Willamette Pass, Oregon, August 20. Dave Mackey and Aliza Lapierre were winners of the 10th annual Waldo 100K held in the Oregon Cascades, 70 miles east of Eugene. Mackey broke Erik Skaggs course record by four minutes in the process, while Lapierre was 10 minutes outside Joelle Vaught’s women’s record. Both winners grabbed the lead early and never relented. The race is the first of the 2011-12 Montrail Ultra Cup series.
Men
1. Dave Mackey, 41, Novato, CA, 9:06:51 (course record, old record 9:11:05 by Erik Skaggs, 2009)
2. Ian Sharman, 30, Bend, OR, 9:42:51
3. Nicolas Triolo, 27, Portland, OR, 10:08:58
4. Chris Downey, 41, Burnaby, BC, 10:22:15
5. Yassine Diboun, 32, Portland, OR, 10:28:36
Women
1. Aliza Lapierre, 31, Williston, VT, 10:33:24
2. Denise Bourassa, 41, Boise, ID, 10:59:43
3. Darla Askew, 38, Bend, OR, 11:11:07
4. Roxanne Woodhouse, 48, Weaverville, CA, 11:41:34
5. Wendy Wheeler-Jacobs, 43, Sammamish, WA, 12:49:44
Complete results available at http://www.ultralive.net/waldo/webcast.php
Photo: Dave Mackey en route to winning the 2008 Miwok 100K (photo courtesy of Jeff Vendsel, Marin IJ)