Nearly 30 runners compete in Sorry ’Bout That
KRISTI NIEMEYER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 9 months AGO
Kristi Niemeyer learned her newspaper licks at weekly newspapers, beginning at the Mission Valley News in 1981, then at the helm of the Ronan Pioneer and, eventually, as co-editor of the Lake County Leader until 1993. She launched and co-published Lively Times, a statewide arts and entertainment monthly, before returning to the Leader in 2022, and serving as its editor until July 2026. Reach her at [email protected] | January 15, 2025 11:00 PM
Josh Krantz took top honors in Polson Running’s Sorry ’Bout That Half Marathon, held Saturday in Polson, with a time of 1:37, followed by Tristen Flagen with 1:45.
Although temperatures hovered around 32 degrees, runners didn’t seem to be slipping or sliding on the 13-mile route that began and ended at the Mission Valley Aquatic Center. The 29 participants ranged in age from 13 to 71.
Nine of them (including the top two placers) completed the route in less than two hours, including Isabel Seeley (1:47), Kate Leary (1:53), Myles Bieber (1:55), Shanna ManyWounds (1:56), Malia Seeley (1:57) Kyle Isaac (1:57:34), and Brittany Katzer (1:59).
The remaining 20 runners took between two and three hours to finish the course, which led them through town to Kerr Dam Road, along Back Road to North Reservoir Road, and back across the valley to the Polson bike trail and downhill to the Aquatic Center.
While the fastest half-marathon runners in the U.S. can complete a 13-mile course in 58 minutes, the average time, across ages and genders, is 1:50:15.
For more information on future Polson Running events, head to www.facebook.com/polsonrunning.
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