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2016 Way Too Cool 50K
David Roche led from start to finish, winning in 3:19:43—the eighth fastest time recorded in the event's history. Photo: Myles Smythe | Michigan Bluff Photography

2016 Way Too Cool 50K
Dylan Bowman, who was second at last year's North Face Endurance Challenge Championship, dropped down in distance to finish third in 3:23:23. Photo: Myles Smythe | Michigan Bluff Photography

2016 Way Too Cool 50K
Irishman Paddy O'Leary of San Francisco is making a name for himself on the ultrarunning scene. He finished fourth in 3:27:31. Photo: Myles Smythe | Michigan Bluff Photography

2016 Way Too Cool 50K
Fernando De Samaniego Steta of San Francisco finished 12th in 3:41:45. Photo: Myles Smythe | Michigan Bluff Photography
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2016 Way Too Cool 50K
Jonas Oppedal leads Mikhail Shemyakin and Josh Lerner through Knickerbocker Creek 7.5 miles into the race. Photo: Mario Fraioli
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2016 Way Too Cool 50K
Anna Mae Flynn of Tahoma, Calif., finished third, sneaking under 4 hours with a 3:59:44 finish time. Photo: Mario Fraioli

2016 Way Too Cool 50K
YiOu Wang ran strong all day, finishing second in 3:43:12—an 8-minute improvement on her finishing time from the year before. Photo: Myles Smythe | Michigan Bluff Photography

2016 Way Too Cool 50K
Daniel Metzger, 21, runs past a few fun signs and enthusiastic spectators with about half a mile to go in the race. Photo: Myles Smythe | Michigan Bluff Photography
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2016 Way Too Cool 50K
Lindsay Tollefson crossing Knickerbocker Creek at 7.5 miles. She finished fourth in 4:03:19. Photo: Mario Fraioli

2016 Way Too Cool 50K
Chris Castleman of San Francisco rounds the final turn en route to a 19th place finish. Photo: Myles Smythe | Michigan Bluff Photography

2016 Way Too Cool 50K
Alex Varner, who was running his first race in several months following an injury, finished fifth in 3:29:09. Photo: Myles Smythe | Michigan Bluff Photography

2016 Way Too Cool 50K
Jorge Maravilla of Mill Valley, Calif., closed well in the race's latter miles, finishing second in 3:22:00. Photo: Myles Smythe | Michigan Bluff Photography

2016 Way Too Cool 50K
A runner makes his way through the mud with a quarter mile to go in the race. Photo: Myles Smythe | Michigan Bluff Photography
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2016 Way Too Cool 50K
Megan Roche repeated as women's champion, running 3:42:24 to win by 48 seconds. Photo: Mario Fraioli

2016 Way Too Cool 50K
A runner approached the muddy finishing stretch outside Cool Fire Station. Photo: Myles Smythe | Michigan Bluff Photography

2016 Way Too Cool 50K
Women's runner-up YiOu Wang answers questions from the race announcer moments after crossing the finish line. Photo: Myles Smythe | Michigan Bluff Photography
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