Guest post by Kate Shumeyko, who ran the SRT 70-miler in 25 hour 51 minutes, winning the women’s division, after two prior unsuccessful attempts.  Of note, Kate is the only person to have won the coveted tomahawk first place award on three different occasions:  in addition to this year’s 70-miler, she won the 30-miler division in 2019 and 2023.

Third time’s a charm- I finally finished the SRT 70 miler! I’m still wrapping my head around it, processing the success and also going over what I could still change for next time.  I had 2 prior attempts – one DNF by choice in 2021 and one DNF by missing the cutoff time at checkpoint 4 in 2022- both at the 56 mile mark. I have also run the 30 miler twice. I’ve trained on the course and have run the whole distance in pieces but had yet to complete the full trail in one shot. I was nervous but also felt a sense of calm this round. I was excited and I was mentally ready. Continue reading “Kate Shumeyko’s 70-mile SRT Race Report” →