"Hans Troyer and Jennifer Lichter won big at the 2026 Black Canyon 100k in Arizona, and both scored new course records. Troyer finished in 7:20:00, and Lichter clocked 7:57 for the point-to-point run. For Troyer, it was a full-circle moment. He was hospitalized after the 2024 race and then missed last year's contest with illness. Lichter stepped up in distance and, with a new coach and new sponsor, hit a home run."
"The 2026 Black Canyon 100k had a big field of just over 900 runners on the Mayer High School track start line at 7:00 a.m. local time on Saturday, February 14. They'd run 62 desert miles - 55 on the historic Black Canyon National Recreational Trail - to a finish at the Emery Henderson Trailhead outside of Phoenix. The race's first half is net downhill, and most of the course's 7,000 feet of elevation gain is in the more challenging second half."
The 2026 Black Canyon 100k in Arizona produced course-record victories by Hans Troyer (7:20:00) and Jennifer Lichter (7:57) over a 62-mile point-to-point course. Troyer rebounded from hospitalization in 2024 and missed last year, breaking up the lead group until only Eli Hemming remained and then running the final 16 miles solo to finish about four minutes ahead of Anthony Costales. Lichter moved past Molly Seidel late in the first half and held a slim margin over Anne Flower to the finish, beating Flower by 70 seconds. Just over 900 runners started from Mayer High School at 7:00 a.m. on February 14, covering 55 miles on the historic Black Canyon National Recreational Trail. The course features a net downhill first half and most of the 7,000 feet of climbing in the tougher second half. The event is a super Golden Ticket race, the second stop in the 2026 World Trail Majors, and offered crowd-matched prize money totaling over $16,000.
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