Courtesy of Vail Athletic Club

Josiah Middaugh of Edwards won the Vail Winter Uphill race, posting a time of 37:42 for the two-mile, 2,000-vertical-foot course. Middaugh, a top-ranked off-road triathlon racer and past national champion in snowshoeing, had knee surgery in early November and obviously is doing well in recovery. Anita Ortiz, a multi-time national mountain running champion, was the fastest woman up the course, finishing in fourth overall with a time of 42:30. Ortiz was last year’s USATF ultra runner of the year in the master’s division.

Click here to see all the results (box in lower left of the page) and photos from the Vail Winter Uphill.

Brandy Erholtz

Three Colorado women have been named mountain or ultra Runner of the Year by the Mountain/Ultra/Trail Running Council of USA Track & Field: Brandy Erholtz from Bailey (Mountain Women–Open); Laura Haefeli of Del Norte (Mountain Women–Master); and Anita Ortiz of Eagle (Ultra Women–Master). Read the full story…