Running the JFK 50 Mile has been on Reid Coolsaet’s to-do list for almost half his life. Ryne finished fourth as a 19-year-old at JFK, and Clark finished in the top three at JFK twice around those years as well. In the long and storied history of the JFK 50 Mile, the race has never had an Olympian. “We’ve always tried to get the best of the best to say, ‘Hey, if we’re going to run an ultra, we’re going to run JFK,’” said longtime race director Mike Spinnler. “I don’t really have a certain time goal.

Source: The Herald November 15, 2022 01:59 UTC