Whitefish Trail Legacy Race
HEIDI DESCH | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 6 years, 6 months AGO
Brooke Ruta, 4, runs in the 2-mile fun run on the Whitefish Trail Sunday morning during the Whitefish Trail Legacy Run. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
Michelle Smith, of Eureka, runs in the 10K during the Whitefish Trail Legacy Run Sunday morning. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
Aidan Calaway, 14, finished second for men in the 5K race during the Whitefish Trail Legacy Run Sunday morning. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
Elizabeth Richardson smiles as she rounds a corner during the start of the 10K during the Whitefish Trail Legacy Run Sunday morning. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
Mason O’Neil, 9, runs in the 2-mile fun run on the Whitefish Trail Sunday morning during the Whitefish Trail Legacy Run. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
A group of runners begin the half marathon race of the Whitefish Trail Legacy Run Sunday morning on the Whitefish Trail. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
Maxwell Brown, 9, finished first for male runners in the 2-mile fun run on the Whitefish Trail Sunday morning during the Whitefish Trail Legacy Run. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
Harper Mulholland, 6, is alls smiles as she runs in the 2-mile fun run on the Whitefish Trail Sunday morning during the Whitefish Trail Legacy Run. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
Becca Corah and Emily Mendoza begin the 10K during the Whitefish Trail Legacy Run Sunday morning. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
Hilary Lindh finished third in the women’s 10K during the Whitefish Trail Legacy Run Sunday morning. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
Tanner Forthofer, 5, begins the fun run during the Whitefish Trail Legacy Run Sunday morning. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
Andy Craig gives a thumbs up during the start of the 10K race during the Whitefish Trail Legacy Run Sunday morning. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
Ryan Senn leads a group of runners in the 10K race during the Whitefish Trail Legacy Run Sunday morning. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
Heidi Desch is features editor and covers Flathead County for the Daily Inter Lake. She previously served as managing editor of the Whitefish Pilot, spending 10 years at the newspaper and earning honors as best weekly newspaper in Montana. She was a reporter for the Hungry Horse News and has served as interim editor for The Western News and Bigfork Eagle. She is a graduate of the University of Montana. She can be reached at hdesch@dailyinterlake.com or 406-758-4421. | October 8, 2018 11:45 AM
Nearly 250 runners took to the Whitefish Trail Sunday morning for the eighth annual Legacy Race.
The event includes a half marathon, 10K, 5K, and family fun run. Starting and ending at the Whitefish Bike Retreat, runners got the chance explore the Whitefish Trail around Beaver Lakes during the race.
The Whitefish Trail is the anchor project of Whitefish Legacy Partners and includes 42 miles of trails and 12 trailheads. For more information, visit www.whitefishlegacy.org or call 406-862-3880.
Top 10
Half Marathon
Women
1. Nicole Murray Whitehall 1:47:11.33
2. Jenni Brown Polson 1:48:09.62
3. Katherine Wright Polson 1:50:40.67
4. Summer Sullivan Butte 1:51:06.99 5. Wendy Janssen Columbia Falls 1:57:17.91
6. Nikki Griffis Kalispell 1:57:46.45
7. Tana Seeley Polson 2:02:45.07
8. Kimberly Pearce Missoula 2:02:53.67
9. Helen Pegram Whitefish 2:03:16.13
10. Jill Pennington Moiese 2:04:14.23
Men
1.Paden Alexander Saint Ignatius 1:26:26.32
2. Ryan Skotnicki Whitefish 1:26:46.76
3. Matt Seeley Polson 1:31:45.96
4. Michael Adams Ronan 1:32:00.50
5. Kory Burgess Lolo 1:33:17.83
6. Mike Bestwick Kalispell 1:34:56.43
7. Austin Allen Moiese 1:35:21.78
8. Craig Hertz Whitefish 1:35:50.12
9. Jeff Brown Whitefish 1:42:37.63
10. Jason Scmidt No city listed 17:38.36
10K
Women
1. Katie Camarata Missoula 59:52.71
2. Jean Baumgardner Missoula 59:48.58
3. Hilary Lindh Whitefish 1:00:40.51
4. Savannah Matyas Whitefish 1:01:16.04
5. Kimberly Ault Whitefish 1:02:00.10
6. Blair Davison Missoula 1:03:57.23
7. Ann Stone Whitefish 1:05:51.01
8. Kimberley Forthofer Whitefish 1:06:36.83
9. Sarah Cameron Kalispell1:06:53.47
10. Rebecca Harbage Helena 1:06:54.50
Men
1. Jim Peacock Columbia Falls 49:58.31
2. Andy Craig Whitefish 51:20.99
3. Greg Colquitt Whitefish 52:40.01
4. David Shearon Whitefish 52:43.76
5. Ryan Senn Bigfork 54:46.60
6. Daniel Mahn Columbia Falls 55:00.53
7. Tyler Hoppes Whitefish 56:40.16
8. Seth Knox Columbia Falls 1:01:51.20
9. Coby Sena Helena 1:02:55.09
10. Cory Sena Helena 1:03:03.91
5K
Women
1. Sami Dolberry Polson 35:01.30
2. Isabel Seeley Polson 35:01.94
3. Jayne Thomson Whitefish 36:03.57
4. Madison Ward Hamilton 36:09.19
5. Charlotte Lehmann Whitefish 36:36.19
6. Raiya McCutcheon Whitefish 36:45.20
7. Kristin Robertson Kila 37:53.60
8. Rachel Hoyt Kalispell 38:39.24
9. Maya Joseph Whitefish 40:16.11
10. Barbara Pfannkuch Whitefish 40:21.90
Men
1. James Thomson St. Albert AB 25:43.53 2. Aidan Calaway Whitefish 29:58.03
3. Landon Brown Kalispell 32:21.15
4. Michael Wright Polson 32:40.84
5. Ian C Whitefish 36:26.14
6. John Shigo Whitefish 37:24.55
7. Tom Hlavacek Whitefish 37:36.63
8. Daniel Lyford Columbia Falls 38:30.41
9. David Joseph Whitefish 40:16.33
10. Geoff Calaway Whitefish 40:20.83
Fun Run
Women
1. Quincy Bennetts Whitefish 21:46.44
2. Blake Ruta Whitefish 24:30.69
3. Ingrid Brown Whitefish 24:33.13
4. Christy O’Neil Whitefish 31:41.65
5. Lisa Calaway Whitefish 36:09.39
6. Harper Mulholland Whitefish 38:36.92
7. Mary Smith Columbia Falls 39:23.57
8. Yofi Smith Columbia Falls 39:26.69
9. Brynn Ruta Whitefish 52:33.28
10. Brooke Ruta Whitefish 52:52.91
11. Sarah Bachofner Kalispell 59:40.21
12. Ellie Bachofner Kalispell 59:42.79
Men
1. Maxwell Brown Whitefish 18:43.08
2. Brody Forthofer Whitefish 19:07.66
3. Porter Shehan Whitefish 21:03.08
4. Joel Shehan Whitefish 21:39.79
5. Mason O’Neil Whitefish 24:33.59
6. Landon Dolberry Polson 28:25.90
7. Tanner Forthofer Whitefish 28:29.44
8. Louie Van Duzer Columbia Falls 28:36.20
9. Bill Mulholland Whitefish 38:38.57
10. Erik Abrahamsen Darby 41:40.04
11. Jared Richardson Whitefish 45:20.08
12. Simon Brenner Polson 1:00:13.42
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