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Whitefish Marathon runners race through town

| May 26, 2021 1:00 AM

About 1,000 runners participated in the Whitefish Marathon Saturday morning throughout Whitefish.

Runners raced in the full marathon, half marathon and 5K on courses starting at Depot Park running down Central Avenue, along Whitefish Lake and roads in rural Whitefish.

Ryan Neely of Draper, Utah, was the top racer on the men’s side in the full marathon finishing with a time of 2:38:10.

Kristi Spitzmueller of Minneapolis, was the top finisher on the women’s side in the full marathon with a time of 3:04:45.

Jason Blyth was the top Whitefish finisher in the men’s full marathon at 13th place with a time of 3:29:30.

The top Whitefish finisher in the women’s race was Leith Paganoni in fifth place with a time of 3:29:39.

The Whitefish Marathon is a fundraiser for The WAVE.

For complete results, visit https://www.whitefishmarathon.com/

Full Marathon

Female

Top 10

1 Kristi Spitzmueller Minneapolis MN 3:04:45

2 Penny Parrish Pocatello ID 3:15:52

3 Kimberly Neely Draper UT 3:16:45

4 Lindsey Elste Wheaton IL 3:21:28

5 Leith Paganoni Whitefish MT 3:29:39

6 Joette Ballard Pocatello ID 1136 3:33:14

7 Katie Crane Chico CA 3:33:27

8 Noel Prandoni West Glacier MT 3:39:28

9 Abby Fitch Westlake Village CA 3:46:34

10 Alyson Freitag Billings MT 3:46:34

Male

1 Ryan Neely Draper UT 2:38:10

2 Drew Galahan Harlowton MT 3:02:49

3 Brian Sukut Livingston MT 3:04:30

4 Kyle Bowden San Antonio TX 3:07:41

5 Benjamin McCulloch Chugiak AK 3:08:34

6 Linus Jacobson Spokane WA 3:11:20

7 Tor Gudmundsen Helena MT 3:19:03

8 Paul Wojtkiewicz Kennewick WA 3:20:39

9 Jheren Svoboda Eagle River AK 3:23:01

10 Roger Wells Mableton GA 1:47:23

Half marathon

Female

1 Scarlet Kaplan Whitefish MT 1:35:09

2 Mary Kuder Seattle WA 1:37:35

3 Rebecca Milligan Kalispell MT 1:43:07

4 Elisa Mohr Overland Park KS 1:41:47

5 Katie Boote Kalispell MT 1:42:28

6 Lauren Bradley Whitefish MT 1:44:35

7 Genevieve Cyrenne Missoula MT 1:45:02

8 Kirsten Svennungsen Whitefish MT 1:45:14

9 Heather Noonan Encinitas CA 1:45:25

10 Hannah Nelson Whitefish MT 1:45:36

Male

1 Micah Drew Kalispell MT 1:11:22

2 Wade Voyles Kalispell MT 1:16:29

3 Adam McMonagle Eagan MN 1:21:49

4 Myers Reece Kalispell 1:30:21

5 Joshua Johnson Kalispell MT 1:31:43

6 Asa Wolfe Tacomatacom WA 1:31:43

7 Brady Thompson Columbia Falls 1:32:06

8 Aiden Butterfield Bigfork MT 1:32:46

9 Marc Burnham Whitefish MT 1:33:04

10 Ed Blair Whitefish MT 1:33:26

5K

Female

1 Nicole Murray Missoula MT 19:35

2 Alisa Hashley Bozeman MT 22:17

3 Kelly Redfield Kalispell MT 23:12

4 Josi Thyr Whitefish MT 23:24

5 Kristen Rehm Harrison NY 23:27

6 Brittany Odegard Kalispell MT 23:30

7 Shanea Trevino Kalispell MT 23:34

8 Wendy Stocke Saint Petersburg FL 23:55

9 Kelsey Jones Kalispell MT 24:04

10 Jessie Pappenfus Columbia Falls MT 24:25

Male

1 Liam Gallagher Whitefish MT 19:15

2 Parker Barrile Whitefish MT 20:09

3 William Cronk Kalispell MT 20:26

4 Kasen Kastner Kalispell MT 20:28

5 Aaron McPherson Whitefish MT 20:43

6 Austen Nelson Whitefish MT 20:43

7 Aj Zlogar Kalispell MT 20:51

8 David Christensen Kalispell MT 20:55

9 Preston McPherson Whitefish MT 20:59

10 Danny Smith Libby MT 21:27

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Participants begin running in the annual Whitefish Marathon at 8 a.m. on Saturday in Whitefish. (Whitney England/Whitefish Pilot)

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Wade Voyles of Kalispell runs near the Trailview subdivision in Whitefish during the Whitefish Marathon on Saturday. He took second overall in the half marathon race. (Whitney England/Whitefish Pilot)

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Micah Drew of Kalispell nears the finish line as he runs to first place in the Whitefish half marathon race on Saturday. (Whitney England/Whitefish Pilot)

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Kristi Seymour of Chinook, Montana, and Avery and Samantha Holshue of Canyon Creek, Montana, cross the finish line in the 5k event during the Whitefish Marathon on Saturday. (Whitney England/Whitefish Pilot)

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Ryan Neely of Draper, Utah runs on the path alongside East Lakeshore Drive during the Whitefish Marathon on Saturday. He was the mens top overall finisher in the full marathon event. (Whitney England/Whitefish Pilot)

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A spectator congratulates William Anderson of Columbia Falls as he crosses the finish line of the Whitefish half marathon on Saturday. (Whitney England/Whitefish Pilot)

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Runners take off at the start of the Whitefish Marathon on Saturday. (Whitney England/Whitefish Pilot)

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Hyojin Meadows of Spokane, Washington celebrates as she runs through the finish line of the Whitefish half marathon event on Saturday. (Whitney England/Whitefish Pilot)

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Runners make their way down Second Street during the Whitefish Marathon on Saturday. (Whitney England/Whitefish Pilot)

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Maura Lammers of Spokane, Washington runs down Depot Street as she competes in the Whitefish Marathon on Saturday. She took sixth in her division of the full marathon. (Whitney England/Whitefish Pilot)

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Myers Reece of Kalispell runs down Monegan Road during the Whitefish Marathon on Saturday in Whitefish. He took fourth in the half marathon event. (Whitney England/Whitefish Pilot)

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Adam McMonagle of Eagan, Minnesota runs across the finish line to take third overall in the mens division in the Whitefish Half Marathon on Saturday. (Whitney England/Whitefish Pilot)

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