Wintergreen, Virginia, September 29. Max King of Bend, Oregon won the Ultra Race of Champions 100K, outdistancing fellow Oregonian Sage Canaday.
Ellie Greenwood of North Vancouver, British Columbia finished well clear of the women’s field, with defending champion Ragan Petrie second.
Men
1. Max King, 32, Bend, OR, 7:57:02
2. Sage Canaday, 26, Sheridan, OR, 8:12:05
3. Jorge Maravilla, 35, Vallejo, CA, 8:24:17
4. Ian Sharman, 32, Bend, OR, 8:25:28
5. David Le Porho, 35, Quebec, QC, 8:28:49
Women
1. Ellie Greenwood, 33, North Vancouver, BC, 9:04:09
2. Ragan Petrie, 46, Arlington, VA, 9:51:15
3. Anne Spillane, 45, Virginia Beach, VA, 11:02:01
4. Jacqueline Palmer, 24, Newark, DE, 12:13:40
5. Krystle Martinez, 27, Port Orange, FL, 12:59:59
Photos, top: Max King, winning last week’s XTerra Championships (courtesy runningnetwork.com)
Ellie Greenwood with Race Director Greg Soderlund at the Western States 100 in June (Glenn Tachiyama photo)