Ultra Weekend Recap — November 6

November’s inaugural Ultra Weekend Recap saw a new course record at Rio Del Lago, a throwdown in the final miles at the Austin Rattler and more from our Wednesday’s What’s Up In Ultra. Please add links and updates below with race results we may have missed.

The 21st Rio Del Lago 100-miler saw Lindsey Dwyer of Larkspur, California, establish a new course record by nearly two hours in 16 hours, 51 minutes and 44 seconds. She also finished second overall. The 58-year-old Beverley Anderson-Abbs from Sacramento, California, finished in second place in 20 hours, 13 minutes and 54 seconds, and Kristi LeBlanc out of Eugene, Oregon, came in third in 21 hours, 39 minutes and 19 seconds. Eric Miya of Sonora, California, won the men’s race in 16 hours, 30 minutes and 17 seconds, Jon Hanson from Boulder, Colorado, was second in 18 hours, 53 minutes and 13 seconds, and all the way from Koto-ku, Japan, Shingo Wantanabe claimed third in 19 hours, 10 minutes and 23 seconds. Full results here.

Lindsey Dwyer of Larkspur, California, ran 16 hours, 51 minutes and 44 seconds at Rio Del Lago to set a new course record. Photo: Jesse Ellis/Let’s Wander Photography

In the accompanying and inaugural 50k at RDL, Beth Lang out of El Dorado Hills, California, took the women’s title in 5 hours, 19 minutes and 31 seconds, with Rochelle Gamette from Granite Bay, California, hot on her heels in 5 hours, 20 minutes and 28 seconds, and Michelle Petrillo of Sacramento wasn’t far back in third, finishing in 5 hours, 24 minutes and 4 seconds. Akihiro Hirata hailing from Shibuya, Japan, won the men’s competition in 4 hours, 3 minutes and 12 seconds, Ryan Tanaka of Emeryville, California, secured second in 4 hours, 18 minutes and 15 seconds, and Jeff Augwinger from Loomis, California, took third in 4 hours, 27 minutes and 29 seconds. Full 50k results here.

The state of Texas played host to the Austin Rattler Run 50k, a qualifying event for the Leadville 100, and less than one minute separated the men’s first and second finishers with Travis Lavin from Golden, Colorado, narrowly outpacing pervious UR Podcast guest Ryan Montgomery of Coalville, Utah, in 3 hours, 26 minutes and 45 seconds, to 3 hours, 27 minutes and 36 seconds. Sean Bowman of Bloomington, Indiana, rounded out the podium in 3 hours, 31 minutes and 36 seconds. Michele Perez-Lopez from Broomfield, Colorado, won the women’s race in 4 hours, 24 minutes and 6 seconds. Tatiana Rypinski of Houston, Texas, took silver in 4 hours, 35 minutes and 18 seconds, and Hisa Turner was third in 4 hours, 38 minutes and 29 seconds. Full results here. 

Sylacauga, Alabama, is where we find the results for the 15th Annual Pinhoti 100. Johanna Ylanen of Tolland, Connecticut, won for the women in 22 hours, 49 minutes and 54 seconds, with Jewly Hight out of Nashville, Tennessee, taking second in 26 hours, 15 minutes and 2 seconds, and Jennifer Raby from Decatur, Georgia, in third position in 26 hours, 43 minutes and 47 seconds. In the men’s race, Brandon Slokowski from Cincinnati, Ohio, won the contest in 19 hours, 42 minutes and 25 seconds, Matt Comi of Montgomery, Alabama, was runner-up in 19 hours, 57 minutes and 24 seconds, and Peter Kazery hailing from Jackson, Mississippi, rounded out the podium in 20 hours, 31 minutes, and 42 seconds. Full results here.

Thanks to Sophie Speidel for the hot tip on the 40th running of the classic Mountain Masochist 50 in our What’s Up In Ultra. Results here when available. The Beav Trail Race 50k in Milton, Ohio, the Noland Trail 50k in Newport News, Virginia, the Silver Falls 50k in Silverton, Oregon, and the Rim to River 100 in New River Gorge, West Virginia, can already be found on our frequently updated Race Results page. Keep checking back later tonight and tomorrow as more race directors upload results.

Where’d you race this weekend? Let us know by leaving a link below. If you’re lining up next weekend somewhere, leave that information below too so we can include it in next week’s What’s Up In Ultra column.