By Christy Nadalin

When the Anchor Down Ultra kicked off at 7 p.m. on Friday, August 8, 211 runners left the line, with different goals in mind. Some planned to run 6 hours, others 12 hours — and for the best endurance athletes, the goal was 24 hours, ideally hitting the 100 mile mark in that time.

According to Jason Paganelli, President & Race Director, of the True North Running Company that coordinates the event, it was a very successful year. “Usually we have 6 to 8 people hit the 100 mile mark; this year, 16 runners made it that far and beyond,” he said. “It was the best weather in the 11 years we’ve been doing this.”

The good weather played a role, in stark contrast to last year, when a tropical storm struck in the middle of the night, knocking many runners out of the race. That wa

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