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Ohio native David Riddle smoked the JFK 50 Mile ultramarathon on Saturday in Maryland with a time of 5:40:45.  Virginia’s Michael Wardian finished nearly as fast in 2nd place in 5:43:24.

Cassie Scallon was the first female finisher in 6:31:22.

2011 JFK 50 Mile Results (Top 10)

1. David Riddle – 5:40:45 (6:49 pace)
2. Michael Wardian – 5:43:24
3. Jeffry Buechler – 5:53:25
4. Kalib Wilkinson – 6:05:05
5. Michael Arnstein – 6:07:54
6. Zach Bitter – 6:11:59
7. Jon Lawler – 6:13:50
8. Matthew Lavine – 6:15:22
9. Jake Reed – 6:16:39
10. Ethan Coffey – 6:21:55

Notable Friends of the Program

• Dink Taylor – 6:59:56
• Hideki Kino – 10:43:00

First and second place finishers gain automatic entry into the 2012 Western States 100.

View Full JFK 50 Results

New York native Folisho Tuko won the 2011 Philadelphia Marathon on Sunday in a time of 2:19:16.  He barely edged out Californian Kevin Pool who finished just six seconds behind at 2:19:22.

2011 Philadelphia Marathon Medal

Third place went to Hollary Cheruiyot who was less 41 seconds back of 1st with a time of 2:19:57

2011 Philadelphia Marathon Top 10 Results

1. Folisho Tuko – 2:19:16
2. Kevin Pool – 2:19:22
3. Hollary Cheruiyot – 2:19:57
4. Tyler Gruszewski – 2:20:46
5. Jynocei Basweti – 2:21:01
6. David Bedoya – 2:21:53
7. Philip Kamau – 2:22:02
8. Terrance Shea – 2:24:05
9. Christopher Zablocki – 2:24:11
10. Nicholas Wheeler – 2:24:15

Mariska Kramer was the first female finisher with a time of 2:35:46. Tezeta Dengersa (2:44:05) and Jodie Conway (2:44:09) rounded out the top three females.

View Full Searchable Results on Philadelphia Marathon Website (HERE)

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Elite runner Hal Koerner destroyed the old course record at the Javelina Jundred, just minutes ago, finishing the 100 (actually 101.4) mile ultramarathon in 13 hours 47 minutes and 46 seconds.

The previous course record was held by Dave James in 14:20:54 back in 2009.

Second place finisher Evan Honeyfield also beat the previous course record finishing in 14 hours and 1 minute.

Elizabeth ‘Liza’ Howard, who now has five 100 mile wins, blasted the JJ female record with a 15:47:00.  The previous record was held by Jamie Donaldson in 17:11:32.

Javelina Jundred 100 Results

1. Hal Koerner – 13:47:46
2. Evan Honeyfield – 14:01:00
3. Jay Aldous – 15:20:57
4. Elizabeth ‘Liza’ Howard (F) – 15:47:00
5. Mark Matyazic – 16:34:20
6. Jay Smithberger – 17:01:12
7. Justin Faul – 17:30:05
8. Bret Sarnquist – 18:21:42
9. Jay Danek – 18:28:12
10. Bradley Fenner – 18:37:26

The Javelina Jundred is a 6-loop course that takes place every year at McDowell Mountain Regional Park in Fountain Hills, Arizona.

Javelina Jundred Finisher’s Belt Buckle

BIG congrats to both Hal and Elizabeth on setting new course records.

Liz Howard’s Course Shattering Javelina Jundred Race Report

Koerner is a former Western States 100 Mile winner and has many victories under his numerous belt buckles.

Hal Koerner’s Race Rap Sheet

[Follow Hal Koerner on Twitter @HalKoerner]

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Kenyan Geoffrey Mutai broke away from a crowded elite field around mile 20 to amass an impressive lead in winning the 2011 ING New York City Marathon in 2:05:06.

American Meb Keflezighi finished in 6th with a time of 2:09:13

Top 10 Elite Male 2011 ING NYC Marathon Results

1. Geoffrey Mutai (Kenya) – 2:05:06
2. Emmanuel Mutai (Kenya) – 2:06:28
3. Tsegaye Kebede (Ethiopia) – 2:07:13
4. Gebre Gebremariam (Ethiopia) – 2:07:59
5. Jaouad Gharib (Morocco) – 2:08:27
6. Meb Keflezighi (USA) – 2:09:13
7. Abdellah Falil (Morocco) – 2:10:35
8. Mathew Kisorio (Kenya) – 2:10:58
9. Ezkyas Sisay (USA) – 2:11:04
10. Ed Moran (USA) – 2:11:46

Dado Firehiwot Wins ING NYC Marathon in 2:23:15 (Elite Women Results)

Congrats to Geoffrey, Dado, and all the thousands of runners who ran the ING NYC Marathon this morning.

Ethiopian Firehiwot Dado came from far behind on Sunday morning to catch Kenyan Mary Keitany to win the 2011 ING New York City Marathon with a time of 2:23:15.

Keitany led the race by a large distance for 25 miles before Firehiwot and Buzunesh Deba caught her then left her in their tracks.  Dado then pulled away from Deba to win the ING NYC Marathon.

Top 10 ING NYC Marathon Female Results

1. Firehiwot Dado (Ethiopia) – 2:23:15
2. Buzunesh Deba (Ethiopia) – 2:23:19
3. Mary Keitany (Kenya) – 2:23:39
4. Ana Dulce Felix (Portugal) – 2:25:40
5. Kim Smith (Australia) – 2:25:46
6. Caroline Cheptonui Kilel (Kenya) – 2:25:57
7. Caroline Rotich (Kenya) – 2:27:06
8. Isabellah Andersson (Sweden) – 2:28:29
9. Jo Pavey (Great Britain) – 2:28:42
10. Galina Bogomolova (Russia) – 2:29:03

Geoffrey Mutai Impressie in Winning ING New York City Marathon (Elite Male Results)

Congrats, not only to the elites, but to EVERYONE who ran the ING NYC Marathon fast or simply just completed it. It’s a major feat either way.

Chad Ware won the 36th Marine Corps Marathon early Sunday morning in Washington, D.C. with a time of 2:26:37.  Ware is a first lieutenant in the United States Army.

Top 5 Male – Marine Corps Marathon Results

1. Chad Ware (Wheeling, IL) – 2:19:16
2. Michael Wardian (Arlington, VA) – 2:23:46
3. Patrick Fernandez (Alexandria, VA) – 2:26:37
4. Keith Matiskella (Leavenworth, KS) – 2:27:23
5. Adam Condit (Cedar Rapids, IA) – 2:29:28

Turkey native Tezata Dengersa won the women’s race in 2:45:28 just 27 seconds ahead of second place finisher Emily Shertzer.

Top 5 Female – Marine Corps Marathon Results

1. Tezata Dengersa (Ellicott City, MD) – 2:45:28
2. Emily Shertzer (Jonestown, PA) – 2:45:55
3. Getachew Shiferaw (Ellicott City, MD) – 2:47:30
4. Autumn Ray (Tucson, AZ)- 2:49:42
5. Sandra McClellan (Spring Park, MN) – 2:52:35

Marine Corps Marathon Results (Searchable)

Run It Fast Ragnar team member Scott Flowers ran his first marathon at MCM today and finished in 3:58:17.

Congrats to David, Narr, and all the runners that completed the MCM today.

Laz’s Big Dog Backyard Ultra took place on October 22, 2011 in Lazarus Lake’s backyard in Wartrace, Tennessee…naturally.

This unique race consisted of a 4.16 mile loop where the runners had to complete the loop in less than a hour.  If a runner couldn’t then he or she was disqualified and their day was over.  The race restarts every hour, on the hour, and it repeats until just one runner is left standing.

Tim Englund won the inaugural event, lasting 18 loops (74.88 miles), beating Dave Carver who completed 17 loops (70.72 miles).

2011 Laz’s Big Dog Backyard Ultra Results

1. Tim Englund – 18 loops (74.88 miles)
2. Dave Carver – 17 loops (70.72 miles)
3. Joe Fejes – 16 loops (66.56 miles)
3. Lisa Bliss – 16 loops (66.56 miles)
5. Bill Goodwine – 15 loops (62.4 miles)
6. Tim Dines – 14 loops (58.24 miles)
7. Ray Krolewicz – 12 loops (49.92 miles)
7. Case Cantrell – 12 loops (49.92 miles)
7. Eddie Demossi – 12 loops (49.92 miles)
7. Bill Lovett – 12 loops (49.92 miles)
11. Sam Landry – 11 loops (45.76 miles)
11. Naresh Kumar – 11 loops (45.76 miles)
13. Steve Durbin – 10 loops (41.6 miles)
13. Josh Wiesner – 10 loops (41.6 miles)
15. Sal Coll – 9 loops (37.44 miles)
15. Will Taggert – 9 loops (37.44 miles)
17. William Allen – 8 loops (33.28 miles)
17. Charlie Taylor – 8 loops (33.28 miles)
19. Mike Melton – 6 loops (24.96 miles)
19. Kyle McQuire – 6 loops (24.96 miles)
19. Mike Allen – 6 loops (24.96 miles)
22. Ben Yancey – 6 loops (24.96 miles)
23. John Wallace – 5 loops (20.8 miles)
23. John Price – 5 loops (20.8 miles)
25. Mike Dobies – 5 loops (20.8 miles)
26. Shannon Burke – 3 loops (12.48 miles)
27. Nikki Seeger – 2 loops (8.32 miles)
27. Craig Blair – 2 loops (8.32 miles)
29. Catherine Harding – 2 loops (8.32 miles)
29. Janet Duncan – 2 loops (8.32 miles)
31. Julie Aistars – 1 loop (4.16 miles)
31. Diane Taylor – 1 loop (4.16 miles)
33. Abi Meadows – 0 loops

Congrats to Tim on his win and all who took part!

(If your name is misspelled in the results above then please just leave a comment with the correct spelling, and it will be corrected. Laz’s writing can be a bit tough to decipher.)

Indianapolis native Cory Ferguson won the inaugural Rock ‘n’ Roll St. Louis Marathon on Sunday with a time of 2:29:21.

He didn’t win by much though as Illinois’ Arturs Bareikis was just 2 seconds behind at 2:29:23.

Top 10 Male Finishers – Rock ‘n’ Roll St. Louis Marathon

1. Cory Ferguson (Indianapolis, IN) – 2:29:21
2. Arturs Bareikis Oak Forest, IL) – 2:29:23
3. Eric Wallor – (Palatine, IL) – 2:29:40
4. Michael Aitken (Saint Ann, MO) – 2:32:11
5. Bradley Runnion (Aurora, IL) – 2:32:41
6. Joffroi Holcombe (Olathe, KS) – 2:33:01
7. Charles Beiseman (De Sota, MO) – 2:33:58
8. Matt Kruger (Omaha, NE) – 2:39:12
9. Bryan Kelpe (Cape Girardeau, MO) – 2:41:43
10. Michael Waterson (Ann Arbor, MI) – 2:44:58

Top 10 Female Finishers – Rock ‘n’ Roll St. Louis Marathon

1. Stephanie Hill (Pevely, MO) – 2:58:13
2. Amy Landes (Kirkwood, MO) – 3:05:41
3. Lauren Perimutter (St. Louis, MO) – 3:08:35
4. Hope Rathnam (St. Louis, MO) – 3:12:17
5. Jenn Forkenbrock (Lawrence, KS) – 3:12:47
6. Amy Marxkors (Wildwood, MO) – 3:12:51
7. Laura Link (Effingham, IL) – 3:15:49
8. Kateri Paeglow (Dekalb, IL) – 3:19:04
9. Maureen Selzler (Glen Carbon, IL) – 3:19:07
10. Alicia Drouant (Chesterfield, MO) – 3:20:15

Full St. Louis Marathon Searchable Results on Competitor Rock ‘n’ Roll

Congrats to all of the 3,354 finisher of the full marathon and the 14,511 finishers of the half marathon as well.

The half marathon was won by Josphat Boit with a time of 1:08:27.  The female half winner was Amanda Dunne with a time of 1:20:08.

List of the finisher’s from the inaugural 2011 Pumpkin Holler Hunnerd ultra marathon that took place in Tahlequah, Oklahoma on October 15/16, 2011.

1  Ryan Loehding        39 Carrollton        23 TX     4 19:20:52

2  Claude Hicks Jr.     51 Fort Worth         1 TX     4 19:28:07

3  Andy Emerson         42 Columbia          54 MO     4 20:16:30

4  Danny Ponder         52 Norman            42 OK     4 20:46:25

5  Randy Ellis          59 Sapulpa           21 OK     4 21:35:31

6  Lori Enlow           38 Tahlequah         52 OK     4 22:52:37

7  Jason Bauer          37 Springfield       29 MO     4 23:21:36

8  Karen Martin         40 Jonesboro         61 AR     4 23:22:00

9  Travis Owens         47 Tahlequah         15 OK     4 23:32:49

10 Debbie Leftwich      57 Phoenix           51 AR     4 23:32:50

11 Larry Hall           57 Chicago           25 IL     4 24:38:00

12 Joshua Holmes        33 Jackson           36 TN     4 24:48:13

13 Michele Hartwig      44 Lakewood          20 IL     4 24:48:28

14 Kathy Hoover         51 Tulsa             49 OK     4 24:49:53

15 Arnold Begay         48 Broken Arrow      63 OK     4 24:49:53

16 Robin Saenz          55 Tulsa             19 OK     4 25:21:50

17 Miles Krier          59 Sacramento        18 CA     4 25:35:35

18 Mark Stovall         44 Oak Grove         26 MO     4 26:29:39

19 Kimberlie Budzik     51 Friendswood       59 TX     4 26:29:39

20 Beth Simpson-Hall    52 Chicago           24 IL     4 26:37:47

21 Mike Smith           53 Fishers           17 IN     4 26:37:47

22 Susan Kokesh         45 Lake Oswego       46 OR     4 26:40:11

23 Mark Hellenthal      39 Phoenix            3 AZ     4 27:10:39

24 Laci Zimmer          33 Lincoln            8 NE     4 27:11:39

25 Lisa Pivec           42 Wagoner           39 OK     4 27:39:46

26 Donald Rice          38 White Settlemen   47 TX     4 27:49:53

27 Trace Heavener       26 Tulsa             40 OK     4 28:27:33

28 Vicente Ledesma      60 El Campo          38 TX     4 28:28:46

29 Nathan Tadlock       32 Decatur           28 MS     4 28:35:35

30 Mike Strong          60 Wichita           13 KS     4 28:45:05

31 Dennis Crosby        64 Tulsa             55 OK     4 29:40:30

(57 started the race. 70+ registered)

2011 Pumpkin Holler Hunnerd Finisher's Belt Buckle

The 2nd Annual Southern Tennessee Plunge Marathon & 1/2 Marathon took place earlier today in Winchester, Tennessee.

It was chilly at the start and windy throughout, but the race conditions overall were great.

2011 Southern Tennessee Plunge Marathon Finisher’s Medal (Perhaps the best of 2011!)

Here is a look at the top male and female finishers from the full and half marathon events:

Top Male STP Marathon Finishers

1. Matthew Lawhern (Seymour, TN) – 2:53:02
2. Jeff Mires (Greenville, IN) – 2:57:52
3. Josh Hite (Cookeville, TN) – 3:02:08
4. Michael Bennett (Locust Grove, GA) – 3:08:21
5. Bill Menees (Madison, TN) – 3:31:06
6. Christopher Rayder (Collierville, TN) – 3:32:20
7. Tony King (Athens, AL) – 3:34:13
8. Christopher Leburn (Columbus, MS) – 3:35:12
9. Franklin Margaritha (Willemstad) – 3:35:16
10. Joshua Holmes (Jackson, TN) – 3:40:15

Top Female STP Marathon Finishers

1. Charlene Kevin (Oxford, MS) – 3:33:09
2. Kerrie Sijon (Greer, SC) – 3:37:26
3. Malinda Honkus (Knoxville, TN) – 3:41:17
4. Susanna Rains (Athens, GA) – 3:51:43
5. Jane Reneau (Madison, AL) – 4:03:17
6. Pamela Hall (Madison, GA) – 4:04:42
7. Kerry Demler (Tanner, AL) – 4:06:42
8. Chelita McBurney (Clarksville, TN) – 4:11:00
9. Heather Shoemaker (Alpharetta, GA) – 4:11:09
10. Donna Thackwray (Morganton, NC) – 4:29:36

View List of All Marathon Finishing Times

Top Male STP Half Marathon Finishers

1. Brad Chronister (Tullahoma, TN) – 1:15:49
2. Eric Charette (Huntsville, AL) – 1:16:26
3. Rodney Walker (Ooltewah, TN) – 1:30:01
4. Lee Golden (Murfreesboro, TN) – 1:31:14
5. Sean Donahue (Winchester, TN) – 1:36:56
6. Ben Boggess (Elora, TN) – 1:37:08
7. Brian Wooldridge (Franklin, TN) – 1:38:29
8. Dean Bentley (New Market, AL) – 1:40:13
9. Terry Quillen (Tullahoma, TN) – 1:40:44
10. Steve Blume (Brentwood, TN) – 1:40:55

Top Female STP Half Marathon Finishers

1. Chelsey Morris (Decherd, TN) – 1:37:36
2. Mary Doman (Washington, D.C.) – 1:39:09
3. Lisa Logan (Ringgold, GA) – 1:39:26
4. Racheal Mason (White House, TN) – 1:39:36
5. Samantha Wyatt (Decatur, AL) – 1:39:51
6. Victoria Youngblood (Nashville, TN) – 1:40:45
7. Michelle Hawkersmith (Winchester, TN) – 1:43:27
8. Kari George (Nashville, TN) – 1:43:29
9. Angel Stroop (Estill Springs, TN) – 1:44:34
10. Amanda Clifton (Shelbyville, TN)  – 1:47:00

View List of All 1/2 Marathon Finishing Times

Southern Tennessee Plunge Marathon & 1/2 Marathon Website