What a night; what a race! The 2017/2018 Across The Years is in the books! 8 National Records, 1 World Best Performance and 1 course record plus many more personal bests and goals met. Thank you to everyone who helps make this event so special: Runners, Crew, Volunteers and Spectators! Ed Ettinghausen could be seen sprinting around the course this morning on a mission. Not just to increase his lead, or secure his 3,000th mile but to surpass Don Winkley’s USATF Men’s Road 55-59 record – previously 450 miles; now the distinction goes to Ed with 455.85 miles. Kenneth Arble reached his goal of 325 miles and carried on to reach 350 and putting him …
2017/2018 Across The Years – Day 5.5
Last in-competition update for Across the Years! 5.5 days of the race are complete and the course is mostly 6-day runners with a mix of determination, zombie-state forward motion, and a few extra-motivated shuffle-runners. It’s one of the most inspiring nights to be out at Camelback Ranch. Ed Ettinghausen is at 420.96 miles and will win the 6-day with that total but still needs 19 more miles for his 3,000th lifetime mile. Iso Yucra is one of the aforementioned shuffle-runners and has been moving really well the last few hours. He is now only 4 miles from surpassing Dave Proctor for 2nd place with 369.52 miles and he has re-gained 3rd overall from Annabel Hepworth. …
2017/2018 Across The Years – Day 5
Across The Years just reached the end of day 5 and runners are currently moving into their 122nd hour of the race. Ed Ettinghausen has officially taken the lead in the 6-day with 386.31 miles. Ed is a big numbers guy so he will know he needs 53.47 more miles minimum in order to hit 3,000 lifetime miles but if he keeps moving his lead is solidified. Iso Yucra took a 10 hour break and is now back on course with 329 miles. He has been battling a sore hamstring but should still surpass Dave Proctor’s 373.72 miles for 2nd place. 71-year-old Bill Heldenbrand is at 303 miles and still projecting somewhere in the 350 …
2017/2018 Across The Years – Day 4.5
In a 6-day race… nothing is certain. Canada’s Dave Proctor has dropped from the 6-day to prevent injury to his knee. While he goes home with 2 new Canadian National records (48-hour and 72-hour) he won’t be going home with the 6-day win which looked all but locked up this morning. All of us at Across the Years hope Dave heals quickly and we will be watching his quest for the TransCanada Speed Record this coming June! Watch the YouTube video about Dave’s Cross Canada attempt and his fundraising efforts for the Rare Disease Foundation. This now leaves the 6-day men’s top spot up for grabs with Ed Ettinghausen closing in on Dave’s 373 miles. …
2017/2018 Across The Years – Day 4
New Year, New Day! The Across the Years New Year’s Party did not disappoint. Enjoy these photos by Jubilee Paige of our countdown to 2018 celebration: Now For your update: The ‘commanding’ lead that Misty Alessandri had in the 48-hour was cut short by a 6.5 hour break right at the end of her race. Thus allowing Canadian Dennene Huntly to catch up and overtake her for the current win. Dennene ended with 153.26 miles – her longest distance to date. Jill Hudson also made use of Misty’s break and is currently 2nd place with 148 miles. Misty finishes a current 3rd with 133.32 miles. Rebecca Yore will be one to watch today to see …
2017/2018 Across The Years – Day 3.5
The women’s top 2 in the 24 hour *seem* safe but 3rd is definitely not secure with Kaitlin Reed on pace to do more than 100 miles. Even if she stops at 100 it will still put her on the podium as of today. Record Watch: Pamela Chapman-Markle is looking at the USATF Women’s 60-64 road 24 hour record and would need 106.55+ miles. Pamela already holds the USATF Women’s 60-64 100 mile record with 21:29:00 which she set last December. The current men’s 24-hour podium is not quite as safe. Florian Nattero, Tom Davies, and Vlad Henzl are all just over the 100km mark at 12 hours and could post more than 103.92 miles …
2017/2018 Across The Years – Day 3
Dave Proctor holds yet another Canadian Men’s Open Record with his 72-hour total of 309.66 miles. This breaks Richard Lacouse’s 1881 record of 308.5 miles. Dave now has 330 miles in 76.5 hours and is moving better than even the hours leading up to this record with 11:30 lap splits. Ed Ettinghausen holds second with a more commanding gap on 3rd than last night with 262 miles. Iso Yucra is 3rd with 225 miles having taken a 10-hour break. Annabel Hepworth has 224 miles in 76.5 hours and continues to hold the women’s lead. It’s the remainder of the podium that continues to shuffle. Edda Bauer is now 2nd with 190 accumulated miles and Martina …
2017/2018 Across The Years – Day 2.5
62 hours into Across the Years. Warm days, cool nights are the trend and it looks to stay that way the remainder of the race. Not a lot of shuffling happening right at the moment. Australia’s Annabel Hepworth continues to lead the 6-day women with 193 miles and Yolanda Holder remains a strong second with 174 miles. 73-year-old Edda Bauer of Germany has moved back into 3rd place with 160 miles. Her fellow country-woman, Martina Hausmann is 4th with 151 miles and needs 305 miles for her 6-day total to reach 4,000 lifetimes miles. Dave Proctor’s commanding lead continues to grow as he aims for the Canadian 72-hour record of 308 miles which has …
2017/2018 Across The Years – Day 2
Record down! Dave Proctor hit his first goal by bettering the Canadian Men’s 48 record which was previously 221.1 miles with 223 miles (unofficial) – Dave did hit the back timing mats which are officially measured to 844.75 meters from the main timing point so this is included in this calculation. Next up for Dave is the Canadian 72-hour record which has stood (this is not a type-o) since 1881! Canada seems to be one of the few record-keeping countries that tracks the 72-hour but nothing like having a 130+ year old record. The record stands at 308.5 miles set by Richard Lacouse of Quebec on December 26-28, 1881 in New York. Dave currently has …
2017/2018 Across The Years – Day 1.5
Half way through the second day. The first update, unfortunately, needs to be that Liz Bauer has ended her 6-day early with a bum ankle as she doesn’t want to do any more damage. Hope you heal quickly, Liz! That means there are some 6-day changes. Annabel Hepworth is back in the lead with 118 miles accumulated in 34 hours. Yolanda Holder has walked herself to 103 miles and will soon surpass Liz Bauer to officially take 2nd position. Edda Bauer is keeping the spread at 5 miles and is at 98 miles. Dave Proctor is looking good for his first record, the Canadian 48 Hour of 221 miles, and has racked up 175 miles …