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In this week’s Ultra Weekend Recap, we feature results from Colorado, Alberta, New Hampshire and Montana. Let’s dive right in.
We kick things off in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, where sunshine and blue skies welcomed runners to the 12th annual Run Rabbit Run 100-mile race and the 17th annual Run Rabbit Run 50-miler. In the 100-miler, Emilie Mann became the first female to finish the race in under 20 hours, winning in a new course record time of 19:48:05 and placing eighth overall. Leah Yingling finished second female and ninth overall (third-fastest course time) in 20:19:24, and Shea Aquilano (21:31:32) took third. Richard Lockwood led wire-to-wire in the men’s event, winning in 17:24:41 (the third-fastest men’s time in course history). Adam Loomis finished second in 18:12:17, and Christopher Hammes (18:56:34) rounded out the podium in third. The top team honors went to the “BC Bandits” duo of Emilie Mann and Nicholas Lightbody with a combined time of 39:22:13. Full results here. UPDATE: Due to a missed loop at approximately mile 55, Shea Aquilano was disqualified after her finish, per Run Rabbit Run’s race organizers.
In the 50-mile men’s event, Nicolas Sondaz crossed the finish line first in 8:16:49. Andrew Pontbriand claimed second (8:34:53), and Alex Vance (8:54:46) finished third. Abigail West was victorious in the women’s race, winning in 8:35:35 and finishing third overall. Nora Rex finished second female and sixth overall, and Taylor Bacon took third place and finished ninth overall. Full results here.
Our next stop takes us north of the border to Castle Mountain Resort, Alberta, Canada, for the second running of the Divide 200, Canada’s only 200-mile trail running event. On the men’s side, Paul Chisholm won in convincing fashion, taking the title in 62:55:35. Joseph Remenda finished second male (72:31:41), and Kevin Barata (74:23:08) claimed third. For the women, Allison Powell secured the victory in 74:32:24 (fourth overall). Mandi Goudie finished second and fifth overall (76:35:05), and Dawn Wilson (79:30:17) placed third. Full results here.
Heading to Stark, New Hampshire, we check in on the Kilkenny Ridge Race, a rugged 50-mile out-and-back event that takes place in some of the wildest and most remote sections of the White Mountains. In the women’s race, Taylor Miller took top honors, winning in 14:32:43 and finishing eighth overall. Katery Hyatt placed second female in 16:57:39, and Lenka Matejkova (16:58:21) finished just behind in third. In the men’s race, Andrew Wojciak was victorious in 11:41:49. Sam Locke claimed second (12:58:15), and Samuel Ouellette (12:58:45) completed the podium in third. Full results here.
Our final stop takes us to Big Sky Montana for the 10th running of the Rut Mountain Runs. The highly competitive (and difficult) 50k race kicked off on Sunday morning, with Michelino Sunseri leading the charge for the men in 5:01:13. In second, Ryan Becker finished in 5:09:10 and in third, Scott Patterson finished in 5:20:07. In the women’s race, Klaire Rhodes prevailed for the win in 5:45:29. Jazmine Lowther finished second in 5:53:14 and Hannah Osowski finish in third in 5:56:26. Full results here.
Other results from the weekend include Cowboy 200 (Norfolk, NE), Sugg Farm Ultra (Holly Springs, NC), Ouray 50 Mile Endurance Run (Ouray, CO), Free to Run Trail Races (Pittsfield, MA), Sole Survivor Backyard Ultra – Washington (Richland, WA), and Berkeley Trail Adventure (Berkeley, CA). Check out our full list of results here.