Ultra Weekend Recap — March 26

The March 26 Ultra Weekend Recap is headlined by a classic point-to-point 50k in Arizona, a 50/50 in Utah, a 50k in Illinois, a new 48-hour World Record by an American in Australia, and more.

At the 31st Crown King Scramble 50k just outside of Phoenix, Arizona, two perennial powerhouses took the titles on Saturday, March 25. For the men, Scott Traer of Phoenix, Arizona, who set a new course record at the Javelina Jundred 100k last fall, won in 4 hours, 6 minutes and 18 seconds. He was followed by Nick Coury of Scottsdale in 4 hours, 19 minutes and 35 seconds and Bryce Brooks also out of Phoenix in 4 hours 22 minutes and 53 seconds. YiOu Wang from Larkspur, California, who hasn’t finished an ultramarathon since her win at the in 2019 at the now defunct North Face Endurance Challenge 50-miler, won the women’s contest in 4 hours, 55 minutes and 16 seconds. Christina Bauer of Flagstaff, Arizona, was the runner-up in 5 hours, 4 minutes and 12 seconds, and Brianna Grigsby of Tucson, Arizona, came in third in 5 hours, 4 minutes and 41 seconds. Full results here. 

Moab, Utah, played host to the Behind the Rocks 50k/50-mile races on Saturday. The #4 2022 UltraRunner of the Year Annie Huges from Leadville, Colorado, won the 50-miler outright in 7 hours, 41 minutes and 10 seconds, the third-fastest time in course history. Second place and second overall was Anna Fisher of Salt Lake City, Utah, in 8 hours, 11 minutes and 14 seconds, and Junko Kazukawa out of Denver, Colorado, rounded out the podium in 10 hours, 45 minutes and 32 seconds. Scott Mehring of Lakewood, Colorado, won for the men in 8 hours, 54 minutes and 56 seconds, Jack Watson out of Carbondale, Colorado, came in second in 9 hours, 18 minutes and 25 seconds, and Jake Epp from Montrose, Colorado, was third in 9 hours, 28 minutes and 39 seconds.

In the 50k race, Jonathan Rea of Boulder, Colorado, won and set a new course record by 10 seconds in 3 hours, 51 minutes and 18 seconds. Salt Lake City’s Eli White took the runner-up accolades in 4 hours, 4 minutes and 43 seconds, and Darian Allberry from Denver rounded out the podium in 4 hours, 18 minutes 59 seconds. Also out of Denver, Addie Bracy, won the women’s race in the second-fastest time ever in 4 hours, 32 minutes and 31 seconds. She was followed by Alexis Crellin in 4 hours, 43 minutes and 49 seconds. Alexandria Sanchez from Wilnona Lake, Indiana, took third in 5 hours and 31 minutes.

At the Clinton Lake 50k in Dewitt, Illinois, Trevor Giampa from Lac Du Flambeau, Wisconsin, won in 4 hours, 30 minutes and 50 seconds. Mark Holcomb of Bloomington, Illinois, was the runner-up in 4 hours, 43 minutes and 29 seconds, and Paul Garcia out of Skokie, Illinois, finished in third in 5 hours, 7 minutes and 23 seconds. Renee White from Michael, Illinois, won for the women in 5 hours, 35 minutes and 53 seconds, Mary Toohill of Davenport, Iowa, came in second place in 5 hours, 39 minutes and 4 seconds, and Alison Ball hailing from Champaign, Illinois, was third in 5 hours, 45 minutes and 39 seconds. Full results here. 

In Bruce, Australia, the #2 2022 UltraRunner of the Year Camille Herron from Warr Acres, Oklahoma, ran 270.5 miles for a new 48-hour women’s World Record and American record (unofficial), eclipsing Olivier LeBlond’s 262.181 miles set at the 2017 Icarus Florida Ultrafest.

Other results from the weekend include the Badger Mountain Challenge in Richland, Washington, The Mt. Tammany 10 in Delaware Water Gap, New Jersey, the Ramble In The Brambles in Muenster, Texas, and the Miocene Epic Endurance Challenge in Lusby, Maryland.

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