Good Weather, Good Racing,
Good Fun at 11th Annual Oregon Trail Classic
Sometimes it rains at the Oregon Trail Classic, held near Baker City, Oregon. Sometimes it snows and sometimes the wind howls through a combination of rain and snow. And sometimes the weather is just perfect, as was the case of the 11th running of the Oregon Trail Classic on April 30, round two of the 2005 MBT Wild Rockies Mountain Series. The event featured mountain bikes, trail running and a duathlon, allowing participants of all ages, sizes and speeds to enjoy the rolling desert hills surrounding the historic Oregon Trail which winds and dips through the area in rural Baker County.
The event was round two of the 2005 MBT Wild Rockies Mountain Series, sponsored by Masai, The Boise weekly, Bandanna Running, Sushi on the Spot, Trek, K2, Hyde Park CycleWorks, and Flagstaff Sports. The day offered something for everyone; there was a 8.5 mile trail run, a run/bike duathlon and a mountain bike race, ranging from a beginner distance of 10.5 miles, up to 31.5 miles for pros, and the event turnout was larger than it has been since 1997, with 108 participants showing up to enjoy the moment.
The men’s trail run was topped by Kenny McDaniel from Boise who flew uncontested around the 8.5 mile hilly course in a fast 57:52, just missing Joe Dudman’s course record of 57:22. Boise’s Christine Hall shaved almost ten minutes off of the women’s course record to top the women’s field at 1:06:15 and Boise’s Ron Miller and Nampa’s Gail Dice topped the duathlon. The pro men’s mountain bike field was headed by Brandon Akers from Boise, and the top female mountain biker was Boise’s Tracy Steffen. The sport riders were headed by Andrew Mentzer, who was the first overall sport rider and also the winner in the singlespeed class.
The next round of the 2005 MBT Wild Rockies Series will be the 14th annual Bordertown Challenge, held near Wells, Nevada on May 7. For more information go to www.wildrockies.com, or call Ron Dillon at (208) 573-4255.
Mountain Bike, Class 1, Pro Men, (31.5 miles):
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1. Brandon Akers |
Boise, ID |
2:15:06 |
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2. Jon Gould |
Boise, ID |
2:20:24 |
Tamarack Resort |
Mountain Bike, Class 3, Expert Men 20-29, (23.5 miles):
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1. Casey Smith |
Boise, ID |
1:43:48 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 4, Expert Men 30-39, (23.5 miles):
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1. Lou Gilbert |
Boise, ID |
1:46:19 |
Cafferty’s |
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2. Erik Knudsen |
Eagle, ID |
1:55:01 |
Ken’s Bicycle Ware |
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3. Alex Phipps |
Boise, ID |
1:56:45 |
Ken’s Bicycle Ware |
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4. Mike McDonald |
Boise, ID |
2:02:20 |
Int. Mtn. Orthopedic |
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5. Greg Cox |
Boise, ID |
2:03:37 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 5, Expert Men 40-49, (23.5 miles):
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1. Claren Peroz |
LaGrande, OR |
1:46:42 |
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2. Adam Winstral |
Boise, ID |
1:56:50 |
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3. Matt Allen |
LaGrande, OR |
1:59:27 |
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4. Tim Inch |
Ketchum, ID |
2:10:15 |
MBT Footwear |
Mountain Bike, Class 8, Expert Women, (23.5 miles):
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1. Tracy Steffen |
Boise, ID |
2:25:32 |
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2. Amber Knowles |
Boise, ID |
2:42:58 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 9, Sport/Expert Men Singlespeed, (21
miles):
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1. Andrew Mentzer |
Boise, ID |
1:40:26 |
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2. David Williams |
Boise, ID |
1:46:23 |
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3. Steve Gates |
Nampa, ID |
2:03:45 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 12, Sport Men 20-29, (21 miles):
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1. Fred Maxwell |
Corvallis, OR |
2:04:19 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 13, Sport Men 30-39, (21 miles):
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1. Winfield Hartz |
LaGrande, OR |
1:42:55 |
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2. Evan Mackenzie |
Hillsboro, OR |
1:45:00 |
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3. Andrew Platt |
Portland, OR |
1:45:26 |
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4. Paul Willard |
Garden Valley, ID |
1:45:45 |
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5. Don Gifford |
Meridian, ID |
2:03:15 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 14, Sport Men 40-49, (21 miles):
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1. Greg Parker |
Boise, ID |
1:47:26 |
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2. Terry Rousset |
Boise, ID |
1:48:03 |
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3. Doug Huntley |
Twin Falls, ID |
1:57:16 |
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4. Mike Thornton |
Caldwell, ID |
1:59:37 |
Sobernots |
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5. Danny Kelly |
Idaho Falls, ID |
2:00:53 |
Idaho Mtn. Trading |
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6. Gerald Ricksecker |
Kuna, ID |
2:03:12 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 15, Sport Men 50-Up, (21 miles):
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1. John Land |
Boise, ID |
1:49:51 |
Sobernots |
Mountain Bike, Class 18, Sport Women 30-39, (21 miles):
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1. Tamara Adamek |
Boise, ID |
1:53:10 |
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2. Kristi Kendrick |
Boise, ID |
2:00:23 |
Ken’s Bicycle Ware |
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3. Julie Richardson |
Boise, ID |
2:03:26 |
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4. Jana Brimmer |
Salmon, ID |
2:10:39 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 19, Sport Women 40-Up, (21 miles):
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1.Christi Hall |
Boise, ID |
1:57:35 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 20, Sport/Expert Men (Clydesdale,
200+lbs), (21 miles):
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1. Chris Freeman |
Nampa, ID |
1:53:55 |
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2. Charles Mills |
Idaho Falls, ID |
1:58:06 |
Idaho Mtn. Trading |
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3. Kim Mahaffey |
Baker City, OR |
2:07:27 |
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4. Brad Duke |
Star, ID |
2:23:33 |
Gold’s Gym |
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5. Kevin Rice |
Nampa, ID |
2:28:45 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 24, Beginner Men 13-15, (10.5 miles):
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1. Brady Adams |
Boise, ID |
1:03:09 |
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2. Dylan Jones |
Boise, ID |
1:03:49 |
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3. Greg Montgomery |
Boise, ID |
1:17:02 |
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4. Saxton Dees |
Nampa, ID |
1:23:03 |
B.Y.R.D.S. |
Mountain Bike, Class 25, Beginner Men 16-19, (10.5 miles):
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1. David Jensen |
Boise, ID |
1:11:22 |
B.Y.R.D.S. |
Mountain Bike, Class 26, Beginner Men 20-29, (10.5 miles):
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1. Davin Napier |
Nampa, ID |
54:12 |
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2. Holt Haga |
Boise, ID |
56:24 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 27, Beginner Men 30-39, (10.5 miles):
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1. Ron Miller |
Boise, ID |
50:47 |
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2. Chris Ruffner |
Eagle, ID |
58:20 |
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3. Frank Copriumicar |
Boise, ID |
1:14:02 |
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4. Michael Pahang |
Nampa, ID |
1:15:59 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 28, Beginner Men 40-49, (10.5 miles):
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1. Jim Vannau |
Boise, ID |
1:01:40 |
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2. Cahill Jones |
Boise, ID |
1:04:19 |
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3. Curtis Dice |
Nampa, ID |
1:06:26 |
Dice Construction |
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4. Vincent Veloz |
Nampa, ID |
1:07:25 |
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5. Gary Tubbs |
Boise, ID |
1:08:35 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 31, Beginner Women, 20-29, (10.5 miles):
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1. Amy Yost |
Boise, ID |
1:17:31 |
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2. Sarah Goldstein |
Boise, ID |
1:23:03 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 32, Beginner Women 30-39, (10.5 miles):
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1.
Jayne Bick |
Boise, ID |
1:23:34 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 33, Beginner Women 40-49, (10.5 miles):
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1. Gail Dice |
Nampa, ID |
1:20:40 |
Dice Construction |
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2. Angela Hill |
Boise, ID |
1:24:52 |
Ken’s Bicycle Ware |
Mountain Bike, Class 36, Trailblazer Kids 12-Under, (2.5
miles):
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1. Tate Thornton |
Caldwell, ID |
25:57 |
Sobernots |
Mountain Bike, Class 37, 12-Under Kids, (10.5 miles):
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1. Chase Dees |
Nampa, ID |
1:25:56 |
B.Y.R.D.S. |
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2. Alex Land |
Boise, ID |
1:28:00 |
B.Y.R.D.S. |
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3. Grace Alexander |
Boise, ID |
1:52:04 |
B.Y.R.D.S. |
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4. Nicole Beck |
Boise, ID |
2:10:25 |
B.Y.R.D.S. |
Mountain Bike, Class 38, Tandam, (10.5 miles):
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1.
David & Michael Beck |
Boise, ID |
1:59:34 |
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Trail Run, Overall Results, (8.5 miles):
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1. Kenny McDaniel |
Boise, ID |
57:52 |
1st Man 20-29 |
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2. Eric Reynolds |
Boise, ID |
1:04:27 |
1st Man 40-49 |
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3. Ed Goeckner |
Nampa, ID |
1:06:04 |
1st Man 30-39 |
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4. Christine Hall |
Boise, ID |
1:06:15 |
1st Woman 30-39 |
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5. Ron Miller |
Boise, ID |
1:08:48 |
2nd Man 30-39 |
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6. Allen Day |
Idaho Falls, ID |
1:09:59 |
2nd Man 40-49 |
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7. Vincent Veloz |
Nampa, ID |
1:11:39 |
3rd Man 40-49 |
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8. Charlie Francisco |
Mountain Home, ID |
1:12:59 |
1st Man 50-59 |
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9. Rusty Whitham |
Mtn. Home AFB, ID |
1:13:03 |
3rd Man 30-39 |
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10. Kiley Baxter |
Boise, ID |
1:15:39 |
1st Woman 20-29 |
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11. Cheryl Moore |
LaGrande, OR |
1:16:25 |
2nd Woman 20-29 |
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12. Curtis Dice |
Nampa, ID |
1:18:03 |
4th Man 40-49 |
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13. Gail Dice |
Nampa, ID |
1:18:04 |
1st Woman 40-49 |
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14. BJ Moritz |
Boise, ID |
1:18:13 |
2nd Man 20-29 |
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15. Kristie Miller |
Meridian, ID |
1:21:20 |
1st Woman 50-59 |
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16. Gary Reller |
Portland, OR |
1:26:27 |
2nd Man 50-59 |
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17.Jayne Bick |
Boise, ID |
1:26:34 |
2nd Woman 30-39 |
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18. Amy Yost |
Boise, ID |
1:28:35 |
3rd Woman 20-29 |
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19. Debbie Hardy |
Boise, ID |
1:30:33 |
2nd Woman 50-59 |
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20. Frank Copriunicar |
Boise, ID |
1:31:04 |
4th Man 30-39 |
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21. Cindy Denne |
Baker City, OR |
1:38:23 |
2nd Woman 40-49 |
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22. Janie Brose |
Baker City, OR |
1:38:24 |
3rd Woman 40-49 |
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23. Tracy Harris |
LaGrande, OR |
1:41:38 |
1st Woman Clydes |
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24. Dena Tams |
LaGrande, OR |
1:41:39 |
4th Woman 40-49 |
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25. Joe Young |
Boise, ID |
1:44:23 |
5th Man 40-49 |
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26. Chas Lowry |
Baker City, OR |
55:06 (2.5 mile course) |
1st Trailblazer Man |
Duathlon, Overall Results, (8.5 mile Run/10.5 mile mt. bike):
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1. Ron Miller |
Boise, ID |
1:08:48 run/50:47 bike |
1:59:34/ 1st 30-39 M |
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2. Vincent Veloz |
Nampa, ID |
1:11:39
run/1:07:25 bike |
2:19:04/ 1st 40-49 M |
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3. Curtis Dice |
Nampa, ID |
1:18:03
run/1:06:26 bike |
2:24:27/ 2nd 40-49 M |
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4. Gail Dice |
Nampa, ID |
1:18:04
run/1:20:40 bike |
2:38:44/ 1st 40-49 F |
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5. Frank Copriumicar |
Boise, ID |
1:31:04
run/1:14:02 bike |
2:45:06/ 2nd 30-39 M |
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6. Amy Yost |
Boise, ID |
1:28:35
run/1:17:31 bike |
2:46:06/ 1st 20-29 F |
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7. Jayne Bick |
Boise, ID |
1:26:34
run/1:23:34 bike |
2:50:08/ 1st 30-39 F |