Whitefish Marathon competitors finish despite unseasonably hot weather
Smoke in the valley cleared only slightly for the Whitefish Marathon races last Saturday but it was the unseasonably warm temperatures in the mid-80s that posed a greater challenge to the over 800 runners who turned out for the event.
The event included a full marathon with 127 participants, a half marathon with 341 and a 5K run that saw 334 runners.
Kalispell's Michael Ortley was the winner of the marathon with a blistering time of 2:56:37. Ryan Wilbur of Kalispell was second, in 3:06:55 and Paul Paschal from Whitefish ran the 26.2 miles in 3:13:18.
The top marathoner in the women's division was Elizabeth Paddock of Missoula with a wildly fast time of 3:31:10. Whitefish runner Robin Bewley finished in 3:32:55, and in third place, Charlene Leroux of Lethbridge, Alberta, ran a 3:34:19. The top three women finished within 3 minutes and 9 seconds of each other.
Whitefish’s Micah Drew won the half marathon with a time of 1:11:12. Peter Schommer from Helena took second with 1:15:16 and Jared Jimmerson from Sandy, Utah, finished third with a time of 1:21:00.
Elizabeth Wasserman from Columbia Falls won the women's division with 1:21:12. Flavie Dokken of Whitefish was second at 1:32:27 and Jeni Halowski from Lethbridge, AB, finished in third place with 1:36:25.
The winner of the 5K was Alyssa Foote from Aloha, Oregon, who ran it in 18:08. Second place belongs to Parker Barrile of Whitefish who ran 19:51 and third went to Kari Eberline of Kalispell with a time of 21:11.
To see complete results, visit www.competitivetiming.com/whitefish-marathon-results
Top 10 Finishers with clock times.
Marathon
Women
Elizabeth Paddock, Missoula, 3:31:10
Robin Bewley, Whitefish, 3:32:55
Charlene Leroux, Lethbridge, AB,3:34:19
Sheridan Wilkes, Kalispell, 3:46:00
Kay Evans, Chocowinity, NC, 3:51:09
Kathy Perrins, Kalispell, 3:55:22
Amy Hotchkiss, Gray Creek, BC, 4:02:56
Scarlet Kaplan, Whitefish, 4:04:52
Sara McAllister, Missoula, 4:05:39
Lesley Zellmer, Chinook, 4:06:37
Men
Michael Ortley, Kalispell, 2:56:37
Ryan Wilbur, Kalispell, 3:06:55
Paul Paschal, Whitefish, 3:13:18
Jacob Deitz, Kalispell, 3:14:04
John Kirby, Kalispell, 3:19:09
Nathan Peterson, Whitefish, 3:29:58
Joshua Johnson, Kalispell, 3:37:34
Seth Carbonari, Eureka, 3:38:41
Justin Kauffman, Whitefish, 3:40:11
Chris Louie, Valencia, CA, 3:39:35
Half Marathon
Women
Elizabeth Wasserman, Columbia Falls, 1:21:12
Flavie Dokken, Whitefish, 1:32:27
Jeni Halowski, Lethbridge, AB, 1:36:25
Sara Raz, Missoula, 1:42:08
Stella Sharbono, Whitefish, 1:43:12
Rhian Young, Missoula, 1:48:22
Shanea Trevino, Whitefish, 1:47:23
Aby Fitch, Whitefish, 1:47:41
Denise Singery, Spokane, 1:49:12
Carley Ellis, Oklahoma City, 1:49:10
Men
Micah Drew, Whitefish, 1:11:12
Peter Schommer, Helena, 1:15:16
Jared Jimmerson, Sandy, UT, 1:21:00
Tim Caramore, Missoula, 1:23:53
Josh Tack, Missoula, 1:27:13
Lonnie Matsuno, Invermere, BC, 1:27:52
Adam Sommers, Kalispell, 1:28:21
Brad Dolesh, Whitefish, 1:29:25
Tyler Gardner, Whitefish, 1:30:50
Branden Heaps, Colbert, WA, 1:31:05
5K
Women
Alyssa Foote, Aloha, OR, 18:09
Kari Eberline, Kalispell, 21:11
Alexis Kemp, Kalispell, 21:49
Jaelyn Wood, Calgary, AB, 22:46
Evelina Nakonechny, Columbia Falls, 23:32
Tatiana Raymond, Columbia Falls, 23:32
Elviera Nakonechny, Columbia Falls, 23:40
Sara Richardson, Kalispell, 24:17
Shady Erhorn, Billings, 25:31
Denise Foote, Beaverton, OR, 24:35
Men
Parker Barrile, Whitefish, 19:51
Robert Roberts Jr., Missoula, 22:37
Alex Stevens, Whitefish, 23:42
Ryan Fatheree, Whitefish, 22:30
Samuel Lockwod, Athol, ID, 23:20
Ethan Ronnegren, Kalispell, 23:00
David Losee, Whitefish, 24:08
Rhett Lindskoog, Columbia Falls, 23:51
Casey Ling, Whitefish, 25:25
Jack Eisenbarth, Whitefish, 25:48