French woman becomes first to win Tahoe 200 overall

July 25, 2023

France’s Claire Bannwarth ran her way into the record books this past weekend by becoming the first woman to win the Tahoe 200 Mile Endurance Run outright. The 34-year-old ultrarunner finished the mountain ultra—billed as the United States’ only 200-mile single-loop mountain race—in 62 hours, 24 minutes and 42 seconds. Firmly in the lead for much of the race, Bannwarth crossed the finish line nearly two hours ahead of top men’s finisher Wes Ritner of Green Mountain Falls, Colo., who ran 64:15:30 to place second overall. Rounding out the top three was Troy Croxdale of Napa, Calif., who finished his 200-mile debut in 67:38:14. Canadian Running