The inaugural running of the Icarus Florida Ultrafest 6 Day Race took place starting November 10th and finished November 16th. The course is a paved, flat and shaded, 1.0408 Km loop traversing through Synder Park in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Jovica Spajic took an early lead but the experience of Jesper Olsen told toward the final stages of the race and the Danish world-runner took the win with 712 km. Jesper’s new book, The Runner’s Guide to the Planet was released on Amazon during the race.
Canadian 6 day record holder Charlotte Vasarhelyi was the only female entrant.
Ladies took the top two spots in the 24 hour with Ayson Venti topping 140 miles in her first 24 hour. Wow. Second place was Lara Zoeller with 194 km and third was also first man, Ramon Ferrer Jr, with 158 km.
6 Day Race
| Place | Name | Miles | Km | Country |
| 1 | Jesper Olsen | 442.750 | 712.537 | DNK |
| 2 | Jovica Spajic | 424.006 | 682.371 | SRB |
| 3 | Michele Notarangelo | 415.603 | 668.849 | ITA |
| 4 | Brad Compton | 406.554 | 654.286 | USA |
| 5 | Rimantas Jakelaitis | 395.566 | 636.602 | USA |
| 6 | Charlotte Vasarhelyi | 310.248 | 499.296 | CAN |
| 7 | Jim Schroeder | 246.906 | 397.356 | USA |
| 8 | Timothy O’Malie | 226.869 | 365.110 | USA |
| 9 | K-G Nystrom | 203.600 | 327.663 | SWE |
| 10 | Bill Heldenbrand | 78.855 | 126.904 | USA |
24 Hour Race
| Place | Name | Laps | Miles | Km | Country |
| 1 | Alyson Venti | 218 | 140.9043 | 226.7636 | USA |
| 2 | Lara Zoeller | 187 | 120.8675 | 194.5174 | USA |
| 3 | Ramon Ferrer Jr | 152 | 98.2452 | 158.1104 | PHL |
| 4 | Judd McGee | 135 | 87.25725 | 140.427 | USA |
| 5 | Menyhert Lesi | 131 | 84.67185 | 136.2662 | HUN |
| 6 | Chris Thompson | 130 | 84.0255 | 135.226 | USA |
| 7 | Jodi Samuels | 124 | 80.1474 | 128.9848 | USA |
| 8 | Scott Maxwell | 124 | 80.1474 | 128.9848 | USA |
| 9 | Jodi Weiss | 122 | 78.8547 | 126.9044 | USA |
| 10 | Tim Schaum | 118 | 76.2693 | 122.7436 | USA |
| 11 | Daniel Jones | 108 | 69.8058 | 112.3416 | USA |
| 12 | Lee Anne Cohen | 98 | 63.3423 | 101.9396 | CAN |
| 13 | Mauricio Jara | 97 | 62.69595 | 100.8994 | USA |
| 14 | Jesus Atencio | 94 | 60.7569 | 97.7788 | USA |
| 15 | Alexandra Olayo | 91 | 58.81785 | 94.6582 | COL |
| 16 | Jason Gruss | 78 | 50.4153 | 81.1356 | USA |
| 17 | Betty Smith | 66 | 42.6591 | 68.6532 | USA |
| 18 | Nick Dorotik | 41 | 26.50035 | 42.6482 | USA |
Website: www.icarusfloridaultrafest.com
Alyson Venti’s 24 hour race report
Race Report by volunteer Carey Clarkson
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