(SitNews) Ketchikan, Alaska - Justin Lange MD, came in fifth in the Lone Star 100 Miler - a true Texas mountain race.

For most people, running a marathon would be an achievement but for Dr. Lange, a physician at PHMG Prince of Wales, finishing a 100-mile race in Texas was a monumental achievement.

Justin Lange MD, the PeaceHeatlh Medical Group Prince of Wales physician, runnin in the recently completed a 100-mile race in Texas. Photo courtesy PeaceHealth Ketchikan

Dr. Lange ran the Lone Star 100 Miler race in El Paso that started Saturday, February 8, 2020.

The Lone Star 100 Miler is described as a rugged, unforgiving mountain race located in the Southernmost tip of the Rocky Mountains in El Paso, Texas. The races started at around 5,000' altitude and climbed to 7,192'. Most of the trail was described as low desert with runnable terrain and some easy, technical segments. The climb to the North Franklin Peak is a combination of steep climbing and switchbacks.

All of the races were in the Franklin Mountains State Park. The 100 miler was 3 loops of 33.40 miles with approximately 21,000 feet of gain and descent. The loops ran the counter clockwise rotation.

There were 36 racers at the starting line and only 19 finished. Dr. Lange placed fifth with a time of 30:30:10.

Dr. Lange is currently training for the Prince of Wales International Marathon.

Edited By Mary Kauffman, SitNews

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