Max King and Kasie Enman Win 2011 World Mountain Running Championship

(Max King leads in the 2011 World Mountain Running Championship, photo courtesy of Richard Bolt)

Max King won the World Mountain Running Championhip in Albania this weekend in dominating fashion, finishing the 12.7 km hilly course in 52 minutes and 6 seconds, over a half a minute ahead of Turkey's Ahmet Arslan.

(Max at the podium, photo courtesy of USMRT)

Team USA also picked up gold for Women, as Vermont's Kasie Enman clocked a fast 40:39 over the 8.59 km course. (more info on both races here)

Congrats, Max and Kasey! Two great victories for Team USA on a historic day!

SENIOR MEN: (more results here)

1-MAX KING (USA) 52'06" - 2011 MOUNTAIN RUNNING WORLD CHAMPION
2-AHMET ARSLAN (TUR) 52'41"
3-MARTIN DEMATTEIS (ITA) 52'57"
4-BERNARD DEMATTEIS (ITA) 54'16"
5-MARCO DE GASPERI (ITA) 54'33"
6-DIDIER ZAGO (FRA) 54'50"
7-IONUT ZINCA (ROU) 54'52"
8-JAMES KIBET (UGA) 55'09"
9-ADAM KOVACS (HUN) 55'22"
10-JULIEN RANCON (FRA) 55'30"

SENIOR WOMEN:

1-KASIE ENMAN (USA) 40’39” - WOMEN 2011 WORLD CHAMPION
2-ELENA RUKHLYADA (RUS) 41’47”
3-MARIE LAURE DUEMRGUES (FRA) 42’23”
4-PAVIA SCHORNA (CZE) 42’39”
5-LIZZIE ADAMS (GBR) 42’43”
6-MATEJA KOSOVELJ (SLO) 42’55”
7-ORNELLA FERRARA (ITA) 43’11”
8-ANTONELLA CONFORTOLA (ITA) 43’14”
9-ALICE GAGGI (ITA) 43’19”
10-EMMA CLAYTON (ITA) 43’22”