Modesto's Jon Olsen is on a roll, having finished seventh at the world ultra-marathon championships in Italy April 22.
Now he goes for a win at the North Coast 24-Hour Endurance Run.
No, the event isn't on California's North Coast. It's in Cleveland, Ohio, on the north coast of the Lake Erie, May 5-6.
The winner is the runner who covers the most miles during the 24-hour time limit. The course is roughly a 1-mile loop.
There is no pacing, either, because the race is sanction by USA Track & Field, which doesn't allow pacing by non-registered runners.
From the looks of the website, it's doubtful they're going to have live runner tracking or live event updates. The question was even posed on the event's Facebook page without a reply.
After Cleveland, Olsen has the Western States 100-mile Endurance Run on his calendar, June 23-24, on his calendar.
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Showing posts with label endurance run. Show all posts
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Sunday, April 29, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
Watch AR 50 finishers live this Saturday
Even if you can't be at the finish line up near Folsom Reservoir this Saturday, you can still watch runners finish this 50-mile endurance race, thanks to modern technology.
A camera set up at the finish line will stream continuous live video of runners coming across the line.
To access the feed, visit http://www.ustream.tv/channel/americanriver50. The show begins about 11:30 a.m., Saturday, April 7.
The ultra-marathon begins at 6 a.m. at the Guy West Bridge near Sac State and finishes up near Newcastle.
For more information, visit http://www.ar50mile.com/.
A camera set up at the finish line will stream continuous live video of runners coming across the line.
To access the feed, visit http://www.ustream.tv/channel/americanriver50. The show begins about 11:30 a.m., Saturday, April 7.
The ultra-marathon begins at 6 a.m. at the Guy West Bridge near Sac State and finishes up near Newcastle.
For more information, visit http://www.ar50mile.com/.
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.
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.
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