Dayton, Wyoming, June 16. Mike Foote and Darcy Africa were the winners of the 11th annual Bighorn 100. Both broke course records and won with comfortable margins on the rugged out-and-back course, which features a climb from the 4200-foot start to over 9000 feet at the turnaround. There were 116 finishers within the 34-hour time limit.
Men
1. Mike Foote, 28, Missoula, MT, 18:36:42 (course record, old record 18:43:37 by Mike Wolfe, 2010)
2. W. Jared Scott, 41, Greenwood Village, CO, 20:27:11
3. Dan Olmstead, 40, Eugene, OR, 20:32:40
4. Robert Mueller, 25, Salt Lake City, UT, 20:48:44
5. Andrew Catalano, 25, Elizabeth, NJ, 22:08:37
Women
1. Darcy Africa, 37, Boulder, CO, 22:27:26 (course record, old record 23:22:21 by Darcy Africa, 2007)
2. Missy Gosney, 45, Durango, CO, 24:46:51
3. Suzanne Lewis, 36, Salt Lake City, UT, 25:46:10
4. Emily Brackelsberg, 39, Park City, UT, 26:11:49
5. Kari Fraser, 45, Boulder, CO, 26:20:46
Complete results are available at http://bighorntrailrun.com/images/BHTR2012100MOverall.pdf
Photo: Mike Foote at 2011 Western States (Gary D. Avey photo)