This week’s column goes from Alyeska to Zakopane, and with Speedgoat, Never Summer, and everything else in between. Global stars like Lucy Bartholomew, Lauren Gregory, Caleb Olson, and Eli Hemming were all among the weekend’s racers.
Speedgoat by UTMB – Snowbird Resort, Utah
50k
Lauren Gregory ruled the women’s race in 5:56, and was just over a minute behind Jennifer Lichter’s 2025 course record. Gregory became only the second woman to run sub-6 hours on this course, and she finished sixth overall, too. It’s all part of a build-up to OCC in late August for Gregory.
Second- and third-place Klaire Rhodes and Leah Yingling finished in 6:21 and 6:27, respectively.
The women’s top five was:
- Lauren Gregory – 5:56
- Klaire Rhodes – 6:21
- Leah Yingling – 5:27
- Shalyn Gieringer – 6:38
- Katti Jackson – 6:54
Anthony Williams led the first 18 miles, but then Mason Coppi took over. Coppi won the race in 5:15, and Williams was second in 5:19. A year ago, Williams ran 5:20 for third.
Cam Smith was third in 5:32. Smith is next on the start list for Sierre-Zinal.
For historical perspective, David Sinclair’s 2024 course record stands at 4:57.
The men’s top five was:
- Mason Coppi – 5:15
- Anthony Williams – 5:19
- Cam Smith – 5:32
- Caleb Olson – 5:35
- Nicholas Turco – 5:49
30k
The race was just less than 20 miles in distance with 6,561 feet of climbing, and it ran a day before the 50k.
At mile 13, Janelle Day had a three-minute lead on Carmen Bango, but it flipped over the next several miles. Bango won the women’s race in 3:47, and Day was second in 3:50. Rosemary Winterton finished third in 3:54.
The men’s race ran similarly. Adrian MacDonald overtook early leader Joseph Demoor and Sean McCauley in the race’s second half. MacDonald won in 3:03, McCauley was second in 3:06, and Demoor finished third in 3:10.
Never Summer – Gould, Colorado
100k
All of the women’s podium came from nearby Fort Collins. Liv Taber led all of it and won in 13:18. She finished fourth overall. Megan Drake and Taylor Bacon were on the podium next in 13:38 and 14:37.
Liv Taber on her way to winning the 2026 Never Summer 100k. Photo: Terry Grenwelge
Evan Christopherson was in front for all of the men’s race and won in 11:51. He was 12 minutes back of Justin Grunewald’s course record from 2024, and like the women’s podium, he too is from Fort Collins. Tripp Hipple was second in 12:36, and Jon Christensen came in third at 13:17.
Evan Christopherson, 2026 Never Summer 100k champion. Photo: Kevin Castle
60k
The simultaneous 60k (39 miles) race had 8,100 feet of climbing.
Eva Keohane hit the first checkpoint just ahead of Imogen Ainsworth and Lucy Bartholomew (Australia) and added to the lead for the rest of the mountain loop. Keohane finished in 6:42 and set a new course record. She’s the race’s only ever sub-7-hour women’s finisher. Bartholomew broke the old course record too with a second-place 7:01 finish, and third-place Ainsworth was just over the old mark in 7:12.
Eva Keohane en route to winning the 2026 Never Summer 60k. Photo: Terry Grenwelge
It happened in the men’s race too, as Eli Hemming led everything and set a new course record in 5:27. Second-place Calbert Guest was better than the old record too in 5:55. Third-place Austin Gliottone finished in 6:15.
Eli Hemming, 2026 Never Summer 60k champion. Photo: Terry Grenwelge
Giir di Mont – Premana, Italy
It was the race’s 32nd edition on a 32k (20 miles) northern Italy mountain route. Race winners earned 2,500 € with prize money going 10 deep. Still, the race didn’t attract the level of competition it perhaps historically has.
It was an all-Italian women’s podium with Aurora Bosia leading Francesca Crippa and Giorgia Fascendini. The three finished in 3:58, 4:21, and 4:23, respectively.
Men’s winner Kevin Kibet (Kenya) was exactly one minute in front of second-place Federico Nicolini (Italy) with 2:57 and 2:58 on the finish clock. Damiano Pederetti (Italy) was just over a minute back in third at 2:59.
Additional Races and Runs
Bucovina Ultra Rocks by UTMB – Câmpulung Moldovenesc, Romania
The event happened in northeastern Romania, in the Carpathian Mountains. The long course Ultra Rocks race was almost 71 miles with 23,000 feet of climbing. Elena Ungureanu (Romania) and Alejandro Lopez (Spain) won in 21:14 and 16:12. Therese Årvik (Norway) and Miguel Arsenio (Portugal) won the 45-mile Four Summits race in 10:17 and 8:01. Madalina Amariei (Romania) and Karol Siola (Poland) were best in the 30-mile Lady’s Rocks race in 5:49 and 4:56. Full results.
Tatra Skymarathon – Zakopane, Poland
It was an all-Polish podium at the race’s namesake distance. Iwona Januszyk was nearly an hour better than the second-place woman in 5:38, and Bartosz Gorczyca won for the men in 4:37. Full results.
Grossglockner Ultra-Trail – Zell am See, Austria
Near Salzburg, Miranda Krekovic (Croatia) and Robert Berger (Austria) won the 110k race in 17:27 and 14:22. Ida-Sophie Hegemann (Germany) and Falk Fischer (Germany) were best in the 84k race in 11:09 and 10:47, and Robyn Lesh (U.S.) and Jiří Petr (Czech Republic) won the 57k in 6:50 and 6:24. Full results.
Fjällmaraton – Ottsjö, Sweden
The eight-day, eight-race festival is now underway. As of this article’s writing on Sunday evening, Amanda Nilsson (Sweden) and Lorenzo Cagnati (Italy) won the 27k in 2:21 and 1:55. Former Speedgoat 50k winner Noah Brautigam (U.S.) was fourth in 1:59. Full results.
Buckin’ Hell 50k – North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The race had 8,530 feet of climbing in the North Shore Mountains. Alexandra Augsten was both the women’s and overall winner in 5:45, and Evan Livingstone won for the men in 5:50. Full results.
Cirque Series – Alyeska, Alaska
The latest Cirque Series installment went 6.1 miles and had 3,912 feet of climbing. Race winners earned $1,000. Shauna Severson and Jackson Cole won in 1:17 and 1:06. Full results.
White River 50 – Crystal Mountain, Washington
The 50-mile race had 10,200 feet of U.S. Pacific Northwest elevation gain, and race winners Jessica Quinn and Justin Daniels did it in 9:16 and 8:24. Quinn was also third overall. Natalie Malicki and Sean Richardson won the 50k in 5:38 and 4:34. Full results.
Huckleberry Hundred – Spokane, Washington
The 100-mile race at Mount Spokane State Park was a four-loop course that totaled 19,000 feet of climbing. Sarah Trautman and Zach Eagle won in 22:08 and 18:12. Full results.
Lost Sierra Endurance Race – Downieville, California
The 100k winners were Meghan Cihasky and Kellen Scott in 11:47 and 11:36. Full results.
Crazy Mountain 100 Mile – Lennep, Montana
The race through the Crazy Mountains in southcentral Montana totaled over 21,000 feet of climbing. This year it was run under unusually hot conditions. Exactly 18 minutes separated the first three women. Blair Speed won in 28:29, and Annie Hughes and Krissy Moehl were finished in 28:40 and 28:47. Pete Behrends won for the men in 22:46 over Adam Campbell and Nick Kunerman in 25:38 and 26:06. Full results (when available).
Blair Speed, 2026 Crazy Mountain 100 Mile champion. Photo: Sarah Attar
Pete Behrends, 2026 Crazy Mountains 100 Mile champion. Photo: Anastasia Wilde
Pikes Peak Ultra – Colorado Springs, Colorado
The Mad Moose Events race saw Elle Spacek and Joe Lange win the 50 miler in 11:07 and 8:12, and Emily Murphy and Patrick McGlade led the 50k in 7:06 and 5:21. Full results.
Grand Island Trail 50k – Munising, Michigan
The race happened on its namesake island in Lake Superior. Stephanie Cloutier and Nick Dunkle went the fastest in 4:11 and 4:05. Full results.
Burning River – Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
It was the 20th year for the 100-mile race through the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Stacey Billig won big in the women’s race in 19:18, and Stephanie Capilongo and Rachel Eckert were second and third in 22:11 and 22:49. Jordan Lafreniere outran Aiman Scullion for the men’s crown, 15:43 to 15:46, and Alec Cline was third in 16:36. In the 50-mile race, HollyAnn Swann and Caleb Bowen won in 7:02 and 6:06. Full results.
Escarpment Trail Run – Windham, New York
Incredibly, it was the 49th running of the 30k (18.6 miles) race on a remote and technical course in the Catskill Mountains. Haley Heinrich won the women’s race in 3:51 with Bonnie Lathrop and Aimee Kohler in second and third in 3:58 and 4:09. Men’s winner Luke Tighe finished in 3:03 and Gregory Ahlswede and Jared Desrochers were next on the podium in 3:09 and 3:12, respectively. Full results.
Baldface Scramble 29k – Chatham, New Hampshire
The 18-mile race included a summit of 2,782-foot Mount Meader. Cayla Kolbe and Eli Nixon won in 4:37 and 3:19. Full results.
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