Juneau Lake shows off the reflection of its surrounding mountains on June 27, 2020 about 9 miles down Resurrection Pass in Cooper Landing, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

Neill, McLaughlin win Res Pass Ultras

Eric Neill and Ryan McLaughlin won the Resurrection Pass Ultra Races on Friday and Saturday.

Neill was the top 100-miler at 19 hours, 45 minutes and 5 seconds. Erin McKittrick was the first woman for the second straight year, and second overall, at 23:48:49.

The 50-miler went to McLaughlin in 7:30:00. Abby Jahn was the top woman, and second overall, at 8:01:00.

The 50-miler starts at the Resurrection Pass trailhead in Cooper Landing on Saturday morning and goes six miles down and six miles back on the Devil’s Creek trail before continuing to Hope for the full 50 miles. It has about 5,000 feet of elevation gain and loss, according to Strava accounts of various athletes in the race.

The 100-miler starts in Hope on Friday afternoon and goes to Cooper Landing. On the way back, runners go down and back up the Devil’s Creek trail, meaning the elevation gain and loss goes over 10,000 feet for the race.

The 100-miler celebrated its 20th year, while the 50-miler is in its 27th year.

Resurrection Pass Ultra Races

100-miler

Men — 1. Eric Neill, 19 hours, 45 minutes, 5 seconds; 2. Joel Frost-Tift, 24:55:15; 3. Joshua Bleznak, 28:03:00; 4. Gary Shaw, 30:32:42; 5. Christopher Bitz, 31:36:40.

Women — 1. Erin McKittrick, 23:48:49; 2. Christy Youngblood, 25:56:21; 3. Laura McDonough, 26:32:46; 4. Nicole Fleming, 30:32:42; 5. Sondra Stonecipher, 37:17:00.

50-miler

Men — 1. Ryan McLaughlin, 7:30:00; 2. Miles Rainey, 8:14:00; 3. Miles Knotek, 8:41:28; 4. Travis Strawn, 9:30:00; 5. Matias Saari, 9:32:00; 6. Matt Soule, 9:57:35; 7. Micah Templin, 10:11:37; 8. Max Anthouard, 10:23:00; 9. Colin Campbell, 10:24:05; 10. Mark Snyder, 11:06:49; 11. Brian Laurencelle, 11:26:23; 12. Sean Solie, 11:28:34; 13. Adam Schofield, 11:35:13; 14. Jheren Svoboda, 11:40:06; 15. Kyle Racette, 11:49:15; 16. Derek Bynagle, 12:09:35; 17. Sean Randle, 12:15:00; 18. Dean Denter, 12:21:19; 19. Tony Gillham, 12:35:10; 20. Alan Smith, 13:03:00; 21. Chris Butcher, 13:29:20; 22. Brian Burns, 13:43:44; 23. Larry Tews, 14:16:22; 24. Jeff Pettett, 14:44:00; 25. Eric Thomason, 15:24:18; 26. Arturo Tovar, 17:29:38; 27. Jude Metoyer, 17:36:14.

Women — 1. Abby Jahn, 8:01:00; 2. Julianne Dickerson, 8:09:36; 3. Shauna Severson, 9:08:54; 4. Rachel Topf, 9:41:05; 5. Kayla Nowak, 10:48:51; 6. Carrie Setian, 11:00:00; 7. Minday Svoboda, 11:40:06; 8. Zoe Copp, 11:40:34; 9. Justina Jaminet, 12:19:02; 10. Tammy Weaver, 12:19:02; 11. Heidi Quinn, 13:34:30; 12. Anna Straka, 14:54:55; 13. Heather Velasquez, 14:54:55; 14. Alycia Brady, 15:13:43; 15. Miranda Mode, 15:13:43; 16. Carey Quiring, 16:56:00; 17. Jen Hufford, 17:29:38.

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