In Part I of this week’s roundup of ultramarathon results from the Feb. 6-8 weekend we caught up with New Englanders who raced in the West. Here in Part II, we return to the East Coast. We begin in Maine, where Lukas Janulaitis successfully defended his title as the Last Skier Standing. Then we head to Maryland, where runners took on a two-headed monster of sorts and earned podium finishes at the Algonquin 50K and The DUC 100K. Additionally, the CT Trailmixers played host to their first event of the year, the Frozen Heart 900, a 15-hour event, though results were unavailable at the time of publication.

Last Skier Standing

A year after winning the Last Skier Standing with a 71-hour, 213-mile effort, Lukas Janulaitis needed six fewer hours to defend his title at the seventh annual event on Feb. 6-8 in Rumford, Maine. Janulaitis, 24, of Gorham, N.H., completed the 1.5-mile, 1,200-foot trip up the Allagash Trail at Black Mountain as well as the ski back down once per hour for 65 consecutive hours to secure his second straight victory at the grueling event. That added up to 195 miles and 78,000 feet of climbing.

Janulaitis had company for all but the final trip up and down the mountain. He was part of a group of 122 skiers who started the event, and that field dwindled after the first hour was complete. Sixty-three skiers made it more than half a day; thirty-seven lasted at least 24 hours; and the top 12 achieved the 40-hour mark. The second- and third-place female finishers – 43-year-old Ilana Jesse of Colorado Springs, Colo., and 30-year-old Natalie Nicols of Rumford, Maine – stopped just shy of that mark, with 39 and 36 laps apiece.

The final seven skiers made it at least 45 hours, and five of them had taken part in Last Skier Standing previously. Newcomer William Frazer, 46, of Lake Placid, N.Y., stopped after 45 laps. One lap later, 24-year-old Maxx Parys of Bethel, Maine, was done after 46 laps. It was a massive improvement for Parys, who was 20th in 2025 with 32 laps. Another event veteran, 25-year-old Caleb Duggan, was the next to stop. Duggan, of South Burlington, Vt., was 12th in 2025 with 36 laps, but this year he finished fifth with 55 laps for 165 miles and 66,000 feet of climbing. Five laps later it was Forest Ledger’s turn to stop. The 27-year-old from Bozeman, Mont., was third in 2025 with 67 laps, and this year he stopped after 60 laps with 180 miles and 72,000 feet of climbing on his legs. Two laps later, 38-year-old Brody Leven was done. The 2022 champion from Salt Lake City, Utah, finished after 62 laps, three shy of his winning tally from four years prior.

That left Janulaitis and 26-year-old Brianna Karboski of Farmington, Maine. Though she was a newcomer to the event, Karboski competed like a seasoned veteran and outlasted nearly everyone who had taken on the course previously. She pushed Janulaitis, but ultimately stopped after 64 laps, ending her race with 192 miles and 76,800 feet of climbing on her legs. She earned the assist and set a new female course record, smashing third-place female Nichols’ previous record of 38 laps from 2025. Jesse joined Karboski in breaking the mark this year.

Algonquin 50K

Luke Woodard’s ultramarathon debut concluded with a place on the podium at the 10th annual Algonquin 50K on Saturday, Feb. 7, in Pocomoke, Md. Woodard, 30, of Stamford, Conn., toed the starting line alongside 237 runners and took on an out-and-back course on the singletrack trails of Pocomoke River State Park. By the time he returned to where he started, Woodard had finished in second place overall in 4:21:35. Less than two minutes separated Woodard and race winner Andrew Gibson, 39, of Chesapeake, Med., who won in 4:19:47.

Woodard was one of two New England residents to earn a place on the podium at the Algonquin. In the female field, 19-year-old Nina Young of Berlin, Vt., finished third in 5:03:57 while placing 12th overall out of 201 finishers in 5:03:57. Aubryn Cruz, 27, of Milford, Del., was first in 4:42:45 and fifth overall.

Woodard and Young led a crew of eight New Englanders who finished the race. Dirk Johnson, 65, of Portsmouth, R.I., was 34th overall in 5:53:19. Kelsey Miller, 41, of Portsmouth, R.I., and Jen Huber, 48, of Middletown, R.I., ran together and placed 38th and 39th overall, and 10th and 11th in the female field, in 5:54:35 and 5:54:36, respectively. Chris Matthews, 52, of Jericho, Vt., followed shortly after in 43rd place in 6:00:14. Elsa Young, 14, and Trina Young, 47, both of Berlin, Vt., also ran together and placed 130th and 131st in 7:15:54 and 7:16:02, respectively. It was Elsa Young’s first ultramarathon.

The DUC 100K

The Algonquin 50K has been a popular winter ultramarathon in Maryland for several years, but for those seeking a bit more of a challenge there is also The DUC 100K – or Delmarva Ultra Challenge. The event, which was offered for the eighth time on Feb. 6-7 in Pocomoke, Md., takes runners to an undisclosed location following packet pickup to run a nighttime 50K trail run, followed immediately by running the Algonquin 50K at its regularly scheduled time on Saturday morning. Thirty runners accepted the challenge, and 23 ultimately finished, with Michael Nasuta, 39, of Towson, Md., leading all runners in 10:08:03.

A six-time finisher of the Algonquin 50K, Kelsey Miller opted for the bigger challenge this year and the 41-year-old from Portsmouth, R.I., had a successful adventure as she finished fifth overall and second in the female field in 11:43:08. First-place female Jessica Bobb, 38, of Grasonville, Md., was third overall in 11:08:19. Miller was the only New Englander to take on The DUC.

*Editor’s Note: Results are found on a variety of sites, including ultrasignup.com, UltraRunning Magazine, and official race websites. We do the best we can to find as many results as possible to report on and recognize the local ultrarunning community.