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Happy Saint Patrick’s Day, UltraRunning community! Whether you were out on the trails racing or training this weekend, decked out in green at your local shamrock 5k, or just getting in some outdoor shenanigans these last official days of winter, I hope you had a great weekend and found that pot of gold you were looking for. Now on to this week’s Ultra Weekend Recap.
We start on the Oregon coast at the Siuslaw Dunes Trail Run (50k). In the men’s race, Mario Mendoza Jr. ran the fastest time in course history (4:12:34) cruising to victory over second place Peter Buckley (4:43:31) and third place Joshua Bibbee (5:07:57). On the women’s side, Kelsey McGill won in a time of 6:07:03, Ines Siepmann took second (6:13:51) and Caitlin Kowalski finished third (6:25:11). Full results here.
Next, we leave the coastal dunes and head to the California desert for the eighth running of the Old West Trail Runs (50k). In the women’s race, Josie Walters took home the win running the fifth-fastest time in course history (4:40:17). Christy Baker placed second (5:19:46) and June McCaughey finished third (5:42:15). In the men’s competition, Travis Dietrich (4:11:42) edged out Timothy Wheeler (4:12:26) for the win, with Robert Verhees taking third (4:16:35). Full results here.
Also in California, we saw Jennifer Schmidt absolutely destroy the women’s course record at the Ruck A Chuck 50k in Foresthill. Jennifer won in 4:17:29 (second-place overall), with Alina Edwards (5:04:54) claiming second and Karen Weintraub placing third (5:42:51). In the men’s race, Kyle Roberts came out on top in 4:01:50 (fifth-fastest time on the course), Kevin Walker finished second (4:28:17), and Taylor Edwards rounded out the podium in third (4:44:50). Full results here.
Staying out west, we journey up the coast to just outside of Bellingham, Washington, for the 30th running of the highly competitive Chuckanut 50k. An amazing 585 runners officially finished the race, with Francesco Puppi claiming the victory in 3:26:31 (the second-fastest time in course history). Matt Daniels was just behind in 3:28:43, running the third-fastest time on the course, with Dylan Humberger rounding out the podium in 3:39:31. In a tightly contested women’s race, Claire DeVoe came out on top, winning in a time of 4:13:25. Jade Belzberg took second (4:14:58) and Priscilla Forgie finished third (4:15:36). Full results here.
Hey folks, I know these race results are all out west. That was not by design. I’m an Ohio native (Go ZIPS!) and I love the Midwest and Eastern trail running communities. I’ve been monitoring several races, including the Visit Beaver County Rabid Racoon 100, the Get Lucky 50/50 and the Lake Martin 100, I just can’t find any results at the time of publishing. If you have any links to race results, please put them in the comments below and keep checking the UltraRunning Magazine results page as more results come in. THANK YOU and congratulations to everyone who raced this weekend!