Tailwind Nutrition athlete Annie Hughes, 24, of Leadville, Colo. won the Run Rabbit Run 100-mile race Sunday in the women’s category, with a time of 21 hours, and 26 minutes. Annie finished 10th overall. Richard Lockwood was the first overall male winner in 18 hours, one minute. Run Rabbit Run takes place in Steamboat Springs, and features about 20,300 feet of elevation gain and loss. In the 50 mile event, Georgia Porter was the first overall finisher and first female in 8 hours, 29 minutes.
Annie Hughes has had numerous major wins this year, most recently winning the High Lonesome 100 in July, where she set a new course record and became the first woman to finish under 24 hours. Annie also had a very successful 2021, with a first place finish at the Moab 240 and a first place finish at the famous Leadville Trail 100 run.
“I really didn’t think I had a shot at winning Run Rabbit Run yesterday with such a deep field of women, plus my training leading up to the race was sluggish,” Hughes wrote on social media. “I felt as though all of the big training weeks, plus the 4 other 100(+) milers I’ve done just this year were finally starting to catch up with me.”
“The week before the race, my mom wrote me a note that said ‘your body is your thought,’” Hughes continued. “I decided I was going to think all good thoughts and go out and ENJOY the very special opportunity to run 100 miles.”
This year, Run Rabbit Run included a new team competition, which combined the times of a female and male runner. Hughes won the team competition with her teammate Peter Mortimer with a time of 44 hours, 5 minutes, and 21 seconds.
Next up, Hughes will compete in the Javelina Jundred 100, which is a Golden Ticket Race for Western States.