher of every
edition olthe race. I hope he continues to
compete in this race for many more years'
In an Advanced Running class that I
teach at Liberty Universi.ty, the students are
recluired to run and complete an ultramar-
athtn. I had rz students start the race and
all of them finished. In the whole race field,
there were 46 current or former LU students
who finished Promise Land. Also, four of
the top ro ladies were current or former LU
students. Manning many of the aid stations
were other LU students. I hope these folks
continue in the ultra world for many years'
Consider coming and running the best
5o1< in the East
nexiApril3o. zot6' 4
MicheLl.e Anderson strides across the finish
Iine as first women's master, [o Marv weLLs]
 81 Robert Storck,38, NC Dan Aghdam,47, VA 7i27,38.8
Promr5e LanCI 3UK A2 Larry Watson,48, NC
6t26:53.1
6126:56.2
171
172 Alvin Lee,40, VA 7i28118.8
-,,nchburg, VA // Aprit 25 83 Carter Swamp,40, NC 6i27i15.2 Brian Lang,47, VA 7:28:44.9
i2 aq
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.t A4 Elisa Rollins,33, VA 6:2.1,54.9 114 Angie Burnette,44, ,qD 7:28:50.5
85 Anr Stanley,37, VA 6128:22,5 175 JohnN4eeuwesn,2O,l'.'lD 7',30'.21.9
: :/alion gain: 7,45o feet I This course contairs three big
A6 Gregory Loomis,40, VA 5:31:02.8 176 John Cooper,60, VA 7t321O8.7
: rbs and three big descents on a mlxture ofs ngle_tlack
87 Va,erie Matena,2B, VA A:32:22.7 177 Chris Miller, 35, MD 7i32i48.7
::l sandforestservlcetoads.Thereisaro.hourtime mit
Dru Sexion,62, VA
jr'th s cha leng ng race.
88 Tyler Upham,19, VA 5:33:51.3 178 ?:33:59,4
89 Scott Newcomer,44, PA 5:33:51,8 179 Cladue Chew,32, VA 7i34t54.7
- Darren Thomas,2l, VA 4i4Oi34.O 90 Jay Takach,35, PA 6:34:18.8 1ao Bert Salter,39, MD 7t34i59.7 256 Nathan Lamb,33, VA 8:31:00.4
2 Sam Dangc,26, VA 5:06:50.0 91 Doug Schuch,47, VA 6:34:30.3 141 tvlichael Dunlop,45, VA 7136t22,2 251 Natalie Smlih,27, NC 8:31:00.9
3 Jonathan Ryder,21, VA 5:o7:25.0 92 James Whiteside,43, DC 5:3813.2 "
Christopher Redman, 258 Katie Schaier, 33, NC 8:31:01.2
1A2 i; ;L' /:r6:52.s
4 Jordan Chang,27, VA 5lO:59.0 93 Bob Jasinski,45, OH 6:38:36,1 259 Shane Glass,32, NC 8:31:07.4
5 Brad Hinton,39, VA 5:14:53.0 94 Andrew Charron,28, VA 6i39:17.2 183 l',4ike N4itchell,5a, VA 7'.37'.13.4 260 Janet Vickers,49, VA 8131:53.4
6 John Andersen,39, VA 515:46.0 95 Josh Saunders,22, VA 6:39t22.7 184 Michael Guyer,28, NC 7'.37:17.7 261 Timothy Perry,51, VA 8'.32'.44.4
7 Brandon Taylor,2l, VA 5:1819.0 96 lvlatthew Smith,36, VA 6:39i32.1 185 Annie Rorem,29, VA 7:38;11.1 Kevin Throckmorto
262
8 Daniel Bedell,3l, VA 5:19:32.0 97 Scott Carlson,51, VA 6:39i42.6 186 Thomas Sumrak,53, VA 7:3817.1 50,
VA
9 N4att Thompson,34, VA 5:24;30.0 98 Nick Pierce,35, VA 6:40:12.0 187 Dave Yeakel,50, VA 7i38i49,5 263 Joseph Wade,23, VA 8:34:34.5
10 Luke Bosek,36, VA 5t27t26.O 99 Jordan Cummings,21, VA 6:42:14,3 188 Hunter Burdette,2l, WV 7:40:09.8 264 lvana Creisstofl,24, VA 8:34:35.9
11 Daniel Spearin,42, VA 5:27i58.O 100 Joe Alderson,33, VA 6t42:21.7 189 Justin Hooker,34, WV 7:40112.7 265 David Helt,53, VA 8134i46.8
lO1 Skylar Lyon,31, CO 190 David Smith,49, VA 7,41i24.3 266 Geoffrey Baker,56, VA 8:35:23.8
t2 Betha"rV Patte-5on.
6t44134.6
5:28:25.0 267 Rick Amernick,44, VA
102 Clinton Thompson,38, CO 6;4515.8 191 Joshua Turner,35, VA 7i41:39.3 8i37125,4
13 Jack Ku.isky,47, VA 5i28157.O 103 Bethnny Williams,25, VA 5,46:25.9 192 Tim Kowtko,35, VA 7t42:22.5 264 Vieira,38, VA
N,{onica B:38:43.4
14 Adam Casseday,34, VA 5:36i14.6 104 Rick Gray, 54, TN 6i47i2o.5 193 Jil, Devereux,48, MD 7:4254,4 269 CfiristiannRoqers,55,VA B:38:43.8
l5 Adam Watkins,35, VA 5i37:12.8 105 Josh Dickson,30, TN 6t47i41.9 194 Frank Probst,72, VA 7t42155.1 274 Kathleen Raught,20, VA 8i39;25.6
16 l,4ark Kasmer,33, VA 5i37i25.4 '1r)6 Glynetta Vogt,39, TN 6:4810.6 195 Lisa N,loyer,42, VA 7142:59.1 Chrisirne Rodriquez. q..q.28.6
211
17 Ryan Nebel,31, VA 5:37:50.3 107 Shannon Howell,36, SC 6;48:13.6 196 Tim N4iller,46, VA 7t42i59.3
18 David Peterman,52, VA 5:38:26,6 1O8 Kevin lvlartin,44, SC 6i48i22.4 197 Caleb Johnson,35, VA 7:43:OO.2 272 Jason Grandeo,40, VA 8i39i28.7
l9 Solomon Kobes,40, VA 5i4O131.7 109 Chris Pabian,38, SC 6148:57.1 198 Rebekah Trittopoe, 58, VA 7:43:14.5 Thomas Brzozowski, ,.rq.oo.l
273 4]
20 Shaun Pope,25, NC 5:41:OO.O 110 Bruce Smith,30, VA 6i49i3o.2 199 lvlark lscool,58, VA 7:44tO6.9 VA

2l Jeremy Alsop,31, NC 5i42i2o.4 111 Zach Geiple,32, VA 6:50:45.8 20O Healher Azuaje,27, CO 7'.44t51.6 274 Matk Brzozowski,3T, VA A:39:40.4
22 Thomas Nagies,21, VA 5i42'.45.6 112 Jeremy Waldrop,38, NC 6:50:54.9 2C1 Lauren 5herwood,25, CO 7:44t51^7 275 Blake Edmondson,31, VA 8i4O123.6
2OZ Tracy Dahl,35, VA "l:46t14.7 276 Cheyenne Craiq,37, VA g:41:40.1
23 Shawn Nocita,52, PA 5i42i45.4 113 Samantha Terry,25, l',1C 6:54:11.4
24 Jim Daniels,42, VA 5i42i45.8 114 Don Kidd,33, NC 6:54:15.1 203 Adam Katkhouda,26, VA 7148141.8 277 Rick Croutharmel,52, NC 8i42158,7
25 Austin Burling,22, PA 5i45134,8 115 James Phillips,32, VA 6i54:55.6 204 John Garneksi,38, VA 7148i47,7 278 Dorothy Hunter,41, NC 8:42:58.9
26 Josh Gilbert,39, VA 5:45:55.8 115 Jason Farr,37, VA 5:55:50.7 205 Holly Fleming,20, VA 7:49i45.8 279 Ed t14arsh,58, NC 8143115.6
27 Micah Jackson,35, VA 5:46130.2 117 Christopher Agbay,37, NIA 5:55:35.8 (lmberlyWedtherford, j.491b3.4 280 Michael [4atteson,56, VA 8:45iO2.2
206 281 Gordon Thomson,56, VA 8145i54,6
2A Abran Moore,35, VA 5,46i57.5 118 Steven Wolbert,29, VA 6i57i17.8
29 lvichael Myers,28, DC 5',47:34.9 119 lan Foster,38, VA 6157:41,9 207 Dylan Nace,22, VA 7150117,7 282 [.{eckenzie prandi,36, VA B:4710.6
30 David lvlackanic,2l, NC 5i4814O.9 120 Marlin Yoder,62, VA 6:58:15.8 2OB Jeff Coleman,44, VA 7:50:21,5 283 Billy Cabell,37, VA 8i49i21.3
31 Billy Evans,39, VA 5'.49'.11.7 121 Geoffrey Hemgen,39, MD 6:58:15.8 209 VA
Peter Daly,48, 7i51i26.4 284 Jamie Bou{fard,20, VA 8:50:09.4
32 Brenton Swyers,27, VA 5i49i21.4 122 GuillermoCabrcta,44,DC 6:58i35.4 210 VA
Joe Wilson,47, 7:50:33.9 285 lke Lacey,25, VA 8:50:39.6
33 Jamie Azuaje,28, VA 5i49.21.8 123 David Krekeler,56, OH 6:58:52,6 ZsuzsdnraCatlson. a.51..02.2
286 Pat ililler,58, VA 8i5l:04.0
124 Shannon Kraus,42, OH 6i58'.56,7 42, NJ 287 Gene Potter, TO, VA 8:51:29.3
34 ChristianDahlhausen, 5,5O,12.6 SiebrandNiewenhous, 288 Tom Baughan,55, VA 8i55:25.6
12s 9!e!y,nti Emmanuel' 6:58:58.5 212 44,NJ
''' 7..53.,C1.4
289 Kenny Wheeler,54, VA Ai55,26.6
35 Robin Waikirs,3l, VA 5:52:00.2
36 Levi Phillips, 17, VA 5:53t32.4 126 Matthew Hanley,45, OH 6:59:00.5 213 Joe Byron,37, NJ 7:5310.0 29O Kenneth Webb,40, VA 8:59J8.5
37 Greg Snyders,33, DC 5:53:34.1 127 Anna Evans,26, VA 5:59:55.1 214 Jeremiah Persson,21, NJ 7:54t54.7 291 Jennifer Ennis,45, VA 9;00:05"7
38 Justin Blessing,29, VA 5:53:57.9 128 Hilary Basham, 37, V f\ 1t44,29,2 215 Clifton Williams,27, VA 7155146.4 292 Joshua Johnson,19, VA 9'.O1i27.2
39 Peter Jetton,44, VA 5:54:05.1 129 Sora,vlariin,33,VA 1tOOt47.4 216 Dani seiss,44, MD 1t55:22.3 293 Wm. Keane,70, VA 9:05:12.1
40 Keith Knipling,39, VA 5i55126.4 130 Alissa Keith,30, VA 7iO1146.9 )1 7 Ashley Funder bur( 1.561?2.l
294 FredE 5pencer,55, VA 9.A6:22.9
41 Nicklaus Combs,44, VA 5i581O2.7 l3l l\,,lichelle Andersen, 40, VA 7:03:05.2 295 Dennis Salter,4l, VA 9:O7114.4

42 Dave Herring,44, VA 5:58:02.7 132 Rocco Della Serra,53, NJ 7:O4:59.9 218 D Donaldson,40, VA 7,57iO4.7 296 Conner Hall,28, TN 9'.oai28.2
43 James Decker,40, VA 5:58:38.1 133 Robert Drinkwater,5T, NJ 7:0613.1 219 Ksthryn Laughon,49, VA 7i58:56.3 297 fony Escobar,51, VA 9tO9t2O.7
44 L4ike Pflieger,41, VA 5:59:53.5 134 lvan Harangozo,2l, NJ 7:06:56.5 220 Travis Sparrow,37, VA 7:59:08.0 298 Wendy Golden,47, VA 9iO9:24.7
45 Hannah Biight, 19, PA 6:0C10.7 135 Kevin Green,42, MD 7tO7iO4.6 221 Alivia Tangen,19, VA 7:59:08.5 299 Nancy 6lass,46, VA 9:14124.7
46 Leah Nicholson,27, PA 6:00:51.2 135 Eric Greiner,44, PA 7tO7'.15.6 222 KoNad Gannon,48, VA 8:01:33.7 3OO Sarah Snyder,23, VA 9lO:31.2
47 Marc Griffin,39, VA 5:01:06.6 '137 Nelson Hernandez,58, NC 7:07:41.8 223 Charles Belcher,34, VA 8:01:43.5 Kellev Fitzsimmons
:tor -:' :.'- ' 9:15:50.7
4A Chris Adkins,30, VA 6:0116.5 133 Dianne l!1cDonald,38, NC 7:07i53.8 224 Justin Peake,34, tID 8:01:51.0
49 David Landes,4l, VA 6104133.2 139 Jordan Hagler,24, NC 7iOBi19.7 225 Walter Robinson,55, MD 8:03:02.7 302 Faye Krause,49, VA 915:51.2
5o Nicholas Bartash,25, VA 6:05:19.3 140 Dan Lehmann,64, NC 7tOAi42.6 226 Kelly Golden,48, VA 8:05:51.5 303 Jonathan Watson,31, VA 9:18:00.4
51 Matt Prescott,51, VA 6:O7i25.7 141 Martha Wriqht,54, \lA 7;09J3.1 227 Joseph Besselman,54, VA 8:06:53.9 304. Lauren Branham,2l, VA 9i26::1.1
52 Lori Cooper,39, MO 6:08:09.4 142 Jenniler Dahl,34, VA 7:09;31.6 228 Chris Cox,43, VA 8iO7:4O.4 305 JordanWhitlock,2T,VA 9,27:O8.5
53 Aaron Bradner,27, TN 5:08:21.7 143 Tim Shealer,42, PA 7i1oi25.2 229 Ariel Hacker,27, VA 8:09:38.9 306 Susan Anderson,59, VA 9127:24.6
54 Benjamin Orth,19, MN 5:08:34.2 144 Robbie Shull,31, VA 7JO:31.4 230 Jeff Heidorn,51, VA 8io9i47.4 307 Ron McKinney,58, VA 9i27143.4
55 Neel Bhatia,20, MN 6:09112.7 145 Jesse t14eawods,34, VA 7:10:50.5 231 Sam Price,36, VA 8:10:33.9 308 Alanna Dunkle,21, VA 9:34:00.7
56 Todd Thomas,40, VA 5:09:31.5 146 Justin Branson,40, DC 7:11:39.1 232 Diane Behm,38, VA 8ll:04.5 309 Logan Yates, 17, VA 9:40:55.4
57 Jeffrey Lysiak,5l, VA 6,09:39.4 141 Rebecca Phalen,4?, VA 7:11:55.3 233 Harry Behm,3'1, VA 8:11:04.7 310 David Haring,58, VA 9,41107.5
58 Chad Decker,4l, VA 6iO9:52.5 B,e:hany Netlekoven, 234 Ed McKeown,45, VA 813:09.2 311 Brian Lamb,29, VA 9:52t28,6
148 7,12,08.3
59 Alex Rubin,22, VA 6:10:37.1 S-amtsnrnd Ballinqer,
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50 Jon Houck,22, VA 6t12t23.2 149 William Wall,35, VA 7i12:27.4 See page ke1

6l Justin Watson,35, VA 6:13:26.3 150 Hannon,50, MD

t14ichael 7i13:12.8 236 Avery Howard,2l, VA 813:31.2
62 Nick Snyder,35, PA 6i13i45.7 151 J0di Yoder,24, VA 7:14:03.9 237 Gary Knipling,7l, VA 813:43.5
63 Dennis Coan,30, VA 615:03.5 152 Brittany [,1atheson,25, VA 7:14:19,3 238 John Cordero,47, VA 8t718.1
64 Ryan Hepler,23, VA 6,15:16.2 153 Larry Huffman,54, VA 7t16:14.1 239 Paul Guizard,53, VA 817:18.5
65 Amy Albu,38, VA 6:15:44.4 154 John Wirth,35, VA 7i16i14.3 240 Philip White,30, Dc 8i17143.6
56 Jesse Fuller,3l, VA 6i15:41.8 155 Bonnie Zahne,2O, vA 7:17:44.9 241 Emily Morris,2?, VA 8:17:43.8
67 Jai Robichaud,40, VA 6:18:20.5 156 Abby Quiqq,20, VA 'f:17145.4 242 James Hinton,41, VA 8l9l1.O
Jonathan Washburn,
,,", , 157 5arah Cuigo,21, VA 243 StephenHinzman,53,VA 8',19'.12.4
EB "3: "vi" "".., 6:te:0e.8
158 t\4ichael Huff,47, VA 7J8:O6.9 244 Russell Edwards,35, VA 8:20:51.3
69 James Gill,51, VA 6t19i23.7 159 Ruth Arn Helfrick,48, VA 7:18:55.7 245 Tony Martin,45, VA 8:22:03.3
70 Francesca C0nte,4:, VA 619:39,3 160 Justin Hersh,40, VA 7t19i16.7 246 Brian N4cNeill,55, l,4D 8:22:17.6
71 Brandon Hostetter,3O,VA 6:21:08.4 161 JosephSmail,4l,lVD 7119t16.9 247 Andre Cadieux,45, N4D 8:22133,2
72 Kevin Townsend,42, VA 6:2118,8 162 Andy Burnette,44, MD 7:19izo.9 244 Kate Mccreary,20, MD 8:2314.5
73 Ben Phenicie,22, VA 5:21:58,3 163 Thomas syre,28, VA 7:21:28,8
249
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74 Michelle l,,lcLellan, 46,'fN 6:21:58.5 164 Bruce Tweedie,53, VA 7:23i23.8 52, MD
75 Jason Herron,37, VA, 6i22:O7.6 165 N.4att Smythe,34, VA 7:25:22.4 250 Nathan Cantu,23, N4D 8:23t17,8
76 Kirby Walke, 32, VA 6t2213O.7 166 Rob Tidwell,44, VA 7125123.5 251 Carolyn Wilson,55, VA 8:25:42,1
77 Kevin Corell,39, VA 6.22:35.4 167 Jim Ashworth,52, VA 7'.25i39.8 252 Ray Howard,40, VA 8126i44.3
78 L€ah Hurt,18, VA 6:23:2?.6 168 Kimani Long,41, NC 7,26i33.6 253 Wade Stout,37, VA 8:28:33.1
79 sam Mishler,41, NC 6i24:13,3 159 \4issy Bradley,37, VA 7124i42.4 2.54 Lesleyh,lcPhater,5l,VA 8:30:07.6
BO Meliss€ Certhew,23, NC 6:25:58.8 170 Kate Reinsma,32, VA 7i27i25.6 255 Stuart Brown.54. VA 8:3011.6

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ULI RARACES $ ra-n, w world Chompionship
////////// INTERNATIONAL SCENE
Wwmsm ffimfemd
BY ZANE HOLSCHER
Both the men and women's USA
z4Hour Running Tea ms entered the World
Cirampionships inTurin. Italy on April r rth
as defending World Champions after their
victories in the Netherlands in zor1. The
zor4 World Championships were cancelled,
ieaving them with the title for two fu1l years'
zor3 Worid Champion |on Olsen, silver
medalists |ohn Dennis and Sabrina Little
(the US z4-hour record holder) and bronze
medalist Suzanna Bonn did not mal<e the
2or4 teams. This left a relatively young
group, with only one returning medal winner,
Lont i" Gardner, who won silver at the zorz
Worid ChampionshiPs in Poland.
A course that featured a rSo-degree
hairpin turn and a steep ramp into and out
ofthe stadium each lap were reasons for
everyone to be slightly concerned about what
race day would bring. Team USA seemed to
put these factors out of their minds, since
f.lii i':.,t:.',1,'rl.:.i]il.ri:i:r
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76 ULTRAD 11rrr . O IULY 20]5
wsiltil? StW*e
several of the US women started the race miles), Guterl (36'h, 7o miles), but cracks
at a blistering pace, while the men stuck to were beginning to form, as several runners
their plan of not getting caught up in the took more stops at the team doctor's table to
early zurges. At z p.rn., the four-hour results stretch. The men, some who were starting
showed the US women in first p1ace, while
the men held steady in z3rd position.
The day heated up rapidly and the team
benefitted from Coach Howard Nippert's
stockpiie ofice from the hotel, while the rest
ofttre field searched frantically for relief. By
eight hours into the race, the women had
extended theirlead, with Katalin Nagy, Traci
Falbo and Aly Venti all in the top five. The
men had moved up to r4'h place, but no indi
viduals were yet in the toP 5o.
Night brought relief from the heat, but
the course was starting to take a toil on
Team USA. At ro p.m., the rz-hour point,
the women were in the lead with Nagy (first
place, 8o miles), Falbo (fourth,79 miies),
Venti (eighth, 75 miles), Gardner (28'h,72
.o show signs of fatigue, had moved up to
-r'i' position, led by Riopel (33rd, 8o miles),
Lervis (39'h, 79 miies), Leblond (45'r', 77 rniles),
\rmstrong \48'n,77 miles) and Cash (59'h,
-6 miles).
Throughout the night, the US team
niedical staffwas relentlessly attending to a
steady flow ofthose suffering the effects of
their extreme efforts. At 6 a.m., as daylight
broke on hour zo of the race, the women
commanded a strong lead over the rest of
:he fie1d, and the men had clawed their way l€d by.Simoii:Mtsy:,'
ir.rto sixth position. Nagy took a 4k lead over
the women's field, followed closely by Falbo
in second and Guterl, who was in eighth
alter moving up z8 places in eight hours.
Veanwhile, the men continued their meteoric
climb up the charts into sixth p1ace, within
nine miles of third-place Japan, which was
struggling. Ropel (rrth) and Lewis (rzth)
had both moved into striking distance of
the podlum and looked strong! sponsoredby (l ffig;:;:rr,.
With two hours remaining, the US women
continued to increase their flrst place posi-
tion with the efforts ofrace leaders Nagy and
Fa1bo. Guterl was in the top five and on the
heels of fourth p1ace. The men had powered
lnto fourth, trailing third-p1ace Germany by
less than four mi1es. Ropel was holdlng ninth
p1ace, sti1l running with his signature smi1e.
Lewis had fa11en back one place to rzth but

Ub+
looking strong, and Armstrong was toughing
it out in 4oth.
When the final gun sounded, the runners
collapsed into the arms of waiting medical
staff, clear evidence of the immense effort
each ofthem had given for z4 hours. The
5(QrrA
US men just missed the podium by 5k.
However, both Riopel and Lewis finished
the day in the top ro. The Team USA women
proudly took the top of the podium in their
biue USA tracksuits, having bested second
place Sweden by zz mi1es. Nagy and Falbo
took home their hard earned gold and silver
medals, and Guterl finished fourth with the
gutsiest effort of the day. '.,7

CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Emotion comes

to the surface as Katalin Nagy secures the
wortd championship, lo Maur z o Bos ol

Rich RiopeI cruises with his signature smite.

,O Atsede Aemro Setass el

Greg Armstrong cotLapses into the arms

of team medical staff as soon as the finaI
gunshot sou nds. [o M ndy whaten]

JULY 2O'I5 ULTRA:

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BY IAN CAMPBELL

comfortable lead that secured the win. Then

it was about whether he could push himself
harder and break the course record. Spain's
Dani Garcia worked his way through to take
a well-earned second p1ace. Newcomer to the
international scene, Australian Blake Hose,
EE:':
impressed with third.
The women's race was all about the
ever-smiiing Emelie Forsberg. Fresh from
i; a successful ski season and with iittle
pre-season run training, was she ready to
race 73k over the mountains) Oh yes she
was: she led from the start and proceeded to
emphatically extend the gap on second p1ace,
eventually finishing a fu1l 3o minutes ahead.
ts-. r4l
;- -iif,I Tran*vuieeRi*

1 Luis Alberto Hernando 06i52i39

2 Dani Garcia Gomez 07 t21,28

3 Blake Hose o7:25i23

4 Dakota Jones 01i2B:59

5 Zach Miller o'li29iOO

Hi:ii::lsi-1iqlEffi,;
1 Emeiie Forsberq O8:32:59

2 Anna Comet Pascua 09to2i57

3 l\,4yriam Marie Ouillot O9:15;06

4 Alice ShaY 09:17i49

:
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5 Magdalene Laczak 09:23:45

ABOVE:A surging Zach N,4itter (teft) does TRANSVULCANIA

not quite nip Dakota Jones at the finish
o{ Transvutcania. l1o Bryon Powetll
BELOW: Emetie Forsbelg cruisinB on
her way to the win at TransvJlcania.
[6) lan Campbelt]
The Canary island of La Palma was
the lncredible setting for the opening race MARATHON DES SABLES
of the zor5 Sky Runner World Series, the The Ultra Traii World Tour traveled to
Transvulcania ultramarathon. It's a 73 Africa and the iconic Marathon des Sables,
km-1ong trail of volcanic sand and lava rocks a multi-day stage race across the desert of
traversing the rvestern side of the island, Morocco. The MdS was celebrating its 3oth
making a tough and arduous 4,4r5m of anniversary and its r,3oo participants had a
ascent. If .vou are not heat acclimated, you treat in store, as the long stage was the longest
are going to suffer as temperatures reached in MdS history at 9r.7k (57 miles). Over six
3o degrees C during the daY.
Transvulcanla had assembled yet another
stacked and stellar field of international
runners for the men's race. Several were
to drop or just battle out a finish-namely
Tim Olson, Mike Foote and Ryan Sandes
(dropped).
But the day was reserved for the reigning
champion and now two-time winner, Spain's
Luis Alberto Hernando, who broke I(i1ian
]ornet's 6:54:o9 course record by two minutes,
and finished with a z8-mlnute lead on second
place. Hernando kept in a lead pack of nine
for the initial tough z4k climb to El Pilar,
which included a hard-working Dakota ]ones
(4th), and then reeled in eariy leaders Zach
Mi11er (5th) and Dimitris Theodorakakos days, competitors covered 237'9k (almost r5c
(6th). At the 5ok mark he pushed ahead of milesl, and nere totalll self-reliant ercept f'
Mil1er, working steadily and solidly forging a water and a tented bivouac each night. Nlos -

78 ULTRAII[]NT;IiG,COI! JULY2Ol5

L.
 THAMES PATH IOO was Sal1y Ford in 17:33:42, who placed fo:-rrih
Meanwhile in the UK, we saw a roo-mile overa11.
race that traces the path along the River
T*em** Fat!:1**
Thames from Richmond to Oxford. This
is one of a series of four roo-mi1e races Egffi#
1 N4ax Willcocks 6:J 5:
forming a UI( slam organized by Centurion
Running. 2 Nicholas Greene 16:52119

This route is relatively flat, with only 9oo 3 David Barker l6:53 | 57

feet ofelevation gain, but it can be fairly ffi;T*

-&, muddy. With a course record of r5:rr, it can 1 Sally Ford

be last and furious. This year the win went 2 l,4imi Anderson 2O:46t41

,$G ri;.jr.,''t .. r
..;a*,{*;:
to Max Willcocks in 16:35:rr. The top woman 3 Wendy Shaw 20134:49

Women's MDS winner Eiisabet Barnes cruising

across the desert. I€l K rsien Kortebe nl

-.rried around ro to rzkgs (zzto z6 pounds),

-..:i the elite runners trimmed that down to
.-rrnewhere around 6 to Tkgs (rJ to 15 pounds).
:re lveather this year wili be remembered for
,:re strong winds and sandstorms that made
:onditions just that bit more challenging.
This year's race was all about Sweden's
:ilsabet Barnes, who won all five compet-
-:ir e stages with a total ttrne ol z6:42:t3-
"n astonishing z:58:o6 ahead of second
:1ace Anne Marie Watson of the UI(. Third
:lace went to Russian Natalie Sedykh. Top ,.:-T&i*=:.€,&t@*++..
....i *r. -. 3je&SS:-?.+4=
\nrerican and former winner of MdS in zot3,
\leghan Hicks, was a solid fifth, and after
e disappointing long stage Laurence I(lein, .i..:!iir' ,,..1.

:.nother former winner, only managed to get

roth p1ace. Such was the depth of the field
-his year.
The men's race was, as usual, a battle
Detween Moroccans for top honors. Rachid .'*,.r.sqt*:f4€
E1 Morabity won by a narrow margin of
'-rnder 14 minutes to Abdelkader ElMouaziz,
followed by two more Morocc ans, Aziz El
\kad and Samir Akhdar. The top European
rvas Frenchman Christophe Le Saux and the
top American was Dave Mackey in tzth. For
the UK, Danny I(endall capped off another
good year at MdS and another top-ro finish
in 8"'place.
The sands and winds of Morocco wait lor
another year and more die-hards to take on
s.hat is known as "the toughest footrace on
Earth." It may no longer be the toughest on
Earth, but it is probably the longest running
and toughest multistage event held in a desert,
Mar*then des $e*l*s
j=?i.l#,tffi
1 Rachid El N'lorabity 2A:21139

2 Abdelkader El lvlouazi2 2Oi35i23

3 Aziz El Akad 21'.O6'.57

I Elisabet Barnes 26:42i13

Anne-Marie Watson 29t4Ot19

Natalle Sedykh 29:54139

JULY 2OI5 ULTRAR,

 Fto
////////// INTERNATIONAL SCENE
Yropfiam&Yrmfi*s
BY CLARE CALLAGHER
How does one prepare for a race so
not even the race directors know what to
expect) By running loops on tsunami evac-
uation towers, of course.
The rr**llr*: Thailand's first ever moun-
tain ultramarathon, an 8ok course, undulated
through remote northern hill tribe villages.
a stone's throw from the Myanmar border.
"j'3*,=+.,n,bi*: Fresh out of college track
and cross country, I was teaching English
in rural southern Thailand, in the
for a year
village hit worst by the devastating zoo4
Indian Ocean tsunami. I missed having
access to a running community and hi11s,
and the rainy season was drowning all my
aspirations to run. So I signed up for the
inaugural Thailand Ultramarathon. Training
rightl
couid combat raining,
'i-= l,.*i=;i:=: Since i lived on a flat beach
fishing vi11age, hili training was a logis-
in a
ticai challenge. The easiest-we11, only-way
to gain elevation along my beachfront road
Vuas either by looping flour-story tsunami evac-
uation towers, or hitting a few steep rubber
tree plantation trails in a nearby iungle,
which I'd repeat like a hamster. I looked as
strange as it sounds. Locals wouidn't know
what to do but stare at the horribly sweaty
foreigner. Exercise is as common as snow
in this equatorial village.
80 ULTRARUNN NG COIY I iULY
,it,::.:
unique, I
backpacked through
T:':q., :,=*lii:-t'r
Myanmar in the month leading up to the
race, which wasn't a standard taper, but
what was standard about this whole thing)
I embraced my newbie status as an excuse
to stray from any prescribed regimen.
The briefing: In Bam Tham Vil1age, Kiwi
race director and seasoned ultrarunner
Marcus Philpott warned of the "extremely
poisonous and potentially deadly snakes
iround checkpoint two." He laughed as he
seriously cautioned, "You shouldn't get bit,
but ifyou do, try to take a picture ofthe snake'
The hospital needs to know which anti
venoms to use... Wild eiephants may show up
around checkpoint three. ifyou come across
one, 1oca1s advise to run downhill as fast as
possibie. Elephants can't run downhill very
iast." The small huddle of racers chuckled
nervously, but no one questioned his sincerity'
?i:,t ;+;er My race is best dePicted
through the lows and the highs. I hit rock
bottom nine hours in, coincidently ciose to
the lowest elevation of the course during
a wicked downhi11. But I couldn't sidestep
a downhill. No. I was still racing and stiil
myself and therefore still competitive. I had to
iet my legs rip, along with unabashedly loud
sobs. I wasfying down this road (compared
to my snail uphil1 pace), but each step hurt so
20'15
LEFT: Clare Gallagher (race report autho0 enjoying
her first uttra expelience. [o wead Norton Photographv]
ABOVE: The inauguraI race begins' [o ]ohn spiesl
badly it felt like my bones, especially my ribs,
were being crunched in a trash compressor.
Only three more hours to go!
The highs included r3 river crossings,
three of which were hip-high on me, all of
which were welcome refreshments to my
lower limbs during the midday's merciless
sun. The views were gorgeously wild and
fertile: thick jungie seasoned with gibbons
howling and neon butterflies dancing;
ridgeiines above crops of mountain rice so
crisply sectioned, the ground looked like an
patchwork quilt. And in the early
"rroi.,rort
morning, the mist was so dense I couldn't
see past the ridgelines, let alone the iungle,
so it felt like the Earth was holding me in
her blanket.
-Tl':tl
1:i*jlr,i:: I finished sixth overall (rz
hours, z4 minutes). I was the first woman and
four hours ahead of the next woman, a spon-
sored runner. I finishedthanks to the effer-
vescent support ofmy friends, the cheering
village communities and fe11ow racers. The
calories from sugarcane and Coke didn't hurt,
either. I recommend stepping outside your
1oca1 running sphere and signing up for the
Thailand Ultramarathon's return in zot6-
aren't ultras al1 about attempting something
wonderfully unchartedl'S
 :-A LERS

Spec€mffry *reggrej^m wlrltti*g,$csres

They say ultrarunning is a simple sport
for complicated people. Nowhere is that
more evident than with the typical ultra-
runner's gear.
Look no farther than the trunk of an
ultrarunner's car, and you will find bag
upon bag (or pile and pile) of all manner
of gear for any condition-hot, co1d, rainy,
snowy and even perfect weather.
So where do you get all ofthis stuff, and
find cool new products? And where do you
get expertise and local knowledgel There's
only one best place-your local specialty
running store that caters to ultrarunners.
Only there will you find like-minded people
who know the sport and what you need. And
since the best part of ultrarunning is ils
community, there's no better place to meet
other ultrarunners or learn local trail knortl-
edge (they all have maps too-that you can
buy or that they will make for you on the
back ofa napkin).
The following is our list of great ultra-
running-focused specialty stores in North
America (the highlighted ones support us
by contributing content or by advertising
their store or races).

:Ieet Feet Sports 2722 Carl T lones Dr SE Ste 82 Huntsvi[[e At 256.650.7063

lush Running Company 2212 S Watton Bivd Ste 2 Bensonville AR 419.464.1966
Run 4730E ndianSchoolRdStel25 Phoenlx A7 602.368.5330
Runnels Den 6505 N l6th St Phoen x /\7 607.211.4333
Auburn Runn ng Company 833 L ncoln Way Auburn CA 530 823 2002
Sage to Surnmit 312 N Main Si Bishop CA 164.il2.1156
Sports Basement Campbell Sore lB75 S Bascom Ave Ste 240 Campbell CA 408 89q 5783
Trkac l0l W McKnight Way Ste C Grass Valley CA 530.214.4422
Heatdsburg Running Company 333 [enter Street Heatdsburg CA 650)14.9433
san Francisco Running Company 247 Shoretine Hwy Unit BI MittVattey CA 415.450.7031
TRANSPORTS 6014 tollege Ave 0aktand CA s]0.655 480S
Zombie Runner 429 S California Ave Pato Atto CA 650.325.2048
Fleet Feet Sports Sacramento 23| I St Sacramento CA 916 4423690

Sports Basement-Bryant St. Store 1590 Bryant St San Francrsco CA 415 575 3000
Sports Basement-Presid o Store 610 Mason 5t San Franc sco CA 4t5 4370100
Santa Barbara Running 110 Anacapa St Santa Barbara CA 805 899.8802
Sports Basement SunnyvaleStore ll77 Kern Ave Sunnyvale CA 408.732.0300
Sports Basement Walnut Creek Store lBBl Ygnac o Valtey Rd Watnui Creek CA 925.94r.6100
Boutder Running Company (RSG) 2775 PearL St Boulder CO 8119924il1
St Breckenr dge CO q44236116
VertrcaL Runner Breckenridge 301 N lVain

lndependence Run & Hike 586 Highway 133 Carbondate CO 970 704.0909

Runner's Roost 7978 W Alameda Ave Unit A Lakewood CO 303.99t.1851

Boulder Running Company (RSG) 8116 W Bowles Ave Littteton CO 811992.0511

PaLmer Divide Run Co 84 4 Hwy 105 PaLmer Lak." CO 859.321.2423
KLlometers 590 Danbury Rd R dgefield CT 203.418.5056
Bandanna Running & Walking 504 W Maln St Borse ]D 419.464.1866
Shu's ldaho Runnlng Company 1758 W State St Bo se ID 208.344.6604
The Pulse Running & Fiiness Shop 520 5l\leridian Rd STE 60 Meridian ID 20B BB4.Bq07
Running Fit I23 E Liberty St Ann Arbor MI 734.769.5016
TC Running Company 6405 City West Pkwy Ste 84 Eden Prairle MN 952.944.1386
Nlltl City Running 4ll E Hennepin Ave Mlnneapolis l\/N 612.2A20482
FLeet Feet Sports 3Bl3 lVexico Rd Saint CharLes MO 855 588 2786
Tread L ghtly 104 E Broadway Ste 1 Helena NIT 406 4426255
The Uitra Running Company 1027 Providence Rd Charlotte NC 984.Dl.6624
Red Rock Runn ng Company 120 S Green Valtey Pkwy Ste 144 Henderson NV 142.496.4118
Red Rock Running Company 7350 W Cheyenne Ave Ste 101 Las Vegas NV 142.496.4178
Eclipse Runnlng 3438 Lakeside Dr Reno NV 115.821.D]6
Krnetic Running 89 Bridge St. Plattsburgh NY 518324.4186
l-rontrunner 1344 W Lane Ave Columbus OH 614 486 0301
Rogue Runners 16l E Main 5t Ashland OR 805.899.8802
Fleet Feet Sports 1320 NW Gatveston Ave Bend OR 54t 3BS l60t
FootZone 0f Bend 842 NW WattSt Bend OR 541 3173568

Eugene Runnrng Company ll6 0akway Ctr Eugene OR 541344r35q

tfabuLous 902 Hayden Blvd Eilzabeth PA 4r2 384 5830
Ph Ladelphia Runner l60l Sansom 5t Ph Ladetphia PA 5413446399
Rock/Creek 30] Manufacturers Rd Chattanooga TN 423.643.2565
Breakaway Runn ng 2109 N4adison Ave Memph s TN 9011228191
5an Antonio Running Company 7i1 S St Mary's San Antonio TX 512 983 0771
l.t. George Running Center 2736 Red Cliffs Dr Ste 2 Saint George UT 435 6281166

Salt Lake Clty Running Company 2454 S 700 E Salt Lake City UT BAt.4B4.9l44
Irozet Running ll59-B Crozet Ave Crozet Q4.245 4452
:leet Feet Sports 9ll E Pine St Seattle 2063291466
Seven Hilts Running Shop 3139 W Government Way Ste B Seattle 206.94t.5865
Jltramarathon Runnrng Store 1B Berndines Way Buckingham United Kingdom 0044 (r)280 820a;.
Apcoming Ra,c.ts
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912 Burning Man Ultra (5ok) : r,, Black Rock City, NV

tln rook) i 4,1 : Salmon, lD Flagstaffto Grand Canyon Stagecoach

Beaverhead Endurance Runs (5ok, glt6
Line (room,55k) I ll Flagstaff, AZ
tlts Thunderbolt Creek (5ok) 1,3 : Helena, MT :

Ef HURL Elkhorn Endurance Runs (5om,5ok); t,5 ; Helena, MT 9126 ML Taylor 5ok (5ok) | 4,, Grants, NM
(5ok,5omf Inlt Bootlegger 5oK (5ok) Boulder City, NV
E/t wild ldaho i t,3 i Crouch, lD | 3,5

8lt Bigfootzoo Endurance Run (zoom) i +,+ : Ut. St. Helens, \UA trlzB Deja Vu rz-Hour & 6-Hour Run (rzhr, 6hr) : r,r Las Vegas, NV

8/,s Standhope (6ok) : S,+ Ketchum, tO

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sirr Post Canyon 5oK {5ok} i l,r , Hood River, OR
8/ts Hamster Endurance Runs (tzhr, z4hr,6hr) i 3,2 : Bellingham, WA il4 5om)
Moab's Alpine to Slickrock (42m, i +,+ : Moab, UT
sizs Cascade Crest (toom) i4,4 i Easton, wA llto Capitol Reef roo (room,5om,5ok) : 3,3 i ToneY, UT
slzg Resort to Rock (6ok, 3zk) r 3,1 : Boise, tO Sheep Mountain 5o Mile Endurance Run
4,4 i rairplay, co
sls Volcanic5o (5ok) +,S i Cougar, WA
il1] (som) :

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:
' Skyline Mountain 5o Eden, UT
gltg Yellowstone-Tetons (toom,5om) : ,,3 :TetonValley,lD Tltt i 4,4 |

glz6 Mountain Lakes roo {room} : 3,3 :Olalliet-ateOn 711) Colorado zoo Mile Endurance Run (zoom)i 4,3 Almont, CO
1ol1 Foothills 5oK Frenzy (5ok) : 1,3 : Boise, lD ilzs Never Summer tooK (rook) i 5,3
Gould, CO

ro/r7 Elk-Kings z5Kl5oK (25k, 5ok) ;+,1 ;Titlamook Forest, OR Elr Ouray roo Mile Endurance Run (room) 4$ : Ouray, CO

tolt7 Peacock Ultras (5ok, rook) , 3,4 : Oahu, H! Kat'cina Mosa tooK Mountain Challenge
8/r Springville, UT
Run (rook) ,5'4
818 Silverheels roo (room) | 4,4 Fairplay, CO
8lt+ Tushar roo (room, 93k) ,,, Eagle Point, UT
iltt : Sar,ta Batb.ra roo (room, rook) IrI Santa Barbara, CA
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Liberty, UT
: Skyline Mountain Marathon (5ok)
/r9 i Northshore 5oK Trail Run (5ok) 3t,2 Truckee, CA
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Silverton, CO
/zE : Bafuaterr35 3'I Death Valley, CA 911 i Solemates Silverton
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SrS : Cool Moon (room, rook, rzhr, z4hr) 1,' Cool, CA i silverton Challenge
Silverton, CO
911 (room, 44hr, z4hr,48hr,7zhrl
S/8 : Skyline5o( (5ok) 2r2 Lake Chabot, CA : 14,3

E/S elj Hideaway Hundred (room, 5om, 5ok) i.+,t Winter Park, CO
i Sierra Crcst 5oK (5ok) l12 Tructe, CA
S/22 : Bulldog (5ok) 4,1 Calabasas, CA 9112 Tommyknocker Ultras (rook, 5ok) Woodland Parh CO
:4,3
8/zz i HeadwatersTrail Runs (5ok) 4,4 Mt. Shasta City, CA 9llE Run Rabbit Run (toom,5om) Steamboat Spgs., CO
14,4
8/29 43 Muir Beach, CA 9l2s The Bear (toom) Logan, UT
, Tamalpa Headlands 5oK (5ok) 14,4
Efz, CasihPeakrook(rook) 414 Trude,CA 9126 Bobcat Trail Races (5ok) ,l,l Colorado Springs, CO

9/25 i Kodiak roo (room, 5om) 5,3 Big Bear Lake, CA : North Face Endurance Challenge-
9126 : Utah (5om,5ok) 4,' Park City, UT
9126 Uhra Race of Champions (rook, r3.rm, 5ok): 13 Auburn, CA
San Pedro Valley ro/r6 i Pony Express Trail roo (room, 5om) 1,2 Faust, UT
ro/3 Pacifica Summit (5ok) I'I
State Park, CA roltT : lndian Creek Fifties (35m,5om) 5,4 Sedalia, CO
rofio Dick Collins Firetrails (5om) 33 Castro Valley, CA
ro/ro Golden Hills Marathon (5om) 3,1 Berkeley, CA
i Vol State (took) Dorena Landing, MO
tolz4 ; Lake Hodges Trails Fest (5ok) 2,3 San Diego, CA ile I 3rI
rlt4 i Mt.TamTrail Run (5ok) 4,4 Stinson Beach, CA iltr ; DWD Devil's Lake (5om,5ok) :2r2 Merrimac, Wl
rtlzE i Quad Dipsea (zE.4m| 5,4 MillYalley, CA 818 ; The Badlands (5om, 5ok) | 3,, Medora, ND

12l5
, the tttorth Face Endurance Challenge- Sausalitq CA
9fl : Woodstock (room, rook,5om,5ok) ..,,, Pinckney Ml
4r7 gltt Lutsen, MN
i Califomia (5ok,5om) i Superior roo (room, 5om) t,3
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tzltS : Woodside Rambte (5ok) 1,) 9112 ; The Hennepin Hundred (room,5om) , t't Sterling, lL
9126 ; FlatRocft $ok) lndependence, KS
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9126 i Dances With Dirt (5om, 5ok) Hell, Ml
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iltt ,8 Prescott, AZ lo/3 , wisconsin (5om,5ok) a r,, DousmanrWl
(room, 6hr, rzhr, z4hr)
ro/ro i Rockin' Rockwoods MO
7118 Tahoe Rim Trail (room,5om,5ok) 4,3 Spooner Lake, NV (53k/zok)
,1,4 Wildwood,
slt Vertigo Night Runs (5zk) 4,4 Waddell, AZ ro/24 i DoorCounty Fall 5o (5om) ,4r Sturgeon Bay, Vl
E/8 Genoa Peak Ultra Madathon t5X (irk) 414 Genoa, NV ttlT :OzarkTruil (room) '133 Steelville, MO
ew favelina fangover Niglrt Runs (5o$ 75k) zts ScottsdalgAZ rrfi4 i Tunnel Hillroo (room,5om) i I'1 Vienna, l[
8/io Extraterrestrial Full Moon 5rK (5tk) 3,I Rachel, NV

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8/r5 , Gamelands Ultra (5ok) r,z Wagram, NC . Burnins River Endurance Races and Relay - -
' 5t5 : Willoughby Hills, OH
(room,5om) :4,4 : Black Mountain, NC
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8/r5 : Death Before DNF Ultra
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9/r9 : BarkleyFallClassic(5ok) , 5,5 Wartburg,TN S/8 (8hr)

: Sweltering Summer Ultra r,r , Pittsfield, tt'tR

ro/25 , Mutual Mine (5ok) : r,l ' lnverness, FL S/r5 : TARC Summer Classic (5ok, rzhr) , ,,, : Medfield, MA
9/rz , TARC Fall Classic (5om,5ok)
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rz/5 : lsle du Bois Trail Run $5k) , 2,3 : Pilot Point, TX
tzltz : Brazos Bend too (room,5om) : r,r ; Needville, TX 9/rz : Odyssey Trail Running Rampage (4om)
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Ultrarunning was born at |FK in the
196os, and became much more popular out
west after Gordy Ainsieigh took on the horses
for roo miles on foot in the early r97os. But
the Florida ultrarunning community has
shown tremendous growth over the past
five years and is now recognized as having
some of the sport's best races and strongest
ultrarunners. Many elite ultrarunners live in
Florida; including Mike Morton, Alyson Venti,
Amy Costa, Kataiin Nagy, Dan McHugh,
Bruce Sung Ho Choi, Chris Roman and Dave
Krupski. One of our country's first ultrarun-
ners, fay Birmingham, lives in facksonville,
Florida, and he still participates in several
ultras throughout the year. He also coaches
track and cross country at a high school in
Jacksonvi le.
I took turns running the distance and ended
One thing Florida has is water: the state
is surrounded by water and that trans-
lates to beautiful coastal running. As the
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southernmost state on
the mainland. Florida also offers lots of
heat, which leads to great heat and humidity
training.
The cluintessential Florida ultra event is
probably the Keys roo. The inspiration for
this event came fiom Caiifornia-Badwater,
to be specific. The race director ofthe Keys
roo is Bob Becker, who is also a fine ultra-
runner. In fact, he won his age group in last
year's Badwater Race.
Bob got the inspiration for the Keys roo
while he was crewing at Badwater in zoo7.
He came back to Florida and wanted to see
if it was possibie to run to Key West from
Key Largo on US Highway r. He and four of
his uitra buddies started at mile marker lo4,
up at miie marker 0 in Key West. This is a
famous landmark; it is the southernmost
point on the mainland. Many tourists stop
and have pictures taken there adjacent to a
sign that says "Cuba 9o miles," and an arrow
pointing southeast.
The actual racecourse starts at mile
marker roo in Key Largo, runs along
Highway r and finishes roo miles later
on Higgs Beach in I(ey West. Along most
ofthe course, there are great vistas ofthe
Atlantic Ocean to the left and the Gulf of
Mexico to the right. This race is a great
training event for Badwater because
. ofthe heat, and every year several
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'1,,, To that point, last year's
i,, overall winner at KeYs roo,
r,l:::tAlvson Venti, went on to take
,:tr fiitt female in last Year's
Badwater race.
There is at least one ultra
,:l',' race in Florida practically every
,;ilill:'" rveekend during the year. In faci, the
' state has weli over 50 ultras each year.
Of these. 16 are roo miles or more and this
number is growing. Other weli-known roos
in Florida and their race directors include
the LOST r18 (Lake Okeechobee ScenicTrail:
Mike Melton; Wild Sebastian races: Kristen
and Matt Beck; Iron Horse: Chris Rodatz;
Ancient Oaks: Mike Melton; and Wickham
Park: Matt Mahoney).
Other major Florida ultras include Dances
with Dirt Devil's Lake 5o-mile, Everglades
Ultra and Guana 5ok. Legendary race direc-
tors )im Hartnett and Andy Mathews direct
the popular Croom races. Perhaps the state's
most well known RD is Eric Friedman (Sun
of a Beach and Skydive Ultra) who embraces
the area's fun and fiesh ultrarunning
culture. Although Florida is essentially flat,
his Skydive ultra starts with a 3o,ooo-foot
descent-out of an airplane!
Florida ultrarurmers do not take them-
selves too seriously, perhaps due to the heat
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step of a tough 50-miter. [o Bob schnett]
ABOVE: Life's a beach at the Keys IOO finishing
area. [OCourtesy of Ma.k RYan]
ABOVE RIGHT: The tough and speedy Grant
Maughan celebrating at the finish of the 2Ol4 Keys
lOO with RD and Ftorida ultrarunning teBend Bob
Becker. [OCourtesy of Mark Rvan]
and humidity. Don't get me wrong, many
are very fast, they come to compete and they
usually do we1l, but the Florida ultrarunning
culture is laid back-everyone supports each
other. The Florida Ultra Runners have their
own Facebook page, simply called FUR. This
is a great information source and networking
site, and also does an excellent iob ofupdating
information about the many Florida ultra
races. Check it out and come on down for
some fun in the sunl
Mark Ryan ran his first marathon in zoo5
andhas run over 25 marathons and t4
ultras-including rco milers. He is a member
of the Jacksonville Track Club and is the RD
of the Guana 5ok , which is held the f'rst
Sunday every December in Ponte Yedra
Beach in Northeast Florida at the Guana
Research Reserve.

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Calming Pre-Race Jitters
BY DEAN KARNAZES

Nothing can derail a good effort more
than the psychological stress of pre-race
anxiety. No matter how much training, no
matter how much preparation you've done,
ifyou're overly nervous at the start ofa race,
the physical tolls can be hugely disruptive to
your performance.
Even after all ofthe racing I've done, I stil1
find it difficult to quell the internal turbulence
Stephanie Howe tooking pretty catm
with a frog cupcake after Way Too coot.
[6 Courtesy of Dean Karnazes]
that inevitably arises come race day. I've tried
a number of strategies, and what I've found
to work best for me is a fundamental shift in
my mindset. Instead of stressing over external
factors, I try to focus on the one thing that
I can control.
We cannot control the competition. We
cannot control the weather. We cannot control
the struggles that will undoubtedly arise
during the run. All we can control is ourselves'
Standing at the start line, I make the simple
commitment to myself that today I will try
my hardest. No matter what happens during
.rg;a
the race, I will give it everything I've got and
won't give up without my strongest fight.
Shifting my paradigm inward has allowed
me to feel more grounded and centered on
running my own race. The mentatr demons are
quieted and the focus is entirely on being the
best "Dean' that I can be, and not worrying
about those elements beyond my control.
But that's iust my own strategy. How do
others cope with pre-race jittersl
Stephanie Howe, winner of last year's
Western States, likes to keep things simple.
The more details and particulars she plans for
race day, the more complicated and stressful
things become. She's learned to tune out what
other racers are placing in their drops bags
or having their crew deliver to them trailside,
and instead she focuses on her own race day
plan. Stephanie likes to lay out her kit and
prepare her breakfast the night prior so that
things are simple and easy in the morning.
Her final relaxing tonic is a glass of wine
before bedtime (just one glass, she says).
Elite athlete and trainer |ason Koop
instructs his runners to look over their
previous six months of training prior to the
race. It's never perfect, he says, but it's always
great for them to see where they came from.
He also encourages his athletes to talk about
things other than the race the night before to
help maintain a healthy perspective. Finaily,
he encourages them to accept the fact that
it won't be easy. There are sure to be points
of struggle and self-doubt along the way.
Recognizing these things beforehand can
go a long way toward calming the nerves.
Well put, Koop. Realize that tomorow's
race will bring untold amounts ofmisery and
suffering, so bring it!
I'11 conclude by stating the obvious. If
you're a coffee drinker, one surefire way to
reduce pre-race jitters is by consuming one
less cup of that substance. It won't be easy,
btithebuzzof the starting line should help
clear the fog. 4
Dean Karnazes canbe
found. at Peet's Cffie
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Bay Area (butnot
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I was recently asked, "Zach, your crewing
article was great, but I am not rea11y wanting
to sit on my butt for hours just to pop blisters,
make sandwiches and fill water bottles...
what about pacingl" We11, my friend, that is
a great questionl However, in the interest of
full disclosure. let me start with a disclaimer:
I have never actually paced anothet runner
during an event. This being said-I have
util.ized. pacers in a wide variety of race
distances and terrains during ultras. I have
also not utilized pacers at ultras-so I feel
confident I can speakwith authority on the
subject matter, at least from the tunner's
perspective.
First and foremost-and I cannot stress
this enough-make sure that you are fast
enough ro keep up with your runner. I person-
ally have had to run away from an ass-drag-
ging pacer. Which was not ideal timing since
it was z:3o a.m. and the coyotes were howling,
but at least the banjo music and random
gunfire had stopped hours before. While
I somewhat felt bad for her, I was feeling
antazing, and was going to take advantage
ofthat; p1us, I am not afraid ofcoyotes.
Another friend's pacer decided to quit
during his "shift" and did not run again for
an entire year, such rvas the crushing shame he
felt for getting dropped by his runner. To avoid
thls situation, don't agree to pace someone that
you are likely unable to match speeds with (and
preferably push) even on your best day. A1so, be
careful to assume that just because it's the late
miles of a roo you wi11be able to keep up with
a normally much faster runner-l have seen
some folks run faster the last ro than the first
ro. So if you run like a drunken turtle-and
there is nothing wrong with that-iust don't
delude yourself into thini<ing that you can
keep up with some rabbit chasing their belt
buckle carrot.
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Secondlv, don't whine and comPlain
about horv badyou feel. Boo hool Suck it up
Buttercr-rp. Chances are your whiny butt has
been oltt there much less time than your
runner 1'ras, and the goal is to help them-
You kneu,thls when you took the jobl Your
pissing and moaning might mahe them run
faster to get away from you, but most 1ike1y
thei rvill jr-rst get very annoyed and take it out
on the crerv at the next aid station. Best case
scenario. )'our runner might iust put in her
earbuds and crank the Metallica-take the
hir-rt. -shut 1,or.rr pie hole. If you are a needy
crybabv that u,ants your butt wiped, find your
own cre\\ and pacers and sign up for the race
like the rest ofus.
Nert order-ofbusiness; be prepared. I am
talking Easle Scout" prepared! Learn and
study the cor-rrse! I(now the distance between
aid stations. I(norv how many steps in each
c1imb, and the distance between every tree
(ok maybe not that prepared). But iust 1lke
Dad driving to the lamily vacation destrnation,
yorl can expect to hear a continuous refrain:
'Are we there 1-etl" and "How Much Farther)"
I(now your runner's goals and push hard
to exceed them! Find out what you can do
to help your runner and the crew when you
roll into the nert aid station. Don't forget to
remind them to eat and drink, then take a
mental note of when and how much. It is
important you do not 1et them get behind;
else you are making things harder on the
both ofyou.
Fina1ly, and this is sometimes overlooked,
havefun! One of the best things you can do
is help your runner keep their mind orfthe
pain, the race, and the other hardships. Craclt
iokes, sing songs, teil stories, and cuss-
BY ZACH ADAMS
alot. Engage your runner to help pass the
1ong, arduous hours and distract them from
the task at hand for a bit. Some of my best
pacer experiences were not because my pacer
kept pushing Heed and Hammer Gels-it
was because they were telling dirty iokes
and sharing (and sometimes overshartng)
personal stories-don't worry, my lips are
sealed. It rea11y makes the iow times much
more bearable.
lfyou are interested in being a pacer but
have not been invited, put yourself out there!
Post availabiiity on forums, groups, or other
social medial It is a great way to see part of a
course or race without ponying up the entry fee!
You may also make some great friends. Last
summer, I assembled a team of four compiete
strangers w-ho spent more than z7 hours in the
scorching Kansas heat for a guy and his gal that
they barely knew-but trust me, if you poop
on the side of a road with someone, chances
are you wi11be friends forever. |ust make sure
you aren't the one dou,nwind. '..
Za.ch Adams is a mild mannered marketing
managcr lor a rcgional lnl(rn(t \(rvit(
provi.der by d.ay, fficial blogger for
EptcUltras.com at ni.ght, and a mid-pock
ull rorunnrr most weekends.
Hts ultro debut came
in :oto wiih a 5o-milt F1W
a.hrt
finish that lit t
that's been burning evet _**
since. Zach is currently
trainingfor the zot5
Leadville TraiL rco.
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BY ERROL'ROCKET',JONES

In the past ro to 15 years there's been an
explosion in trail running events, especially
rooh and roo-mile races. With the esteemed
Running Ti.mes publishing an article cal1ed
"Is roo Miles the New Marathon?," it appears
that ultrarunning is indeedy now in vogue'
Many roadies and former couch potatoes
are viewing ultrarunning as the thing to
do and are now taking to trail running and
racing with a vengeance. I'm happy to see
the number of people taking an interest in
the sport and participating, but some are
biting olf more than they can chew right now,
maybe ever. And some are bringing a sense
of entitlement with them to the sport.
Ultrarunning used to be dominated
by people with a sense of adventure and
respect for the challenge. Die-hard ultra-
runners brought a strong ethic of self-re-
sponsibiiity and did their part for the rest
of the community. We reveled in the idea
new and different trails and looked forward
to those hours when you could feel at one
with nature, think to yourselfand appreciate
all the wonder and pain of what you were
engaged in.
certainty that you'll always be on the right
path, stick with road running.
You are entitled to have food and drink
that the race director said would be available,
both during and after an event. But you can't
expect that every morsel will actually be there
when you arrive at an aid station. Such is life.
You can reasonabiy expect some water, some
type of electrolyte solution and food of some
sort. They may be out of soup or sumthin'
that you were looking forward to, felt you
needed or would like to have had, but as long
as there is something that can sustain you
untii you can get to the next aid station, then
you've got to find solace in that.
You are not entitled to have Ensure,
Hammer or whatever your whim maY be
just because it was offered at the last race
that you ran, because it works best for you or
because you paid an entry fee and expected it
of to be provided. ifyou want or need a partic'
ular item that bad1y, provide
it for yourself. Even
if race manage-
ment promised
it, they do
swag management said would be available,
provided you're an official finisher.
You are entitled to have your time and
place accurately recorded for posterity and
qualifying purposes for other events.
You are n.of entitled to change your
tee-shirt or iacket size because you don't
iike the fit, even though it was what you
requested initially. You are no, entitled, if
you're a no-show, to have swag sent to you
because you signed up but couldn't make it.
You are entitled to have your swag sent
to you at the race directors' expense ifthey
come up short on the day, and you are enti-
tled to have drop bags returned to you at a
reasonable time or at the directors' expense
if it's management that screwed up. You're
not entitled to get it shipped the next day.
You are r'rot entitled to be rude or short
with other runners on the course, volun'
teers or directors
because you're in
ahurry, having a
bad day or things
have gone slightly
awry. You're n.ol

That state sti11 exists, but there's a segment come up short entitled to bark
of the community that only seems to think and make commands at anyone
of running events and never volunteering. mistakes except your dog,
That's okay, if that's the only 1eve1 of involve- sometimes. crew or significant
ment that you want or have time for. But the Nobody is '-!& other (but just
rub is the sense of entitlement that seems to perfect. Inany :
see how that one
come with it. As a veteran of sorts, I'd iike to event. vou are d%"
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works for you...).
convey a few of the things we are and aren't not entitled to 4#* You shouldn't
entitled to. Because your momma don't put have a hissy litter the course
on these events. fit because you with your crap.
You are entitled to have didn't get ice cream, You pack it in, you
a course that is as well or whatever, when pack it out, or at least to the next aid station.
marked as the race
director and his/her **
it, dffi
gg . You wanted it.
You are entitled
to whatever finishers'
# You are entitled to talte in all the joys of
the trails, and you are entitled to your share
of the pain as well. You can have some of
volunteers can make
and you re enlitled to re ffi
ffi mine if you like, but you are not entitled to
,ny bonm miles that ffi add to the pain of others.
you mrgnr ger snouru HD . ,&. I could go on and on about entitle-
you get oitlourse. oh -- *ffi@g* ments, but you get my drift: be nice
myl We re not in Kansas W" w out there. Ultrarunning is not the
anymore. To[o... # sport of the entitled.'4
You are r'ro, entitled to complain
at length to the race directors or That's my story and I'm sticki.ng to it.
volunteers because you faiied to stay 'tr Ciao. E. "Rocket"
on course, and therefore didn't make a
cutoff or finish the race in a time you
thought yourself capable of. Especially
when almost everyone else successfully
navigated the course as marked. The point
is, sh"t happens. In ultrarunning, lots of
sh'kt happens (don't go there). If you want

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