Alaska runner wins the Wasatch 100

Alaska's Geoff Roes, a veteran and star of endurance running events across the country, crushed the course record at the Wasatch 100 over the weekend, needing only 18 hours and 30 minutes to run his way across 100 miles of the Wasatch Front's mountains and trails.

The race, which began Saturday morning in Davis County, ended at the Homestead Resort in Midway. Along the route, Roes and a couple hundred other trail runners climbed dozens of peaks and ridges beginning with Francis Peak and heading south along Skyline Road to Bountiful. Crossing Big Mountain, Lambs Canyon and south into Utah County, the race challenged everyone who entered.

Roes wasted little time in covering the first 18 miles to the Francis Peak radar towers — nearly 2,700 feet higher in elevation than the start line — with a split of 3:22 to take control of the race.

Starting at 5 a.m., Roes finished just before midnight Saturday and about 42 minutes in front of Sandy's Karl Meltzer. Colorado's John Anderson was third across the line at 21:39.

The first woman to finish the grueling test of endurance was Betsy Nye of Truckee, Calif., who needed 23:15 to finish the race. Salt Lake City's Mandy Hosford was the second woman finisher at 23:25.

HOODOO 500: David Holt, a 57-year-old from Laguna Niguel, Calif., showed age is no match for fitness as he dominated the Hoodoo 500 bicycle race, covering the course, which begins and ends in St. George after meandering through much of Southern Utah in only 34 hours, 27 minutes.

The race, which is 518 miles long, is one of the toughest tests of endurance in the state. Including more than 35,000 feet of vertical gain, the Hoodoo 500 draws only the heartiest athletes, many of whom abandon the competition.

But Holt made good time and finished more than three hours ahead of Ross Muecke of Kennewick, Wash.

Joan Grant (Sunnyvale, Calif.) was the only woman entered in the solo division and set a course record with her time of 44:58.

Holladay's Matt Longson was Utah's top finisher, hitting the finish line at 45:18.

The fastest time overall was turned in by the four-man relay team called Team Road Rage. Including Lehi's Andre Gonzalez and three Californians, Road Rage needed only 23:27 to cover all 518 miles.

St. George's Colt Albrecht teamed up with Colorado's Scott Smith to win the two-man relay with a time of 28:49.

— Jared Eborn