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Here is a quick look at some of the big marathon and ultra marathon races taking place this weekend in the United States.

June 4-5, 2011 Races

Saturday, June 4

Green River Marathon (Kent to Alki, Washington) – Results Page

Newport Marathon (Newport, Oregon) – Results Page

North Face Endurance Challenge 50 Miler, 50K, Marathon, & Half (Washington, D.C.) – Results Page

Sunday, June 5

Casper Marathon (Wyoming) – Results Page

Deadwood Mickelson Trail Marathon (South Dakota) – Results Page

Minneapolis Marathon (Minneapolis, Minnesota) – Results Page

North Olympic Discovery Marathon (Sequim to Port Angeles, Washington) – Results Page

Rock N’ Roll San Diego Marathon & Half Marathon (San Diego, California) – Results Page

Steamboat Marathon & Half Marathon (Steamboat Springs, Colorado) – Results Page

Kenya’s Caroline Kilel held on to beat an amazing performance by American Desiree Davila by just two seconds to win the 115th Boston Marathon with a time of 2:22:36.

Davila finished 2 seconds back at 2:22:38 and third went to Kenya’s Sharon Cherop 2:22:42.

American Kara Goucher, who gave birth just this past year finished in 5th plaec at 2:24:52.

Congrats to all of these ladies and all finishers today in Boston.

Related 2011 Boston Marathon Stories

• Geoffrey Mutai Sets Running World on Fire with 2:03:02 Boston Marathon Win (Male Results)
• Caroline Kilel Wins 2011 Boston Marathon (Female Results)
• 115th Boston Marathon Finisher’s Medal
• Live Blog: 2011 Boston Marathon (Results)
• Photos from the 2011 Boston Marathon
• Elite Runners at the 2011 Boston Marathon
• Better Run It Fast for New Boston Marathon Qualifying Times
• 2011 Boston Marathon Filled Up In Just 8 Hours
• The 10 Best Marathons to Qualify for Boston

Here is a compilation of photos from the 2011 Boston Marathon (and expo).  The Marathon takes place on April 18, 2011.

Most of the photos below were sent in to us by Run It Fast contributor Chris ‘The Beast’ Estes.  Chris is running his first Boston Marathon. He qualified in just his third marathon, the Tupelo Marathon in Tupelo, Mississippi.

LIVE BLOG: 2011 Boston Marathon (Results)

RELATED: Elite Marathoners at the 2011 Boston Marathon

Related 2011 Boston Marathon Stories

• Geoffrey Mutai Sets Running World on Fire with 2:03:02 Boston Marathon Win (Male Results)
• Caroline Kilel Wins 2011 Boston Marathon (Female Results)
• 115th Boston Marathon Finisher’s Medal
• Live Blog: 2011 Boston Marathon (Results)
• Photos from the 2011 Boston Marathon
• Elite Runners at the 2011 Boston Marathon
• Better Run It Fast for New Boston Marathon Qualifying Times
• 2011 Boston Marathon Filled Up In Just 8 Hours
• The 10 Best Marathons to Qualify for Boston

Congrats to John Dennis and Carol O’Hear for winning the 2011 Umstead 100 Mile Ultra Marathon.

Dennis finished the 100 mile course in 14:07:2.  O’Hear was the first woman across with a time of 18:00:0.

Results from the 2011 Umstead 100 Ultra Marathon in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Pos Elapsed Time Name                           Age ST  Sex
  1     14:07:21 Dennis,  John                   30 PA   M
  2     14:33:59 Arbona,  Serge                  46 MD   M
  3     14:47:16 Redpath,  Glen                  45 NY   M
  4     14:53:21 Smithberger,  Jay A             41 OH   M
  5     15:38:37 Ayers Jr,  Bob                  50 VT   M
  6     16:12:38 Shellhamer,  Troy               30 KY   M
  7     16:45:02 Banas,  Vladimir                41 NC   M
  8     17:02:22 Peterson,  Garth D              48 GA   M
  9     17:30:52 Bedard,  Dan                    30 NC   M
 10     17:45:28 Fisher,  Chris                  36 CO   M
 11     18:00:07 O'Hear,  Carol                  36 MA   F
 12     18:06:18 Coury,  Jamil                   26 AZ   M
 13     18:12:36 Peek,  Tyler                    45 NC   M
 14     18:22:44 Jorgensen,  Will                51 TN   M
 15     18:29:05 Overbaugh,  Jason               34 GA   M
 16     18:29:54 Henderson,  Timothy             41 NY   M
 17     18:33:36 Kumeda,  Andy                   43 CA   M
 18     18:41:39 Ramsay,  John                   27 TN   M
 19     18:47:23 Carver,  Dave Ernest            49 ON   M
 20     18:53:48 Goldring,  Peter                26 ENG  M
 21     19:10:17 Price,  Shannon                 33 VA   M
 22     19:13:11 Burns,  William F               41 NC   M
 23     19:23:41 Blackford,  Darris              47 OH   M
 24     19:24:11 Blackford,  Starshine E         35 OH   F
 25     19:29:43 Portera,  Anthony               40 NY   M
 26     19:32:25 Coury,  Nick                    23 AZ   M
 27     19:45:27 French,  Rob                    52 NC   M
 28     20:16:26 Ginsburg,  Jeri                 52 CA   F
 29     20:18:38 Gelber,  Eric                   44 NY   M
 30     20:19:21 Schlereth,  Joe                 61 NC   M
 31     20:19:37 Hall,  Alexander                30 VA   M
 32     20:35:39 Pastore,  Mike                  55 SC   M
 33     20:38:42 McCurdy,  Beth                  41 GA   F
 34     21:02:29 Leftwich,  Debbie               57 AZ   F
 35     21:06:17 Randolph,  Chad                 45 NC   M
 36     21:17:35 Eitrheim,  David                53 WI   M
 37     21:33:05 Pieroni,  Stephen M             39 NC   M
 38     21:49:51 Fromm,  Anita Marie             39 CO   F
 39     21:57:30 Patton,  Michael                29 OH   M
 40     21:58:26 Lemke,  Terri                   50 OH   F
 41     22:03:31 Banks,  Darryl                  44 NC   M
 42     22:19:44 Hall,  Larry                    57 IL   M
 43     22:19:57 Holden,  Judy                   49 NC   F
 44     22:23:47 Smythe,  Matt                   30 VA   M
 45     22:30:56 Szoch,  Chris                   27 VA   M
 46     22:35:40 Yanek,  Cheryl                  31 NY   F
 47     22:39:07 McGonnell,  Jeff                50 NC   M
 48     22:39:31 Stocker,  Emmy                  52 CT   F
 49     22:41:59 Arnold,  Lisa                   41 NC   F
 50     22:44:04 Murray,  Jay                    49 NC   M
 51     22:46:22 Prescott,  Walt                 57 GA   M
 52     22:51:26 Tartick,  Karen                 49 NC   F
 53     22:57:32 Dummar,  Frederick C            42 NC   M
 54     22:58:20 Corbett,  Catra                 46 CA   F
 55     22:59:12 Mathison,  Charles              38 GA   M
 56     23:04:53 Lowery,  Chris                  49 GA   M
 57     23:07:13 Armstrong,  Jonathan            43 GA   M
 57     23:07:13 Hodell, JR,  Thomas             45 GA   M
 59     23:09:06 Farneski,  Ronald V             52 NJ   M
 60     23:11:37 Pifer,  Ryan James              23 NC   M
 61     23:11:47 Idlibi,  Mohammed               32 NC   M
 62     23:12:48 Glazner,  Allen                 56 NC   M
 63     23:18:34 Talbott,  Shawn                 43 UT   M
 64     23:25:08 Henderson,  Chad                36 SC   M
 65     23:27:35 Simpson-Hall,  Beth             52 IL   F
 66     23:27:52 Smith,  Mike J                  53 IN   M
 67     23:29:28 Drost,  Jeffrey                 42 IL   M
 68     23:47:43 Kepple,  Rich                   38 NC   M
 69     23:56:05 Pasquale,  Dana                 33 NC   F
 70     23:56:18 Martula,  Dave                  66 MA   M
 71     23:57:01 Roche,  Joe                     55 OH   M
 72     24:02:35 Powers,  John                   48 TX   M
 73     24:12:12 Aurilio,  Antonia               36 VA   F
 74     24:35:50 Gray,  Rick A                   50 TN   M
 75     24:52:04 Tao,  Ying C                    26 MA   F
 76     24:52:44 Spencer Jr,  Jack               40 NV   M
 77     25:03:51 Aistars,  Juli                  52 IL   F
 78     25:05:29 Saxon,  Randy M                 50 MS   M
 79     25:10:28 Munoz,  Ric                     53 CA   M
 80     25:20:36 Lieb,  Daniel                   36 NC   M
 81     25:24:06 Shelton,  Debbie                48 IN   F
 82     25:36:08 Wolf,  Kathy                    37 OH   F
 83     25:38:09 Massie,  Tammy                  39 MD   F
 84     25:49:34 Murolo,  Fred                   54 CT   M
 85     25:54:53 Vaughan,  Douglas A             52 IN   M
 86     25:58:01 Grochowski,  Chris              50 NC   M
 87     25:58:45 McKnight,  Richard              42 AZ   M
 88     26:04:02 Grant,  Susan                   44 NJ   F
 89     26:13:48 Sondermann,  John W             57 VA   M
 90     26:17:26 Warriner,  Rebecca              35 NC   F
 91     26:20:19 Davis, III,  Frederick F        63 OH   M
 92     26:25:07 Melton,  Sandra K               55 FL   F
 93     26:25:42 Curran,  Finian M               41 NC   M
 94     26:36:59 Hansen,  Rebecca L              49 FL   F
 95     26:50:12 Sullivan,  Jim                  59 FL   M
 96     27:03:00 Marsh,  John C                  36 MD   M
 97     27:04:11 Shipley,  Callie                30 NC   F
 98     27:05:43 Gentry,  Bill                   49 VA   M
 99     27:07:32 Krolewicz,  Ray                 56 SC   M
100     27:11:06 Reitzig,  James W               36 NY   M
101     27:20:33 Demoney,  Ellen                 51 CO   F
102     27:23:57 Nguyen,  Yen                    48 TX   F
103     27:27:22 Calabria,  Robert               70 NC   M
104     27:29:54 Weiss,  Tim                     52 NC   M
105     27:32:52 West,  Charles                  42 NC   M
106     27:35:52 Harrison,  James                53 VA   M
107     27:40:43 Tanksley,  Bruce                51 TN   M
108     27:40:51 Triumph,  Thomas C              53 FL   M
109     27:41:29 Pieroni,  Dan                   70 NC   M
110     27:42:55 Scott,  Sharon Green            50 VA   F
111     27:44:34 Murphy,  James M                42 NC   M
112     27:45:47 Hale,  Leslie                   58 TX   F
113     27:46:57 Swendsen,  Vincent              48 NC   M
114     27:49:56 Wargo,  Robert                  53 PA   M
115     27:51:24 Grinde,  Ingrid E               55 VA   F
116     27:52:22 Stinson,  Jenny                 51 ID   F
116     27:52:22 Filipowski,  Joan               56 IN   F
118     27:53:14 Keller,  Mike                   37 OH   M
119     28:01:40 Glassberg,  Abby                51 MD   F
120     28:03:20 Arbona,  Serge England          46 CT   M
120     28:03:20 Gargiulo, JR,  Edward J         39 CT   M
122     28:09:57 Vaessin,  Harald                55 OH   M
123     28:13:13 Shepherd,  Stephanie Britt      36 NC   F
124     28:19:44 Mutes,  Holly                   55 ID   F
124     28:19:44 Snyder,  Mary                   60 ID   F
126     28:23:05 Ray,  Ashby                     38 NC   M
127     28:25:39 Lefferts,  Peter C              55 FL   M
128     28:32:41 Clausen,  Chris D               52 NY   M
129     28:35:59 Morton,  Alex                   61 NC   M
130     28:44:40 Mason,  Louise                  58 IL   F
131     28:46:52 Marsh,  Ed                      64 NC   M
132     28:53:49 Gerowitz,  Mat                  35 NY   M
133     29:00:06 Kitchen,  Jim                   46 NC   M
134     29:10:34 Rozanski,  Susan                57 IL   F
135     29:13:39 McGruder,  James T              62 KY   M
136     29:17:24 Brokaw,  Lindsey M              26 OH   F
137     29:19:23 Kramer,  Karen E                52 OH   F
138     29:29:12 Murphy,  Meredith               32 PA   F
139     29:34:22 Dicus,  Jennifer                34 NV   F
139     29:34:22 Valdez,  Mary                   32 NC   F
141     29:41:35 O'Brien,  Wendy                 40 FL   F
142     29:44:55 Milne,  Cheri                   40 SC   F
143     29:45:41 Clinard,  Valerie               35 NC   F
144     29:53:24 Sergeant,  Kimberley Ann        52 TX   F
Umstead 100 Ultra Marathon Race Website
 
					

Huntsville native George Heeschen won the Oak Barrel Half-Marathon in Lynchburg, Tennessee on Saturday with a time of 1:17:22.

Second male went to John Thorpe (1:20:00) and third to Eric Charette (1:20:06).

Anne Myers, of McMinnville, was the female champ, finishing the 13.1 mile race in 1:34:36.

Shada Walls grabbed second (1:37:00) and Emily Rutherford (1:39:29) finished out the female stand.

Top 10 Finisher’s Oak Barrel Half Marathon

1. George Heeschen 1:17:22
2. John Thorpe 1:20:00
3. Eric Charette 1:20:06
4. Shane Thread 1:20:54
5. Jason McKinney 1:23:33
6. Shane O’Neill 1:28:43
7. Michael Mathis 1:28:48
8. Jeremy Aydt 1:28:51
9. Shawn Cissell 1:29:27
10. Matthew Heiser 1:29:47

Link to Full Oak Barrel Half-Marathon Race Results

The Oak Barrel Half-Marathon is presented by Jack Daniels No. 7.

Arkansas homegirl Leah Thorvilson, who has been winning every race she has been entering of late, won the 2011 Little Rock Marathon, as the first woman across the finish line on Sunday, with a time of 2:45:51.

Leah will be competing at the Olympic Trials.

The overall and male winner was elite marathoner Mark Chepses with a finishing time of 2:24:07.

Congrats to both Leah and Mark on their impressive wins today!

View More Little Rock Marathon Results

More results will be posted later on today.

[images: Twitter @lrmarathon]

An elite field showed up in Huntsville, Texas this Saturday for the 2011 Rocky Raccoon 100 Mile Trail Race that included Scott Jurek, Anton Krupicka, Karl Meltzer, Liza Howard, Zach Gingerich and a young pup by the name of Ian Sharman, who not only won the race but set a course record by 32 minutes with a time of 12:44:33.

Liza Howard was the first female finisher with a blazing time of 15:33:09

Here is a look at the top finishers from 2011RR100:

Elites Scott Jurek and Zach Gingerich dropped out and did not finish RR100.

Here is the official finisher’s medal from the 2011 Maui Oceanfront Marathon.  It is a beautiful and colorful piece much like the extremely scenic and beautiful course along the ocean.

The 2011 marathon was won by Justin Gillette in 2:35:39 (course record)

Maui Oceanfront Marathon Website

The Across The Years 72-Hour Endurance Race is over and Vikena Yutz was the female winner putting down 216.237 miles during the three-day race.  Not only was she the #1 female, but Kena placed sixth overall.

Second place female went to Joan Hellman with 200.082 miles and third to Iliana Dimitrova with 157.518 miles.

All of the ATY races take place in Buckeye, Arizona at the Nardini Manor each year.

Across The Years 72-Hour Female Results

1. Kena Yutz – 216.237 miles
2. Joan Hellman – 200.082 miles
3. Iliana Dimitrova 157.518 miles
4. Juli Aistars – 155.964 miles
5. Martina Hausmann – 153.168 miles

The 72-Hour male winner was George Biondic who covered an astounding 248.548 miles. Truly, a bionic man! Second place went to Andreas Falk and Ed Ettinghausen who both  did 238.607 miles.

Across The Years 72-Hour Male Results

1. George Biondic – 248.548 miles
2. Andreas Falk – 238.607 miles (tie)
3. Ed Ettinghausen 238.607 miles (tie)
4. Jeff Hagen – 222.762 miles
5. John Geesler – 217.791 miles

And here is a look at the results from the rest of the 2010 ATY races that took place from December 29, 2010 – January 1, 2011.

Across The Years 48-Hour Female Results

Across The Years 48-Hour Male Results

Across The Years 24-Hour Female Results

Across The Years 24-Hour Male Results

View All of the 2010 Across The Years Results

ACROSS THE YEARS Website

[image by: Ray Krolewicz]

Here is a photo of the 2011 Walt Disney World Marathon medal from the 26.2 mile race that took place on January 9, 2011.

2011 Walt Disney World Marathon Results