Tough week here, so this has to be short. First off, belated congratulations to Courtney Hill for completing the FLRC Tough Tarmac Ultra Challenge on September 26, with a running time of 5:19:25 and a total time of 7:36:18, well under the 12-hour limit—I forgot to mention it last week. This week brought our second FLRC 100K Ultra Challenge finisher, Dennis Stadelman, who ran all 10 courses in a thoroughly documented 16:43:41. It took him a total of 21:36:16, easily under a 24-hour limit, and not cutting it nearly as close as Pete Kresock did.
Other @Challengers who deserve special mention this week include Gideon Smith, who completed his Classic Challenge this week, and Yamil Andres Molina Blandon, who finished an impressive 30-course Personal Challenge. Way to claim your medals, guys!
In terms of the leaderboard, as far as I can tell, there are no changes at all this week apart from our mileage monsters adding to their totals and a few other numeric twiddles. Perhaps a pause before the storm in the last few weeks…
Photos of the week go to Dennis Stadelman for this gorgeous night shot of Beebe Lake and his post-ultra selfie.
This weekend brings the Danby Down & Dirty, which offers either a direct course completion for 10K runners or an Abbott Ascent course completion for 23K runners. Have a great time covering the ground out there, folks!