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Ian Sharman was terrific on Saturday in Colorado and won the 2013 Leadville Trail 100 Run with a winning time of 16:30:04 which is the 4th fastest in race history according to iRunFar.

Sharman finished over 45 minutes ahead of second place finisher Nick Clark who finished with a time of 17:06:29.

After Ian and Nick there was a rather large gap before Michael Aish, who led a large portion of the race early on, finished in 18:27:59.

The rest of the top 10 for the men was rounded out with Kyle Pietari (4th), Andrew Catalano (5th), Timo Meyer (6th), Eric Sullivan (7th), Scott Jurek (8th), Bob Africa (9th), and Javier Montero (10th).

Leadville Trail 100 Top 10 Men for 2013

1. Ian Sharman – 16:30:04
2. Nick Clark – 17:06:29
3. Michael Aish – 18:27:59
4. Kyle Pietari – 18:37:22
5. Andrew Catalano – 18:43:26
6. Timo Meyer – 19:04:20
7. Eric Sullivan – 19:17:34
8. Scott Jurek – 19:21:55
9. Bob Africa – 19:38:42
10. Javier Montero – 19:45:46

Ashley Arnold was the female winner of the 2013 Leadville Trail 100 Run with a winning time of 20:25:43.

Arnolds winning margin was 2 hrs 17 min over second place finisher Shaheen Sattar who finished in 22:42:42. Closely behind Sattar was Keila Merino in 22:47:36.

The remaining Top 10 Women were Katrin Silva (4th), Rebecca Hall (5th), Kara Henry (6th), Abby Penamonte (7th), Maddy Hribar (8th), Nicole Studer (9th), and Margaret Nelsen (10th).

Leadville Trail 100 Top 10 Women for 2013

1. Ashley Arnold – 20:25:43
2. Shaheen Sattar – 22:42:42
3. Keila Merino – 22:47:36
4. Katrin Silva – 23:16:25
5. Rebecca Hall – 23:43:13
6. Kara Henry – 23:50:20
7. Abby Penamonte – 24:06:20
8. Maddy Hribar – 24:24:20
9. Nicole Studer – 24:25:43
10. Margaret Nelsen – 24:37:45

Congrats to all of these runners, all of the LT100 finishers, and to all of the LT100 starters.

Full Leadville Trail 100 Run Race Results

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Timothy Olson held off Rob Krar and Mike Morton to win the 2013 Western States 100 Mile Endurance Race on Saturday night in California.

Olson finished the historic 100, the Boston Marathon of 100’s, in 15:17:27.

It was a repeat win for Olson who won the race last year as well.

Rob Krar finished in second place in 15:22:05 and Mike Morton, who is the defending Badwater 135 champion, finished in third place in 15:45:21

The top overall female was Pam Smith who finished 9th overall with a time of 18:37:21. Roughly 44 minutes ahead of second place female finisher, Nikki Kimball in 19:21:43. Third place female went to Amy Sproston in 19:25:11

Western States Sub-20 Hour Finishers – 2013

1. Timothy Olson – 15:17:27
2. Rob Krar – 15:22:05
3. Mike Morton – 15:45:21
4. Ian Sharman – 16:20:25
5. Dylan Bowman – 16:32:18
6. Nick Clark – 16:56:23
7. Jesse Haynes – 17:44:36
8. Paul Terranova – 17:56:29
9. Pam Smith – 18:37:21 (Female)
10. Yassine Diboun – 18:44:02
11. Karl Meltzer – 18:51:55
12. Scott Wolfe – 18:55:51
13. Brandon Stapanowich – 19:10:52
14. Nikki Kimball – 19:21:43 (Female)
15. Adrian Lazar Adler – 19:24:44
16. Amy Sproston – 19:25:11 (Female)
17. Andy Jones-Wilkins – 19:25:47
18. Meghan Arbogast – 19:30:50 (Female)
19. Brian Miller – 19:36:33
20. Dan Barger – 19:43:28
21. Erik Skaden – 19:49:15
22. Rory Bosio – 19:52:09 (Female)

Congrats to all who ran and finished Western States. It’s an amazing and historic race that is tough to get into and just as tough to finish.

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UltraRunning magazine has named Mike Morton and Ellie Greenwood as it’s ‘Ultrarunners of the Year’ according to the magazine’s website.

Morton won five races in 2012 including some amazing performances at the Badwater 135 (2 minutes off course record), Umstead 100 Miler (course record), Florida Keys 100 (course record), and IAU 24-Hour where he put down 172.457 miles in 24-hours (an American record).

Greenwood, who has resided in Canada over the past decade, repeated as the female ‘Ultrarunner of the Year.’  Ellie won the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run where she broke the female course record.  She won a total of eight ultramarathons in 2012 including a smashing course record at the JFK 50 Miler back in November.

2012 UltraRunning Magazine Ultrarunners of the Year Voting (Male)

1. Mike Morton, 41, Lithia, Florida (14) – 313
2. Timothy Olson, 28, Ashland, Oregon (6) – 264
3. Max King, 32, Bend, Oregon (2) – 227
4. Hal Koerner, 36, Ashland, Oregon – 137
5. Dakota Jones, 21, Durango, Colorado (1) – 122
6. Brian Rusiecki, 34, South Deerfield, Massachusetts (1) – 74
7. Dave Mackey, 42, Boulder, Colorado – 68
8. Nick Clark, 38, Fort Collins, Colorado – 57
9. Jon Olsen, 38, Modesto, California – 56
10. Jeff Browning, 40, Bend, Oregon/Karl Meltzer, 44, Sandy, Utah – 49

2012 UltraRunning Magazine Ultrarunners of the Year Voting (Female)

1. Ellie Greenwood, 33, North Vancouver, B.C., (24) – 360
2. Connie Gardner, 48, Medina, Ohio – 228
3. Darcy Africa, 37, Boulder, Colorado – 155
4. Amy Sproston, 38, Portland, Oregon – 145
5. Rory Bosio, 28, Soda Springs, California – 95
6. Joelle Vaught, 37, Boise, Idaho – 89
7. Tina Lewis, 39, Boulder, Colorado – 80
8. Meghan Arbogast, 51, Corvallis, Oregon – 74
9. Aliza Lapierre, 32, Williston, Vermont – 64
10. Sabrina (Moran) Little, 26, Waco, Texas – 56