(Below these results, you’ll also find those from 2010, jist fer grinz)

Despite a full year of universe-wide hype preceding this year’s Coyote weekend at Chicot, the favored other-planetary leaders weenied out once they saw our local field.  Though he wasn’t advertising his intent, apparently Buford returned with an agenda.  Not only did he establish the inaugural record for the 100M (his first ultra  career win), his first 20M lap time (2:36) serves as that record as well.  And GatorGlitter, in her first attempt at 100 miles, led the women’s field, too.   Those obvious performances don’t overshadow either the other finishers’ first attempt highlights or the thrills of five adventurous loops in an armadillo-rich forested bayou.  Each pair of feet has its own stories to tell, and rather than assume I can summarize effectively for them all, y’all can just hunt the web for stories from those players.  That said, I will recognize that much credit for this year’s experience must be directed to those wunnerful volunteers who sacrificed their weekend for runners focused on individual challenges, and the symbiosis of runners’ appreciation for the volunteers’ efforts on their behalf.  When Cajun appears in December 2012, we’ll be lucky to repeat such symmetry.

The results below include not just the official finish times, but also those longer distance DNF’ers shorter official distances.  E.g., although hi Pocket and her crew had sugar plum visions of 100K, and did get two loops in, they at least get recognition for getting in the one loop they officially paid for.  Too, none of these inserted unofficial times displaced official win-place-show times.  Finally, where a particular runner deserved the bump – at Two Moon we call ‘em Bonus Minutes – such adjustment slipped into the official time (thanks, Gumbi, for that fine brew on Friday night…).   72 Cajun Coyotes started and found some dirt…

100 Mile
Tetsuro Ogata	18:38
Mosi Smith	18:49
Jeff Mires	20:38
Traci Falbo	20:38
Brian Ortell	20:46
Brian Durham	22:07
Jaret Seiberg	22:28
Kean Hankins	22:32
Jerry Ramirez	22:52
Cheryl Yanek	25:21
Justin Dore	26:06
Jimmy Marano	26:36
Vicente Ledesma	28:06
David Coats	28:56

100 Kilometer
Nate Shul	11:33
Peter Vrolijk	12:03
Brandon Dugan	12:03
Mariela Botella	13:08
Chris Davis	13:13
John Buzansky	13:27
Sam Landry	13:42
Mike Matteson	13:58
Jim Winter	14:06
Dan Soucie	14:32
Norm Cole	14:40
Burke Jones	14:41
Phil Nimmo	15:07
Luke Hart	15:18
Jenny Stinson	15:39
Alan McLain	15:49
Seng-Lai Tan	16:04
David Coats	16:17
Jim Corbett	16:18
Rene Villalobos	16:30
Billy Shurley	16:34
Heather VanNes	16:49
John Koester	16:49
Joan Filipowski	17:22
Amanda Blocker	22:10

20 Mile
Brenton Day	3:05
David Monett	3:16
Jacob Privat	3:21
Geoff Mire	3:25
Justin Andrews	3:32
Francisco Garza	3:32
Helen Summerford	3:37
Tiffany Green	3:38
Nick Cronan	3:50
Crystal Williams	3:51
Edwina Murphy	3:52
Thai Mach	3:52
Andres Salinas	4:04
Naomi Mire	4:10
John Gaiennie	4:12
John Clinton	4:17
Kristin McKinley	4:27
Denise Kidder	4:33
Christina Gravish	4:33
Gennipher Ricks	4:33
Bobbi Parker	4:33
Rhea Loney	4:33
Michelle Myers	4:37
Robert Snowbarger	4:45
Jack Cover	4:50
Randy Witlicki	5:04
Liz Wooster	4:23
Jennifer Domingue	5:57
Joan Koester	6:45

…and now last year’s…

Cajun Coyote 2010 World Championship Trail Run Results

Unfortunately, neither 100K winner set world records, so neither departed with keys to the metallic cherry Sport Rally Peugeot or steel gray Royal Duchess Citreon Motorcoach, but Buford and Full Throttle showed their mettle on this grueling, elevation-rich, 3 foot deep snowdrift-packed loop around the scenic lake at Chicot State Park.

The 5 inch long mosquitoes only proved pesky when the runners stood idle, so the chitlins and crawfish balls and gumbo didn’t disappear as quickly as the paid volunteer staff tried to push consumption.  Somehow, though, the bean dip at the East Landing showed noticeable signs of noshing, despite Camp Peckerwood’s sponsor contribution to the fare.

(Bold reflects Division Winners)

Buford	Ogata	9:59	100K
Bad Boy’s Daddy	Vrolijk	10:02	100K
Bronco	Hall	10:33	100K
KoKoMotor	Gearhart	11:06	100K
Wheezer Geezer	Breyfogle	11:16	100K
Full Throttle	Johnston	11:50	100K
Shmoopy	Botella	12:00	100K
Pork Chop Express	Delaune	12:25	100K
Droid	Rhone	13:40	100K
Huckleberry	Wieneke	13:40	100K
Ironman	Poliquin	14:08	100K
Cartwheel Girl	Wright	14:08	100K
mov2quic	Arsement	15:20	100K
RuningFool	Powers	15:20	100K
The Noodle	Marano	11:44	50M
Killer	Simpson-Hall	12:11	50M
Crudnutz	Ellsworth	12:30	50M
Woodchip	Woody	7:09	40M
Piglet	Snellgroves	7:15	40M
Johnnyeyes	Izzo	7:43	40M
Princess Grace	Monte	8:01	40M
Larathon	Teeter	8:31	40M
the old one	Hopton	8:56	40M
Alloyankle	Landry	9:03	40M
Kimalicious	Pilcher	9:11	40M
Ouch	Ouchark	10:34	40M
Puff	Graf	11:35	40M
KelBel	Woodmansee	8:15	30M
BackTrack	Okamoto	8:36	30M
The Hammer	Monett	3:23	20M
Swampfuzz	Delcambre	3:31	20M
Crack	Comer	3:49	20M
Cajun Knightmare	Niccolini	3:49	20M
X	McKinley	3:51	20M
Pinkie	Banka	4:13	20M
Scat	Hobbs	4:13	20M
Muffin	Comer	4:13	20M
Crazy Legs	Goedeke	4:25	20M
Flicker	Kelly	4:25	20M
Owl	Salinas	4:30	20M
Frenchy	Vidal	4:35	20M
Trail Gator	Williams	4:55	20M
Random	Witlicki	4:55	20M