Handelman is King of Big Mountain Run

Mark Handelman outpaced the field in a sprint to the top of Big Mountain at Saturday’s annual Big Mountain Run. Handelman clocked a 37:53 on the route up the Danny On trail to earn King of the Mountain status.

Susan Armstrong finished under an hour to claim title of Queen of the Mountain. She ran the course in 58:20.

12-year-old Jacob Henson was in the mix for the overall title, finishing at 46:14 to earn Prince of the Mountain. Anya Young, 15, wasn’t far behind at 52:25 to earn Princess status.

The race this year started at the base of Chair 1 to spread runners out before they hit the trail, which is reflected in the overall times. The Danny On climbs more than 2,000 vertical feet over 3.8 miles.

This year seven people achieved the coveted Birthday Club status — a finish time less than your age for men and a time less than your age plus 10 minutes for women. Mike Muldown, 71, who has completed the run for 32 of the 34 years, was one of the few to make the Birthday Club.

The race is an annual fundraiser for the Glacier Nordic Club.

34th Annual Big Mountain Run,

Aug. 6, 2016

* Birthday Club winners, men beat their age, women beat their age plus 10 minutes

** Dog Category

King Mark Handelman 37:53

Queen Susan Armstrong 58:20

Prince Jacob Henson 46:14

Princess Anya Young 52:25

Gender Age Time

Mark Handelman M 29 37:53

Joe Swartz M 20 45:27

Jacob Henson M 12 46:14

Jake Ostman M 39 46:47

Shane Mcmillen M 43 47:45

Kyle Henson M 41 48:53

Clay Nelson M 36 50:13**

Mike Lawford M 42 50:32

Anton Young M 13 50:39

Greg Hagar M 29 51:44**

Jeff Metsky M 35 52:11**

Anya Young F 15 52:25

Chrsitopher Moses M 29 52:46

Brent Hartley M 41 53:04

Kayla Kolpitcke F 14 53:18

Joshua Weller M 16 53:37

Walt Hollensteiner M 15 55:00

Matthew Egger M 15 55:33

Chris Adamcyk M 50 55:50

Timothy DeVries M 46 57:08**

Michael Henson M 48 57:29

Rob Tracy M 64 58:11

Susan Armstrong F 57 58:20*

George Shryock M 67 58:34*

Ken Sutton M 46 59:35

Andrei Young M 8 1:01:58

Lisa Hollensteiner F 56 1:01:40*

Mike Muldown M 71 1:01:57*

Spencer Selby M 1:01:58

Jeff Drollinger M 50 1:01:59

Brody Ponsness M 14 1:02:52

Josephine Vardell F 14 1:03:23

Sarah Canepa F 36 1:03:43

Eric Vardell M 60 1:03:56

Kenny Sutton M 11 1:04:06

Olivia Sutton F 13 1:04:38

Sasha Selby F 23 1:05:13

Alexandria Kobza F 22 1:05:15

Danielle Sutton F 43 1:05:18

Dan Wyford M 53 1:05:20

John Shryock M 67 1:05:32*

Virginia Bowland F 52 1:06:21

Sandy Gray M 50 1:08:23

Dale Lantzer M 59 1:09:30

David VanMoorsel M 19 1:09:50

Hunter Grimes F 16 1:09:57

Aaron Trueblood M 13 1:10:00

Steve Qunell M 45 1:10:32

Ada Qunell F 12 1:10:32

Chad Clostio M 48 1:10:59

Cooper Clostio M 15 1:11:00

Carson Romeril M 18 1:11:02

Rylee Armstrong F 11 1:12:12

Riley Anderson F 13 1:12:13

Kathy Lantzer F 55 1:12:54

Hannah Lantzer F 24 1:12:55

Jennie Henson F 48 1:13:04

Jan Metzmaker F 64 1:13:11*

Tod Trueblood M 52 1:17:16

Amy Moffat F 42 1:17:33

Dylan Moffat M 12 1:17:45

Willem Gray M 12 1:19:13

Rachel Bowland F 12 1:19:15

Darcy Heggie M 43 1:19:20

Bill Sleep M 69 1:20:26

Leisha Armstrong F 42 1:20:29

George Bowland M 10 1:24:16

Beth Trueblood F 49 1:24:16

Cole Paschen M 13 1:32:41

Christopher Clostio M 8 1:33:08

Sam Neff M 80 1:35:47

Cassie Bear Medicine F 38 1:38:40

Cherilyn DeVries F 46 1:44:25

Jace Moffat M 9 1:47:10

Kailtyn Anderson F 16 1:47:10

Cooper Anderson M 11 1:47:31

Robin Clostio F 40 1:51:32

Rafael Kolic M 40 2:02:00

Zoenka Kolic F 63 2:02:00