To our delight, Michelle ran her first 50K race in April 2017. A 50K race is a little over 31 miles (31.0685596). She not only won it, but she set a new women's record in the race. Michelle traversed terrain that offered 3,400 feet of climbing between 4,500 and 5,400 feet of elevation. She held a pace of 9-minute-29-second-miles during this race and completed it in 4 hours, 55 minutes and 17 seconds. She was the FIRST female to cross the finish line in front of 32 other females and finished eighth overall behind the top male runners. She shattered the previous women's 50K record of 5 hours, 10 minutes and 31 seconds for the course The race is on the Kokopelli trail near Fruita, Colorado and is an annual event called the Desert Rats Trail Running Festival. Michelle is so strong and so fast, and she's only at the beginning of her trail running career. Her Fan Club is certain she's going to be even more famous in the future.