Blessed with unusually cool conditons, Timothy Olson of Oregon blasted through the 100.2-mile course from Squaw Valley to Auburn to set a new Western States 100 course record, June 23-24.
Olson ran 14:46:44, eclipsing the old course record set by Geoff Roes of 15:07:04 in 2010.
Olson is a former drug addict who turned to ultra-running for therapy. Read his story by clicking here.
Setting a new women's course record was Ellie Greenwood of Canada with 16:47:19.
She broke the long-held record of 17:37:51 set by Ann Trayson in 1994.
These are the results for Central Valley participants:
• Mike Bohi, 94 (bib number for tracking). Finished in 28:10:05.
• Jeanne Kysar-Carey, 252. Finished in 28:46:16.
• Karen Lozano, 124. Dropped at Rucky Chucky near, about 70 miles into the race.
• Jon Olsen, 298 (Olsen was recently recognized by the state Legislature for his performances at the world ultra-running championships and his 24-hour run. He ran more than 158 miles in 24 hours. Read more about him on Multidays.com.) Finished 21st male in 18:23:12.
• Nile Sousa, 360. Finished in 27:42:07
View the complete finishers list at Western States 100.
Read about an accompanying research study of ultra-marathoners' gates and their impact on muscle damage in the Sacramento Bee.
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