US runner Jim Walmsley has won the OCC race at the UTMB World Series Finals after what turned out to be an epic battle on the 61k course.
The US runner was originally in the starting lineup for the 100-mile World Series event on Saturday, but changed to the 55k distance last week. There's been speculation that he is still being plagued by a knee issue that saw him drop out of this year's Western States, but he may also be saving his legs for the World Championships in September. Whatever the reason, the switch up threw a wrench in predictions for the top finishers, with a question mark over whether the race would still be an Italian showdown between Cristian Minoggio and Luca Del Pero or another Walmsley washout.
