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Old Dominion 100 Mile

Saturday June 7th, 2025
Woodstock, Virginia
Distance: 100 mile
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The Old Dominion 100 Mile Endurance Run is more than just a race. It is more than just four marathons run back to back. It is more than an event in the yearly schedule. It is the Old Dominion.

What does that mean? The Old Dominion stands for tradition - the tradition of each individual against a difficult course, hot and humid weather and the 24 hour time limit. It is the people that have run it in the past and will run it in the future. And it is the people that help with the race every year. It is the Old Dominion.

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Old Dominion 100 Mile, Race Date: 2024-06-01, Distance: 100 mile
Division Time Name Age Home
Male 15:44:49 John Kelly 39
2nd Male 16:56:59 Butch Slabach 28
3rd Male 18:20:53 Benjamin Linne 26
4th Male 18:41:44 Vladimir Martinez-Jimenez 39
Female 20:11:38 Steph Hill 33
2nd Female 20:54:14 Bridget Donaldson 49
3rd Female 21:17:00 Anna Curtis 29
4th Female 21:47:39 Whitney Richman 43
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Old Dominion 100 Mile

About the course.

THE FIRST SIX MILES
The first six miles of the course travel through historic Woodstock. Here, the fighting minister, Peter Muhlenberg preached his sermon then removed his robe to reveal the Revoluntionary uniform and led his fellow townmen out to win liberty, saying “there is a time to pray and a time to fight.”

SIX TO THIRTY-FIVE MILES
Reaching the Shenandoah River at Burnshire Dam, the course crosses by bridge, approaches its first major ascent to Woodstock Gap on a steep gravel switchback and enters the George Washington National Forest. Descending into Fort Valley’s natural fortress, created by the encircling Massanutten Mountains, is more gradual until approx. 10 mi. upon reaching the fairly rugged 2.5 mi. Lavender Trail up and along the West ridgeline, then down to a Forest Service road winding into the Foley Loop on country roads and leading to another stretch of good country which gives way to the climb up to the 675 Overlook and continuing down to Four Points #1 at approximately 32.5. Here the course enters Duncan Hollow on trail that exacts the “just do it” attitude, but does lead to good footing for five miles on Crisman Hollow.

MORELAND GAP AND MORE
The course turns to climb Moreland Gap with good footing, reaching Edinburg Gap at 55 miles and enters Powell Mountain Trail. The next eight miles have become a heavily utilitized ATV route. Ascending Opechee Peak the trail becomes rugged and steep. The last half, still rugged is not so steep. Reaching Little Fort Campground the course turns up Woodstock Mountain on forest road for five miles to Mudhole Gap. The next mile is trail as lovely as any you will ever visit, running with Little Passage Creek and through it five times.

LOGGING ROAD
The course turns onto a fine logging road leading to a turn onto a short, rocky, trail, then crossing the Valley Road, Passage Creek by bridge and into Elizabeth Furance Picnic Area, the Second and final Medical Check at 74.95 miles. This is the only point with a cut-off time. Runners much check-out of Elizabeth Furance by midnight. The next three miles are best left undescribed but are summed up in the phrase “Sherman Gap”. Rumor has it that the gap was not named for any great explorer but rather for the first (and possibly the last) endurance race runner to try to run up it. It is said that you can see his grave ten feet from the top, especially if you are one of the masses trying to do this part of the course in the dark.

VEACH GAP
Runners are then greeted with a steep trail run down to a gravel road, leading to the wagon road, built by Gen. Daniel Morgan during the Revolution for possible retreat of Washignton’s forces, up Veach Gap and down the boulder falls on the west side. Because most runners will traverse in darkness the difficult stretch from Elizabeth Furnace to the Aid-Station located at the foot of the Veach Gap descent, this is the one part of the race where the runner, if he so chooses, may be accompanied by a safety runner. After descending the western side of Veach Gap at 86.58 miles the competitors are again on their own.

THE FINISH LINE
Crossing the Valley road the course now has good footing on country lanes to complete the circle around the Massanuttens, then turns back up and over Woodstock Mountain, across the Shenandoah and through town to the finish back at the County Fairgrounds.

Garden of the Gods Ten Mile Run

Sunday June 8th, 2025
Manitou Springs, CO
Distance: 10 Miles · 10K · Trail
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The Garden of the Gods Ten Mile Run® has always had it all: a spectacular setting, a physically demanding course, competition in almost every age-group, excellent runner support, unique awards and great shirts. Simply, this is one of the most beautiful and challenging road race venues anywhere!

And while any run through the Garden is an awesome run, the race course was designed to take you into the heart of what the Garden has to offer, including the most famous rock in the area—the Balanced Rock. After your race you can relax and enjoy the awards ceremony in Manitou Springs Memorial park located next to Fountain Creek which is perfect for soaking your tired feet!



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Garden of the Gods Ten Mile Run, Race Date: 2024-06-09, Distance: 10mi
Division Time Name Age Home
Male 51:56 Patrick Smyth 37 Santa Fe
2nd Male 54:52 Mark Messmer 31 Castle Rock
3rd Male 58:10 Joseph Teter 33 Colorado Springs
4th Male 59:57 Skip Carmichael 22 Woodland Park
Female 1:05:18 Sarah Marie Guhl 31 Colorado Springs
2nd Female 1:06:58 Amanda S Koslosky 37 Peyton
3rd Female 1:08:15 Ariana Toland 26 Fountain
4th Female 1:08:57 Jamie L West 30 Colorado Springs
Division Time Name Age Home
M 40-49 1:03:15 Joseph Sosa 40 Colorado Springs
M 50-59 1:12:11 Matt Peterson 54 Parker
M 60-69 1:20:05 Tom Seeman 62 Colorado Springs
M 70+ 1:27:04 William Cordova 70 Colorado Springs
F 40-49 1:14:50 Kristin Renshaw 40 Colorado Springs
F 50-59 1:30:07 Danielle Fagan 50 Louisville
F 60-69 1:36:15 Lisa Florence Burnett 62 Germantown
F 70+ 1:47:03 Sharlet Lorraine Gilbert 73 Richmond
Garden of the Gods Ten Mile Run

The Garden of the Gods Ten Mile Run®has always had it all—a spectacular setting, a physically demanding course, competition in almost every age-group, excellent runner support, unique awards and great shirts. Simply, this is one of the most beautiful and challenging road race venues anywhere!

And while any run through the Garden is an awesome run, the race course was designed to take you into the heart
of what the Garden has to offer, including the most famous rock in the area—the Balanced Rock.

The course willloop you through the incredible Garden of the Gods Park which lies between Manitou Springs and Colorado Springs. The course elevation ranges from 6,210′ up to 6,530′ and back down and up and down and over and around all over again. The race is run primarily on asphalt roads, with the exception of
a 3/4 mile section run on the breathtaking concrete walk-way system (far wider than a simple sidewalk) that winds its way through the heart of the Garden’s
most amazing rock formations. Indeed, the formations are so amazing they bring visitors from around the world!

Clear, dry weather is the norm with temperatures at the start usually is in
the low 60’s. Once in the Garden, the temperature can quickly rise
into the 70’s and low 80’s due to the large rock formations and lack
of shade. There are eight aid stations on the course so you can get water and/or Gatorade at almost every mile.

The race is run under a special use permit from the Parks and Recreation Department which means the
park is closed to vehicles and cyclists so you can enjoy the magnificent
surroundings without concerns for your safety!
However,we must be out of the park by 9:30amto allow visitors and their
vehicles to again have access to the park. Please train accordingly and
plan to complete the race under the 2h30m cut-off. After 9:30am any runners
remaining on the course will be “on their own.”


The Dipsea Race

Sunday June 8th, 2025
Mill Valley, CA
Distance: 7.4 miles · Trail
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First run in 1905, the Dipsea is the oldest trail race in America. It is run every year on the second Sunday in June. The scenic 7.4 mile course from Mill Valley to Stinson Beach is considered to be one of the most beautiful courses in the world.

The stairs and steep trails make it a grueling and treacherous race. And its unique handicapping system has made winners of men and women of all ages. Because of its beauty and challenge, it is a very popular event, and because of safety and environmental concerns the number of runners is limited to about 1,500.

While racers enter from all over the world, the Dipsea is primarily a Northern California event and the entry process is tilted slightly to favor local contestants.




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This is one beautiful and very challenging course. I have only run it twice back in the 1970's but have hiked the trail many times in recent years. It sells out fast but if you can get in, do it.
The Dipsea Race, Race Date: 2022-06-12, Distance: 7.4 miles
Division Time Name Age Home
Male 47:35 Edward Owens 28
2nd Male 48:52 Paddy OLeary 34
3rd Male 50:36 Dominic Vogl 35
4th Male 50:38 Mark Tatum 62
Female 49:45 Clara Peterson 38
2nd Female 49:59 Stephanie Howe 38
3rd Female 50:03 Fiona Lyon 35
4th Female 50:16 Chris Lundy 51
Division Time Name Age Home
M 40-49 52:55 Charles Macnulty 48
M 50-59 51:44 Cliff Lentz 57
M 60-69 50:38 Mark Tatum 62
M 70+ 57:46 Ibet Allan 71
F 40-49 53:04 Ibet Allan 44
F 50-59 50:16 Chris Lundy 51
F 60-69 50:54 Joannie Siegler 65
F 70+ 1:01:39 Jamie Rivers 71
The Dipsea Race

The Dipsea Race Course

It begins in downtown Mill Valley with a sprint down Throckmorton to the Old Mill Park, then up three flights of stairs as tall as a fifty-story building, and up some more through an old horse ranch to Windy Gap. Then it plunges down into Muir Woods across Redwood Creek and begins a tough grind up through the trees over trails named "Dynamite" and "Cardiac." At the top of Cardiac, the course levels out before it plunges down through the "Swoop", over the rocks and roots of "Steep Ravine" and the discouragingly steep climb up "Insult Hill." Finally, as the course follows the relatively gentle slope of The Moors toward the ocean, Stinson Beach is in sight a mile ahead. This is where experienced racers resort to secret short cuts and where others racers will sprint the last quarter mile in an effort to move up a couple of places in the final results.


Comrades Marathon

Sunday June 8th, 2025
Durban, South Africa
Distance: 89.13 Km · Ultra
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Arguably the greatest ultra marathon in the world where athletes come from all over the world to combine muscle and mental strength to conquer the approx 90kilometers between the cities of Pietermaritzburg and Durban, the event owes its beginnings to the vision of one man, World War I veteran Vic Clapham.

A soldier, a dreamer, who had campaigned in East Africa in that terrible war approached the League of Comrades of the Great War with a vision that would result in the worlds greatest ultra marathon eighty years later. Little could Vic Clapham have visualized that when he founded the Comrades Marathon in 1921, that almost twenty thousand aspiring athletes would stand at the start of his dream race.

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Prize Money: $160141

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Comrades Marathon, Race Date: 2024-06-09, Distance: 89.13 Km
Division Time Name Age Home
Male 5:25:00 Pier Wiersma
2nd Male 5:25:45 Dan Moselakwe
3rd Male 5:27:48 Degefa Yohannese Lafebo
4th Male 5:28:33 Joseph Manyedi
Female 5:49:46 Gerda Steyn
2nd Female 6:05:12 Alexandra Moroova
3rd Female 6:08:09 Courtney Olsen
4th Female 6:12:01 Carla Molinaro
Division Time Name Age Home
M 40-49 5:28:33 Joseph Manyedi
M 50-59 5:59:11 Wayne Spies
M 60-69 7:04:45 David Gamede
M 70+ 9:12:22 Peter Camenzind
F 40-49 6:13:00 Caitriona Jennings
F 50-59 7:32:32 M.A Maponya
F 60-69 9:01:49 Janine Goes
Comrades Marathon


Lake Placid Marathon

Sunday June 8th, 2025
Lake Placid, NY
Distance: Marathon · Half Marathon
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The Lake Placid Marathon & Half Marathon is a USATF-certified course whose distance has been certified for accuracy and is nationally ranked. The race is also a Boston Marathon Qualifier!

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Lake Placid Marathon, Race Date: 2024-06-09, Distance: Marathon
Division Time Name Age Home
Male 2:37:43 Adam Quinn Stowe, VT | USA
2nd Male 2:40:50 Jac Guerra Guilford, CT | USA
3rd Male 2:41:19 John Cho Summit, NJ | USA
4th Male 2:48:10 Alex Weselcouch New York, NY
Female 3:19:42 Brynn Orban-Salley Burlington, VT
2nd Female 3:21:38 Hillary Schmitt Skillman, NJ
3rd Female 3:28:34 Celia Seigers Oneonta, NY
4th Female 3:33:15 Raphaele Charette Verdun, QC
Division Time Name Age Home
M 40-49 3:05:59 Ryan Kleitz Saugerties, NY
M 50-59 3:15:50 Chuck Engle Fort Mill, SC
M 60-69 3:16:23 Chris Mobbs Naples, FL | USA
F 40-49 3:21:38 Hillary Schmitt Skillman, NJ
F 50-59 4:12:07 Rachel McArdle Niagara Falls, NY
F 60-69 4:27:43 Allison Lassoe Sheffield, MA



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