On June 10th at 8:00 am (midnight here), the 2017 IAU Trail World Championships were held in Badia Prataglia, Toscani Italia at Trail Sacred Forests. The World Championships course was near 50k and featured 2,990 m. in elevation gains/loss.
The US Women’s team consisted of our love, Corrine Malcolm, as well as Anita Ortiz, Caitlin Smith, Ladia Albertson-Junkins, Keely Henninger, and Megan Roche. The US Men’s team consisted of Hayden Hawks, Cody Reed, Tyler Sigl, David Roche, Mario Mendoza, and Andy Wacker. For a full review of all participants and country’s featured, see HERE.
In iRunFar’s Women’s preview, Megan Hicks said, “…it looks like it will favor those who can work steep hills well at shorter-distance ultramarathons. The race is competitive in its breadth and depth, truly a world-championship event. Racing together we’ll see some of the best road ultrarunners, trail runners, short mountain-running specialists, long-distance ultramarathon specialists, fell runners, and more–from six different continents–all in one place. The women’s race has 111 entrants, vetted for participation through their country’s qualification process.”
“Corrine Malcolm – Only returning member of Team USA from the 2016 IAU Trail World Champs, where she finished 28th (and was Team USA’s highest-placing runner); 1st 2016 USATF 50-Mile Trail National Championships; 7th 2017 Chuckanut 50k (behind winner Ladia Albertson-Junkans).”
Ladia would be the first US Female finisher in 13th, followed by Anita Ortiz in 43rd, Corrine Malcolm a minute behind, 3rd US finisher and 44th Female. Caitlin Smith was 4th US and 48th Female. Megan Roche was the final scorer for the US team, 5th US and 72nd overall Female.
One the Women’s side, France was 1st, Italy 2nd and Spain 3rd. The US Women’s Team placed 6th overall out of 21 teams. On the Men’s side, Spain was 1st, France 2nd, and the US 3rd.
June 10th was also host to the Sound to Narrows 12k, a hilly west Tacoma race. Hazel Clapp, our certified road queen, took 2 minutes off her previous PR at the race, and was 8th Woman overall.
June 10th was ALSO host to the Portland Track Festival’s Open Women’s 5k, where Rachel Cundy added to the bank of mental toughness and aerobic work, by giving it all she had, celebrating with the very necessary Voodoo Donuts.
June 10th was ALSO ALSO host to Bend Racing’s Solstice 12 HR Multi Sport Challenge, where at 5 pm at Mackenzie Bridge, OR, Scarlett along with Team Quest teammates, set off on a challenge that would consist of Class II/III whitewater rafting, epic single track mountain biking with serious elevation gain, trekking, and serious downhills that would allow for a “blistering fast final dirt descent to the finish line.” Scarlett’s team took 3rd Overall, and this was after she competed in the first ever Mount Baker Ultra Marathon a week before…
