Palmer’s Meg Inokuma defended her 100-mile title Friday and Saturday at the Resurrection Pass Ultra Races, lowering the course record she set last year in the process.
Inokuma won at 20 hours, 39 minutes, after running 20:52 last year.
Inokuma also won the 50-miler in 2020 and 2021 and holds the course record at that distance as well.
The 100-mile course starts in Hope, takes the Resurrection Pass trail to Cooper Landing, then returns on the Resurrection Pass trail with a side trip down and up the Devil’s Creek trail.
Inokuma also took the overall win by a wide margin, with Travis Christman-Strawn coming in at 25:41 to lead the men and finish second overall. Christman-Strawn won for the first time at the Resurrection Pass Ultras.
The 100-miler saw 17 finish, with three of the finishes being unofficial.
The 50-miler continued to grow more popular, with 74 finishers. That broke the record of 63 set last year.
It starts in Cooper Landing and goes to Hope on the Resurrection Pass trail, with the side trip on the Devil’s Creek trail.
Micah Templin won the 50-miler at 7:40 for his first win at the Res Pass Ultras. Shauna Severson, who had won the 100-miler in 2016, was second overall and the first woman at 7:58.
Resurrection Pass Ultra Races
100-miler
Women — 1. Meg Inokuma, 20 hours, 39 minutes; 2. Christy Youngblood, 26:04; 3. Megan Crowe, 27:33; 4. Laura McDonough, 27:55; 5. Chloe Conlon, 28:19; 6. Jenny Ventimiglia, 29:44; 7. Jen Novobilski, 32:16; 8. Angie Riley, 35:46 (unofficial); 9. Heather Velsaquez, 36:46 (unofficial).
Men — 1. Travis Christman-Strawn, 25:41; 2. Matt Blood, 28:19; 3. Clinton Brown, 28:37; 4. Elijah Haines, 29:25; 5. Richard Tenaglia, 31:45; 6. Joshua Marshall, 32:08; 7. Jeremy Langton, 32:20; 8. Vincent Ma, 33:05 (unoffical).
50-miler
Men — 1. Micah Templin, 7:40; 2. Holger Lindholm, 8:14; 3. Mason Phillips, 8:51; 4. Forrest Reinhart, 9:54; 5. Marco Trommer, 10:05; 6. Dusty Hibdon, 10:14; 7. Colin Campbell, 10:36; 8. Jacob Hewitt, 10:36:30; 9. Ognjen Joldzic, 10:46; 10. Rick Hansen, 10:51; 11. Stuart Burke, 10:59; 12. Ed Leonetti, 11:01; 13. Adam Fraser, 11:19; 14. Crosby Hanson, 11:28; 15. Nikolas Pahno, 11:30; 16. Kevin Lauver, 11:35; 17. Brandon Irvine, 11:36; 18. Jheren Svoboda, 11:50; 19. Zach Owens, 11:53; 20. Tucker Apold, 11:55:30; 21. Micah Robert, 12:14; 22. Ben Gray, 12:15; 23. Dean Denter, 12:18; 24. Larry Deboard, 12:37; 25. Dustin Brito, 12:37:30; 26. Lucas Soden, 12:58; 27. Coleman Ahrens, 13:17; 28. Deakan Neely, 13:24; 29. Josue Valle, 13:53; 30. Jacob Sleik, 13:53:01; 31. Aaron Foye, 13:55; 32. Larry Tews, 14:38; 33. Patrick Johnson, 14:38:30; 34. Zach Cupery, 14:47; 35. Galen Vansant, 14:47:01; 36. Laineil Guim, 15:02; 37. Corbin Lambert, 15:02; 38. Mason Sedlacek, 15:34; 39. Brian Hottinger, 15:35; 40. David Hutsell, 15:54; 41. Christopher Morhain, 16:13; 42. Nicholas Ellickson, 16:19; 43. Dayton Denter, 16:42; 44. Lane Christenson, 16:45; 45. Ryker Putman, 16:49:01.
Women — 1. Shauna Severson, 7:58; 2. Claire Trujillo, 8:15; 3. Robin Welling, 9:05; 4. Rachel Topf, 9:24; 5. Kayla Nowak, 9:56; 6. Abigail Greenslade, 10:36:30; 7. Jessica Schmuke, 10:53; 8. Susie Nelson, 11:32; 9. Sue Dodge, 11:33; 10. Rachel Walker, 11:34; 11. Krista Kandrick, 11:34:30; 12. Lucy Galloway, 11:40; 13. Kamie Miller, 11:40; 14. Katie Russell, 11:40; 15. Zoe Rodgers, 11:45; 16. Mindy Svoboda, 11:50; 17. Kate Evans, 11:55; 18. Justina Jaminet, 12:08; 19. Erica McCaslin, 12:22; 20. Rachel Steinher, 12:52; 21. Heidi Quinn, 13:24:01; 22. Kelsey Schober, 13:59; 23. Anna Straka, 14:31; 24. Julia Jones, 14:31:01; 25. Loren Gurkowski, 14:31:02; 26. Keanna Gross, 15:16; 27. Anna Deaton, 16:12; 28. Riley Wilson, 16:12; 29. Katie Christenson, 16:49.
Lindquist wins Pro Division at Alyeska Cirque Series
Ruby Lindquist, a 2018 graduate of Seward High School, won the Alyeska Cirque Series women’s Pro Division on Saturday, July 26, in Girdwood.
Lindquist finished the course, which is 6.1 miles with 3,912 feet of vertical gain and loss, in 1:16:31. Alexa Aragon of Salt Lake City, Utah, was second at 1:18:24.
Palmer’s Denali Strabel, a 2008 graduate of Seward High School, was fourth in 1:22:48, while Julianne Dickerson, who grew up in Kenai, was seventh in 1:30:44.
Jackson Cole of Missoula, Montana, won the men’s Pro Division at 1:04:07. Anchorage’s Lars Arneson, a 2009 graduate of Cook Inlet Academy, was fourth at 1:09:05.
In the women’s Expert Division, Hope’s Gyongyver Schilling was 10th in 1:43:52, Seward’s Jennifer Anderson was 30th in 2:21:35 and Hope’s Patricia Foldager was 32nd in 2:29:27.
In the men’s Expert Division, Seward’s Erik Johnson was seventh in 1:18:52, Seward’s James Carlberg was eighth in 1:19:11, Seward’s Tatum Scheibler was 69th in 1:54:54 and Soldotna’s Andy Dixon was 82nd in 2:22:23.
In the women’s Sport Division, Homer’s Damaris Pitsch was 13th in 1:45:09, Soldotna’s Rachel Neuendorf was 17th in 1:49:19, Soldotna’s Haley Wagoner was 38th in 2:00:03, Soldotna’s Donica Nash was 41st in 2:03:18, Seward’s Haley Werner was 58th in 2:12:15, Soldotna’s Kristen Lee was 159th in 3:02:49, Homer’s Jessica Jule was 169th in 3:17:38 and Soldotna’s Susie Reed was 173rd in 3:24:25.
In the men’s Sport Division, Seward’s Alexander Pahno was seventh in 1:26:39, Jacob Delgado of Moose Pass was 15th in 1:33:03, Soldotna’s Emmanuel Van Hout was 59th in 1:47:57, Seward’s Samuel Young was 63rd in 1:48:35, Kenai’s Erik Lehmann was 69th in 1:49:45, Seward’s Aloshia Cross was 71st in 1:49:49, Seward’s Alex Beane was 75th in 1:51:18, Kenai’s Aaron Bates was 107th in 2:02:49, Soldotna’s Craig Van Arsdale was 114th in 2:05:24, Soldotna’s Thomas Kobylarz was 132nd in 2:12:11, Kenai’s Daniel Mangione was 165th in 2:23:08, Kenai’s Steve Turkington was 168th in 2:23:52, Brian Burns of Fritz Creek was 176th in 2:31:03, Seward’s Alejandro Herrera was 181st in 2:32:42, Sterling’s Ryan Singh was 183rd in 2:33:43 and Soldotna’s Tony Eskelin was 207th in 2:57:19.
Sterling’s Aldridge takes 2nd in Moose Nugget sprint triathlon
Morgan Aldridge of Sterling took second in the women’s sprint distance at the Moose Nugget Triathlon in Anchorage on Sunday.
Aldridge finished at 1:23:11, while Bailly Meadow won at 1:21:02. Aldridge had the fastest bike time in the race by more than six minutes at 39:43.
The course was an 800-meter swim, 12.5-mile bike and 5-kilometer run.
