**Race Results** This team continues to do incredible things!! Kent Warlick Took 2nd OA in the Timp Trail Marathon this weekend!! He was in a Battle all day long with the eventual winner running so strong on a tough course with over 7,000ft of gain! This performance was out of this world, considering Kent’s training has been basically nonexistent over the last month as he recovered from Covid. Love the amazing strength and ability he showed here!! Martin Malherbe took 3rd OA and first Vet at the Mac Mac 100 miler this weekend!! This course was the definition of BRUTAL …21,000ft of vert over extremely technical terrain and some of the worse weather conditions imaginable!! Martin is putting the South African Trail scene on notice. His performances over the last year have just been mind blowing!! Martin Criminale Raced the Sun Mountain trail 50k this weekend. He has run this race many years now and this was one of his fastest yet! The course was slightly different but still super challenging and beautiful (look at his pictures) He took 4th in his age group and 24th OA in a super competitive field!! So pumped with Martin’s progress over the last few months!! Lucca Criminale Also raced the Sun Mountain Trail 50k!! She HAD A DAY taking 2nd in her AG and running an incredible 6 hrs 30 min on this tough tough course with lots of climbing!! It’s definitely racing season for Lucca..getcha popcorn ready because you will get to see her in most weeks race results this summer!! Alyssa Tanseco-Lugtu Raced the Brooklyn Half marathon this weekend! The weather was absolutely horrible. Humidity was about as bad as I’ve ever seen it and it was warm! That didn’t stop Alyssa from overcoming other obstacles and still running one of her best times!! To be able to still run so fast like this is proof that she is in PR shape given the right conditions!! Beau Atwater Also raced the Brooklyn Half!! Humidity and weather was one thing but he still had an INCREDIBLE performance given that he was still standing in the security line when the gun went off!! Beau has some really good fitness under his belt right now, so fun to watch it shine through!! Nathan Allred Raced the Ogden marathon for fun this weekend with some friends!! His for fun race was still run in 4:08!! Amazing day after only running a few days post recovery from his killer half marathon a few weeks ago! Nathan is on an insane upwards trajectory! So fun to follow!!

**Race Results** EVERY SINGLE WEEK MDRC IS DOING BIG THINGS!!! Hold my coffee, please..here we go! Joe Miller WON the Cruel Jewel 100 this weekend in a Sub 24 HR performance!! He is only the 4th EVER human to go under 24hrs in this race with a LONG history! His time os 23:40 is just mind-boggling! Joe put in some of the best training in this build, and it paid off in a big way! Couldn’t be more proud of how this went for him!! Ryan Hoeck took 2nd OA at the Smith Rock Ascent this weekend only losing to the Great Max King. This was one of Ryans' best performances, in my opinion. He went into this race with the mindset to not get caught up in the race early and do his thing while trusting his fitness. He did just that and ran one INCREDIBLE race! His splits were something unworldly!! Steffi Vogel Also ran the Smith Rock Ascent this weekend having an awesome time to finish 2nd in her AG and 9th Female OA!! Not too bad coming off a massive road racing block! Stef continues to just get better and better!! Greg Bowyer Raced the Quicksilver 100k this weekend, throwing down an amazing performance in some BRUTAL BRUTAL HEAT taking 7th place OA!! After having a setback and not finishing the canyons 100k due to tweaking his back, he reset and came out this week to prove his fitness! This is what it's all about!! Jaclyn Ray Took 3rd F OA at the Spider Mountain 12 miler this weekend!! This was a brutal course with temps in the high 90s!! She took a step out of her comfort zone and raced this hilly tough course with grit!! Such a good performance for Jaclyn. I am so pumped!! Nicholas Forde CRUSHED the Action Asia Sai Kung 22k this weekend Running one of his better races in a while!! He took 5th in his competitive AG and 16th OA!! This course was bogged down with horrible conditions from all the monsoons but that didn’t stop Nicholas from going out there and sending it full gas to have an amazing day!! Daniel Balestrieri Raced a local 50k this weekend! He had an awesome performance showing his strength coming back from knee surgery 18 months ago! Dan is on track to have an amazing summer and fall of racing! This was such a good showing for him!! Dawn Montague did a race effort on a local 50k course for her build-up for her 100 miler this summer!! She ran so strong and so amazing showing that her ultra fitness is on another level right now!! Angie Woolman Crushed it at the Bay to Breakers 12k this weekend!! She ran centipede of 13 runners where they avg 9 min pace! Her team didn’t have official bibs, but they crushed it anyways, finishing at the front of the race!! David Lam also Competed at the Bay to Breakers, having an incredible time!! If you want to see running and fun at its finest, go to his strava page and check out all the amazing photos!!

**Race Results** Holy moly I don’t even know where to start with this week!!! Phyllis Stanley Finished the Cocadona 250!!! She ran it in 4 days 12 hrs and 50 min proving to the world that she can literally do anything!! Phyllis is such an amazing soul with so many incredible goals ahead of her!! Congrats on an EPIC adventure Phyllis!! Dário Moitoso WON the Azores trail 25k this weekend crushing this grueling course with 4,00ft of vert in 1hr 54 min!! Dario is on track to throw down some stout performances this summer. So everyone sit back, relax and enjoy the show!!! Joe Polonsky WON the Turquoise Trail Pack Burrow race this weekend. He blasted through 6.5 miles of awesomeness like it aint no thang!! Joe put in the work this year so be ready to go up against the best in the Burrow world and I can’t wait to have a front-row seat!! Nathan Allred Snagged a shiny new Half Marathon PR this weekend running lights out proving that his fitness is in a REALLY good place! Nathan is just getting started with some real improvement with training . His future looks SO BRIGHT!! Gideon Stitt last minute decided to jump into a 5k this weekend, off of a full week of training and guess what….YUP! HE PR’ed!! These sort of performances typically mean that HUGE break throughs are on the horizon. With the direction Gidens training has gone over the last few weeks I think we are going to see a breakthrough of epic proportions!! Jenna Henry Had an incredible day this weekend as she has to make a quick pivot in race choices. She was set to run strolling Jim before coming down with a sickness. We decided it probably wasn’t best to go out and run 40 miles after getting over being sick so instead she jumped in her local half marathon where she CRUSHED and ran 5 min faster than her previous time on that course!! All this just a few short weeks after Boston!! Tara Scott DID get to race Strolling Jim and she knocked it out of the park running such an amazing race finishing in 8 hrs!! This was one of Tara’s best performances. She ran so strong from start to finish capping off an incredible training block in the process!! Hrólfur Vilhjálmsson Raced in the Puffin run 20k trail race where he had a day!! He ran 13 minutes faster than his previous time and came out of it feeling fresh and ready to continue to rock and roll! He has made incredible strides with training and fitness over the last year! This is just the start of a bunch of incredible performances fixing to come from him!! Paul Cothenet Ran an UNREAL race at the Miwok 100k this year. So unreal that he ran an hour…yes 1 HOUR faster than his previous best on this course!! It is so fun to see Paul progress over the last three years. He has stuck with all the training and has been so patient! It’s paying off in MASSIVE ways!! Crispin Flowerday ALSO raced the Miwok 100k where he had a WONDERFUL day too!! He battled a lot of stomach issues through the first half but was able to rally and have an AMAZING final 15 miles of the race where ran effortless with so much power and ease to finish feeling strong! This is always a good sign when an athlete feels this way in prep for their 100 miler!! Next up…Western States!! Eric Alaska Yan Raced the McDonald forest 50k this weekend!! It was a mud bath with crazy sniper trails and lots of gnarly vert! He ran incredible though placing 7th OA in a VERY competitive race running 5:01 which is 26 min faster than his previous time on this course!! Eric is doing incredible things! Watch out world!! Vilppu Huomo Crushed it at the Trail des Coursers 54k!! This was his first race in a while coming off of injury and back into training! He finished feeling strong by gaining positions over the last 20k!! This is a brutal course with 10,000ft and he made it look like cake! So excited about where his training and racing is going to take him in the coming months!! Liam Driscoll Had an incredible top 15 finish at the Greenland Trails 50k this weekend! It was the first real hot day here in Colorado this year and it made this race BRUTAL..the whole course sits above 7,000ft and it is entirely exposed! He ran such a gritty race finishing just over 5 hrs!! So excited for Liam's future!!

**Race Results** This was one LOADED weekend!! 2022 is already such a magical year! Kelly D'Ambrisi WON and set a 24 min Course Record at the Cheyenne Mountain 50k this weekend running an UNREAL 4:12 on tough trails at 7,000ft!!! She took 5th OA running a textbook race! Kelly’s potential is borderline scary. I’m so excited for her future!! Michelle Kent Also Ran the Cheyenne Mountain 50k!! She CRUSHED it taking 2nd place..Thats right an MDRC 1-2 FINISH!!! These girls are crushing it!! Her time was also under the previous CR. She ran a blazing fast 4:26 after only training for a few weeks coming back from injury!! Whatever is in the water around here is working and I want some!! Chantalle Schultz-Rathbun Raced the Cheyenne Mountain 25k!! This was unknown territory for her as she is a blazing fast road and track runner but she CRUSHED IT to place 4th!! The women race in the 25k was loaded with a crazy talented woman but what makes this performance so special is Chantalle did this coming off of being super sick the week before. She insisted on running it still and put in what amazing effort! I’m so excited for what’s coming up next for her!! Ross Reilly Ran in the Trials for the Irish team for the Europeans 43km race in limerick this weekend!! Ross has been battling an injury for months and goal number one was to get to this start line so he could compete!! That meant not running but 1 maybe two days a week over the last few months with many weeks of no running and training at all. He did what he does best and thats compete !! He took 4th OA in one heck of a loaded race running so much faster than the previous years times!! We are still waiting to see if this will get him on the Irish team or not. Regardless Ross has one hell of a future ahead of him!! Steffi Vogel Ran a MASSIVE 7 minute marathon PR this week at the Eugene Marathon!! Her previous PR was on a downhill course too. For those that know, Eugene is far from downhill and is a pretty tough one to PR at!! Her fitness and positive outlook on training/racing over the last 8 months has just been a sight to see!! Honestly, Stef could probably take over the world right now if she wanted to!! Jared Killick Raced the Brisbane Trail Marathon this weekend taking 13th OA in a very stacked race!! Jared has been putting in amazing training over the last few months in prep for some big goals to come!! I was super pumped with this performance and how well he ran strong right out the gate!! Martin Criminale Races the Sunflower trail marathon, although this race was actually more like 27 miles! He crushed it though!! Just a week after his last race he came here and took care of business running just over 4 hrs and taking 26th OA!! Lucca Criminale also raced the SunFlower trail marathon after just coming off her impressive Boston Marathon!! This race has been a yearly tradition for her and every year she just crushes it!! She ran amazing fighting the fatigue that was still present from Boston!! Lawrence Reesman Raced a Ragnar event this weekend running 3 SUPER SOLID legs!! His team took 1st OA!!! Of course they did though…Lawrence was on it! His fitness is really coming around right now as we start to develop some more speed and consistency! So pumped with where he is heading!! Nathan Grundmann Also raced in a Ragnar event this weekend!! He ran some amazing splits too after coming off competing in a triathlon last week! His team kicked ass in the coed division..of course it did though because Nathan was on it!! Bryan Grill Ran in the Greenwood Furnace Half this weekend. This course is nuts. There was 3200ft of vert in 12.5 miles!!! He ran this race so controlled and smart! BIG things to come from Bryan. Follow along!! Dawn Montague Ran her first road marathon this weekend all in prep for some CRAZY big mountain trail racing later in the year!! She ran incredible and technically had a PR!! Her progression in the last few months has been sort of unheard of. She is about to get DEEP into some serious training and I can’t wait to see the reward!! Martin Malherbe Put in one amazing training run at a backyard event where he ran 23k before the event even started and then went on to complete 6 yards for an additional 39k!! This was perfect prep for his 100 miler coming up! CAN NOT WAIT to watch him throw down!!

**Race Results** I haven’t even had time to calm down from last weekend before I got hit with all of this awesomeness!!! LETS GOOOOO! Allison Powell WON the Leona Divide 100k!!! She was 12th OA and SET A COURSE RECORD!! Allison has put in some of the best training in MDRC history over the past year. I have seen her grow so much as an athlete and human! I could feel it in my bones before the race that she was about to have a special special day!! I’m so excited to watch her continue on with her amazing journey. She is also a badass filmmaker/director!! Gideon Stitt jumped into a 5k last minute this weekend after completing a REALLY big week of training. No better way though to run a shiny new PR and place 4th OA/1st AG!! Gideon too has been on a tear with some amazing training recently. So pumped for all to come from him!! Nathan Grundmann Did his first ever Triathlon this weekend!! He has only been working on the swimming for a few weeks but that didn’t stop him from having an amazing day taking 10th OA and 1st In his AG!! The sky is the limit with what this guy can and will do!! Lauren Elizabeth Ran a super gritty race at the Canyons 100k this weekend!! She placed 16th in the most loaded women’s 100k field ever assembled on US soil!! She didn’t have the day she wanted but she hung in there and finished so strong!! Lauren is an OBGYN. Her work schedule the days leading into the race was INSANE…hardly any sleep and delivering what seemed like every baby in the state of colorado she managed to put it all aside and still crush! So proud of her for this one!! Angie Woolman, Like Lauren, ran one hell of a Gritty race at Canyons!! She went out hard and hung on when the weather was brutal at night to finish an amazing race!! She WON her AG and proved to everyone once again that she is one of the best masters trail runners in the world! I am so inspired by her every day when I open up the training log!! Martin Criminale Had an AMAZING race at the Yakima Skyline 25k!! In just 15 short miles there is about 5,000ft of vert on this tough tough trail! Martin ran like a beast absolutely crushing the terrain to finish in a sprint finish with some others!! He took top 10 OA and proved that he is getting over this injury that has plagued him for so long! So pumped to see how well this went for Martin!! Keely Dunleavy Fitzpatrick HAD A DAY at the DE coastal Marathon running 4:06!! This was her 14th Marathon to date! This was a great run in a small race! Keely has shown over and over again how much she puts into this sport and gosh has it paid off with amazing days like this!! Jodi Noland Ran the Tillamook Burn 50k this weekend She ran with her friend to finish together in 7 hrs on a really tough course!! This was good enough to give her 16th place in a very competitive race!! Jodi has SO MUCH amazing running ahead of her. I am stoked to just be getting started on this journey woohooo!!

**Race Results** Marathon Madness and a few other awesome performances this weekend!! The Boston Marathon did not disappoint this week!! David Lam CRUSHED his previous marathon PR by 3 min and ran 2:55 this weekend at Boston!! To PR at Boston is kind of unheard of. He did this all while weaving around people, high diving, and kissing women at Wellesley!! What a performance! Morgan Jeffrey is maybe not human. Only a few short weeks after winning a blazing fast 100 miler he lined up for Boston ready to throw down!! Throw down he did!! He got himself a nice 2 min PR running 2:57!! It’s been so fun to watch Morgans fitness get better and better over the last few years!! Crispin Flowerday continues to amaze me. He went into this race pretty cooked from training and racing hard as we are really putting the big touches on Western States 100 training. He still managed to run an unbelievable 2:54!! This is looking good for that last week in June! Mike Kostin took to the streets of Boston this week to run an awesome time of 2:55!! He ran strong through the whole race showing off his incredible fitness! He finished this years Boston feeling the best he has ever felt after a marathon. This tells me there is A lot of incredible running to come from Mike in the near future!! Zack Roof Had an AMAZING run at Boston this weekend setting a course PR and only 3 min off his Marathon PR!! He ran so strong all the way through. This shows in incredible gain in fitness over the last year of training. I’m really excited to see what he does in his next race coming up!! Jenna Henry did something that VERY FEW do at Boston and that’s negative split the course!! She ran such a smart and strong race to finish in 3:12!! Jenna is on track to continue to throw it down and show some amazing performances!! I couldn’t be more pumped with this! Rachela Lack blows my mind every time she races and this weekend at Boston was no exception!! Rachela has been battling some health issues recently and training as normal has taken a little bit of a back seat. With that being said she is just starting to get some things figured out and used Boston as a celebration for that running a new Boston Marathon course CR finishing in 3:17!! Jason Hammel Ran an incredible race after so many months off with injury! He ran with so much joy celebrating a healthy body and all that is Boston!! He finished in an amazing time of 3:17!! This is just the start of an incredible comeback story!! Sheri Martin Lubniewski Has also been dealing with a lot over the last few months. That didn’t stop her from having one of the most Grittiest performances of the day and finishing Boston in 3:38!! She not only ran her race but was there helping athletes she coaches as well! Sheri is one of the best humans and coaches in the game, and while I know this wasn’t what she had hoped for, the world should still be on notice because she is going to do something so special in her next marathon!! Lucca Criminale Stepped away from the trails and ultra seen to go experience everything Boston had to offer this weekend! She set out at a hot pace soaking up all the energy in the atmosphere! She finished So strong in under 4 hours!! Such amazing racing from her! If you didn’t see she also scored some of the coolest throw away PJ’s to have at the start line before hand. Check them out on her Facebook!! James Russell Gill III Also ran a marathon this weekend taking to the streets of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The Blue Ridge Mountain marathon is probably one of the hardest road marathons in the country with a total of 7500 ft of elevation gain/loss. Gill crushed this one in 5:11!! Keith Kilgore Sent it at the Point Mugu 17k this weekend!! He was in a true battle all day long with some stout runners coming in through the finish in 4th place OA!! He really went for it in this race and I couldn’t be more proud!! Jimmy Daly Raced the Desert Rats Half marathon this weekend! He did this last minute after taking a few days off this week and getting sick but came out on top running an awesome race!! He persevered after getting off course a few times to finish so strong!!

**Race Results** Are you guys ready for what you are about to read?!?! Kylee-Drugan-Eppich WON the Zion 100!! She went out and CRUSHED this thing on what she describes as an “off” day! That tells me that her fitness is world class! I was so proud of her for fighting through issues to come on top with such an incredible performance!! Icing on the cake is she was 4th OA MEN AND WOMEN!! The trail world is on notice!! Eric Alaska Yan Ran one hell of a race at the Person ridge Rumble 40 miler this weekend where he took 2nd OA just behind one of the better trail runners in the country!! Eric hasn’t been back to full training for very long. This performance shows off that his baseline fitness is NEXT LEVEL!! So excited for his future!! Crispin Flowerday Ran an amazing race at the Mount Diablo 50k taking 5th OA and 1st in his AG on a tough tough course!! We trained right through this one! Fitness is on some sort of level right now!! Next up Boston!! Steffi Vogel HAD A DAY. She was 3rd F, 1st Masters,AND got a 6 minute Half marathon PR this weekend at the Vernonia Half!!! She has been putting in some amazing training in prep for the Eugene marathon coming up and this was the perfect stimulus and hint at where her fitness is at!! The best part of this is She also snagged a 10k PR in the middle of it!! MIND BLOWN!! Alyssa Tanseco-Lugtu ALSO got a 6 minute half marathon PR this weekend at the SHAPE half in New York!! Alyssa’s training has been SO freaking good over the last few months! This race was a perfect look into where her fitness is going into the last little bit of training for the Brooklyn marathon coming up!! I am SO pumped to see what she does there!! Getcha popcorn ready!! Cody Frost Raced the Mt Toby 50k this weekend where he mixed it up with some of the best!! He had an amazing day finishing in 13th OA !! His time of 6:25 on a brutal course with over 7,000ft of vert is SO good!! To top it off there was an enormous amount of mud to navigate through on the steep technical ascents and descents!! Cody is fit and it shows!! Bryan Grill CRUSHED the Tussey 11 miler this weekend!! He ran a smoking fast time of 70 min on a pretty tough course where the first 3.5 miles are straight uphill!! To make the day even harder, it snowed the whole race!! Bryann took off over the second half running some mind-boggling splits!! He is ready to pop a big performance off really soon!! Kunal Yadav Was back at it again this weekend with a track 24hr race!! He showed so much incredible grit and strength this weekend running an amazing race in some not-so-ideal conditions!! It was COLD and Kunal already has had to work through some difficult cold races before. He ended up finishing with 88 miles with a 3.5-hour break in the middle of it just to keep from getting hypothermia!! I am so proud of him for going back out and finishing the day up! What a strong strong run!! Charles Perrot-Minot Had a great day out at the Diez Vista 50k this weekend!! He finished in a super solid time of 5:21 on a brutal course taking 26th OA!! This was Charles last race as an MDRC athlete. It has been amazing working with him and I wish him all the best in his future endeavors!! Last but certainly not least Doug and Melinda McCaw Not only Raced but Race directed and put on a 10k event this weekend!! The 10k raised a Metric truck ton of cash for their charity and all around was an amazing day! They got to complete the run as a family!! Thanks for all you two do!! Next week there are A LOT Of MDRC athletes running Boston! If you are one of them and you all want to get together, let it be known! Enjoy the taper!! Everyone else keep rocking and rolling!!!

**Race Results** My fav part of the week! How is it that every week is so amazing?!!?! Morgan Jeffrey WON the Yeti 7 100 miler this weekend!!! The course was actually a bit long as his 100-mile split was closer to 16:30! This time is unreal considering the conditions of 85+ degree weather! For some icing on the cake, he ALSO PR’ed his 50k in the middle of the race by 3 min running right at 4 hrs!! Morgan put in such a good training block for this race and it showed in a HUGE WAY!! Keith Kilgore took 3rd OA in the Chesebro half trail race this weekend!! This race had some stout competition but that didn’t keep Keith from running a blazing fast time of 1:26!! Keith is on a roll right now with training and racing..it’s about to lead to some really INSANE performances to come! His Fiancé ALSO ran for this being her FIRST EVER RACE and she freaking crushed in 2:03!! SUPER COUPLE RIGHT THERE!! Joe Polonsky Is back at it this year doing what he does best, and that is CRUSHING the Burro scene!! He took 3rd OA in his season opener in Tombstone this week running so strong only to get cut off in the final seconds at the finish line by some other jackass….ok bad joke but seriously 2nd was nabbed from him right at the end by another competitor and their Burro!! This sport is wild and anything can happen right up to the end. For awesome pictures and videos go check out his Facebook page!! Jason Edwards Raced in the Mt. Charleston Marathon this weekend as a supported training long run in prep for his 100 miler! He ended up having a day and just rolling with it to finish in 3:06!! Anytime you can go run that fast on a training run then you know you are fit fit fit!!! Jason has been on one the last few months putting in some of the best training in his life! SO EXCITED for what’s the come!! Jaclyn Ray Only a few days after her incredible Gravel race she comes back to CRUSH The Hells Hills 10k!! She took 3rd OA Female and 9th OA!!! What an incredible performance on a tough course! Jaclyn has also been putting in some of the best training I have ever seen from her. With a good mix of running, cycling, and momming she has gotten into INCREDIBLE form and will continue to rock and roll this year!! Jenna Henry Paced the Go! St Louis Marathon this weekend! The plan was to bring the 3:40 group all in right under in 3:39..MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!! Jenna is in wonderful shape and is going to absolutely crush Boston in a few weeks!! As a reminder, I will be moving this week. I’ll do my best to reply to everyone when I can but some days may be a bit chaotic. If anything urgent comes up please email me! So proud of everyone and all the incredible running and life-boss moments everyone has been having! WOOHOO!!

**Race Results** MDRC kicking @$$ and taking names! Ryan Hoeck WON the …wait DOMINATED the David Lucky 10k this weekend!! He won by nearly 3 minutes setting a new 10k PR on a course that looked so incredibly challenging with many twists and turns (not ideal for a fast time) His time of 33 min is a testament to all the incredible speed work he has put in this winter to take a step away from the trails and see what we could do in some shorter faster races! I’m most impressed with this because he was battling sickness for a good 4-6 weeks leading into this race!! Crispin Flowerday Took 3rd OA in the knickerbocker canyon 35k this weekend!! He showed outstanding strength and speed in the middle of a big big training block!! Many more races to come in this build for him before we put the final touches on training for Western States 100!! Kathryn Dickmann CRUSHED it at the Behind the Rock 30k in Moab Utah this weekend!! She placed in the top 20 OA and 6th Female in a VERY VERY loaded races!! Kathryn is on track to do some amazing racing this year. Her time this year at Behind the rocks was the same as last year except in MUCH worse conditions on a dryer course with so much heat!! Megan DeHaan ALSO CRUSHED it at the Behind the Rocks in the 50 miler in Moab Utah this weekend!! It was insanely hot in the desert for this one ( Megan comes from high elevation in the mountains where there has been snow on the ground since September). She ran an outstanding race bringing it home in 12:06!! She is right on track for an amazing summer of racing ahead!! Andy Sambrook Ran in the Fullsteam Fortitude Ultra this weekend as a good hard training run in his build-up for his 100 coming up!! He crushed it running 45 miles in 8 hrs!! If you want to see some unreal consistency go look at his strava data from this event. He ran so even!! This is a GREAT sign going into Thames 100!! Beth Hafer Greer Raced the Cretes de Spa 55k in the Mountains of Belgium this weekend!! This course was brutal brutal brutal!! With 7,000ft of vert on technical terrain, she crushed it!! Beth does it all and has managed to put in some awesome training for most of the year. Right before the race she battled sickness and injury but didn’t let that stop her from having an awesome day!! So stoked for her future!! As always I am so inspired by everyone!! Racing or not, literally everyone is crushing it in training and life! I’d like to let everyone know that Lauren and I will be moving all week next week so things may be a little hectic. I’ll still be available just may be a little slower to respond in logs than normal! Can’t promise anyone that I will be available on Thursday April 7th or Saturday April 9th. I have an event I have to be at for Nike in addition to moving on both those days. I will try my best to be as available as possible though! Keep racing and rolling, woohoo!!!

**Race Results** ANOTHER unbelievable weekend for MDRC!! Brandon Eleuterio Got a HUGE Half Marathon PR this weekend in Daytona Beach!! He went from cold and snowy Colorado to warm and humid Florida and showed off his incredible fitness. I had a feeling a day like this was in the books. Brandon’s training has really started to click over the last month as he has had breakthrough after breakthrough and I’ve gotten to witness it first hand!! Zack Roof ALSO got a HUGE half Marathon PR this weekend Crushing his previous by over 4 minutes also taking down other distance PR’s in the process!! Zach’s training has been on an amazing upwards trajectory the last month as well and I just knew he was due for an awesome performance!! Lucca Criminale Race the Chuckanut 50k this weekend putting the trail world on notice!! She has run chuckanut so many times and this year she ran her fastest time since 2016 where she has her course PR!!! Lucca also placed 3rd in her AG which was one of the most competitive age groups of the day. WHAT A BOSS!! Dário Moitoso Had his countries national ultra trail championships this weekend where he got to toe the line as a newly sponsored SCOTT Athlete!!! Dario took the race out and at some point, his salt pills fell out of pack and he was without electrolytes which lead to lots of cramping and dehydration. Dario being the champ he is continued on and worked through the issues to still finish in 4th only minutes behind 2nd and 3rd!! Crispin Flowerday Dropped WAAAAAYYYYY down in distance to race a 10k this weekend!! This was serious a flip of the coin on how it was going to turn out based off of recent training but of course…Crispin does was he does and he absolutely CRUSHED It running only second off his PR!! His natural ability is insane and I am SO PUMPED to see what the lead up to states looks like with some awesome races ahead!! Ross Reilly Competed in the Wicklow Way Half 22k this weekend. This was one of the most outstanding performances I have seen from an athlete. Ross has been getting over some nagging injuries. We have been working diligently with PT and strengthening and all the time running has either been non-existent or VERY VERY little. He jumped into this race and ran LIGHTS OUT placing 5th place only 2 seconds off from the winner of this race last year!! Ross has a BRIGHT future ahead!! Sheri Martin Lubniewski Raced the Canyonland Half marathon this weekend as prep for her Boston Marathon coming up in April! Canyonlands is a tough course at elevation in Moab Utah. Sheri went into this race in the middle of a big training block tired but knowing we needed a solid effort to get us ready for what’s to come in a month. She executed it perfectly and gets to leave Utah with a medal placing 3rd in her AG!! Michael Lawson Raced at the Oakland half marathon this weekend! He had some stomach and cramping issues but was still able to work through them and put in one amazing effort!! I’m in awe at what he was able to run, he has struggled for over a month dealing with sickness and stress from work and was still able to throw it down! GRITTY GRITTY DAY!! Charles Perrot-Minot Also had to dig deep and join the Grit club this weekend at the Eco trail Paris 80k where he still pulled off an incredible race considering suffering from heatstroke and being forced to start in a wave 5 min back from where he should. He showed his incredible strength to finish this race and run 7:44!!! Charles is ready for a BIG BREAKTHROUGH!!

**Race Results** All the speed from the winter is paying off!! Anthony Witt WON the Land Between the Lakes 60k this weekend!! It was a muddiest with windchills in the single digits but that didn’t stop Anthony from grinding through to a victory! Anthony is training hard and has some big goals coming up! Stay tuned!! Martin Criminale Crushed the Antelope canyon 50 miler this weekend Winning his Age group and running WAY faster than predicted!! Martin has out of this world abilities. He did this off hardly any training on a return from injury. It has me so excited for what a true training block is going to look like!! Caleb Hubbard Got a MASSIVE 10k PR this weekend as he stepped WAY down in distance to utilize all the speed he worked so hard for this winter. He took 18th OA in a stacked race taking nearly 30 seconds a mile off his time for the race! Just incredible!! Tyler Veerman Raced the Spartan San Luis Obispo this weekend. It is always one of the most competitive early-season spartan races and he got after it managing to pull out a great performance!! Tyler has big goals this spring so watch out!! Jared Killick CRUSHED the In the raw 25k!! The course was rerouted due to all the insane flooding happening over on his side of the pond. He kept the race very under control with a strong strong finish and managed to take 19th OA!! Jared is showing some insane fitness right now as he has been training on a very high level the last few months!! Tara Scott Raced the Griffith Park Marathon trail race (50k) this weekend having an awesome day! She is in the middle of a big training block getting ready for strolling Jim so this was perfect prep and a super solid effort!! Alyssa Jon Raced a local 5k this weekend as part of her training. Unfortunately, it was windy and a snowstorm so times were fast but she managed to have an amazing effort that was a great training stimulus! More to come from Alyssa soon!! Steffi Vogel Raced her local shamrock 5k with her kids and had an awesome day out on the roads! Like Alyssa, Stef has big things coming so watch out!! Levi Shultz Set ANOTHER 10k PR this weekend in the middle of a training run! Every time Levi has these little breakthroughs it's usually a good sign for some incredible racing to come!!

**Race Results** This week was Bonkers!! I couldn’t wait to get back from vacation before posting this!! Sarah MeanBurrito Hodges FREAKING WON the Mesquite Canyon 50k this past weekend!! Sarah has been on a tear training like a BOSS this winter and oh my word is it showing!! This race is a tough one and she smoked the course and has solidified herself as one of the best mountain ultra runners in the country!! Dário Moitoso WON the Louzantrail 18k!! He ran this race as a tune-up before the ultra 50k champs in his home country coming up in a few weeks. Dario is showing his strength as he crushed this in the middle of a very high mileage week on some tired legs! I’m beyond stoked to see what’s to come from him this year!! Kent Warlick WON the old pueblo 50 miler this weekend!! He also won’t the 25 miler in route!! Kent is an athlete who has PUT IN THE WORK this past year and holy moly has It paid off. He had the confidence going into this race where he told me he thought he could get the W and run a great time. The weather was hot and he still managed to crush this course in 8 hrs!! Greg Bowyer HAD A DAY at the Way Too Cool 50k!! He ran an incredible 3:48 taking 17th in one of the most loaded 50k fields of all time!! Greg has had such a consistent build going into this race. For being a Rust buster I was thrilled with this result!! So much more amazing running to come from him soon!! David Lam set a 7 minute…yes 7 min PR in the Half marathon this weekend in Napa!! David had THE BEST build going into this race. His speed and running economy is strait bonkers right now and it showed!! He ran such a smart race and really blasted the last half to come away with such an amazing performance!! Keith Kilgore Ran an AMAZING race at the Single Track Stampede 22k!! With no taper going into this and bigger goals ahead I still wanted Keith to be able to go out there and give it a good effort! He did just that taking 5th place OA in a Super competitive race running a VERY fast time of 1:43 on a course that had some serious vert of the distance!! So proud of Keith with this one!! Jason Edwards Took 10th place in the Red Mountain 55k this weekend!! This is another really tough course and he went out there and ran it with some serious authority!! Jason struggled with some leg issues over the last loop but was able to hold it together still and finish SUPER strong!! Jason is putting in the work right now to do something really big this year!! Franklin Presbot gave an INCREDIBLE effort at his Half marathon in Miami this weekend. The weather was brutal with a 17 mph headwind and he still managed to hold on and run an amazing race!! Franklin has big goals this year and this was a perfect start to what’s ahead!! Crispin Flowerday Also ran the Way Too Cool 50k this weekend! He had an amazing run keeping the effort VERY under control and still sneaking under 5 hrs!! Crispin has started the build for Western States and is entering into some mega training with no taper going into this race. I am SO SO SO PUMPED to see what he does at the big dance in June!!

**Race Results** STUNNING weekend of racing oh my word! Abby Cosenza just sent a notice to the trail world! She entered Pilot Mountain marathon as a training run this weekend. She has strict instructions to keep it relaxed and pick it up over the second half if feeling good. We didn’t taper and she is running BIG volume…SHE CRUSHED IT taking 1st place woman and 3rd OA on a tough tough course running 3:54!! She not only ran this relaxed she fell 3 times and walked around for a while thinking she was lost! Abby has limitless potential and we are just getting started!! Ross Reilly WON and set a CR at the Mullaghmeen 10.8k this weekend!! This performance was INSANE considering what Ross has been through over the last few months coming back from an injury and spending more time doing rehab/strength than actually running. When I talk about witless potential Ross also falls into that category..the fun part is we are just getting started too!! Tyler Veerman did the unthinkable this weekend and Raced the Spartan Sprint and Spartan Super this weekend ONLY 1 week after racing the Red hot 55k last weekend!! Guess what???? He WON both!! Tyler is an incredible talent who has the world to look forward to in trail and spartan racing! He has solidified himself as one of the top guys to watch out for on the circuit this year!! Getcha popcorn ready!! Chantalle Schultz-Rathbun CRUSHED IT at the Gasparilla 15k this weekend. For those who aren’t familiar this is a HIGHLY competitive road race in Florida. Chantalle didn’t have the race she wanted BUT her performance was still world-class! She placed 2nd OA Female running 55:57 which s 5:59 mile pace!! For some fun strava porn you all should go check out her splits and look at how spoking fast the first 10k of this race was! Chantalle is about to turn some heads on the road running scene and we all get a front-row seat!! Jenna Henry Went out and raced in the USA 50k road championships this weekend. The weather was NOT ideal. Super windy and cold for a bunch of road loops. She didn’t let that stop her though!! She braved the conditions and ran INCREDIBLE placing 6th female and 3rd masters!! A top 10 at a USA championship is some serious business!! Her time was an incredible 4:13!! John Farris Also raced a road 50k this weekend taking on the world-famous cowtown marathon/50k in the Lonestar state! He set a MASSIVE PR by over an hour running an amazing 4:19 and placing 14th OA and rounding out the top 10 for Males!! What a massive breakthrough this race was. John is just getting started with what is going to be an incredible 2022!! Nathan Grundmann Raced the Pilot Mountain 20k this weekend showing off his fitness with an amazing performance!! He ran so controlled and strong all day long crushing this course in 1:56 taking 13th OA and rounding out the 10 top for Males!! Nathan has been putting in some incredible training this year and I am so pumped to see what he is capable of!! Michael Lawson Had an awesome 10k at the Berkley 10k this weekend!! It was a long shot lining up for this one as he had a few set back over the past couple of weeks and most recently getting over being sick but he went out there and ran an amazing race finishing in 43 minutes!! This was such a good tune-up for his half marathon coming up! Michael is ready for a big breakthrough!! Ben Palmer Raced an incredible race at the English National XC meet where they ran 12k through some of the most Euro style weather and conditions you can imagine! He somehow managed to run an incredible 54 minutes with knee deep mud!! Ben used this as a B race for the year so the following day he went out and did a progression run half marathon finishing it in 85 min! His ability is insane! Can’t wait to see what else he does this season!! Erno Lindner Last week Erno Lindner Ran a 50k as an opportunity to see where his fitness is! Turns out…its pretty dang good!! He ran a controlled first 15 miles to finish strong and run a 5:20!! Erno is in the very early stages of his training for Western States 100 this year…be ready work because he is on the path to greatness come June 25th!! Kieran NayKieran Raced in the USA National skimo competition this weekend showing his Aerobic ability is maybe one of the strongest in the world!! On Saturday he took 15th OA in the sprint and then on Sunday took 8th OA in the vertical!! I hope everyone is taking note because this guy is going to something HUGE this season on the trails!! Bryan Grill Set PR’s in the 400,800,1k, and mile this week ALL IN ONE WORKOUT ON THE SAME DAY!! This is worth noting because Bryan is 39 and is only getting faster as he ages. PR’s are always worth mentioning even if they happen in workouts..Big breakthroughs are about to happen here!! Andre Ramisch ALSO set a PR in a workout!! He ran a half marathon through the streets of Germany in an incredible 1:20!! Andre is going to have his big moment this year, I just know it. There isn’t anyone who’s trained harder and more consistently over the last 3-4 years than Andre. All while taking on a CRAZY hard school and workload!! As mentioned in the post earlier today Lauren and I will be taking our yearly Vacation next week March 6th-10th. If anyone has any questions or anything for me before we take off please send them via email and I will get right to ya! Let’s keep crushing it wooohooo!!!

**Race Results** Another legendary weekend brought to you by MDRC! We had A duo get us started this weekend out at the Moab Red Hot 55k!! Tyler Veerman switched it up a bit from his OCR roots and ran a fast and difficult ultra to start the year off! He crushed it taking 3rd in an insanely competitive race where the winner took 2nd at the Western states 100 last year!! Tyler has INSANE potential and this type of performance this early in the year is so exciting!! Kent Warlick Also ran the 55k having an awesome day even after running a bit further than most because of a wonky course marking at a turnaround! Kent proved he isn’t only a mountain running kind he can also run fast gnarly desert trails!! Kent’s future is BRIGHT BRIGHT BRIGHT!! Angie Woolman never ceases to amaze!!! She went out and absolutely CRUSHED the fourmidable 35k this weekend running an unreal time of 4:16!! This course has nearly 5,000ft of vert. She placed 28th OA, 11th Female, and second in her age group to one of the best age-group runners in the world! Honestly, this performance blew my socks off because she ran it comfortably in total control almost the whole way. Everyone needs to get their popcorn ready for what Angie is going to do this year!! Caleb Hubbard Set a HUGE 50k PR this weekend on a SOLO virtual 50k run in his hometown!! Caleb has been working his tail off the last 6 months setting himself up for what is going to also be an insane 2022. This race was dang near his marathon pr pace which just shows the potential he has at these faster ultras!! Martin Malherbe Set a 5 min course PR at the “Tough 21.1k” trail race this weekend!! Martin has been deep into race mode over the last few months even with more races to come! So to PR, this big in the middle of an insane racing schedule is SO IMPRESSIVE and probably the biggest indicator of incredible fitness!! Royi Metser Raced the Fort Lauderdale Half this weekend only a few weeks since his last blazing-fast half!! This weekend Royi ran this race with his sister the whole way and still came to with one of his best performances!! When an athlete shows they can go run a controlled half marathon effort like this for a training run and it's this fast it sends a signal to me that they are ready for some BIG breakthroughs!! Those are coming soon for Royi!! WATCH OUT WORLD!! Jimmy Daly Raced the Vail Uphill challenge out in Vail Colorado! For those of you not familiar with this race just know… it's a DOOOOOZY! 2 miles straight up a mountain with 2300 ft of vertical gain!! He crushed this running so close to his best time ever!! We did absolutely zero specific training for this race as we have bigger fish to fry in the coming months…BUT… This race showed me his fitness is in a GREAT place and we are going to build to something special!! Gary Mullins Ran a trail marathon race with one of his Youth runners this weekend! As a support system Gary still managed to run an incredible time of 5hrs as an amazing training run! Gary has some super big goals set for this year and we all get the front row seat…JUST WAIT!! You all are training and racing so well right now! This time of year can be so difficult as we are in the meat of winter and sometimes things become a bit monotonous. That hasn’t stopped this team from excelling and setting the bar so high! I am so inspired daily by every one of you! Lets keep the good times rollin!!!

**Race Results** One of the most insane race recaps of all time!! At Black Canyon Ultra’s MDRC had a crew! They All showed up for what was a magical weekend!! Lauren Puretz in her 2nd ever 100k took 7th place Female at Black Canyon just missing out on a Golden ticket for Western States!! She ran an incredible 10:11 on a historically HOT day!! She is making a name for her self in the ultra world!! Kylee Drugen Also had an incredible day taking 13th Female running an amazing 10:40!! It was so fun watching her move up through the field all day running the most perfectly executed race! This women’s 100k was maybe one of the most loaded women 100k fields ever assembled on US soil with at least 3 past Western States 100 Champions in it! So proud of this performance!! Logan Williams Ran one hell of a race at Black Canyon this year. It took a lot to toe the line of the same race where he tore his achilles last year and face those demons. He ended up placing 9th OA in one of the most loaded mens 100k field ever assembled in US history!! He ran an incredible 8:42!! Logan is now proving to everyone that he belongs here at the top of the ultra game with 2 back to back historical performances!! Josh Ferg came out and SMASHED Black Canyon this weekend running 1 hr and 13 min off his previous time at black canyon from last year…which is insane since this year was so much hotter!! Josh is on a freaking tear just having one performance after another!! Stefanie Kautz Debut 100k was Black canyon..which is BIG TIME!! She absolutely smashed it running so well all day moving up through the field and being smart! She is going to do some incredible special things this year!! Her training block going into this couldn’t have been better!! Kristi Johnson Had an amazing Black Canyon race running under 16 hrs and finishing the damn thing on a day when there were SO MANY DNF’s!! Her training was awesome in this build and it showed!! Morgan Man Raced the 60k at Black Canyon ultras this weekend!! He took 10th OA and 7th Male in a very exciting fast race running an insane time of 5:30!! He took a few nasty falls but managed to pick himself up and finish strong! Morgans strength is like no other!! Dan Ran his first race in a while and post knee surgery at black canyon! His longest run in prep for this race was only 5miles so the expectations for this were a bit different than otherwise. BUT I want to celebrate him getting through a VERY strong 50k and running so well!! Sami again went way down in distance this weekend to race a 5k!! She set a freaking PR running 20 min and negative splitting the crap out of the thing!! Her range in distance is just bonkers…she can literally do it all!! Caleb ALSO set a 5k PR this weekend..but in a workout!! His fitness is on another level and he is going to get to show it off really soon!! Getcha popcorn ready!! Keith Took 5th place OA in the VERY competitive Xterra Boney Mountain Half Marathon this weekend!! This half marathon has nearly 3k feet of very and he ran a blazing 1:41!!! WHAT!?! Keith’s potential is limitless. Martin M Ran his first road marathon in over 2 years at the Johannesburg north marathon. This Marathon is VERY difficult and extremely hilly. It didn’t stop Martin from running his second fastest marathon ever and crushing the course!!! Charles Ran the 1st Half marathon in Vancouver this weekend clocking a 1:22!! I’m super impressed with this considering his training conditions in Squamish over the last two months! I don’t know how he manages to get in the miles with all the snow but he gets it done and proves he is fit!! Katie Raced 5k this weekend running a blazing fast time but most importantly BEAT HER BOSS!!! Anytime you can go to a race and beat your boss is a win!! Zach Roof Put on a clinic this weekend showing that he is capable of incredible things! He dropped down and ran a 4 mile race in the middle of HEAVY HEAVY training!! Once we get some more speed dialed in he is going to be turning heads!! Derek Raced a 50k in Arizona this weekend Blitzing the course in a 5:32! This was an awesome showing for Derek!! He had a very rough few months of training with covid and lots of work related trips, but still managed to get the work done, recover and get after it for this race!! Jared krillick raced the spartan 50k (53k) this weekend with his buddies!! This was one BRUTAL course and he finished it in 10 hrs which is fantastic considering lack of vert training going into this one! So much to look forward to coming from Jared in the future!! Lucca DOES IT ALL! This weekend she CRUSHED the Ski to the sun marathon race skiing it is 2:30 which is a PR by 10 min!! MY OH MY!! Jaclyn ALSO DOES IT ALL and entered her first gravel race finishing the 31 mile gravel Grinder in 2:15!! This is going to be an awesome addition to her already incredible resume!! My mind is blown. What a weekend!! 2022 is already something special!

**Race Results** An amazing start to what is going to be an incredible month of racing for MDRC!! Chris DawsonShowed the trail world that he is now someone to watch out for!! He took 2nd place OA at the Elephant Mountain 50k this weekend running a 4:17 which was one of the fastest times ever on this course! He competed so well all day long showing that he is someone to be taken seriously. Chris is just getting going here and I’m so excited for what his future is going to look like!! Kathryn Dickmann Raced the Run up for Air in Salt Lake City this weekend! She CRUSHED IT taking 2nd place female and 12th OA in a highly loaded race!! So impressed by her strength in the mountains!! This year is going to be amazing for Kathryn!! Keith Kilgore Dropped WAYYYY down in distance this weekend to show off some of that speed he has recently developed setting a new 5k PR of 17:03!! This speed is going to be a game changer as he increases race distances over the coming weeks and months! WOOHOO!! Like Chris, Keith is just getting started and has some amazing things ahead!! Rachela Lack out of no where decided to race this weekend during a big training week! Like always she CRUSHED IT taking 1st OA female in a solid 8k! Rachela has proved once again that she can run literally any distance..and win!! Royi Metser Set a new Half marathon PR at the Miami Half marathon this weekend!! Royi just moved from Boston to Miami so this performance is that much more impressive! If you get a chance go look at his Strava! He progressed the time down better than anyone I have ever coached negative splitting this thing on an insane level!! The performance shows two things: he is in insane shape, and he is setting himself up for an awesome year ahead!! David Lam Set a 10k road PR this weekend running 38 min!! He jumped into this race last minute with the idea of him training right through it! His workouts as of recently have just been mind boggling good! With he best training I have ever seen David put in he is also in such an amazing position for an incredible 2022!! Melissa Gabriel Raced a 45 mile trail race this weekend in Florida!! She CRUSHED IT!!! After a rough last ultra and a DNF She went all in and put in some amazing training in the build up for this race! Her race was a perfect example of how sometimes our best performances come after “ failures”. She is the best example of MDRC grit and spirit and I am so proud of this performance!! Ray Symonds Raced the Angry Tortoise 25k this weekend in Florida as well! He has had a ROUGH last few months with very limited training due to covid and a severe neck injury. He went into this race with the idea that he would run with so much joy and this would be his last race for a little while as he will undergo neck surgery soon. He ran 8 minutes faster than he did last year!! WHAT!?!?! If this is any indication then this little set back in training ahead is probably going to lead to some unreal breakthroughs for Ray!! Tara Scott CRUSHED the Sean O’brien 50 miler this weekend!! There were many last-minute changes to the course and distance then her drop bag not being present!!… but she overcame it all to finish a great race! Next up is a marathon for tara! She continues to keep improving with some awesome speed and I can’t wait to see how this marathon goes!!

**Race Results** MDRC is ending the month of January in Style! 2022 is off to one incredible start!! Dário Moitoso WON the National XC championships for Portugal this weekend!! This is INSANE considering Dario specializes in ultra distances. I’ve lost count of how many National titles he has now, but at only 28 years old I can assure you all he has many more to win!! Andy Sambrook Raced the Ranscombe Winter Challenge 8 hr event as a training run this weekend! He set out with the goal to run 10 loops in 8 hrs…he ran 10 loops in 6 and a half hours!!! This was an incredible day as he showed off some incredible speed on a tough course with a lot of vert. This performance got him 3rd OA ..on a training day!! Angie Woolman Raced the super-competitive Mt Diablo 10k this weekend! She finished 9th female and 2nd in her AG!! She had an interesting week along with some heavy training which makes this performance all the much more impressive! Angie is setting the world on fire week after week!! Jared Killick Raced the White Rock Trail festival half marathon this weekend as a tune-up for a 50k coming up! He ran so strong and had an awesome performance throwing down course PR’s on literally every segment! His strava data was so fun to look through after this! He is peaking perfectly for his goal race!! Ben Palmer Ran a 17K cross country race in England this weekend! Ben has one of the most brutal work schedules I have ever seen. He has been able to overcome that work stress and still perform at such a high level! I am so excited for what he is going to do at the national championships a few weeks away!!

**Race Results** Another light week of racing for MDRC, but those who did BROUGHT IT! Angie Woolman Continues to just blow my mind with what she is capable of!! It seems like she just gets better with age too!! Angie raced the No hands 8k this weekend where she took 3rd OA female and 10th OA!!! She ran an incredible 52 min on a trail that has 1,000ft of vert..MY WORD this was an insane run!! Samantha Friedman Used a local 5k race as a workout in the middle of her long run this weekend crushing a 22 min 5k in the middle of a 15 mile run!! She had such an amazing year last year and by the looks of it is already setting herself up for more of that amazingness this year! Going to be so fun to follow!! Everyone is training so well right now considering all the crazy weather and the stress that this time of year can bring with work and family. You all inspire me day in and day out! Let's keep the ball rolling!!

**Race Results** This was the weekend of Half marathons!! This weekend I took a trip down to Houston as we had some MDRC athletes running the Houston Half marathon. It did not disappoint! Not only did we have PR’s but we also got to witness American records set in the half and the full marathon. Chantalle Schultz-RathbunGot the party started by running an incredible 1:17 half marathon setting a 5 minute PR!! Chantalle has an incredible future ahead of her and she is just getting started! Lauren Daniels ran a 1:22! This wasn’t anywhere close to her PR, BUT she played it smart. She was having a bit of hamstring pain midway through where we decided to shut it down and run easy into the finish so she wouldn’t jeopardize her marathon coming up in a few months! She is putting in the work for something special come March!! Lauren Elizabeth ALSO set a massive PR this weekend at Houston running a 1:24 half! She took risks this training block by stepping way down in distance and off the trails and I think it really paid off…Next up Black canyon 100k!! She can do it all!! Katie Koster Raced a local half this weekend! She ran really well off of very little training and in some brutal brutal conditions…pretty sure the windchill was 5 degrees. She is really hitting her stride right now in training and is about to start putting in some awesome work ahead!

**Race Results** First races to kick off the new year!! Ryan Hoeck Raced the Wild Winter Roundup trail 10k this weekend! This is a pretty Brutal mountain course that was covered in mud/snow. He took 2nd OA in a tough battle in the middle of some very hard training! So hard that I in fact even had him do a speed session after the race…he nailed that too! Going to be so fun watching Ryan Pop off in 2022!! Kristi Crushed the Avon 50k this weekend. Kristi is only 9 months post having twins and she is on a tear in training and racing!! She placed 11th OA Female and proved that her fitness is just about where we want it with this last push into training for Black Canyon next month!! Kevin Smith Showed so much incredible Grit and determination this weekend at the Disney Marathon! He may have not had his best day but instead of giving up he went on to block out the noise and still finish with a very very respectable result!! So excited for what is in store for Kevin in the coming year!