Bartosz Gorczyca and Marina Oana win the Istria 100 by UTMB 168K
The Pole ran 17:56:25 for the 168 km across Croatia's Istrian peninsula; Oana of Romania was first woman in 21:36:12.
Photograph: Houses along the coast at Umag, Istria, Croatia, where Istria 100 by UTMB is based, by Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsIstria 100 by UTMB ran its five distances across the Istrian peninsula in Croatia this weekend, with the event based at Umag on the coast. The 168K, the 100-mile race, was won by Bartosz Gorczyca of Poland in 17:56:25. Juuso Simpanen was second in 19:05:50 and Piotr Uznaski third in 20:20:43, more than two hours behind the winner.
Marina Oana of Romania was the first woman in the 168K in 21:36:12, ahead of Martina Klancnik Potr, 22:07:08, and Hana Vachova, 23:05:58.
The 110K went to Patrik Milata of Slovakia in 9:27:19 and Anna-Stiina Erkkilä of Finland in 11:05. Gianluca Ghiano of Italy won the 69K in 5:39:08, with Rosanna Buchauer of Germany first woman in 6:00. In the 42K, Roberto Delorenzi of Switzerland ran 2:50:48 and Camilla Magliano of Italy 3:21.
It is one of the first long races of the European season and a UTMB World Series stop, so the start lists are a mix of people chasing Running Stones for the Chamonix draw and people who just want a hundred miles of limestone in April.
Eighteen hours for a hundred miles, and a two-hour gap to second. Some wins are a race; this one was a solo.
Sources: iRunFar; UltraSignup.
