Episode 009: Black Canyon Exceeded the Hype, UR Performances of the Year, & Laz in UR Hall of Fame!
Fun episode this week, we rehash all the excitement from the stacked field at Black Canyon 100K on Saturday. In some sad news, the marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum and his coach died in a car crash. In some better news, Laz got inducted into the ultrarunning hall of fame! We also go over UltraRunning Magazine's top 5 performances of 2023 along with the top 5 age group performances of 2023.
Video from Black Canyon Live Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gQwflCmbAs
7:32:33 see the river crossing where at the far end 1st place Rachel Drake just takes off while second place Becca Windell struggles to get up the bank. 8:47:30 see Nate Jewkes pass Hans Troyer right at the finish line.
Story about Kelvin Kiptum: https://www.npr.org/2024/02/11/1230775293/kelvin-kiptum-runner-marathon-world-record-dead-car-crash
Gary Cantrell "Laz" inducted into Ultrarunning Hall of Fame: https://ultrarunninghistory.com/hall-of-fame/gary-cantrell/
UR Mags top performances of 2023 (must be a subscriber):
Women: https://subscriber.ultrarunning.com/archive/article/performances-of-the-year-6#30
Men: https://subscriber.ultrarunning.com/archive/article/performances-of-the-year-6#31
UR Mags top age group performances of 2023 (must be a subscriber):
Women: https://subscriber.ultrarunning.com/archive/article/performances-of-the-year-6#32
Men: https://subscriber.ultrarunning.com/archive/article/performances-of-the-year-6#33
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