WEST POINT – Andrew Swanson, of Machesney Park, Illinois was the winner of this weekend’s Broken Anvil Backyard Ultra race in West Point.
Swanson ran a total of 129.17 miles just one lap ahead of Nicole Morningstar who ran 125 miles. Swanson made 31 laps in 31 hours around the 4.167 mile loop through South Park and Pollmiller Park Saturday and Sunday as part of the Ultra running event. Morningstar ran 30 laps in 30 hours.
Runners completed the laps within an hour and then continued to run laps every hour on the hour. It was the sixth year organizer Nic Chiri put on the event…