Nicholas & Flippin top three; Gessner & O'Grady win masters titles at 100 Mile Champs.

Results, Photos, Quotes

On Friday (19-February) four athletes from Colorado competed in the USATF 100 Mile Championships in Henderson, Nevada. 

In the men's race Alex Nichols, 36, of Colorado Springs finished second running 13 hours 44 minutes 43 seconds.  The men's winner was Arlen Glick of Ohio in a time of 13:10:26.

In the women's race defending champion Stefanie Flippin, 32, of Evergreen finished third in a time of 14:34:51.  Her time was 30 minutes faster than her winning time last year.  The race was won by Camille Herron in a new world record time of 12:41:11.  Nicole Monette of Ohio finished second in a time of 14:01:56.

June Gessner, 69, of Salida and Janice O'Grady, 73, of Conifer each won national masters titles. Gessner stopped the clock at 23:26:27 to win the women's 65-69 title while O'Grady ran 32:34:19 to win the 70-74 division.