It’s the largest weekend of the 12 months in ultrarunning. We’ve bought the Western States 100, the Lavaredo Extremely Path, and the Marathon du Mont Blanc, amongst different highlights.
You can even try our race protection from earlier within the weekend:
Western States 100 – Auburn, California
Males
Caleb Olson and Chris Myers broke free from an enormous chase group simply earlier than midway, and Olson outgunned Myers over the race’s second half. Each ran traditionally quick instances. Olson was first in 14:11, the race’s second-fastest run ever, and Myers was second in 14:17, the race’s fourth-fastest end ever. Each significantly improved on their 2024 fifth- and Tenth-place finishes.
Caleb Olson chasing down Chris Myers by means of Deadwood Cemetery at mile 49.5, on the best way to profitable the 2025 Western States 100. Photograph: iRunFar/Eszter Horanyi
Fifteen years after ending third, and 14 years after profitable, Kilian Jornet (Spain) got here again and was third in 14:19. Jornet was 75 minutes sooner than his profitable time from 2011.
Jeff Mogavero broke Olson’s year-old document for the quickest Western States debut with a fourth-place 14:30, and Dan Jones (New Zealand) scored his third straight top-five end with a 14:36 run.
The highest 10 males have been:
1 – Caleb Olson – 14:11:25
2 – Chris Myers – 14:17:39
3 – Kilian Jornet (Spain) – 14:19:22
4 – Jeff Mogavero – 14:30:11
5 – Dan Jones (New Zealand) – 14:36:17
6 – Seth Ruhling – 14:59:36
7 – Ryan Montgomery – 15:54:29
8 – Hans Troyer – 16:06:52
9 – Peter Fraňo (Slovakia) – 16:10:44
10 – Hiroki Kai (Japan) – 16:22:46
Chris Myers on his technique to inserting second within the 2025 Western States 100. Photograph: iRunFar/Meghan Hicks
As we are inclined to do for a few of the largest races, right here’s how everybody else within the pre-race preview did.
11 – Hannes Namberger (Germany) – 16:59:33
12 – Dan Inexperienced – 17:14:23
14 – Joe McConaughy – 18:02:34
18 – Jeff Browning – 19:12:58
22 – Adrian MacDonald – 20:14:25
31 – Haroldas Subertas – 21:45:27
49 – Adam Peterman – 23:09:29
Drops included David Roche, Rod Farvard, and Vincent Bouillard (France).
Girls
Two years after breaking her leg, Abby Corridor gained Western States in 16:37. It was the race’s fourth-fastest end ever. Corridor began close to the entrance and gained the final word lead simply previous midway. She held off Ida Nilsson (Sweden) for a lot of the second half after which stayed simply in entrance of Fu-Zhao Xiang’s (China) late-race cost. Corridor completed in 16:37 and Xiang was nearly 10 minutes behind in 16:47. It was Xiang’s second-straight second-place end.
Abby Corridor at Purple Star Ridge (mile 15) on her technique to profitable the 2025 Western States 100. Photograph: iRunFar/Eszter Horanyi
Marianne Hogan (Canada) hauled previous Nilsson for third in 16:50.
The highest 10 girls have been:
1 – Abby Corridor – 16:37:16
2 – Fu-Zhao Xiang (China) – 16:47:09
3 – Marianne Hogan (Canada) – 16:50:58
4 – Ida Nilsson (Sweden) – 17:00:48
5 – Fiona Pascall (U.Ok.) – 17:21:52
6 – Hậu Hà (Vietnam) – 17:23:47
7 – Hannah Allgood – 17:39:02
8 – Caitlin Fielder (New Zealand) – 17:47:26
9 – Keely Henninger – 17:57:24
10 – Emily Hawgood (Zimbabwe) – 18:11:05
Fu-Zhao-Xiang at Purple Star Ridge (mile 15) on her technique to taking second on the 2025 Western States 100. Photograph: iRunFar/Eszter Horanyi
As with the boys, we’ll present how everybody else within the pre-race preview did.
11 – Erin Clark – 18:52:22
12 – Johanna Antila (Finland) – 19:13:16
14 – Nancy Jiang (New Zealand) – 20:17:24
Drops included Riley Brady, Eszter Csillag (Hungary), Tara Dower, Heather Jackson, Martyna Młynarczyk (Poland), and Rosanna Buchauer (Germany).
Lavaredo Extremely Path by UTMB – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy
Lavaredo 120k
Ben Dhiman (U.S.) took the lead 30k in and rolled to an 11:49 end. Dhiman bettered Hannes Namberger’s earlier course finest by eight minutes. Second-place Raul Butaci (Romania) completed in 12:02 and Andreas Reiterer (Italy) was third in 12:05. For the Individuals, Tyler Inexperienced was ninth in 13:00.
Ben Dhiman, the 2025 Lavaredo Extremely Path males’s winner. Photograph: UTMB World Collection
Courtney Dauwalter (U.S.) rolled the ladies’s race in 14:14. She was a transparent winner, however missed Rosanna Buchauer’s course document by simply over 5 minutes. Alyssa Clark (U.S.) was second in 14:43 and Karolina Wierzchowiak (Poland) was a really distant third in 16:19. Additionally for the Individuals, Maria Dalzot was eighth in 17:09.
Courtney Dauwalter makes a pit cease on her technique to profitable the 2025 Lavaredo Extremely Path. Photograph: UTMB World Collection
Lavaredo 80k
It was a great day for the U.S. at Lavaredo. Drew Holmen (U.S.) outgunned Dominik Matt (Austria) for the win. The 2 have been nearly two minutes aside in 7:54 and seven:56, and Noah Williams gave the U.S. a second podium finisher with a third-place 8:10.
Girls’s winner Anna Tarasova (Russia) completed the 50 miler in 8:44. Yngvild Kaspersen (Norway) and Marion Delespierre (France) have been second and third in 8:58 and 9:08, respectively.
Lavaredo 50k
Italian males swept the rostrum with Francesco Puppi on high in 4:02. Puppi was 15 seconds slower than his profitable time from 2023. Luca Del Pero was second for the second straight 12 months with 4:09 on the clock, and Alex Oberbacher was third in 4:14.
Toni McCann (South Africa) took the ladies’s crown in 4:45. Sofiia Porokhnavets (Ukraine) and Ivana Lišková (Slovakia) have been second and third in 4:54 and 5:09.
Marathon du Mont Blanc – Chamonix, France
90k Du Mont Blanc
Lower than seven minutes separated the primary 4 males on the massive mountain loop. Theo Detienne (France) bought to the entrance in 10:54 and Virgile Moriset (France) dipped below the 11-hour mark with a ten:59 second-place end. After that, Jean-Philippe Tschumi (Switzerland) simply averted a sneak assault end by Gautier Airiau (France) for third. Tschumi was strolling to the end when Airau sprinted across the nook. Tschumi completed a single second in entrance with each in at 11:01.
Blandine L’Hirondel (France) took the ladies’s crown in 12:31. L’Hirondel, as with males’s winner Detienne, pocketed €3,000 for the win. Julie Roux (France) and Ekaterina Mityaeva (Russia) got here subsequent in 12:57 and 13:03.
42k Du Mont Blanc
A giant prize purse paid €10,000 to the winner, €6,000 for second, and €4,000 to 3rd, and cash went 10 deep.
Davide Magnini (Italy) bought paid. His comeback 12 months kicked up a notch with a first-place 3:42 run. Raoul Raus (Belgium) beat Thomas Cardin (France) for second in 3:46.
The lads’s high 10 was:
- Davide Magnini (Italy) – 3:42:55
- Raoul Raus (Belgium) – 3:46:00
- Thomas Cardin (France) – 3:46:29
- Ezekiel Rutto (Kenya) – 3:50:25
- Valentin Marchon (Switzerland) – 3:51:17
- Miguel Benítez (Spain) – 3:51:58
- Ryunosuke Omi (Japan) – 3:55:19
- Petter Engdalh (Sweden) – 3:57:16
- Simon Guignard (France) – 4:00:33
- Anthony Felber (France) – 4:02:06
The 2024 Sierre-Zinal winner Joyline Chepngeno (Kenya) was simply over a minute higher than Judith Wyder (Switzerland) for the massive cash. The 2 ran 4:15 and 4:16, and Naomi Lang (U.Ok.) was simply over a minute again in third at 4:17.
Additional down, 2023 winner Sophia Laukli (U.S.) had her first path motion of the 12 months in ninth.
The ladies’s high 10 was:
- Joyline Chepngeno (Kenya) – 4:15:20
- Judith Wyder (Switzerland) – 4:16:28
- Naomi Lang (U.Ok.) – 4:17:43
- Rosa Lara Feliu (Spain) – 4:18:33
- Fabiola Conti (Italy) – 4:18:53
- Clémentine Geoffray (France) – 4:25:44
- Theres Lebouef (Switzerland) – 4:25:49
- Ida Amelie Robsahm (Norway) – 4:37:43
- Sophia Laukli (U.S.) – 4:41:00
- Oihana Kortazar (Spain) – 4:42:53
23k Du Mont Blanc
There was cash right here too. €2,000 went to the winners. Kenyan runners Nashon Kiplimo and Religion Kiplagat gained in 2:02:41 and a couple of:28:09, respectively.
Tepec Path – Huasca de Ocampo, Mexico
The 34k race and its 1,850 meters of climbing have been a part of the Golden Path World Collection (GTWS). That’s 21 miles and simply over 6,000 toes of up. This was maybe one of many 12 months’s much less aggressive GTWS races.
Males
Philemon Kiriago (Kenya) led the boys by 45 seconds early however by the 11k mark, Kiriago, Patrick Kipngeno (Kenya), and Elhousine Elazzaoui (Morocco) had taken up their acquainted spots on the entrance of the race. And similar to so many different earlier races, Elazzaoui dominated the late race dash to the end. It was Elazzaoui’s third win in 4 tries this 12 months.
Elazzaoui gained in 3:00:01. Kipngeno was second in 3:00:11, and Kiriago was third in 3:00:23. After that, this one wasn’t in any respect shut. The three had an enormous hole to fourth-place, and the unfold from the primary man to the tenth one was 31 minutes.
The highest 5 males have been:
- Elhousine Elazzaoui (Morocco) – 3:00:01
- Patrick Kipngeno (Kenya) – 3:00:11
- Philemon Kiriago (Kenya) – 3:00:23
- Roberto Delorenzi (Switzerland) – 3:14:07
- Eder Belmont (Mexico) – 3:23:17
Elhousine Elazzaoui wins the 2025 Tepec Path. Photograph: Golden Trails Collection/Rising Story/Colin Olivero
Girls
Mădălina Florea (Romania) pushed to a 30-second lead over Joyce Njeru (Kenya) close to the 11k mark, however after two falls she went backward and Lauren Gregory (U.S.) was too quick for Njeru late. Gregory gained her first GTWS race of the 12 months in 3:26, and Njeru was almost 5 minutes again in second at 3:31. Florea slowed to a third-place 3:47 end.
The highest 5 girls have been:
- Lauren Gregory (U.S.) – 3:26:28
- Joyce Njeru (Kenya) – 3:31:10
- Mădălina Florea (Romania) – 3:47:12
- Carmen Trinidad Ramiro (Mexico) – 3:52:38
- Courtney Coppinger (U.S.) – 3:53:36
Full outcomes (when out there).
Lauren Gregory wins the 2025 Tepec Path. Photograph: Golden Trails Collection/Rising Story/Colin Olivero
Extra Races and Runs
Lifeless Cow Gully Yard – Queensland, Australia
For those who’re right here, you most likely understand how this works. Every loop is 4.167 miles and they usually go till somebody quits or misses a cutoff. In 2023, Phil Gore (Australia) and Sam Harvey (New Zealand) went for 102 and 101 loops with Gore setting a then-backyard document along with his 425 miles. That mark had since been surpassed a number of instances however Gore and Harvey went for 119 and 118 loops this 12 months. That’s nearly 496 miles for Gore and simply lower than 492 for Harvey. Each surpassed the 116-loop, 483-mile document set earlier this 12 months. Gore’s 119-hour run was one hour in need of 5 days.
Garmin Mountain Pageant – Barruera, Spain
The marathon and half marathon have been a part of the XTERRA Path Run World Collection. There was a €2,400 money purse throughout the 2 races. Raúl Ortiz (Spain) and Maria Fuentes (Spain) gained the marathon in 4:38 and 4:57. Full outcomes.
Black Hills 100 Mile – Sturgis, South Dakota
Walker Lane ran to a 22:01 first-place males’s end and Mia Rucoba was first lady in 30:23. Full outcomes.
Leadville Path Marathon and Heavy Half – Leadville, Colorado
Bryan Kerl and Anne Flower gained the marathon in 3:35 and 4:09. Flower impressively bought to 3rd total. Seth Demoor and Kylie Simshauser led the accompanying 15-mile Heavy Half in 1:58 and a couple of:26. Full outcomes.
Buckeye Path 50k – Brecksville, Ohio
Prime spots went to Aiman Scullion in 4:10, and Courtney Clark in 6:01. Full outcomes.
Race the Cog – Bretton Woods, New Hampshire
Racing for the fourth weekend in a row, Joseph Grey took the two.75-mile, 3,600-foot climb in 39:55. Sarah Burke gained the ladies’s race and was fourth total in 51:28. Full outcomes.
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That was quite a lot of racing. What popped most for you on the weekend?