Race Director Tim (Timo) Yanacheck has announced the date and distances for the 2012 Mad City 100K. The date will be Saturday, April 14, 2012. The distances will be a 50-kilometer solo race and a 50-kilometer 5-person relay race. As always, the events will be held at Vilas Park in Madison, Wisconsin.
Madison, Wisconsin - One heck of an ultramarathon race was run in this year’s Mad City 100K on April 9. The first-place man and the first-place woman both broke course records. This was the 2011 U.S. national championship 100-kilometer road race, and the competition was befitting a championship race.
The 100 kilometers is made up of ten loops around a scenic, ...
All is ready for the fifth annual Mad City 100K on April 9. Race Director Timo, his Local Organizing Committee, and all our devoted volunteers wish one and all the very best in the upcoming races.
Former national champion, male ultrarunner of the year, and current member of Team USA, Chad Ricklefs of Boulder, Colorado, will be wearing bib number #1 in Saturday's 100-kilometer US national championship race. Chad finished third in the 2010 championships in Madison, and followed up with 14th place in the world championships in Gibraltar last November.
The International Association of Ultrarunners (I.A.U.) has awarded Bronze Label status to the Mad City 100K and 2011 US national champuiosnhip race. The I.A.U. recognition ensures that race performances at the race this Saturday will be recognized worldwide by the international governing bodies of the sport.
University of Oregon students Cameron Marks and Konrad Wojcik go inside the minds of ultrarunning masters Meghan Arbogast and John Ticer. Meghan was our female US national champion at the 2010 Mad City 100K, setting the course record for women.
This is a photo tour of the Mad City 100K Race course as it appeared on a winter's morning. The miles are marked with permanent posts named after Madison-area running stars. Click the "View Photos" tab (above) to see the pictures that Timo has published for this virtual tour!
Want to see an interactive map of our race course? The USA Track & Field website ...
Madison, Wisconsin - Some of the top ultramarathoners in America are entered in the U.S. national championship 100-kilometer footrace here on Saturday, April 9. Already committed to the race are some of the toughest and fastest men and women.
An ultramarathon is a footrace longer than the standard marathon distance of 26 miles, 385 yards. The 100-kilometer ...
In our previous episode of “Mathematician’s Corner”, we determined that Usain Bolt would have finished the Mad City 100k in 2 hours, 39 minutes, 40 seconds if the blazing pace of 23.35 miles per hour that he ran during his world record 100-meter run could be maintained indefinitely. In this episode we’ll bring the opposite end of the speed spectrum into our discussion, ...
Beverley Anderson-Abbs of California holds dual U.S.A.-Canada citizenship. Her winning time of 3 hours, 44 minutes, 13 seconds in the our 2010 50-kilometer event has now been verified and accepted as the new Canadian national record for age 45 women. Bev's Mad City 50K time broke the Canadian record which had been standing since 2001.
Usain Bolt’s world record time of 9.58 seconds for the 100 meter dash corresponds to a speed of approximately 23.35 miles per hour, calculated as follows:
100 meters9.58 secondsx60 seconds1 minutex60 minutes1 hourx1 mile1609.344 meters = 23.3500656791 miles/hour
Another simple calculation reveals that a “superhuman” who could maintain this speed indefinitely ...
The prize purse for the 2011 US national championship 100K race totals $6,000, to be divided equally between men and women as follows: 1st place - $1,000; 2nd place - $750; 3rd place - $500; 4th place - $375; 5th place - $250; and 6th place - $125.
Remember that to be eligible for prize money, runners must be US members of USA Track & Field before the race ...
The following are the current course records for our Mad City road ultramarathons:
100K men - Michael Wardian (2008) - 6:56:57;
100K women - Meghan Arbogast (2010) - 8:00:52;
50K men - Patrick Russell (2009) - 3:08:28;
50K women - Julie Spencer (2009) - 3:34:45.
The trophies, plaques, and finisher medallions for the 2011 Mad City 100K and 50K races are in. Timo worked with ultramarathoner Gary Tinker of National Engravers,Inc. and Awardingyou.com in Chicago to create these beautiful awards in recognition of our champions' excellence. Competition categories are 1st male overall in the 100K race, 1st female overall in ...
UltraRunning's March issue presents the magazine's annual tabulation of the fastest ultramarathon times run in the preceding year. Runners in the 2010 Mad City 100K US national championship took 5 of the 10 top spots.
Among the best 75 times for American men were these outstanding performances here: Matt Woods (5th), 7:06:22; Greg Crowther (6th), 7:15:11; ...
Wisconsin runners take notice. The Wisconsin USA Track & Field state association has designated our 100K event as the 2011 state championship. Association president Patrick Pretty announced that trophies will be awarded to the first-place state association members in the following categories in the 100-kilometer race: Open male, open female, masters male (age ...
Solo runners and relay team captains can pick up their bib numbers, timing chips, and goody bags at the Vilas Park shelter (race site) on Friday, April 8, between 3 p.m and 7 p.m. 50K solo runners and relay captains can also pick up their stuff at Vilas Park on the morning of the race starting at around 6:30 a.m.
The USA men's team was on the podium again at the World Championship 100K race in Gibraltar on November 7, 2010. The Americans brought home the Team Silver Medal by finishing second among the 28 nations participating. Led by Michael Wardian's third place finish, the team placed five men in the top 25 runners overall. Wardian's time was 6 hours, 49 minutes, ...
Timo is delighted to report that USA Track & Field has again awarded the US national championship 100-kilometer road race to the Mad City 100K. At its annual convention in Virginia Beach in December, USATF accepted Mad City 100K's bid. Madison has hosted the 100K championships every year since 2007, except in 2009 when there was no national championship race ...
POST-RACE REPORT ON 2010 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 100-KILOMETERS ROAD RACE
Mad City 100K, April 10, 2010, Madison, Wisconsin
What a beautiful day for American ultramarathoning.
At the Mad City 100K on April 10, 2010, eight runners broke the US qualifying standard for the American team forming to take on the world at the World Championship 100K road ...
First, the real story of the Mad City 100K National Championship is seen in the results. Matt Woods averaged 6:51 per mile to finish the 100-kilometers in 7:06:21. He made his way to the front after Chikara Omine took off at a blistering pace in the first few laps of the race and then settled back into fourth with 7:17:14.
"Settled" into fourth? It makes ...
Thanks for participating in the 2010 Mad City 50K Relay!
Here are the division winners, based on the cumulative age of each team:
Ages 126 or Younger:
1.) Running With the Badger: 3:43:52
2.) Marquette Triathlon Club 1: 3:58:01
3.) Marquette Triathlon Club 2: 4:27:38
4.) #1: 4:44:32
5.) Red Byrd's: 4:53:57
Ages 126-175:
1.) 4 Guys and a Crazy Legs ...
The following shows the current standards for consideration for the 2010 USA National 100K Team going to Gibraltar for the World Championship, as promulgated by USATF's MUT Council. (Council Chair Nancy Hobbs pictured here.) The dates reflect the November 6, 2010, race date.
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2010 USATF 100K Team Qualification Guidelines ...
100K National Championship Solo Runners
Please read and become familiar with these USATF Rules and Regulations and information. The Mad City 100K National Championship will be following these guidelines and you will be expected to abide by them. Thank you.
There will be essentially two races occurring simultaneously: the USATF National 100K Championship ...
Fantastic news for those of us worldwide who value ultramarathoning: the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) has authorized the upgrade of the annual World Cup 100K to World Championship status. This is an historic step forward for the sport. Dirk Strumane of Belgium, president of the International Association of Ultrarunners, made the ...
The Mad City 100K is pleased to offer free "home stays" with local volunteers for runners competing in the 100-kilometers solo event April 9. Email Timo at timo@madcity100k.com to express your interest in this new feature of the Mad City 100K and to be connected with a suitable Madison-area host.
USA Track & Field has created a new logo especially for America's national championship 100-kilometer run at the Mad City 100K. The spiffy red, white, and blue symbol is proudly posted on the race website's homepage.
Timo has again arranged for a block of rooms to be set aside at a special reduced rate at the Sheraton Madison Hotel, 706 John Nolen Drive, Madison. The phone number for the hotel is (608) 251-2300; ask for "reservations" and be sure to mention the Mad City 100K when booking a room.
2009 Mad City 50 Kilometer Road Race RecapRace Directors: John Selbo, Timo, Doug Erickson
In its 3rd year running the Mad City 50K finally enjoyed favorable running conditions with temperatures in the mid 40s - mid 50s, partly sunny skies, and light winds.
Congratulations to our top solo runners and relay teams!
Solo Runners...Male Open: 0 - 39 Female ...
Timo Praises Race Webcast through RunRace
For the Mad City 100K this was our 2nd year as a race, 2nd year hosting the USATF 100Km National Championship, and 2nd year using the services of RunRace.net. We've come to depend upon RunRace to handle all of our pre-race registration in a professional and very user-friendly manner... it's easy for our runners, race ...
2008 Mad City 100 Kilometer Road Race Recapby Race Director: Timo
Ultramarathoners - "the toughest athletes in any sport", Timo, the race director, calls them - had their day to shine at the Mad City 100K US national championship race here in Madison, Wisconsin, on April 12.
The race was won by rising ultra star Michael Wardian, 34, of Arlington, ...
April 6 - 12 Officialy ProclaimedMAD CITY 100K NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKby Wisconsin Governor Jim DoyleThe State of WisconsinOffice of the GovernorA PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the Mad City 100K is a running race to be conducted in Madison, Wisconsin, on April 12, 2008; and WHEREAS, the race will be run on April 12, 2008, on the famous 10-kilometer loop ...
Mad City 100K Receives Commendation by the Wisconsin Senate and Assemblyas Motioned by Senator Fred Risser
WHEREAS, the Mad City 100K run has again been honored to be the USA National Championship 100-kilometer road race; and WHEREAS, the race will be run on April 12, 2008, on the famous 10-kilometer loop around Lake Wingra in Madison, Wisconsin, ...
Rookie of the Year
The Mad City 100K - 2007
If the challenge of an event can be measured in inverse proportion to the number of entrants it draws, this inaugural 62.1-mile footrace, conceived by veteran ultramarathoner and race organizer Tim Yanachek, was the most grueling endurance test of the year. Of the 50-something individuals who stepped up to the Vilas ...
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The inaugural running of the Mad City 100K took place on Saturday April 7th in Madison, Wisconsin. Through weather conditions which could most kindly be described as "blustery" intrepid runners and relay teams worked to complete 10 laps around our scenic race course.
Congratulations to 2007 Mad City 100K Road Race Champions...
Solo ...
"You want to do WHAT?"
"You are going to run 100K on THE ROADS?"
"Are you CRAZY?"
These are the phrases that frequently passed from the mouths of my friends -- including some of my good running buddies -- to the insides of my ears. Thankfully, there is a great hollowness between those ears, so usually such phrases generally floated in one ear and right ...
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