#86: Stories from the Skunk Ape's Revenge 60k

Florida Trail Runners Podcast

We are diving right into the Green Swamp of Florida with the 2023 Skunk Ape's Revenge! On this episode, we are chatting with some of those 60k runners! At this years race, nearly half the 60k field dropped down to the 30k distance... so these 60k runners are some real warriors!

On the chat we've got your overall champion, Kalo Axsom! He took the win out there with a new course record in a time of 5:09:31! He also recently won the Long Haul 100 and the Sandridge 7 Hour! He's run races like the Skunk Ape Night Run, Forgotten Florida, the Keys 100, and the Skydive 100!

Also on the chat is Shala Reifinger! She traveled down to the race from Georgia! It was awesome to have her out at the race and to have her family supporting and even running out there! Her brother also ran his first ultra at this year's Skunk Ape's Revenge! She's done races like the H9, Cruel Jewel 50, Mystery Mountain, Huff-n-Puff, the FATS 50k, and the Mountain Mist!

Then we've got Ryan Jacobson! He's one of those Skunk Ape Runners who was at the inaugural year for the Revenge race! He's a guy I swear I see at nearly every single race. He's done races like the Long Play, the Long Haul 100, Colt 45, Croom Zoom, John Holmes, and he's done the Ice Age Trail!

Then we've got Aaron Ware and his first ultra-marathon! But not only to that, it was really first ever organized trail race. He got it done with a time of 9:07:31! He absolutely crushed it!!!

Your top four women for this year's Skunk Ape’s Revenge 60k!

1. Amanda Richmond - 6:07:08

2. Sage Lyons - 6:14:34

3. Daylee Sheppard - 6:24:06

4. Cheryl Shelhart - 6:45:02

Your top four men for this years Skunk Ape’s Revenge 60k!

1. Kalo Axsom - 5:09:31

2. Steven Anderson - 5:27:52

3. Matt Krauss - 6:15:24

4. John Benham - 6:44:13