I Ran Marathons Summer Ultramarathon – 2012 Results
By David Hanenburg on 18 Jul 2012 at 2:13 pm | Tagged as: race news
On June 30th, a portion of the I Ran Marathons pavement running event included a 100 mile, 50 mile, and 50 km ultra scamper in San Antonio, Texas along the Leon Creek Greenway Trail. Early morning temps were in the mid 70s with south Texas humidity to keep it interesting before peaking in the low 9os.
(Photo: Courtesy iranmarathons.com)
A small but passionate group played at the event.
All courses appeared to be out-and-back and ran multiple times depending on your distance.
Results
The ultra runners at the start line. (Photo: Courtesy iranmarathons.com)
100 Mile
Men’s Race
Phil Nimmo who ran the Key Ultras 100 mile in May with a time of 24:19, was the sole male finisher of this Texas event and crossed the line in 26:50.
Phil Nimmo working on forward progress in the warm temps. (Photo: Courtesy iranmarathons.com)
Women’ Race
Event organizer, Parvaneh Moayedi, also found the time to put in a 100 mile run and was first overall to get it done in 25:57.
Renee Gillespie and Jean Perez ran it in together as the final 100 mile runners in a time of 28:35.
The three 100 mile women -Jean Perez, Renee Gillespie, and Parvaneh Moayedi (Photo: Courtesy iranmarathons.com)
50 Mile
Women’s Race
Fumi Ishimatsu was the second overall finisher and top female earning the win in 11:08.
As is often the case in ultra events, there is always some individual wall you have to work through. Fumi’s showed up 70% into the race.
“I had fun running at the first 35 miles and then started to over heat. Running on the concrete was very challenging once the sun came out. I had a tough time getting enough water and keeping cool, I used a small towel around my neck and soaked it in ice water whenever I could find some.”
Women's first 50 mile finisher, Fumi Ishimatsu. (Photo: Courtesy iranmarathons.com)
While an unexpected challenge is often part of the journey, afterwards the general vibe is often the same.
“Overall I had a blast.”
Breanna Dullum was the only other female finisher and she knocked out the 50 miles in 15:13.
Men’s Race
Steve Escaler averaged a 10:43 pace to earn the male win in 8:56.
Stan Duncan was runner-up.
Second place male, Stan Duncan. (Photo: Courtesy iranmarathons.com)
Top 5 male
- Steve Escaler – 8:56
- Stan Duncan – 11:47
- Gerald Godoy – 11:57
- Allen Darilek – 12:15
- Andew Olsen – 15:13
50 km
John Slate had all eyes on him as the only 50 km runner. John earned a 5:39 50 km finish and win.
Race Reports and Pics
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Happy feet? Core temp? (Photo: Courtesy iranmarathons.com)
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David Hanenburg is the passionate dirt-lovin' creator of Endurance Buzz and has been playing in the endurance sports world since 2000 after knockin' the dust off of his Trek 950 hardtail thanks to a friend asking to go ride some local dirt. In 2007 he ran his first ultra on the trails and fell in love with the sport and its people. For more information on David's endurance sports journey, check out the About page.
