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 | October 12 Can Lake 50
Ultras field was FULL as of May 3. Wait List registration is OPEN.
Based on prior years, 25-40 runners are expected to elect
to withdrawn from the race. When a runner withdraws, the next runner
on the Wait List will be given an opportunity to confirm his/her wish to
be in the race. |
| April 28 BPAC 6 Hour
Endurance Classic - Daven Osvig (43.89 miles) & Vikki Baylis (38.74 miles)
Men - Daven Oskvig (age 36,
Amherst) went out at course record pace, covering just over 25 miles in
the first three hours and lapping the field. Realizing that the warm
temperatures and strong wind were putting the record out of reach, Daven
dialed back his pace and maintained a comfortable lead to the end.
Canadian Paul Chenery (age 56, Toronto) ran the best paced race
among the men, going from 9th place after lap 1 to second overall with
42.12 miles (13 laps of the re-certified 3.24 mile course). Chenery
was the fastest runner on the course for his last three laps. Ed
Housel (age 54, Rochester) ran in second place for the first five
hours before being passed by Chenery. Housel finished third overall
and second in the 50-59 age group with 40.93 miles. The first three
men all received gold medals for exceeding 40 miles. Steven
Patterson (age 46, Cattaraugus) had a solid race, finishing fourth
overall and first in the 40-49 age group. James Miner (age
64, Dryden) took the 60-69 age group by finishing ten laps for 32.40
miles.
Women - Vikki Baylis (age 41,
Burlington, ON) ran a smart race, going from 29th overall after the first
3.24 mile lap to 5th overall and first woman at six hours. Her 38.74
mile distance ranks her third in the 40-49 age group in the 17 year
history of the 6 Hour. Anna Kusche (Buffalo) and Heather
Burger (Orchard Park) tied with 32.40 miles in the 18-39 age group.
Lynn Miller (Buffalo) also tied with 32.40 miles, finishing second
in the 40-49 age group. Marianne Annibali (Depew) finished nine laps for 29.16 miles and
first in the 50-59 age group.
Complete results are at Score-This:
http://results.score-this.com/ResultFiles/20130428BPACResultsSplits.pdf
Photos albums by Natalie Werner and Tom Perry are at Western New York
Ultras:
http://wnyultra.shutterfly.com/pictures/5299
Note: This was the first
race in the
2013 USATF Niagara Ultra Series. New this year all men
will be scored based on the men's course record (47.28 miles); all women will be scored
based on the women's course record (43.40 miles).
Next race in the Ultra Series will
be the
Highland Forest 1 2 3 (30 miles) on May 25th.
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| New WNY
Ultra - September 21
Chautauqua Ultras (50K, 6 Hour, 50
Mile)
Five mile loop course on
rail-to-trail and village roads. Start/Finish at Carlson Community Center
in Mayville Lakeside Park. |
| 2013
USATF Niagara Ultra Series Announced - The Niagara
Association has brought the Western New York Ultra Series out of
retirement. The revived Series adds the Cayuga Trails 50 Mile and
Virgil Crest Ultras 100 mile, 50 mile & 50K to the six events from the
2012 series. Series events are all indicated in the
Regional Ultra Calendar below. Series rules
will be same as last year... if you finish a series race, you are
automatically in the series; membership in the USATF is not a
requirement... two races minimum to be eligible for awards... best three
races determines your standings in the series. |
| May 11th
Mind the Ducks 12
Hour has been CANCELLED for 2013. Registered runners have
been sent refunds. |
| August 24th Green Lakes
Endurance Runs - Registration opened February 8th at
Ultra Signup |
| April 28th BPAC 6 Hour Endurance
Classic - Online registration is open at
Score-This.
Paper
registration is open.
BPAC history has been
updated with top marks from 2010-12. |
| July 6
Finger Lakes Fifties field was FULL as of January 10th. Registration for the
Wait List is still open. |
| June 22nd
Niagara Ultras - The 100K will not be run in 2013.
The 50K and marathon will be run as usual.
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| January 26th Beast of Burden Winter (50 Mile & 100 Mile) -
Records set with favorable conditions.
100 Mile: Joseph Czabaranek from Dayton, OH broke Valmir
Nunes 2012 record by 9 minutes with his 14:47:30 finish. That’s
8:52.5 per mile for a hundred miles! Catherine Todd from Dubai,
ARE was the first place woman in 21:03:29, also a new event
record. 35 runners finished within the 30 hour time limit. Click
here for complete results. Click
here for photos.
50 Mile: Larisa Dannis from Manchester, NH finished 1st
overall in a new women’s record time of 7:18:35. One measure
of how good her race was is that her 2013 time would rank her in third
place on the men’s top performances list… only 36 seconds behind the
second best men’s time for the winter 50 mile. Second overall and
first place man was Robert Lalus from Strafford, NH. His time of
8:05:39 is now the third best men’s performance in the winter BoB
50 mile. 34 runners finished. Click
here for complete results. Click
here for photos.
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| After nine fun years the Western New York Ultra Series has retired.
Ultrarunning in the region will continue to grow.
When the series was started in 2004, there were only five events longer
than the marathon in Western and Central New York. That first year,
only 70 runners finished one or more of the four races scored in the
Series. Since then participation in the existing races has doubled
and tripled. Six new events started since 2005 and all have grown
quickly. Last year 376 runners finished at least one of the seven
races scored in the 2012 Ultra Series. But, only 37 of the 376 ran a
second scoring race to qualify for awards... the second consecutive year
less than 10% ran a second scoring race. With the small number of
runners actively contesting the series and the growth of ultrarunning
beyond the six series events, it makes sense to retire the series and
explore other ways to continue to grow our great sport in this region.
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| Congratulations to 2012
Series Champions Nancy Kleinrock
and Daven Oskvig. Read about their year in the Ultra
Series and beyond. |
| 2012
Series Standings are now posted.
Congratulations to all of the top finishers in the Age Group Categories. |
2013 Regional Ultra Calendar
(tan = single-track & technical trails;
grey = roads and multi-use trails)
[Races listed are within 60 miles of at least one of the
major cities in Western & Central New York, i.e., Buffalo, Rochester,
Syracuse, Binghamton, Ithaca. If I have missed a race, please send
me a note
tperry01@rochester.rr.com.]
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DATE |
DAY |
TIME |
RACE |
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January 26-27, 2013 |
Sat |
10:00 am |
4th Annual Beast of Burden Winter (50 Mile & 100
Mile)
Lockport, NY. Out & back 25 mile loop on historic Erie Canal
towpath through inches or feet of snow. Approximately 5-6 miles
between aid stations.
Web:
http://winter100.com/
Contact: Sam
Pasceri e-mail:
info@winter100.com |
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April
28, 2013 |
Sun |
8:00 am |
17th
Annual BPAC 6 Hour
Distance Classic
USATF
Niagara Ultra Series Event #1
Amherst Bike Path at Amherst Northtown Center (the renamed Amherst Pepsi Center). Run & walk as far as you
can; 3.25 mile scenic loop, paved, traffic free. Click for a
course map.
Click for
Online Registration.
Click here for
printable registration form
(PDF). Web:
http://www.wny-ultra.org/bpac/
Contact: Sue Devlin e-mail:
BPAC6@BuffaloRunners.com |
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May 11, 2013 |
Sat |
7:00 am |
4th Annual Mind the Ducks 12 Hour
Race has been CANCELLED.
Rochester, NY. Timed race on approx. half mile paved footpath
surrounding Trout Lake in Seneca Park. Runner have 12 hours to
complete as many laps as they can.
Web:
mtd12hour.org
Contact: Shelley Viggiano e-mail:
shelley@mtd12hour.org |
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May 25, 2013 |
Sat |
6:00 am |
3rd Annual Sehgahunda Trail Marathon*
Letchworth State Park, NY. Point-to-point trail race along the
eastern rim of the Letchworth gorge from Mt. Morris to Portageville.
Lots of gully & stream crossings make this a challenging race.
Web:
http://www.yellowjacketracing.com/sehgahunda-trail-marathon-relay
Contact e-mail:
events@yellowjacketracing.com
*Honorary ultra status - winning times are slower than any
road 50K and comparable to many trail 50K events. |
|
May 25, 2013 |
Sat |
8:30 am |
14th
Annual Highland Forest 1,
2, 3 (30 Miles)
USATF
Niagara Ultra Series Event #2
Highland Forest Park near Fabius, NY. 30 miles (3 loops) on trails
(10 & 20 mile options).
Web:
http://www.syracusechargers.org/highland123/index.html
Contact: Mark Driscoll e-mail:
mdriscol@mailbox.syr.edu |
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June 8, 2013 |
Sat |
6:00 am |
Inaugural Cayuga Trails 50
USATF
Niagara Ultra Series Event #3
USATF Niagara Association Ultra Championship (membership required for
association championship awards)
Lower Robert H. Treman State Park, Ithaca, NY. 40 miles trail & 10
miles park road. 6,500 ft. elevation gain/loss. $12,000 cash
purse.
Web: http://www.cayugatrails50.com
Contact:
http://www.cayugatrails50.com/contact.php |
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June 22, 2013 |
Sat |
7:00 am |
21st Annual Niagara Ultra Races (50K)
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. Out & back on bike path
following Niagara River Parkway to Niagara Falls and back.
Relatively flat and fast course. No 100k in 2013. 7
hours time limit for 50k. Also
includes marathon, half marathon and 10K. Event is part of the
Ontario Ultra Series.
Web: http://www.welovetorun.com/events/niagaraultra.html
Contact: Henri Ragetlie e-mail:
sirius_runner@hotmail.com |
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July 6, 2013 |
Sat |
6:30 am |
24th Annual Finger Lakes Fifties (50 Miles and 50K)
Race is FULL. Wait List is still open.
USATF
Niagara Ultra Series Event #4
Potomac Group Campground,
Finger Lakes National Forest near Hector, NY. 50 miles (3 loops + 0.5mi
baby loop), 50K
(two loops) on forest trails, roads & pastures (one loop 25K option).
Web:
fl50sultraz.blogspot.com
Contact:
Christine Reynolds e-mail: fl50s@yahoo.com |
|
August 17, 2013 |
Sat |
10:00 am |
4th Annual Beast of Burden Summer 50 Mile, 100 Mile
Ultra
Lockport, NY. Out & back 25 mile loop on historic Erie Canal
towpath. Approximately 5-6 miles
between aid stations.
Web:
http://summer100.com/
Contact: Sam
Pasceri; E-mail:
resurrectionracing@gmail.com |
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August 24, 2013 |
Sat |
6:00 am 100K
6:45 am 50K |
7th Green
Lakes Endurance Runs (100K and 50K)
USATF
Niagara Ultra Series Event #5
Green Lakes State Park, Fayetteville, NY. 12.5 km trail loop
course includes shaded shoreline, ascents through upland forest, and
panoramic views from rolling meadows.
Web:
gleruns.org
Contact: E-mail:
admin@gleruns.org |
|
September 1, 2013 |
Sun |
6:30 am |
24th Annual Virgil Forest Monster Marathon (42K)*
Virgil, NY. Double out & back steep trails (half marathon option
also). 5560 feet of climb. Age/sex handicap staggered
starts.
Web:
http://monstermarathon.wordpress.com/
Contact: Karen Grover e-mail:
kag22@cornell.edu
*Honorary ultra status - 3:55:21 mean winning time is slower than any
road 50K and comparable to many trail 50K events. |
|
September 21 |
Sat |
7:00 am 50 Mile
7:25 am 50K
7:30 am 6 Hour |
1st Chautauqua Ultras (50k, 6 Hours, 50 miles)
Mayville, NY. Five mile loop course on rail-to-trail and village
roads. Start/Finish at Carlson Community Center in Mayville
Lakeside Park. 80 feet of climb per lap.
Web:
http://chautultras.blogspot.com/
Contact: Tom Summerville email:
chautultras@gmail.com |
|
September 21-22, 2013 |
Sat |
6:00 am |
6th Annual Virgil Crest Ultras (50k, 50 miles, 100
miles)
USATF
Niagara Ultra Series Event #6
Virgil, NY. Hilly single track trail in Tuller Hill and Kennedy
State Forests and Greek Peak Mountain Resort; 18,000 feet of climbing in
100; 9,000 feet in 50. Includes 5-person 100 mile relay option.
Web:
www.virgilcrestultras.com/
Contact: Ian Golden (607) 339-5897 before 10 pm;
E-mail:
ian@fingerlakesrunningcompany.com |
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October 12, 2013 |
Sat |
7:00 am 50mi
10:00 am 50K |
11th Annual Can Lake 50 Ultras (50 Miles and 50K)
USATF
Niagara Ultra Series Event #7
Canandaigua, NY. 50 miles in one big lap around the most beautiful
Finger Lake; 3500 feet of climbing including locally renowned Bopple
Hill. 50K point-to-point over final 31 miles of 50 mile loop; 2200 feet
of climbing including challenging Bare Hill.
Web: www.canlake50.org
Contact: Tom Perry e-mail:
tperry01@rochester.rr.com |
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November 2, 2013 |
Sat |
8:00 am |
18th Annual Mendon Trail Runs (50K)
USATF
Niagara Ultra Series Event #8
Pittsford, NY. Five loops on trails in Mendon Ponds Park (5K, 10K, 20K
options).
Course map.
Web:
http://roc.us.orienteering.org/mtr.shtml
Contact: Brian Thomas e-mail:
mendontrailrun@gmail.com
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