Hey hey, it’s Memorial Day vacation within the U.S., and that quiets the race quantity. It does mark the unofficial begin to the Western Hemisphere summer time although, and so I’m queuing up my fave man Mungo Jerry all day.
MaXi-Race – Annecy, France
88k
Within the race’s marquee 88-kilometer distance (55 miles), and on a course that positive aspects 5,000 meters (16,400 ft), Miguel Arsenio (Portugal) toppled the competitors and the report books. He squeezed 4 minutes off the previous course greatest with an 8:40 end. Arsenio’s on a scorching streak. He was second at Transgrancanaria in February to start out the 12 months.
Aurélien Dunand-Pallaz (France) and Simon Gosselin (France) adopted the race winner in 8:50 and eight:53, respectively.
2023 MaXi-Race 88k males’s podium (l-to-r): 2. Aurélien Dunand-Pallaz, 1. Miguel Arsenio and three. Simon Gosselin. Photograph: MaXi-Race
The ladies’s race didn’t run as shut, and the winner was practically an hour higher than third place. Up entrance, Fiona Porte (France) dominated in 10:15. She was third within the marathon-distance race right here final 12 months. Sandra Sevillano (Spain) was second in 10:47, and Varvara Shikanova (Russia) was third in 11:06.
Fiona Porte cools off after profitable the 2023 MaXi-Race 88k. Photograph: Cyrille Quintard
43k
Solely within the ultimate kilometers did Antonio Martínez (Spain) overhaul a fading Robert Pkemoi (Kenya). Martínez obtained to the road in 4:00, and Pkemoi was there 15 seconds later. Anthony Felber (France) practically caught Pkemoi too, however was third in 4:01, 17 seconds behind the runner up. The lead group of three was over 4 minutes forward of fourth place.
The 2023 MaXi-Race 43k males’s podium (l-to-r): 2. Robert Pkemoi, 1. Antonio Martínez, and three. Anthony Felber. Photograph: David Gonthier
The ladies’s race ran to the very finish too. Anne-Lise Rousset (France) and Ruth Croft (New Zealand) dueled all day and have been simply over a minute aside on the finish. Rousset completed in 4:53 and Croft in 4:54. Anne-Cecile Thevenot (France) was third in 5:04.
Anne-Lise Rousset (left) and Ruth Croft (proper), first and second respectively within the 2023 MaXi-Race 43k. Photograph: David Gonthier
World Mountain Working Affiliation U18 World Mountain Working Cup
The MaXi-Race hosted the World Mountain Working Affiliation’s sixteenth under-18 championships too. The 4.6k race included 100 athletes from 15 nations. Groups included as much as 4 males and 4 girls, and every nation’s prime three scored.
Males
Oscar Gaitan (Spain) went wire-to-wire for a first-place 17:45. He by no means obtained too far in entrance although and Matthew Edwards (USA) was second simply eight seconds again. Only a week in the past Edwards received a 3,200-meter Colorado state observe title. Randy De Jesus Garcia (Mexico) moved from fifth on the course excessive level to 3rd on the downhill end in 18:10.
The U.S. received males’s crew gold forward of Spain and France.
Oscar Gaitan wins the 2023 World Mountain Working Affiliation U18 World Mountain Working Cup. Photograph: MaXi-Race/David Gonthier
Girls
Inés Herault (Spain) ran down climb chief Keeghan Edwards (USA) on the descent and took the ladies’s particular person gold in 20:19. Herault’s skilled downhilling positioned her nicely away from the chase group. Edwards held on to second in 20:46, 5 seconds forward of third-place Amelie Lane (England.)
Spain received the ladies’s crew race, one level higher than the U.S., whereas England was third. That left Spain the race’s massive winners, taking three of the 4 potential gold medals.
Inés Herault takes the win for Spain on the 2023 World Mountain Working Affiliation U18 World Mountain Working Cup. Photograph: MaXi-Race/David Gonthier
Mountain Extremely Path by UTMB – George, South Africa
The race traveled via the Outeniqua Mountains, alongside the nation’s southern coast.
100 Mile
There have been solely 25 finishers on the difficult course that gained 7,685 meters (25,200 ft). South African nationwide hero Ryan Sandes completed first in 21:46, and countrymen Douglas Pickard and Gabriel Kriel joined him on the rostrum at 22:54 and 23:56.
There have been solely two girls’s finishers, each South African, among the many small subject. Sylvie Scherzinger ran 38:45 and Colleen Browne completed in 42:32.
100k
Bruce Arnett and Tarrin Van Niekerk, each of the host nation, received the 100k race in 13:39 and 15:02.
60k
Johardt Van Heerden (South Africa) and Kim Schreiber (Germany) have been the race’s greatest in 5:55 and seven:19.
Extra Races and Runs
Transylvania 100k – Bran, Romania
It was the race’s eighth 12 months via the wilds of Romania. Johan Obermueller (Germany) and Adriana Plosnita (Romania) received the 100k in 15:13 and 19:38. Full outcomes.
London 2 Brighton – London, England, United Kingdom
Matthew Coakes (U.Okay.) and Gail Hartill (U.Okay.) led the 100k point-to-point run in 7:37 and 9:37, respectively. Full outcomes.
Race of the Champions – Yard Masters – Rettert, Germany
Antonio Di Manno (Italy) was the final particular person standing after 74 laps totaling 496k (308 miles) over three days, two hours. Full outcomes.
Isle of Jura Fell Race – Craighouse, United Kingdom
Held on the island of Jura, the race covers seven summits throughout 28k and with 2,370 meters of climbing. Race winners Finlay Wild and Eleanor Johnstone lined the observe in 3:07 and 4:18. Full outcomes.
Calgary Marathon 50k – Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Scott Cooper and Kat Drew hit the highway course in 3:06 and three:24. Drew’s mark was a brand new girls’s course report. Full outcomes.
Sugar Badger 50/50 – Belleville, Wisconsin
Martin Erl went to work with a fast 5:55 50-mile win. He was over an hour in entrance of everybody else whereas setting a brand new course report. Erl’s gone quick earlier than too. He ran 14:05 on the 2021 Badger Path Race 100 Mile. Kristen Stowell was first girl in 8:50. The 50k winners Chris Pedi and Molly Trachtenberg completed in 3:20 and 4:41, respectively. Full outcomes.
Capital Yard Extremely – Lorton, Virginia
A bunch of six continues to be working as of Monday morning U.S. time, when this text was printed. Keith Vangraafeiland, Levi Yoder, Scott Snell, Viktoria Brown (Canada), Jennifer Russo, and Kyle Kalbus have all totaled 200 miles throughout 48 hours up to now. Keep tuned! Full outcomes.
2024 Western States 100 Golden Ticket Races
The Western States 100 simply introduced the 2024 Golden Ticket Races, the place the top-two women and men will earn computerized entry. There’s an attention-grabbing exception, and the top-three women and men from the Black Cnayon 100k will earn Golden Tickets in 2024.
- September 1, 2023 – CCC 100k – Chamonix, France
- September 23, 2023 – Grindstone by UTMB 100k – Pure Chimneys Park, Virginia
- September 30, 2023 – Good Côte d’Azur by UTMB 115k – Good, France
- October 28, 2023 – Javelina 100 Mile – McDowell, Arizona
- December 8, 2023 – Doi Inthanon Thailand by UTMB 100 Mile – Chiang Mai, Thailand
- February 10, 2024 – Black Canyon 100k – Mayer, Arizona
- April 27, 2024 – Canyons by UTMB 100k – Auburn, California
That signifies that the the CCC, Grindstone by UTMB, and Good Côte d’Azur by UTMB are new to the Golden Ticket Races collection for 2024. They exchange 2023 Golden Ticket Races UTMB, Bandera 100k (Texas), and the Tarawera by UTMB 102k (New Zealand).
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American readers, what’s Memorial Day do for you? Will you’ve got a BBQ, go to a cemetery, or sneak in a couple of additional miles at present?
