US Records For 24-Hour Run Fall
Men's Record is Now Under 8:21 Per Mile (8:20.99) For 24 Hours Straight, Women's Record Is 9:37.4 Per Mile
MB: Mike Morton absolutely destroys Scott Jurek's 24 hour record, win's world championships!
Courtesy of USATF.org
September 10, 2012
INDIANAPOLIS Mike Morton (Lithia, Fla.) and Connie Gardner
(Medina, Ohio) both set American records at the IAU World 24-Hour Run
Championships in Katowice, Poland, as Morton won the mens title, and
Gardners second place finish led the women to the team title on
September 9.
Morton won by nearly ten miles after leading throughout the race. Morton
covered 172.457 miles to better Scott Jureks American record from 2010
by nearly seven miles (LetsRun.com edition: By our math, that means he averaged just under 8:21 per mile for 24 hours). Florian Reus of Germany and Ludovic Dilmi of
France finished second and third respectively.
Gardner found herself running in second place for most of the race
behind Great Britains Emily Gelder. With only four hours remaining,
Gelder faded to third and Michaela Dimitridau of the Czech Republic
moved into the lead, but Gardner maintained her position to finish as
the runner up. Gardner covered 149.368 miles to improve the American
record set earlier this year by Sabrina Moran by a mile and a half (LetsRun.com edition: By our math, that means she averaged just over 9:37 per mile for 24 hours).
Team USAs women won the team title when the marks of the top three
women, Gardner, Suzanna Bon and Anne Lundblad, were combined. Team USA
won with a margin of more than 17 miles ahead of France and Great
Britain. The top three Team USA men, Morton, Harvey Lewis and Joe Fejes, finished third behind Germany and France.
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Team USA Results
Men's Individual
1. Mike Morton, Lithia, Fla., 172.457 miles
22. Harvey Lewis, Cincinnati, Ohio, 148.958 miles
27. Joe Fejes, Hoschton, Ga., 147.586 miles
84. Philip McCarthy, New York, N.Y. , 128.780 miles
146. Serge Arbona, Parkerville, Md., 113.089 miles
166. Jonathan Savage, Charlotte, N.C., 106.254 miles
Men's Team
1. Germany, 471.904 miles
2. France, 470.198 miles
3. USA, 469.002 miles (Morton, Lewis, Fejes)
Women's Individual
2. Connie Gardner, Medina, Ohio, 149.368 miles
5. Suzanna Bon, Sonoma, Calif., 143.583 miles
9. Anne Lundblad, Swannanoa, N.C., 138.665 miles
22. Lana Hauberk, Brooklyn Park, Minn., 129.846 miles
55. Deb Horn, Shaker Heights, Ohio, 111.225 miles
244. Carilyn Johnson, El Paso, Texas, 33.591 miles
Women's Team
1. USA 431.617 miles (Gardner, Bon, Lundblad)
2. France, 414.145 miles
3. Great Britain, 414.119 miles
Full results are available at: http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/
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