CNN —Ultramarathon runner Courtney Dauwalter crushed the women’s course record at the Western States 100-mile race in California, taking more than an hour off the previous best time.
Dauwalter finished the Western States 100 – the world’s oldest 100-mile race – in 15 hours, 29 minutes and 34 seconds, almost 80 minutes faster than Ellie Greenwood’s record set in 2012.
Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty ImagesAfter running with fellow American Katie Schide, Dauwalter started pulling away around the 30-mile mark, steadily eating away at Greenwood’s course record.
Schide finished in second on Saturday in 16 hours, 43 minutes and 45 seconds, which was also quicker than Greenwood’s previous course record.
In the men’s event, the United Kingdom’s Tom Evans won in 14 hours, 40 minutes and 22 seconds – the fourth-fastest time in the history of the race.
Persons:
CNN —, Courtney Dauwalter, Dauwalter, Ellie Greenwood’s, “, ” Dauwalter, iRunFar, Snow, Chandan Khanna, Katie Schide, Schide, Tom Evans
Organizations:
CNN, Getty
Locations:
California, Olympic Valley , California, Twin Lakes , Colorado, Auburn, Placer County, Colorado