Florida native Mike Morton coasted and glided to a new course record at the Umstead 100 Endurance Run on March 31, 2012 in Raleigh, North Carolina with a time of 13:11:40.
The Florida native crushed the previous course record set by Zach Gingerich in 2010 of 13:23:02.
Second place finisher Jim Sweeney (14:14:25) and third place finisher Mark Manz (14:16:25) were fast enough for the 5th and 6th fastest times in race history.
The female winner was Indiana native Traci Falbo who easily won with a time of 17:02:39.
Second place female was Allison Moore (18:45:02) with third place going to Beth McCurdy (19:11:28).
Barkley Marathons, the toughest race you have never heard of had three finishers for the first time EVER. Until last year there were only 10 finishers in the 25 years of the race history. This year, the course record was shattered by Brett Maune who was the sole finisher at Barkley Marathons last year.
Brett Maune 52:03:08,
Jared Campbell 56:00:15,
John Fegyveresi 59:41:21
(Brett and Jared sharing a lighter moment at the Yellow Gate)
Ryan Meulemans won the inaugural Savage Gulf Trail Marathon that took place on March 17, 2012 at Savage Gulf State Park in Tennessee in 4:57:33.
He finished nearly six minutes ahead of second place finisher Brian Costilow. Both men are from Signal Mountain, Tennessee. Georgia native Michael Scherzer completed the podium with a time of 5:22:58.
Top female was Kris Whorton, from Chattanooga, Tennessee, with a time of 5:50:16.
55 runners started the brutal yet beautiful race and 40 finished.
30-year old David Riddle smashed Zach Gingerich’s year-old Land Between the Lakes 50 Mile course record on Saturday in Grand Rivers, Kentucky with a time of 5:53:22. He easily won the race over second place finisher Troy Shellhamer, who also ran a heck of a race in 6:25:10.
Gingerich’s old course record, set in 2011, was 6:22:57.
Riddle, from Cincinnati, Ohio, ran a 7:04 pace on the four-loop, rolling hills trail.
Amanda Lindsey was the female winner of the 50 mile trail race with a time of 8:11:20. She finished an impressive 10th overall.
Blake Davenport won the Land Between the Lakes 23K with a time of 1:34:19. He beat out Greg Fraze (1:41:51) and third place finisher Matthew Shoulta (1:42:28).
Top 10 Land Between the Lakes 23K Results
Blake Davenport – 1:34:19
Greg Fraze – 1:41:51
Matthew Shoulta – 1:42:28
Lewis Jackson – 1:42:52
Todd Jones – 1:43:21
Mark Ramsey – 1:43:29
Josh Poynter – 1:44:40
Charlie Shoulta – 1:48:18
Paul Schell – 1:48:27
Ryan Delaney – 1:48:56
Morgan Chaffin was the female winner of the 23K with a time of 1:52:18. She finished 12th overall.
Justin Gillette won the 2012 Lost Dutchman Marathon on Sunday (February 19, 2012) in Apache Junction, Arizona with a winning time of 2:31:03.
The Indiana native beat out second place finisher Tom Lipsie by over 9 minutes. Lipsie finished in 2:40:26. Third place went to O’Canada’s Ken Myers in 2:41:41.
Top 10 Male Lost Dutchman Marathon Finishers
Justin Gillette – 2:31:03
Tom Lipsie – 2:40:26
Ken Myers – 2:41:41
Boone Ebel – 2:45:51
Stephen Anders0n – 2:49:58
Matthew Brake – 2:54:16
Gary Krugger – 2:54:49
Cliff Richards – 2:56:41
Brian Zacher – 2:58:17
Steve Dirkse – 2:58:39
Olympic Marathon Trials marathoner Leah Thorvilson easily won the Lost Dutchman Marathon winning by nearly 30 minutes with a time of 2:47:15. Leah finished 5th overall. She ran so fast that rumor has quickly circulated that she DID FIND the Dutchman.
Second place went to Traci Falbo in 3:14:23 with third place going to Brittany Orkney in 3:17:04.
7-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrongfinished second on Sunday in the Panama Half Ironman to New Zealand’s Bevan Docherty.
Docherty won with a time of 3:50:13 holding off Armstrong by 42 seconds as Lance finished in 3:50:55.
Men’s Race – Top 10 Finish
1 3:50:13 16 Bevan Docherty Santa Cruz CA NZL
2 3:50:55 0:42 24 Lance Armstron Austin TX USA
3 3:52:59 2:46 5 Richie Cunningh Boulder CO AUS
4 3:53:38 3:25 4 Rasmus Henning Tuineje DOM
5 3:54:44 4:31 12 Romain Guillaum Montmorot FRA
6 3:55:30 5:18 7 Jesse Thomas Springfield OR USA
7 3:56:21 6:09 1 Chris Lieto Danville CA USA
8 3:58:32 8:19 23 Ivan Vasilyev Moscow RUS
9 4:00:53 10:40 9 Oscar Galindez Santos ARG
10 4:01:24 11:11 6 Bert Jammaer Boom BEL
Docherty, who overtook Armstrong in the latter portion of the run, claims Armstrong ignored him somewhat after finishing.
“I’m not sure what it was all about. I can only assume he was just disappointed to get beaten,” Docherty said.
Docherty said that later on that Armstrong did finally shake his hand and congratulate him.
“I did shake his hand a little bit later. He’s on a completely different level and planet to us guys [triathletes],” Docherty said. “It’s great to have him in the sport, he certainly adds something. It’s an eye-opener to see how he gets mobbed and the chaos around him.”
Which of the three legs did Armstrong struggle the most? You’ll never guess it…
Docherty stated, “I thought Lance would absolutely cream us on the bike, but he was probably in a similar position to me where he wasn’t too sure how to pace himself,” he said. “He certainly looked like he was holding back and that was probably why he ran so well off the bike.”
Either way, Armstrong was impressive on Sunday and perhaps the greatest endurance athlete of our generation or any generation.
Armstrong will keep working at it until he can dominate the triathlon and Ironman.
Post Half Ironman Interview with Lance:
Women’s Race – Top 10
1 4:15:31 40 Angela Naeth Prince George BC CAN
2 4:19:11 3:40 36 Kelly Williams Austin TX USA
3 4:19:34 4:03 52 Margaret Shapiro Herndon VA USA
4 4:21:42 6:11 35 Leanda Cave Tucson AZ GBR
5 4:25:29 9:58 44 Tine Deckers Kessel – Lo BEL
6 4:29:00 13:29 37 Yvonne Van Vler Schwarzach NLD
7 4:29:17 13:46 39 Natascha Badmann Oftringen CHE
8 4:30:20 14:49 49 Michelle Vesterby Odense DNK
9 4:31:09 15:38 48 Bree Wee Kailua-Kona HI USA
10 4:33:03 17:32 43 Dede Griesbauer Boston MA USA
Rocket scientist David Riddle won a very muddy 2012 Mountain Mist 50K on Saturday in Huntsville, Alabama at Monte Sano State Park. Riddle finished the 31 mile course in 3:45:58. Just three minutes behind his course record of 3:42:59 that he set last year.
He easily won the race in winning by nearly 23 minutes.
Daniel Mueller took second place with a time of 4:08:33. Third place went to Brad Schroeder in 4:14:15.
Kathy Youngren, of Huntsville, was the female winner with a time of 5:09:20.
