It’s the most important weekend of the yr in ultrarunning. We’ve acquired the Western States 100, the Lavaredo Extremely Path, and the Marathon du Mont Blanc, amongst different highlights.
You can even take a look at our race protection from earlier within the weekend:
Western States 100 – Auburn, California
Males
Caleb Olson and Chris Myers broke free from an enormous chase group simply earlier than midway, and Olson outgunned Myers over the race’s second half. Each ran traditionally quick instances. Olson was first in 14:11, the race’s second-fastest run ever, and Myers was second in 14:17, the race’s fourth-fastest end ever. Each drastically improved on their 2024 fifth- and Tenth-place finishes.
Caleb Olson chasing down Chris Myers by Deadwood Cemetery at mile 49.5, on the best way to profitable the 2025 Western States 100. Picture: iRunFar/Eszter Horanyi
Fifteen years after ending third, and 14 years after profitable, Kilian Jornet (Spain) got here again and was third in 14:19. Jornet was 85 minutes sooner than his profitable time from 2011.
Jeff Mogavero broke Olson’s year-old file for the quickest Western States debut with a fourth-place 14:30, and Dan Jones (New Zealand) scored his third straight top-five end with a 14:36 run.
The highest 10 males have been:
1 – Caleb Olson – 14:11:25
2 – Chris Myers – 14:17:39
3 – Kilian Jornet (Spain) – 14:19:22
4 – Jeff Mogavero – 14:30:11
5 – Dan Jones (New Zealand) – 14:36:17
6 – Seth Ruhling – 14:59:36
7 – Ryan Montgomery – 15:54:29
8 – Hans Troyer – 16:06:52
9 – Peter Fraňo (Slovakia) – 16:10:44
10 – Hiroki Kai (Japan) – 16:22:46
Chris Myers on his technique to inserting second within the 2025 Western States 100. Picture: iRunFar/Meghan Hicks
As we are inclined to do for among the largest races, right here’s how everybody else within the pre-race preview did.
11 – Hannes Namberger (Germany) – 16:59:33
12 – Dan Inexperienced – 17:14:23
14 – Joe McConaughy – 18:02:34
18 – Jeff Browning – 19:12:58
22 – Adrian MacDonald – 20:14:25
31 – Haroldas Subertas – 21:45:27
49 – Adam Peterman – 23:09:29
Drops included David Roche, Rod Farvard, and Vincent Bouillard (France).
Girls
Two years after breaking her leg, Abby Corridor gained Western States in 16:37. It was the race’s fourth-fastest end ever. Corridor began close to the entrance and gained the last word lead simply previous midway. She held off Ida Nilsson (Sweden) for a lot of the second half after which stayed simply in entrance of Fu-Zhao Xiang’s (China) late-race cost. Corridor completed in 16:37 and Xiang was virtually 10 minutes behind in 16:47. It was Xiang’s second-straight second-place end.
Abby Corridor at Purple Star Ridge (mile 15) on her technique to profitable the 2025 Western States 100. Picture: iRunFar/Eszter Horanyi
Marianne Hogan (Canada) hauled previous Nilsson for third in 16:50.
The highest 10 girls have been:
1 – Abby Corridor – 16:37:16
2 – Fu-Zhao Xiang (China) – 16:47:09
3 – Marianne Hogan (Canada) – 16:50:58
4 – Ida Nilsson (Sweden) – 17:00:48
5 – Fiona Pascall (U.Ok.) – 17:21:52
6 – Hậu Hà (Vietnam) – 17:23:47
7 – Hannah Allgood – 17:39:02
8 – Caitlin Fielder (New Zealand) – 17:47:26
9 – Keely Henninger – 17:57:24
10 – Emily Hawgood (Zimbabwe) – 18:11:05
Fu-Zhao-Xiang at Purple Star Ridge (mile 15) on her technique to taking second on the 2025 Western States 100. Picture: iRunFar/Eszter Horanyi
As with the boys, we’ll present how everybody else within the pre-race preview did.
11 – Erin Clark – 18:52:22
12 – Johanna Antila (Finland) – 19:13:16
14 – Nancy Jiang (New Zealand) – 20:17:24
Drops included Riley Brady, Eszter Csillag (Hungary), Tara Dower, Heather Jackson, Martyna Młynarczyk (Poland), and Rosanna Buchauer (Germany).
Lavaredo Extremely Path by UTMB – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy
Lavaredo 120k
Ben Dhiman (U.S.) took the lead 30k in and rolled to an 11:49 end. Dhiman bettered Hannes Namberger’s earlier course finest by eight minutes. Second-place Raul Butaci (Romania) completed in 12:02 and Andreas Reiterer (Italy) was third in 12:05. For the People, Tyler Inexperienced was ninth in 13:00.
Courtney Dauwalter (U.S.) rolled the ladies’s race in 14:14. She was a transparent winner, however missed Rosanna Buchauer’s course file by simply over 5 minutes. Alyssa Clark (U.S.) was second in 14:43 and Karolina Wierzchowiak (Poland) was a really distant third in 16:19. Additionally for the People, Maria Dalzot was eighth in 17:09.
Lavaredo 80k
It was day for the U.S. at Lavaredo. Drew Holmen (U.S.) outgunned Dominik Matt (Austria) for the win. The 2 have been virtually two minutes aside in 7:54 and seven:56, and Noah Williams gave the U.S. a second podium finisher with a third-place 8:10.
Girls’s winner Anna Tarasova (Russia) completed the 50 miler in 8:44. Yngvild Kaspersen (Norway) and Marion Delespierre (France) have been second and third in 8:58 and 9:08, respectively.
Lavaredo 50k
Italian males swept the rostrum with Francesco Puppi on prime in 4:02. Puppi was 15 seconds slower than his profitable time from 2023. Luca Del Pero was second for the second straight yr with 4:09 on the clock, and Alex Oberbacher was third in 4:14.
Toni McCann (South Africa) took the ladies’s crown in 4:45. Sofiia Porokhnavets (Ukraine) and Ivana Lišková (Slovakia) have been second and third in 4:54 and 5:09.
Marathon du Mont Blanc – Chamonix, France
90k Du Mont Blanc
Lower than seven minutes separated the primary 4 males on the massive mountain loop. Theo Detienne (France) acquired to the entrance in 10:54 and Virgile Moriset (France) dipped below the 11-hour mark with a ten:59 second-place end. After that, Jean-Philippe Tschumi (Switzerland) scored a sneak assault on Gautier Airiau (France) for third. Airiau was strolling to the end when Tschumi sprinted across the nook and completed a single second in entrance with each in at 11:01. That dash for third gained Tschumi an additional €200.
Blandine L’Hirondel (France) took the ladies’s crown in 12:31. L’Hirondel, as with males’s winner Detienne, pocketed €3,000 for the win. Julie Roux (France) and Ekaterina Mityaeva (Russia) got here subsequent in 12:57 and 13:03.
42k Du Mont Blanc
An enormous prize purse paid €10,000 to the winner, €6,000 for second, and €4,000 to 3rd, and cash went 10 deep.
Davide Magnini (Italy) acquired paid. His comeback yr kicked up a notch with a first-place 3:42 run. Raoul Raus (Belgium) beat Thomas Cardin (France) for second in 3:46.
The boys’s prime 10 was:
- Davide Magnini (Italy) – 3:42:55
- Raoul Raus (Belgium) – 3:46:00
- Thomas Cardin (France) – 3:46:29
- Ezekiel Rutto (Kenya) – 3:50:25
- Valentin Marchon (Switzerland) – 3:51:17
- Miguel Benítez (Spain) – 3:51:58
- Ryunosuke Omi (Japan) – 3:55:19
- Petter Engdalh (Sweden) – 3:57:16
- Simon Guignard (France) – 4:00:33
- Anthony Felber (France) – 4:02:06
The 2024 Sierre-Zinal winner Joyline Chepngeno (Kenya) was simply over a minute higher than Judith Wyder (Switzerland) for the massive cash. The 2 ran 4:15 and 4:16, and Naomi Lang (U.Ok.) was simply over a minute again in third at 4:17.
Additional down, 2023 winner Sophia Laukli (U.S.) had her first path motion of the yr in ninth.
The ladies’s prime 10 was:
- Joyline Chepngeno (Kenya) – 4:15:20
- Judith Wyder (Switzerland) – 4:16:28
- Naomi Lang (U.Ok.) – 4:17:43
- Rosa Lara Feliu (Spain) – 4:18:33
- Fabiola Conti (Italy) – 4:18:53
- Clémentine Geoffray (France) – 4:25:44
- Theres Lebouef (Switzerland) – 4:25:49
- Ida Amelie Robsahm (Norway) – 4:37:43
- Sophia Laukli (U.S.) – 4:41:00
- Oihana Kortazar (Spain) – 4:42:53
23k Du Mont Blanc
There was cash right here too. €2,000 went to the winners. Kenyan runners Nashon Kiplimo and Religion Kiplagat gained in 2:02:41 and a couple of:28:09, respectively.
Tepec Path – Huasca de Ocampo, Mexico
The 34k race and its 1,850 meters of climbing have been a part of the Golden Path World Sequence (GTWS). That’s 21 miles and simply over 6,000 ft of up. This was maybe one of many yr’s much less aggressive GTWS races.
Males
Philemon Kiriago (Kenya) led the boys by 45 seconds early however by the 11k mark, Kiriago, Patrick Kipngeno (Kenya), and Elhousine Elazzaoui (Morocco) had taken up their acquainted spots on the entrance of the race. And similar to so many different earlier races, Elazzaoui dominated the late race dash to the end. It was Elazzaoui’s third win in 4 tries this yr.
Elazzaoui gained in 3:00:01. Kipngeno was second in 3:00:11, and Kiriago was third in 3:00:23. After that, this one wasn’t in any respect shut. The three had an enormous hole to fourth-place, and the unfold from the primary man to the tenth one was 31 minutes.
The highest 5 males have been:
- Elhousine Elazzaoui (Morocco) – 3:00:01
- Patrick Kipngeno (Kenya) – 3:00:11
- Philemon Kiriago (Kenya) – 3:00:23
- Roberto Delorenzi (Switzerland) – 3:14:07
- Eder Belmont (Mexico) – 3:23:17
Elhousine Elazzaoui wins the 2025 Tepec Path. Picture: Golden Trails Sequence/Rising Story/Colin Olivero
Girls
Mădălina Florea (Romania) pushed to a 30-second lead over Joyce Njeru (Kenya) close to the 11k mark, however after two falls she went backward and Lauren Gregory (U.S.) was too quick for Njeru late. Gregory gained her first GTWS race of the yr in 3:26, and Njeru was almost 5 minutes again in second at 3:31. Florea slowed to a third-place 3:47 end.
The highest 5 girls have been:
- Lauren Gregory (U.S.) – 3:26:28
- Joyce Njeru (Kenya) – 3:31:10
- Mădălina Florea (Romania) – 3:47:12
- Carmen Trinidad Ramiro (Mexico) – 3:52:38
- Courtney Coppinger (U.S.) – 3:53:36
Full outcomes (when out there).
Lauren Gregory wins the 2025 Tepec Path. Picture: Golden Trails Sequence/Rising Story/Colin Olivero
Further Races and Runs
Useless Cow Gully Yard – Queensland, Australia
Should you’re right here, you in all probability know the way this works. Every loop is 4.167 miles and and so they go till somebody quits or misses a cutoff. In 2023, Phil Gore (Australia) and Sam Harvey (New Zealand) went for 102 and 101 loops with Gore setting a then-backyard file together with his 425 miles. That mark had since been surpassed a number of instances however Gore and Harvey went for 119 and 118 loops this yr. That’s virtually 496 miles for Gore and simply lower than 492 for Harvey. Each surpassed the 116-loop, 483-mile file set earlier this yr. Gore’s 119-hour run was one hour wanting 5 days.
Garmin Mountain Competition – Barruera, Spain
The marathon and half marathon have been a part of the XTERRA Path Run World Sequence. There was a €2,400 money purse throughout the 2 races. Raúl Ortiz (Spain) and Maria Fuentes (Spain) gained the marathon in 4:38 and 4:57. Full outcomes.
Black Hills 100 Mile – Sturgis, South Dakota
Walker Lane ran to a 22:01 first-place males’s end and Mia Rucoba was first girl in 30:23. Full outcomes.
Leadville Path Marathon and Heavy Half – Leadville, Colorado
Bryan Kerl and Anne Flower gained the marathon in 3:35 and 4:09. Flower impressively acquired to 3rd general. Seth Demoor and Kylie Simshauser led the accompanying 15-mile Heavy Half in 1:58 and a couple of:26. Full outcomes.
Buckeye Path 50k – Brecksville, Ohio
High spots went to Aiman Scullion in 4:10, and Courtney Clark in 6:01. Full outcomes.
Race the Cog – Bretton Woods, New Hampshire
Racing for the fourth weekend in a row, Joseph Grey took the two.75-mile, 3,600-foot climb in 39:55. Sarah Burke gained the ladies’s race and was fourth general in 51:28. Full outcomes.
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That was loads of racing. What popped most for you on the weekend?
