Whitefish Marathon runners race through town
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