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The July 4th weekend featured 13 North American ultramarathons on the UltraRunning Magazine race calendar. In this week’s Ultra Weekend Recap, we dive into results from Minnesota, Québec, Canada, Wyoming and British Columbia, Canada. Congratulations to everyone who raced this weekend. Be sure to check out all the results as they continue to roll in on our results page.
Afton Trail Run
We lead things off in Hastings, Minnesota for the Afton Trail Run 50k ultramarathon. There were 258 of 282 starters who completed Saturday’s event, paced by women’s winner Rychelle Denardo in 4:23:51. Denardo placed fifth overall. Danielle Turk-Bly was the second female and sixth overall finisher in 4:29:27. Susan Hahn (4:57:58) rounded out the women’s podium in third.
On the men’s side, Nick Marshall cruised to victory in the speedy time of 3:39:02. Kirk Dewindt earned a second-place finish in 4:01:15. Mike Burns (4:14:09) took third.
Full results here.
Québec Mega Trail
Our next stop takes us up to Beaupré, Québec, for the Québec Mega Trail 135k, 80k and 50k races. Kamil Lesniak took home the win in the World Trail Majors Québec Mega Trail 135k, breaking the tape in a new course record time of 16:40:30. Victor Larocque placed second in 17:07:56, and Philippe Poulin (17:57:57) claimed third.
On the women’s side, Valérie Arsenault stole the show, winning by over an hour in a new female course record time of 18:12:06. Arsenault came in fourth place overall. Elisabeth Cauchon ran to an F2 and seventh overall finish in 19:19:09. Julie Lesage was the third female finisher in 20:58:08.
Results from all three races here.
Grand Targhee Wildflower Run
Next up, we travel to Grand Targhee Resort in Alta, Wyoming, for the second running of the Grand Targhee Wildflower Run. There were 67 runners who completed Saturday’s 50k race, with top honors in the women’s contest going to Tyler Stewart in 6:03:26. Stewart placed sixth overall. Megan Tattersall was the second female and eighth overall finisher in 6:09:47. Caitlin Murphy (6:22:17) completed the women’s podium in third.
Jeffrey Earnst won the men’s race in 5:19:16. Teddy Collins (5:51:39) came in second, and Ted Traeger snagged third (5:56:33).
Full results here.
Alpenglow 100
Our final stop takes us to Valemount, British Columbia, for the second annual Alpenglow 100 (100k and 65k distances). There were 181 runners who reached the finish line in Saturday’s 100k race, with the men’s win going to Simon Widmann in 12:02:16. Hugh Dickens followed in second less than 4 minutes behind in 12:05:58. Oskar Michalak raced to third (12:14:43).
Maddie Trottier earned the women’s crown in 14:07:55. Justine Hull came in second in 14:29:39, and Carly Madge (14:51:10) finished in third.
Full results from both races here.
View all of this week’s race results here.