Archive | September, 2016

Karl Meltzer Breaks Appalachian Trail Record

Karl Meltzer Breaks Appalachian Trail Speed Record

Karl Meltzer Breaks Appalachian Trail Record

Elite ultrarunner Karl Meltzer just broke the Appalachian Trail thru-hike speed record set last year by Scott Jurek!

Meltzer finished this tough trek of 2,190 miles in 45 days, 22 hours, 38 minutes!!! Jurek’s now ‘old’ record was 46 days, 8 hours, 7 minutes.

Congrats to Karl and his team on the new record.

[photo: Karl Meltzer FB

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Run It Fast’s Extreme Racer Standings (thru August 2016)

Run It Fast’s Extreme Racer Standings (thru August 2016)

Run It Fast Vol State Steven Smith Francesca Muccini Diane Bolton

As summer draws to an end The Extreme Racer Competition is really heating up. August brought in 1,257 miles for the month and 17,781 miles total for the year! This update is through the end of August. First place is off and not looking back but the competition is still pretty close between a few others in the overall Top 10. Don’t forget to update your points for September as soon as your September  races are finished. Looking for races to enter? Be sure to check out the Run It Fast – Club Race Discounts in the Facebook group.

Leading the women is RIF #525 Karen Vollan with 1,991.1 points. Second place, RIF #473 Teal Clark with 722.75 points. Coming in third place is RIF #410 Marylou Corino with 601.9 points.

Leading the men is RIF #190 John Kent Leighton with 1235.3 points. Second place, RIF #387 Steven Smith  with 1200.2 points. Coming in third place is RIF #279 George Southgate with 1148.8 points..

Here are the standings through August:

Extreme Racer Top Ten Leaderboard

  1. Karen Vollan – 1991.1 points (RIF #525)
  2. John Kent Leighton – 1235.3 points (RIF #190)
  3. Steven Smith – 1200.2 points (RIF #387)
  4. George Southgate – 1148.8 points (RIF #279)
  5. Mark McCaslin – 885.3 points (RIF #486)
  6. Teal Clark – 722.75 points (RIF #473)
  7. Sal Coll – 711.55 points (RIF #425)
  8. Mike Samuelson – 638 points (RIF #282)
  9. Marylou Corino – 601.9 points (RIF #410)
  10. Joshua Holmes -567.7 points (RIF #1)

 

Extreme Racer Women’s Leaderboard

  1. Karen Vollan – 1991.1 points (RIF #525)
  2. Teal Clark – 722.75 points (RIF #473)
  3. Marylou Corino – 601.9 points (RIF #410)
  4. Diane Bolton – 560.4 points (RIF #159)
  5. Patricia Klein – 497.8 points (RIF #450)
  6. Andrea Kooiman – 489.8 points (RIF #404)
  7. Kit Brazier – 447.28 points (RIF #548)
  8. Maricris Beauchamp – 403.63 points (RIF #518)
  9. Tiffani Glass – 337.79 points (RIF #328)
  10. Cheryl Bryll – 277 points (RIF #432)
  11. Christy Bowers – 258.65 points (RIF #60)
  12. Robin Brunet – 217.4 points (RIF #564)
  13. Suzanne Michelson – 191.2 points (RIF #280)
  14. Marj Mitchell – 131.2 points (RIF #4)
  15. Shannon Miller – 124.8 points (RIF #338)
  16. Michelle Lenahan – 114.4 points (RIF #283)
  17. Jennifer Liles-Dorris – 99.9 points (RIF #398)
  18. Michelle Talbott – 99.7 points (RIF #527)
  19. Erin Goetz – 92 points (RIF #443)
  20. Jill Williams – 82.3 points (RIF #521)
  21. Lisa Gonzales – 51.7 points (RIF #5)
  22. Candice Graciano – 48.6 points (RIF #545)
  23. Daniela Obregon – 30 points (RIF #49)
  24. Robin Crouch – 29.3 points (RIF #208)
  25. Angie Whitworth Pace – 29.3 points (RIF #447)


Extreme Racer Men’s Leaderboard

  1. John Kent Leighton – 1235.3 points (RIF #190)
  2. Steven Smith – 1200.2 points (RIF #387)
  3. George Southgate – 1148.8 points (RIF #279)
  4. Mark McCaslin – 885.3 points (RIF #486)
  5. Sal Coll – 711.55 points (RIF #425)
  6. Mike Samuelson – 638 points (RIF #282)
  7. Joshua Holmes – 567.7 points (RIF #1)
  8. Denis McCarthy – 508.173 points (RIF #263)
  9. Shane Tucker – 468.5 points (RIF #337)
  10. Chuck Engle – 463.15 points (RIF #70)
  11. Jeff Liu – 423.8 points (RIF #275)
  12. Scotty Winston – 276.4 points (RIF #364)
  13. Andy Noise – 245.2 points (RIF #570)
  14. Michael Dasalla – 238.42 points (RIF #411)
  15. Michael SK Mortensen – 204 points (RIF #553)
  16. Seth Crowe – 182.6 points (RIF #541)
  17. Shane Beck- 120.3 points (RIF #585)
  18. Rich Peers- 107.2 points (RIF #591)
  19. David Mickelsen – 79.3 points (RIF #164)
  20. Karl Studtmann – 78.6 points (RIF #221)
  21. Stewart Crouch – 42.4 points (RIF #89)
  22. Arland Blanton – 26.2 points (RIF #290)


“Runners just do it – they run for the finish line even if someone else has reached it first.” ~Author Unknown

[Extreme Racer points are awarded per each racing mile completed. Example: marathon = 26.2 points, half marathon 13.1 points, etc.

 

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