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Lead Stories: Thursday, July 24, 2008

Wardian Wins USA 100k Champs, Shatters Mad City Course Record

Posted April 14th, 2008 at 9:00 AM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Trail / Ultra

In his debut at the distance, Michael Wardian won the USA 100km Championship at the Mad City 100k on Saturday. Wardian’s time of 6:56:57 shattered the previous course record of 7:14:31 set by Greg Crowther.

Carolyn Smith was victorious among the female competitor’s and was one of only three women to complete the race. Overall, there was a total of 21 finishers.

Official Results:

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1. Michael Wardian 6:56:57
2. Steve Stowers 7:14:34
3. Adam Lint 7:19:06

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Crowther to Defend USA 100km Title at Mad City 100K

Posted April 11th, 2008 at 9:08 AM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Trail / Ultra

Greg Crowther (Seattle, Wash.) will head to Madison, Wisconsin this Saturday to defend his title at the 2008 USA 100 km Championships. The championships will be hosted for the second time by the Mad City 100K.

The distance, 100 kilometers, is just over 62 miles, where 37 competitors will run a scenic 10-kilometer course around Lake Wingra ten times, providing support crews and spectators many opportunities to see the athletes during the event.

Crowther will have his work cut out for him as Michael Wardian (Arlington, Va.), makes his first appearance at the 100 km championships. Wardian won the USA 50 km championships last month, setting a championship record of 2:55:05.

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Japan’s Norimi Sakurai Sets Women’s World 100-K Record

Posted September 10th, 2007 at 9:15 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Track & Field

At last Saturday’s Stichting Ultraloop Winschoten in Holland, host of the IAU World Cup 100-K Championships, Norimi Sakurai of Japan came tantalizingly close to breaking the seven hour barrier, recording a new world road record for the distance of 7:00:27.

According to records kept by the Association of Road Racing Statisticians (ARRS), the previous record was 7:00:48 by American Ann Trason set on the same 10 km, ten-loop course in Winschoten back in 1995. Tomoe Abe of Japan ran faster on a point-to-point course in Yubetsu, Japan, in 2000 (6:33:11), but that mark is not recognized as a world record because of the possible aid of wind or gravity.
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