Sunday, February 19, 2012

Computer error aside, Modesto's Jon Olsen wins
100-mile Rocky Road

If you were following Modesto's Jon Olsen online at the Rocky Road Endurance Run, you would have thought he went from first to fourth during one of the laps of the six-lap race.

Blame a computer error on Olsen losing a lap in the Southern California race.

He actually took the lead early in the Coto de Caza race and maintained it until he finished in 13:14:44. That's roughly a 7:56 pace for 100 miles of hilly terrain.

The 13:14:44 also is one of the fastest times on record for a 100-mile trail run.

Recently Olsen received word that he gained entry into the Western States 100-mile Endurance Run, kind of the Super Bowl of ultra-runs.

Olsen, a middle-school teacher, also is defending champion of the Modesto Marathon, having won it the past two years. The marathon is March 18.