Austin Huff, 24, of Arcata, Calif., and Kristin Schleicher, 30, of Solana Beach, Calif., were the men’s and women’s winners in convincing fashion at the Avenue of the Giants Marathon, Sun., May 4, in Humboldt Redwoods State Park in northern California.
Huff ran 2:34:13 to win by more than 10 minutes over Kevin Saur, 38, of Snohomish, Wash., and David Dix, 45, of Orlando, Fla., who finished only a second apart in the battle for second, running 2:45:52 and 2:45:53 respectively.
Schleicher finished just outside the three-hour mark as she ran 3:01:34, which was more than eight minutes faster than the 3:09:45 recorded by the runner-up, Bret Scofield, 25, of Boulder, Colo. Sadie Wilson, 31, of Susanville, Calif., was third in 3:12:53.