All photos courtesy of American Trail Running Association member Trail Racing Over Texas.
The final event in the USA Track & Field’s national championship series ended with Patrick Reagan and Julie Kheyfets earning victories. The 2019 USATF 100 Mile Trail Championships was held in conjunction with the Brazos Bend 100 organized by Trail Racing Over Texas. Now in its sixth year, the event hosted 900 hardy trail runners across four races – 100 mile, 50 mile, 26.2 miles and 13.1 miles – races for all ability levels.
The Brazos Bend course is the fastest trail in Texas trail running. The course is 99.9% flat, and the only hill is 10 feet. Other than that one hill, athletes ran on flat surfaces that move from hard crushed rock, soft trail under canopy, and easy horse trails. The 50 mile topped out at 300 feet of elevation gain, while the 100 miler had only 600 feet of total elevation gain.
2019 USATF 100 Mile Trail Champion Patrick Reagan wins the belt!
Hoka One One athlete Patrick Reagan (Savannah, GA) won the Brazos Bend 100 in a new course record of 12:21:43. Julie Kheyfets (New York, NY) took the women’s title in 15:34:25. This is Kheyfets’ second win at the Brazos Bend 100.
Winning the overall women’s masters (40+) division and the 50-54 age group, Denise Bourassa (Lakewood, CO) finished in 17:01:36. In 2018, she took the bronze medal at the USATF 100 km Road Championships.
Sam Skeels (Adrian, MI) crossed the line in 14:19:04 adding a 100 mile trail masters’ title to his 2019 USATF 100 Mile Road Championships masters title. Sam also took top honors in the masters 40-44 year old age group.
Race director Rob Goyen greets finishers at the Brazos Bend Trail Races.
There were a number of USATF members who competed in the race including the following who earned age group awards:
Christina Pierce (Magnolia, TX) who won the women’s 40-44 masters age group in a time of 20:16:38. Dena Carr (Copperas Cove, TX) finished 2nd in the women’s 40-44 masters age group in 23:06:12. Trail Racing Over Texas (TROT) member Leah Brasher (Nacogdoches, TX) finished 3rd in the women’s 40-44 masters age group in 24:48:56.
Jason Hammel (Calera, OK) finished 2nd in the men’s 40-44 masters age group in 20:18:16. Julio Arias Viaud (Mission, TX) finished 3rd in the men’s 40-44 masters age group in 21:02:54.
Chuck Baker (Georgetown, TX) on the men’s 45-49 masters age group in 23:40:01. Charles Fisher (Katy, TX) took 2nd in the men’s 45-49 masters age group in 26:37:02. Ryan Cope (Prairieville, LA) finished 3rd in the men’s 45-49 master’s age group in 27:14:12.
Karen Faber (Tomball, TX) won the women’s 50-54 masters age group in 25:20:23.
Finishers of all ages and ability levels were warmly greeted at the finish of Brazos Bend Trail Races.
Phillip Vondra (New Palta, NY) who won the men’s 50-54 masters age group in 17:57:50. Scott Rabb (San Antonio, TX) took second place in the men’s 50-54 age group in 19:48:58. James Lambert (Saint Louis, MO) finished 3rd in the men’s masters 50-54 age group in a time of 21:10:13.
Paul Hooge (Boulder, CO) won the men’s 55-59 masters age group in a time of 21:30:02.
Stan Berry (Norman, OK) who won the men’s 60-64 masters age group in 21:32:04. Stephen McNeal (Midland, TX) finished 2nd in the men’s 60-64 masters age group in 27:25:26.
Melissa Uchitelle-Rogers (Oak Creek, CO) won the women’s 60-64 masters age group in 29:34:11.
Wayne Schlosser (College Station, TX) won the men’s 65-69 masters age group in 26:46:25. Joe Turner (Missouri City, TX) finished 2nd in the men’s 65-69 masters age group in 28:41:30.
The oldest finished was Gene Dykes (Bala Cynwyd, PA) who won the men’s 70-74 masters age group in 28:22:09.
Unofficial results can be found here: https://ultrasignup.com/live/live.htm?dtid=35192#search
Brazos Bend 100 Mile – the fastest 100 miler in Texas.
USA Track & Field’s Mountain, Ultra, Trail Council will soon be announcing races in the 2020 USATF MUT National Championship Series. Watch this space….
