Kelsey Hogan, 27, of Regular Brook, N.B. arrived on the end line of the 100-mile Quebec Mega Path within the wee hours Sunday as the primary feminine finisher and 18th total, in a time of 28:18:49, a brand new course file. on the time of publication, solely 4 different girls had completed the demanding course, which traverses Quebec’s Charlevoix and Beaupré areas; Geraldine Micheron, 46, of France, was second, in 31:01:45 and Isabelle Bernier, 44, of Orford, Que., was third. Véronique Drouin, 44, of St-Georges, Que. and Liliane Auger, 39, of Trois-Rivières have been fourth and fifth.
Hogan received the Extremely Path Gaspésia 100-miler in 2019, at age 24, in 24:47:12.
The 100-mile race began Friday night in Baie St-Paul, 66 km east of Mont Ste-Anne ski resort, the place all distances converge on the end line. Nepal’s Sangé Sherpa, 40, broke the tape Saturday afternoon in a blistering 19 hours, 35 minutes, 52 seconds, a brand new course file that future runners will discover difficult to beat (although second-place finisher and native hero Jean-François Cauchon, who was solely 35 minutes behind him in second place, will seemingly proceed to contend in future years).
110K outcomes
Gabriel Sanfaçon of Quebec Metropolis received the QMT 110K in a time of 15:02:58. Tommy Gagnon of Prevost, Que. was second, in 15:46:11, and Samuel Frigon of Saint-Boniface, Que. was third, in 16:16:22.
Among the many girls within the 110K, Sophie Marie Blard of Reunion Island took the win in 17:23:39, with Madeline Wighardt of Ancaster, Ont. second in 18:12:38 and Karen Benway of Williston, USA third in 18:20:09.
That is solely the second 12 months for the 100-mile distance, and it’s the solely linear 100-mile race in Quebec. QMT, which additionally gives distances of 110K, 80K, 50K, 25K, 15K, 10K and 6K (and a children’ race and impediment course), celebrates its tenth anniversary this 12 months.
For full outcomes, click on right here. For our story on the boys’s 100-mile race, 80K and 50K outcomes, click on right here.