Thomas Reiss in training for his 100K record
This Saturday, April 1 2023, Pacific Association athlete, Thomas Reiss, finished 15th Men at the German Championships of 100 Kilometers Road, in 8:28:12. His time betters the current American M55-59 record for the distance which had been set 16 years ago by American Ultrarunning Hall of Fame Roy Pirrung at 8:39:35 at the IAU World Challenge in the Netherlands in 2007. Reiss won the M55-59 age group which happened to be the deepest category with 16 finishers out of a field of 101.