Organizers of the 2012 Mad City 50K, held on March 31, recycled the directional signs from the 2007 Mad City 100K race. Rice director Tim "Timo" Yanacheck said he will bid for a return of the 100K U.S. Championship next year.
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A Mad City 50K relay runner with her team's baton tucked behind her back runs through the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum.
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Bill Thom, president of RunRace.net, took time out from his duties recording results to run a 10K leg of the relay.
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Mile markers within the UW Arboretum, through which Mad City 50K solo runners passed five times, honor accomplished UW-Madison runners. The five-mile marker is dedicated to Cindy Bremser, who placed fourth in the 3,000 meters at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
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During a cold and cloudy day (temps barely rose above 40 degrees), ducks and a kayaker could be seen on Lake Wingra during the Mad City 50K.
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Runners enjoyed a plentiful spread of food set up under a tent set up between Henry Vilas Zoo and Lake Wingra.
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Tracy Hoeg of La Crosse, Wis., gets a congratulatory hug for her win by Mad City 50K race director Tim Yanacheck.
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In good spirits, Michael Indresano, 42, of Brookfield, Wis., (No. 32) and Gavin Tierney, 39, of Oconomowoc (No. 54) ran together and finished together.
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50K solo runner Wendi Joseph of Middleton, Wis., found a young running partner near the zoo.
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Kathleen Rytman of Cudahy, Wis., had a reason to celebrate as she was on pace to finish second among the masters women at the Mad City 50K.
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Zach Bitter, 26, of Marinette, Wis., won the 2012 Mad City 50K in a new course record of 3:03:10.
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Christopher "Nooch" DeNucci, 32, of Minneapolis, Minn., finished third overall at the 2012 Mad City 50K, his first ultramarathon.
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Tracy Hoeg, 32, of La Crosse, Wis., pulled away from her competition, Rachel Arthur of Memphis, Tenn., at the start of the fifth and final lap and went on to win in 4:09:08.
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Ultrarunning legend Roy Pirrung of Sheboygan, Wis., was all smiles en route to his 18th-place finish.
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Rachel Arthur, 38, a U.K. native and current resident of Memphis, Tenn., said she was "in survival mode" on the last 10K lap. She held on for second place in a time of 4:13:15.
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Patrick Russell, 36, of St. Paul, Minn., was unable to defend his 2011 title but finished 2nd overall in 3:07:15 -- faster than the 3:08 course record he set last year but not faster than Zach Bitter, who won in a time of 3:03:10.
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Male masters winner Mike Henze used the Mad City 50K as a training run en route to the 24-Hour World Championships.
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A spectator enjoys the low-key scene and intense competition at the Mad City 50K.
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Center, Mary Rouse, assistant vice chancellor for Academic Affairs Emerita at UW-Madison, ran a 10K leg for a relay team.
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