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Home<\/a> \u00bb Endurance<\/a> \u00bb Running<\/a> \u00bb Devon Yanko Caps Off Rollercoaster Year With 2 Course Records and a \u2018Golden Ticket\u2019 Win<\/div>\n

Despite a lupus prognosis, ultrarunning legend Devon Yanko completed 2022 very sturdy and has her eyes on even larger issues to come back.<\/p>\n

The race season is over for Devon Yanko. <\/strong>This yr she got down to do 5 100 milers, however solely accomplished two 100-mile races and a 50-mile race at Brazos Bend in December. It\u2019s not what she anticipated when she began out. But throughout this rollercoaster yr, she\u2019s needed to navigate each monumental highs and lows.<\/p>\n

The highs? The 40-year-old runner moved to Howard, Colorado. She outright gained<\/em> the Umstead 100<\/a><\/strong>, positioned fourth at High Lonesome 100<\/a><\/strong>, and, most just lately, she gained the Javelina Jundred\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>in October.<\/p>\n

The latter was a notable victory for the unsponsored Yanko. Yet, the information was pretty quiet regardless of besting top-of-the-line girls\u2019s 100-mile fields this yr.<\/p>\n

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The lows? Just 3 weeks earlier than Javelina, Yanko was recognized with lupus, a power illness that causes irritation and ache all through the physique. She\u2019d been unknowingly combating the illness as she tried to run 5 100-mile races as a part of her self-created \u201cDY DIY Slam\u201d (a twist on the Grand Slam of Ultrarunning<\/strong><\/a>).<\/p>\n

While her life will proceed to vary as she adapts to a brand new actuality, her performances at Javelina and Brazos Bend have Yanko specializing in extra good days to come back.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t control what my body will do, not while racing and not with lupus,\u201d Yanko mentioned. \u201cBut I can control my mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u2018Devon Yanko DIY Slam\u2019<\/h2>\n
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