Max ran 7:57:14 to win (7:37/mile pace on what was supposedly a pretty tough course in the Virginia mountains, mixing technical trails with rolling mountain roads), taking home $5000. Sage took second in 8:12:05, to win $2000. For comparison, Geoff Roes won in a very distant 8:58 last year. Notable other athletes that these two destroyed include Dave Mackey, Ian Sharman, Nick Clark, Dominic Grossman, and David Riddle.
On the women's side, WS100 record holder/Comrades runner up Ellie Greenwood is destroying the extremely weak field.