Athletes
Enjoy New Trails at the 16th Annual Excellent Adventure
Perfect weather and a whole bunch of new trails greeted 150 athletes at the 16th annual Idaho City Excellent Adventure, round five of the 2004 Motion Potion Wild Rockies Mountain Series. Featuring mountain bikes, trail running and a duathlon class, participants of all ages, sizes and speeds roared around the rolling hills above Idaho City.
The Spider was round four of the 2004 Motion Potion Wild Rockies Mountain Series, sponsored by Masai, KNIN Television, Idaho Chiropractic, Mt. West Bank, The Boise weekly, Bandanna Running, Albertsons, Sushi on the Spot, PowerBar, Gold’s Gym, Fly Racing, George’s, Ken’s Bicycle Warehouse, Trek, K2, Dirt Dart and Brian’s Professional Bike Service. The event offered something for everyone; there was a 7 ˝ mile trail run, a run/bike duathlon and a 17 ˝ mile mountain bike race, and about three miles of twisting, cool new singletrack replaced old, boring road sections. The riders loved it.
This is not only the oldest mountain bike race in the Boise area, it is also the only one in the entire region that uses a LeMans (run to your bike) start and everyone from beginner to pro races on the same, 17.5 mile course. It makes things interesting, and it’s fun to watch people running wildly for their bikes which are laid out on Main Street in downtown Idaho City. For the second year in a row, Boise’s Jake Hawkes was the fastest runner and flew out of town first, but Boise’s Darren Lightfield was right on his heels.
The men’s trail run was topped by Drew Michener from Eden who set a course record time of 44:59. Nampa’s Gail Dice won the women’s run in 1:04:38. The winning beginner mountain bike racers were Meridian’s Shane Bunker and Boise’s Lauren Birdsell. Sport, (intermediate) mountain bike winners were Matt Mahs from Hailey and Tracy Steffen from Boise. The winning pro man and first overall rider was Team Tamarack’s Eric Ransom who ripped off a solid 1:15:21 with Jason Werst from LaGrande, Oregon and long-time Boise rider, Tad Hamilton, taking second and third. The women’s pro division was won by another Team Tamarack rider, Stacy Scanlon with Ketchum riders, Brooke Baughman and Molly Peppo finishing second and third. The famous Dead Chicken award – given to the last-place beginning mountain biker – was won by Boise’s Michael Pahang who took over nearly 2 ˝ hours to complete the race, and walked away with an armload of prizes.
The next round of the 2004 Motion Potion Wild Rockies Series will be the 13th annual Brundage Mountain Bike Festival, held near McCall at the Brundage Mountain Ski Resort on July 17-18. This will also feature the first downhill mountain bike race of the season in the region. For more information go to www.wildrockies.com.
Mountain Bike, Class 1, Pro Men, (17.5 miles):
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1. Eric Ransom |
Durango, CO |
1:15:21 |
Tamarack |
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2. Jason Werst |
LaGrande, OR |
1:16:08 |
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3. Tad Hamilton |
Boise, ID |
1:17:21 |
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4. Darren Lightfield |
Boise, ID |
1:17:40 |
Tamarack |
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5. Brad Gillette |
Boise, ID |
1:19:11 |
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6. Orlando Piva |
Bozeman, MT |
1:21:38 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 2, Expert Men 19-Under, (17.5
miles):
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1. Cory Bellinger |
Ketchum, ID |
1:17:35 |
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2. Matt Prencil |
Ketchum, ID |
1:24:00 |
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3. Keith Bryant |
Boise, ID |
1:35:43 |
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Mountain
Bike, Class 3, Expert Men 20-29, (17.5 miles):
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1. Jake Hawkes |
Boise, ID |
1:23:28 |
Tamarack/Goldy’s |
Mountain Bike, Class 4, Expert Men 30-39, (17.5 miles):
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1. Steve Gustufson |
Boise, ID |
1:22:30 |
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2. Ward Schwider |
Boise, ID |
1:22:31 |
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3. Dave Lahn |
Quincy, WA |
1:25:49 |
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4. Will Harvey |
Ketchum, ID |
1:26:32 |
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5. Sean Donovan |
Boise, ID |
1:29:47 |
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6. Lou Gilbert |
Boise, ID |
1:30:28 |
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7. Rich McChrystal |
Boise, ID |
1:31:54 |
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8. Bernie Wolinski Jr. |
Boise, ID |
1:35:30 |
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9. Erik Antink |
Boise, ID |
1:38:00 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 5, Expert Men 40-49, (17.5 miles):
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1. Jeff Conner |
Boise, ID |
1:17:23 |
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2. Jon Gould |
Boise, ID |
1:20:18 |
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3. Tom Platt |
Boise, ID |
1:22:40 |
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4. Steve Care |
Boise, ID |
1:30:15 |
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5. John Stone |
Boise, ID |
1:30:49 |
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6. Jim Pekuri |
Boise, ID |
1:31:02 |
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7. Mark Knowles |
Boise, ID |
1:32:20 |
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8. Bret Bernard |
Boise, ID |
1:32:45 |
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9. Dave Bell |
Ketchum, ID |
1:35:27 |
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10. John Land |
Boise, ID |
1:44:12 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 7, Pro Women, (17.5 miles):
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1. Stacey Scanlan |
Boise, ID |
1:30:08 |
Tamarack |
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2. Brooke Baughman |
Ketchum, ID |
1:32:03 |
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3. Molly Peppo |
Ketchum, ID |
1:46:12 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 8, Expert Women, (17.5 miles):
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1. Bethany Elson |
Park City, UT |
1:36:12 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 9, Expert Men Singlespeed, (17.5
miles):
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1. Shawn Grossman |
Boise, ID |
1:29:24 |
Big Bikes |
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2. Paul Adams |
Poway, CA |
1:29:46 |
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3. Trevor Martin |
Boise, ID |
1:36:54 |
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4. Matt Mundy |
Boise, ID |
1:38:14 |
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5. George Kemp |
Boise, ID |
1:38:46 |
Big Bikes |
Mountain Bike, Class 10, Sport Men 13-15, (17.5 miles):
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1. Zane Dees |
Nampa, ID |
1:54:10 |
Sobernots |
Mountain Bike, Class 11, Sport Men 16-19, (17.5 miles):
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1. Jeremy Davis |
Boise, ID |
1:38:39 |
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2. Jeremy Kough |
Oasis, NV |
1:38:47 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 12, Sport Men 20-29, (17.5 miles):
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1. Matt Mahs |
Hailey, ID |
1:28:57 |
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2. Isaac Hunter |
Nampa, ID |
1:31:58 |
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3. Nick Hardy |
Boise, ID |
1:32:30 |
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4. Martin Van Rensbart |
Nampa, ID |
1:34:55 |
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5. Sam Walbuck |
Boise, ID |
1:37:19 |
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6. Steve Walker |
Hailey, ID |
1:38:11 |
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7. Travis Jensen |
Boise, ID |
1:38:27 |
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8. Erik Knudsen |
Eagle, ID |
1:40:55 |
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9. Andrew Book |
Boise, ID |
1:44:04 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 13, Sport Men 30-39, (17.5 miles):
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1. Scott Hill |
Boise, ID |
1:29:42 |
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2. Po Huang |
Boise, ID |
1:30:41 |
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3. Ryan Andrus |
Boise, ID |
1:31:52 |
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4. Alex Phipps |
Boise, ID |
1:33:00 |
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5. Alan Krishneck |
Boise, ID |
1:33:28 |
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6. Scott Helton |
Boise, ID |
1:33:46 |
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7. Brian Biggs |
Boise, ID |
1:34:26 |
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8. Greg Porterfield |
Boise, ID |
1:34:51 |
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9. Bill Fritts |
Boise, ID |
1:36:07 |
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10. Hal Miller |
Nampa, ID |
1:39:03 |
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11. Troy Smith |
Boise, ID |
1:41:04 |
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12. Dan Krishneck |
Meridian, ID |
1:46:32 |
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13. Dan Lakatos |
Bozeman, MT |
1:53:20 |
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14. Andrew Nichols |
Heber, UT |
1:54:47 |
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15. Brad Duke |
Star, ID |
1:55:56 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 14, Sport Men 40-49, (17.5 miles):
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1. Troy Nichol |
Boise, ID |
1:33:27 |
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2. Adam Winstral |
Boise, ID |
1:33:42 |
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3. John Sparks |
Boise, ID |
1:38:26 |
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4. Colby Dees |
Nampa, ID |
1:39:07 |
Sobernots |
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5. Michael Bading |
Boise, ID |
1:41:43 |
Sobernots |
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6. Ken Snider |
Boise, ID |
1:41:51 |
Ken’s Bikes |
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7. Dave Shuldes |
Boise, ID |
1:43:44 |
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8. Doug Huntley |
Twin Falls, ID |
1:43:51 |
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9. Bob McLaughlin |
Boise, ID |
1:48:22 |
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10. Mike Thornton |
Caldwell, ID |
1:57:31 |
Sobernots |
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11. Larry Rupe |
Boise, ID |
1:59:16 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 15, Sport Men 50-Up, (17.5 miles):
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1. Denny Lewis |
LaGrande, OR |
1:36:52 |
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2. Dick Newson |
Sandy, UT |
1:38:30 |
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3. Rolf Hebenstreit |
Ketchum, ID |
1:41:09 |
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4. Jack Heagy |
Boise, ID |
1:41:18 |
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5. Kem Kough |
Oasis, NV |
1:51:34 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 16, Sport Women 19-Under, (17.5
miles):
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1. Cassandra Moore |
Boise, ID |
2:11:56 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 17, Sport Women 20-29, (17.5 miles):
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1. Amber Knowles |
Boise, ID |
1:51:07 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 18, Sport Women 30-39, (17.5 miles):
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1. Tracy Steffen |
Boise, ID |
1:46:40 |
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2. Julie Richardson |
Boise, ID |
1:50:35 |
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3. Kristi Kendrick |
Boise, ID |
1:58:57 |
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4. Janna Brimmer |
Salmon, ID |
2:26:34 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 20, Sport/Expert Men (Clydesdale,
200+lbs), (17.5 miles):
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1. Dean Hastriter |
Boise, ID |
1:39:00 |
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2. Jay Jenkins |
Boise, ID |
1:43:56 |
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3. Tosche Streib |
Boise, ID |
1:44:34 |
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4. Steve Gates |
Nampa, ID |
1:53:14 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 24, Beginner Men 13-15, (17.5
miles):
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1. Cody Brunett |
Boise, ID |
2:11:53 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 25, Beginner Men 16-19, (17.5 miles)
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1. Dan Mathewson |
Kuna, ID |
2:16:21 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 26, Beginner Men 20-29, (17.5
miles):
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1. Justin Rue |
Boise, ID |
1:49:40 |
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2. Todd Wong |
Boise, ID |
1:51:09 |
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3. Adam Duchele |
Boise, ID |
2:28:50 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 27, Beginner Men 30-39, (17.5
miles):
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1. Armand Sibal |
Boise, ID |
1:49:02 |
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2. Carl Arriola |
Boise, ID |
2:01:26 |
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3. Michael Pahang |
Nampa, ID |
2:29:03 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 28, Beginner Men 40-49, (17.5 miles):
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1. Shane Bunker |
Meridian, ID |
1:43:40 |
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2. Gregg Allington |
Caldwell, ID |
1:45:47 |
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3. Frank Benzing |
Boise, ID |
1:51:38 |
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4. Gary Tubbs |
Boise, ID |
1:54:57 |
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9. Craig Quintana |
Boise, ID |
59:53 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 31, Beginner Women, 20-29, (17.5
miles):
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1. Lauren Birdsell |
Boise, ID |
2:13:22 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 32, Beginner Women 30-39, (17.5
miles):
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Christy Haines |
Boise, ID |
2:15:47 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 35, Beginner Men Clydesdale
(200+lbs.), (17.5 miles):
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1. Kim Mahaffey |
Baker City, OR |
2:04:46 |
Main Street Gym |
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2. Gene Harding |
Boise, ID |
2:13:17 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 36, Trailblazer Kids 12-Under, (4.5
miles):
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1. Chase Dees |
Nampa, ID |
21:05 |
Sobernots |
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2. Nicholas Care |
Boise, ID |
23:10 |
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3. Alex Land |
Boise, ID |
24:15 |
Sobernots |
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4. Tate Thornton |
Caldwell, ID |
24:59 |
Sobernots |
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5. Lauren Stone |
Boise, ID |
25:55 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 37, 12-Under Kids, (17.5 miles):
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1. Saxton Dees |
Nampa, ID |
2:19:29 |
Sobernots |
Trail Run, Overall Results, (7.5 miles):
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1. Drew Michener |
Eden, ID |
44:59 |
1st Man 20-29 |
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2. Kevin Kramer |
Boise, ID |
48:29 |
1st Man 30-39 |
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3. Richard Fernard |
Boise, ID |
54:36 |
2nd Man 30-39 |
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4. Jeff Mailloux |
Boise, ID |
55:31 |
1st Man 40-49 |
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5. Wilbur Row |
Boise, ID |
1:00:22 |
2nd Man 40-49 |
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6. Gail Dice |
Nampa, ID |
1:04:38 |
1st Woman 40-49 |
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7. Greg Moran |
Boise, ID |
1:06:03 |
3rd Man 30-39 |
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8. Curtis Dice |
Nampa, ID |
1:08:26 |
3rd Man 40-49 |
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9. Janie Radinvisch |
Baker City, OR |
1:13:38 |
2nd Woman 40-49 |