February 17, 2025 – iRunFar

Issues are selecting up! The Tarawera 102k was a Western States 100 Golden Ticket race, the Jackpot Ultras was the USATF 100-Mile Highway Nationwide Championships, and subsequent week’s Transgrancanaria is a World Path Majors occasion. Learn up on the large hits.

You may as well try our race protection from the weekend:

Tarawera Extremely Path by UTMB – Rotorua, New Zealand

The occasion on New Zealand’s North Island is each the nation’s largest and best. There have been practically 3,000 runners throughout 4 totally different races.

100 Mile

Sam Harvey (New Zealand) led three males below 16 hours on the 100-mile run. Harvey completed first in 15:16, and that was one spot and 13 minutes higher than his 2024 race right here. Additional again, Harvey was ninth right here in 2023 too. Simon Cochrane (New Zealand) and Ryan Whelan (U.Ok.) had been second and third in 15:33 and 15:56.

Second in 2023 however a DNF in 2024, Kimino Miyazaki (Japan) received to the end line first within the girls’s race. She ran 17:40. That positioned her ninth general. Emma Timmis (New Zealand) and Sarah Parkins (Australia) had been second and third in 18:50 and 19:11.

102k

The race was the second Golden Ticket race in as many weeks. Two males and two girls every earned automated entry to this yr’s Western States 100.

Males

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs couldn’t end a 3 peat on the Tremendous Bowl, however Daniel Jones (New Zealand) can try this at Tarawera. [Editor’s Note: Go Birds!]

Jones gained for the third straight yr and did it with a dominating 7:17 new course report. That was method forward of everybody else, and was rather a lot faster than his 7:46 cruise from 2024 and his 7:27 run in 2023 too. All that stated, this course additionally see common, small modifications too.

Jones was already within the June 2025 Western States 100 following his fourth-place end there final yr, and in order that arrange a scramble among the many chase pack for the Golden Tickets.

Barely 5 minutes separated Hiroki Kai (Japan), 2024 Tarawera 100 Mile winner Adrian Macdonald (U.S.), and Cody Lind (U.S.). Kai was on the entrance of the group in 7:48, Macdonald closed onerous for third in 7:51, and Lind was fourth in 7:54. Kai and Macdonald each accepted their Golden Tickets.

The highest 5 males had been:

1. Daniel Jones (New Zealand) – 7:17:42
2. Hiroki Kai (Japan) – 7:48:45
3. Adrian Macdonald (U.S.) – 7:51:05
4. Cody Lind (U.S.) – 7:54:11
5. Marcel Höche (Germany) – 8:02:49

Girls

Roughly midway into the race defending champion Ruth Croft (New Zealand) moved to the entrance and pulled away from the sector. She gained in 8:24. That’s method up on her 9:14 successful time from final yr and eclipsed the previous course report too. Croft gained right here in 2021 too to turn out to be a three-time champ.

Caitlin Fielder (New Zealand) adopted Croft by means of the hilly center part too to maneuver previous early chief Beth McKenzie (U.S.). Fielder was proper on Croft’s heels in second at 8:30, and 2024 runner-up McKenzie was practically an hour quicker than final yr whereas operating 8:46 for third.

Fielder accepted her Golden Ticket and the second fell clear to fifth-place Nancy Jiang (New Zealand).

The highest 5 girls had been:

1. Ruth Croft (New Zealand) – 8:24:34
2. Caitlin Fielder (New Zealand) – 8:30:45
3. Beth McKenzie (U.S.) – 8:46:09
4. Helen Mino Faukner (U.S.) – 9:03:01
5. Nancy Jiang (New Zealand) – 9:10:13

[From 2016 to 2018, Beth McKenzie (née Gerdes) served a two-year doping sanction after testing positive at the 2016 Ironman Australia for ostarine, a prohibited selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM).]

52k

The 52k race was the occasion’s largest with 1,350 starters. Males’s 2024 “UltraRunning Journal” (North American) Ultrarunner of the Yr Hayden Hawks jumpstarted his 2025 yr with a fast 3:18 first-place end. Robbie Simpson (U.Ok.) was second in 3:20 and solely 75 seconds again, and Michael Voss (New Zealand) ran 3:23 for third.

Bianca Tarboton (South Africa) received away from the ladies’s discipline and gained massive in 3:45. Madison Reynolds (Australia) and Julia Grant (New Zealand) had been second and third in 4:11 and 4:13, respectively.

Full outcomes.

Jackpot Ultras – Las Vegas, Nevada

The Friday, February 14, 100-mile race was once more the USATF 100-mile Highway Nationwide Championships. The race was contested on a extremely flat 1.19-mile loop and there was a $4,000 prize purse. The winners every earned $1,200.

Pre-race, Zach Bitter’s 2019 11:19 100-mile American report was on watch, and Rajpaul Pannu completed quick however not American report quick. Pannu gained in 11:52. That bettered his 11:58 successful time from final yr’s race and makes him the second-fastest American ever over 100 miles. Cody Poskin went 13:26 for second and Nathan Brown dipped below 14 hours in 13:59 for third.

Jian Springer dominated the ladies’s race in 15:29. At age 54, Springer’s early 2025 run ought to stand as one of many yr’s finest age-group performances. Sierra DeGroff and Erin Karara had been second and third in 17:41 and 18:14. DeGroff was third final yr in 16:38.

Full outcomes.

Arctic Backbone Race – Abisko, Sweden

The second-year Arctic Backbone Race in Sweden went continuous on the Kungsleden Path in subzero Fahrenheit temperatures throughout deep snow, frozen lakes, and mountain passes. There have been 293-, 129-, and 66-mile race distances. Racers carried all of their very own gear on a sled within the super-harsh situations.

Leif Abrahamsen (Norway) turned the first-ever 293-mile finisher in 8 days, 8 hours, and 14 minutes. There have been no girls finishers.

The 129-mile Arctic Backbone Challenger began again on February 8, and 60 hours and 20 minutes later Bjørn Haugum (Denmark) completed the problem. As with the 293-mile, there have been no girls finishers.

Nic Baldwin and Caroline Barrett gained the 66-mile Arctic Backbone Explorer race in 31:21 and 51:44.

Full outcomes.

Extra Races and Runs

Yaberoo Path Extremely – Joondalup, Australia

Run on the Yaberoo Budjara Heritage Path, race winners Phil Gore (Australia) and Petra Jerejian (Australia) gained the 50k in 4:03 and 4:39. Full outcomes.

Coastal Problem – Costa Rica

A small group of 28 began the 240k (149 miles), six-day stage race. On the finish, it was Pierre Meslet (France) and Katie Younger (U.Ok.) in first with 28:38 and 32:39 cumulative occasions. Full outcomes.

Barcelona Half Marathon – Barcelona, Spain

Jacob Kiplimo (Uganda) ran 56:42 to set a brand new males’s world report for the half marathon distance, and Joyciline Jepkosgei (Kenya) gained for the ladies in 1:04:12. However amongst path runners, Alex García (Spain) was twenty ninth in 63:35, and within the girls’s race, Sara Alonso (Spain) and Alice Gaggi (Italy) completed in 71:46 and 73:29. Full outcomes.

Run Forest Run 50k – Montesano, Washington

Second in 2024 and third in 2023, Zachary Szablewski gained this yr’s race in 4:31. Religion Heisler was the highest lady in 6:30. Full outcomes.

FOURmidable 50k – Cool, California

Solely 31 seconds separated Josh Park and Casey Campbell on the entrance of the boys’s race, each in 3:43, and Sarah Trautman gained for the ladies in 4:36. Full outcomes.

The Ranch 50k – Escondido, California

The 2-loop course noticed Timothy Wheeler and Arwen Bleksley end first in 4:24 and 5:41. Full outcomes.

Lake of the Woods 50k – Farmersville, Ohio

Alec Cline and Abigail Kamalian gained the race in 3:59 and 6:16. Full outcomes.

Cabin Fever 50k – New River Gorge Nationwide Park, West Virginia

Race leaders Ryan Ramsby and Skyla Taglieri went 4:12 and 4:41 on the point-to-point nationwide park course. Full outcomes.

Vacation Lake 50k – Appomattox, Virginia

The course circles Vacation Lake and Patrick Wachter and Steph Hill did it in 3:53 and 5:01. Full outcomes.

Sylamore Path 50k – Allison, Arkansas

Adam Thompson and Isabel Van Camp gained the out-and-back race in 4:44 and 5:07. Full outcomes.

Yonah Mountain Vertical Race – Cleveland, Georgia

The 50k race went up its namesake mountain six occasions to complete 10,000 ft. Clint Johnson and Izzie Keaton did it in 6:46 and seven:44. Full outcomes.

Raven 24 Hour – Mt. Nice, South Carolina

Pat Hasler totaled 151.366 miles. That’s sufficient to maneuver him into sixth on the six-man U.S. 24-hour staff qualifying chart. Viktoria Brown (Canada) led the ladies with 139.187 miles. Full outcomes.

Sandhills Path Extremely – Columbia, South Carolina

Andrew Burness and Macy Weeks led the 50k in 4:21 and 5:10. Full outcomes.

Subsequent Weekend – Transgrancanaria – Gran Canaria, Spain

The 126k (78 miles) Basic race is the yr’s third World Path Majors contest. There’s a star-studded group able to line up for the island traverse and its 6,866 meters (22,526 ft) of climbing.

Males

• Jon Albon (U.Ok.) – sixth 2024 Western States 100
• Pau Capell (Spain) – fifth 2023 TransGrancanaria
• Abel Carretero (Spain) – 2nd 2024 Extremely Pirineu
• Tom Evans (U.Ok.) – 2nd 2024 Lavaredo Extremely Path 100k
• José Ángel Fernández (Spain) – 1st 2024 Penyagolosa 50k
• Miguel Heras (Spain) – 2nd 2024 Transgrancanaria
• Ionel Cristian Manole (Romania) – third 2024 Transgrancanaria
• Caleb Olson (U.S.) – fifth 2024 Western States 100

Girls

• Henriette Albon (Norway) – third 2024 Trofeo Kima
• Claire Bannwarth (France) – 18th 2024 UTMB
• Yngvild Kaspersen (Norway) – fifth 2024 Western States 100
• Maite Maiora (Spain) – twelfth 2024 UTMB
• Maryline Nakache (France) – 2nd 2024 Diagonale Des Fous
• Fiona Pascall (U.Ok.) – 1st 2024 Mozart 100k by UTMB
• Claudia Tremps (Spain) – eighth 2024 UTMB
• Leah Yingling (U.S.) – tenth 2024 Western States 100

High entrants.

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