Legacy Run sees record-breaking number of participants
WHITNEY ENGLAND | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 3 years, 2 months AGO
Jennifer Lichter runs in the 50K Legacy Race on Saturday in Whitefish. She broke the women's course record by 50 minutes. (Photo provided by Whitefish Legacy Partners)
Bozeman's Dyer Healy runs to first place in the 50K race during the Whitefish Trail Legacy Run on Saturday in Whitefish. (Photo courtesy of Whitefish Legacy Partners)
Over 600 people participated in the 11th Annual Whitefish Trail Legacy run over two days last weekend in Whitefish.
On Saturday, Oct. 1 participants ran the 50K Mountain Ultra course that started in Depot Park, climbed to the summit of Big Mountain via the Whitefish Trail in Haskill and finished back at Depot Park during the Great Northwest Oktoberfest.
On the women’s side, professional runner with The North Face Jennifer Lichter of Missoula ran to first place and broke the women’s 50K course record by 50 minutes. Her time of 4:29:00 was also second overall in the race. For the men, Dyer Healy of Bozeman took first with a time of 4:22:48.
On Sunday, Oct. 2 there were four different races available to participate in — a half marathon, 10K, 5K and a family-fun run. These courses explored the Whitefish Trail in the Beaver Lakes area, starting and ending at the Whitefish Bike Retreat.
In the Half Marathon, Woods River of Missoula took first for the men with a time of 1:43:46. For the women, Jordan Gurgiolo of Polson clocked 1:59:35 for first place. Other results can be found at competitivetiming.com.
Whitefish Legacy Partners saw a new participation record with 664 people registered across all five races, including 170 runners for the 50K.
“The Legacy Run celebrates our community trail system with a race distance for everyone,” said Alan Davis, WLP Director of Development. “It was so wonderful to see so many runners and families participating, all in support of Whitefish Legacy Partners and our important work. It was the perfect fall day to explore the Whitefish Trail. Thanks to all runners for making it a record event for WLP.”
Full results can be found at https://competitivetiming.com/legacy/#unique-id-2022
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