Last week, Ryan Lange finished the Summit 200 in first place, beating out the second-place finisher by about 10 hours. The Summit 200 climbs over 40,000 feet as runners make their way across Summit County. He started running in college solely as a way to get in shape. At that same time, I was into ultra marathon running,” Lange explained. Ryan Lange crosses the finish line for the recent Summit 200 race while rain drizzles down.