Pretty Decent Weather and
Perfect Traction Accentuate the Adventure at Idaho City
The 17th annual Idaho City Excellent Adventure returned to the historic Idaho gold mining town of Idaho City, 35 miles north of Boise on June 18. Overall, the weather was pretty good, and after some brief showers near the start, things settled down and the weather stabilized. Riders raved afterward about “perfect traction and temperatures” but the fact that it was pouring in Boise and the previous weekend’s death march in the rain at Revenge of the Singletrack, kept overly-cautious participants away in droves. All told only 125 athletes made the trip, the second-smallest Adventure ever, (this event still holds the record as the largest-ever bicycle race in Idaho with 904 entries in 1996) but comments like “awesome course” and “the best course I’ve ever ridden” bounced around…and with some decent weather, 200-300 racers will likely return in 2006. Riders definitely enjoyed the classic, LeMans “run to your bike” start on Main Street and the “everyone from beginner to pro does the same course” format; these kinds of old-style mountain bike events are almost extinct.
The event was round five of the 2005 MBT Wild Rockies Mountain Series, sponsored by Masai, The Boise weekly, Bandanna Running, Ken’s Bicycle Warehouse, George’s Cycles, SuperKart, Trek, K2, and Hyde Park CycleWorks. The day offered something for everyone; there was a 7.5 mile trail run, a run/bike duathlon and of course, The Excellent Adventure mountain bike race, the second-oldest event of its kind in Idaho.
The men’s trail run was once again topped by Kevin Murar from Hailey who ripped untested around the 7.5-mile hilly course (1,800 vertical climb in 3 miles) in a scorching 46:16. Boise’s Christine Hall again topped the female runners with a screaming time of 51:47 and Murar and Nampa’s Gail Dice topped the men’s and women’s duathlon. The pro men’s mountain bike field was won by a patient Shawn Mitchell, from Boise, one of Idaho’s finest who has tried to win the Excellent Adventure for years. His 1:15:56 narrowly beat Caldwell’s Jason Werst who clocked a 1:16:04. The top female mountain biker was Boise’s Sarah Barber, with Boise’s Lorien Lightfield taking second. Mitchell’s and Barber’s names will be inscribed on the historic Excellent Adventure Cup, the cool traveling trophy for the event that has been kicking around for almost two decades and includes famous past winners such as Bob Roll.
The next round of the 2005 MBT Wild Rockies Series will be the 14th annual Brundage Mountain Festival, held at the Brundage Mountain Ski Resort near McCall, Idaho on August 27-28. For more information go to www.wildrockies.com, or call Ron Dillon at (208) 573-4255.
Mountain Bike, Class 1, Pro Men, (17.5 miles):
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1. Shawn Mitchell |
Boise, ID |
1:15:56 |
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2. Jason Werst |
Caldwell, ID |
1:16:04 |
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3. Scott Potter |
Boise, ID |
1:21:15 |
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4. Steven Parker |
Boise, ID |
1:21:18 |
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5. Darren Lightfield |
Boise, ID |
1:22:28 |
Team Tamarack |
Mountain Bike, Class 3, Expert Men 20-29, (17.5 miles):
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1. Brad Brooks |
Meridian, ID |
1:24:52 |
Lactic Acid |
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2. Adam Snyder |
Meridian, ID |
1:31:10 |
Ken’s Bicycle Ware |
Mountain Bike, Class 4, Expert Men 30-39, (17.5 miles):
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1. Alex Phipps |
Boise, ID |
1:26:42 |
Ken’s Bicycle Ware |
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2. Greg Coy |
Boise, ID |
1:27:40 |
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3. Mike McDonald |
Boise, ID |
1:28:29 |
Intermountain Ortho |
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4. Erik Knudsen |
Eagle, ID |
1:31:05 |
Ken’s Bicycle Ware |
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5. Scott Hill |
Boise, ID |
1:31:41 |
Ken’s Bicycle Ware |
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6. Paul Fleming |
Boise, ID |
1:31:48 |
Albertson’s |
Mountain Bike, Class 5, Expert Men 40-49, (17.5 miles):
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1. David Beck |
Boise, ID |
1:26:23 |
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2. Alan Newton |
Boise, ID |
1:26:31 |
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3. Bob Grover |
Baker City, OR |
1:27:31 |
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4. Jim Pekuri |
Boise, ID |
1:27:50 |
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5. Adam Winstral |
Boise, ID |
1:28:27 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 7, Pro Women, (17.5 miles):
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1. Sarah Barber |
Boise, ID |
1:31:09 |
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2. Lorien Lightfield |
Boise, ID |
1:37:12 |
Team Tamarack |
Mountain Bike, Class 8, Expert Women, (17.5 miles):
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1. Lynn Stott |
Boise, ID |
1:35:04 |
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2. Amber Knowles |
Boise, ID |
1:38:29 |
Intermountain Ortho |
Mountain Bike, Class 9, Sport/Expert Men Singlespeed, (17.5
miles):
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1. Toby Biery |
Boise, ID |
1:26:15 |
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2. Geoff Stands |
Boise, ID |
1:33:55 |
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3. Dave Williams |
Boise, ID |
1:35:08 |
Free Ride Cycles |
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4. Larry Rupe |
Boise, ID |
1:56:05 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 11, Sport Men, (17.5 miles):
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1. Jeremy Kough |
Wells, NV |
1:57:27 |
Pequop Ranch |
Mountain Bike, Class 12, Sport Men 20-29, (17.5 miles):
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1. Steve Quenette |
Meridian, ID |
1:31:07 |
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2. Paul Pazdan |
Boise, ID |
1:32:41 |
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3. Carl Anderson |
Boise, ID |
1:33:13 |
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4. Kendall Burgemerer |
Boise, ID |
1:33:52 |
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5. Jay Armstrong |
Boise, ID |
1:35:19 |
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6. Andrew Book |
Boise, ID |
1:36:41 |
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7. Jonathon Kough |
Wells, NV |
1:41:10 |
Pequop Ranch |
Mountain Bike, Class 13, Sport Men 30-39, (17.5 miles):
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1. Sean Ollila |
Boise, ID |
1:23:37 |
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2. Aaron Vaden |
Boise, ID |
1:27:16 |
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3. Kevin Murar |
Hailey, ID |
1:29:33 |
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4. Chad Cepak |
Boise, ID |
1:29:34 |
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5. David Draheim |
Lakeview, OR |
1:32:29 |
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6. Steve Baker |
Boise, ID |
1:34:40 |
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7. Steve Comish |
Boise, ID |
1:34:41 |
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8. Troy Smith |
Pocatello, ID |
1:37:38 |
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9. Hal Miller |
Nampa, ID |
1:40:05 |
Ken’s Bicycle Ware |
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10. Steve Ahrend |
Meridian, ID |
1:47:24 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 14, Sport Men 40-49, (17.5 miles):
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1. Mark Klinger |
Boise, ID |
1:32:37 |
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2. Danny Kelly |
Idaho Falls, ID |
1:33:47 |
Idaho Mtn. Trading |
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3. Eric Tate |
Boise, ID |
1:35:18 |
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4. Douglas Huntley |
Twin Falls, ID |
1:36:35 |
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5. Doug Bradley |
Boise, ID |
1:37:08 |
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6. Colby Dees |
Nampa, ID |
1:37:20 |
Sobernots |
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7. Dave Shuldes |
Boise, ID |
1:37:22 |
Ken’s Bicycle Ware |
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8. Kyle Kunz |
Sun Valley, ID |
1:38:06 |
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9. Tom Halvorson |
Boise, ID |
1:41:53 |
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10. Terry Rousset |
Boise, ID |
1:44:10 |
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11. Chris Haunold |
Boise, ID |
1:52:10 |
Idaho Mtn. Touring |
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12. Brian Shields |
Boise, ID |
1:53:04 |
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13. Ken Snider |
Boise, ID |
1:55:06 |
Ken’s Bicycle Ware |
Mountain Bike, Class 15, Sport Men 50-Up, (17.5 miles):
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1. Dick Newson |
Sandy, UT |
1:32:20 |
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2. John Land |
Boise, ID |
1:33:06 |
Sobernots |
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3. Dan Anderson |
Spring Creek, NV |
1:46:24 |
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4. Jack Heagy |
Boise, ID |
1:47:12 |
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5. Kem Kough |
Wells, NV |
1:52:54 |
Pequop Ranch |
Mountain Bike, Class 18, Sport Women 30-39, (17.5 miles):
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1. Bonnie Hunt |
Boise, ID |
1:49:34 |
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2. Julie Richardson |
Boise, ID |
1:52:40 |
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3. Jana Brimmer |
Salmon, ID |
2:58:36 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 20, Sport/Expert Men (Clydesdale,
200+lbs), (17.5 miles):
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1. Charles Mills |
Idaho Falls, ID |
1:37:13 |
Idaho Mtn. Trading |
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2. Kevin Rice |
Nampa, ID |
1:53:40 |
Cafferty’s |
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3. Kim Mahaffey |
Baker City, OR |
1:55:48 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 24, Beginner Men 13-15, (17.5 miles):
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1. Spencer Johnson |
Boise, ID |
1:41:11 |
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2. Connor Haunold |
Boise, ID |
1:52:08 |
Idaho Mtn. Touring |
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3. Bryce Klinger |
Boise, ID |
1:53:13 |
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4. Brady Adams |
Boise, ID |
1:54:17 |
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5. Seth Anderson |
Boise, ID |
1:57:58 |
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6. Sean Hart |
Boise, ID |
2:01:00 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 25, Beginner Men 16-19, (17.5 miles):
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1. Sam Forester |
Idaho City, ID |
1:59:55 |
Team Squashed Frog |
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2. Will Hall |
Idaho City, ID |
2:00:07 |
Team Squashed Frog |
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3. Dan Mathewson |
Kuna, ID |
2:05:36 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 26, Beginner Men 20-29, (17.5 miles):
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1. Nick Morley |
Boise, ID |
1:36:31 |
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2. Warren O’Dell |
Boise, ID |
2:03:19 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 27, Beginner Men 30-39, (17.5 miles):
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1. Armand Sibal |
Boise, ID |
2:09:19 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 28, Beginner Men 40-49, (17.5 miles):
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1. Curtis Dice |
Nampa, ID |
2:01:04 |
Dice Construction |
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2. Steve Pline |
Boise, ID |
2:12:49 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 29, Beginner Men, 50-59, (17.5 miles):
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1. Tom Reimbolt |
Eagle, ID |
1:49:31 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 33, Beginner Women, 40-49, (17.5 miles):
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1. Gail Dice |
Nampa, ID |
2:28:15 |
Dice Construction |
Mountain Bike, Class 36, Trailblazer Kids 12-Under, (3.5
miles):
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1. Indy Massie |
Boise, ID |
16:23 |
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2. Tate Thornton |
Caldwell, ID |
16:33 |
BYRDS |
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3. Alex Land |
Boise, ID |
16:54 |
BYRDS |
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4. Jon Massie |
Boise, ID |
18:24 |
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5. Nicole Beck |
Boise, ID |
20:28 |
BYRDS |
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6. Jake Marshall |
Boise, ID |
40:34 |
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7. Nate Marshall |
Boise, ID |
1:10:00 |
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Trail Run, Overall Results, (7.5 miles):
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1. Kevin Murar |
Hailey, ID |
46:16 |
1st Man 30-39 |
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2. Paul Pazdan |
Boise, ID |
47:51 |
1st Man 20-29 |
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3. Eric Reynolds |
Boise, ID |
50:23 |
1st Man 40-49 |
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4. Steve Baker |
Boise, ID |
51:17 |
2nd Man 30-39 |
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5. Christine Hall |
Boise, ID |
51:47 |
1st Woman 30-39 |
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6. Chuck Tookey |
Boise, ID |
52:34 |
3rd Man 30-39 |
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7. Ed Goeckner |
Nampa, ID |
52:43 |
4th Man 30-39 |
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8. Kyle Kunz |
Sun Valley, ID |
55:15 |
2nd Man 40-49 |
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9. Ron Wilber |
Boise, ID |
58:16 |
3rd Man 40-49 |
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10. Kayla Parker |
Boise, ID |
59:05 |
1st Woman 20-29 |
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11. Gail Dice |
Nampa, ID |
1:00:10 |
1st Woman 40-49 |
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12. Jim Cooper |
Meridian, ID |
1:01:31 |
1st Man 50-59 |
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13. Chad Fishner |
Boise, ID |
1:01:32 |
5th Man 30-39 |
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14. Kathleen Rathfon |
Nampa, ID |
1:04:22 |
2nd Woman 30-39 |
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15. Curtis Dice |
Nampa, ID |
1:04:33 |
4th Man 40-49 |
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16. Tiffany Hickey |
Caldwell, ID |
1:05:06 |
3rd Woman 30-39 |
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17. Jared Bissen |
Boise, ID |
1:06:03 |
2nd Man 20-29 |
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18. Jennifer Coy |
Boise, ID |
1:06:11 |
1st Woman 20-29 |
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19. Vivian Chan |
Eagle, ID |
1:08:44 |
4th Woman 30-39 |
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20. Teresa Wright |
Boise, ID |
1:14:07 |
5th Woman 30-39 |
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21. Angela Comish |
Boise, ID |
1:14:08 |
6th Woman 30-39 |
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22. Janice Beltzer |
Boise, ID |
1:25:46 |
1st Woman 50-59 |
Duathlon, Overall Results, (7.5 mile Run/17.5 mile mt. bike):
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1. Kevin Murar |
Hailey, ID |
46:16
run/1:29:33 bike |
2:15:49/ 1st 30-39 M |
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2. Paul Pazdan |
Boise, ID |
47:51
run/1:32:40 bike |
2:20:31/ 1st 20-29 M |
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3. Steve Baker |
Boise, ID |
51:17
run/1:34:40 bike |
2:25:57/ 2nd 30-39 M |
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4. Kyle Kunz |
Sun Valley, ID |
55:15
run/1:38:06 bike |
2:33:21/ 1st 40-49 M |
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5. Curtis Dice |
Nampa, ID |
64:33
run/2:01:04 bike |
3:05:37/ 2nd 40-49 M |
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6. Gail Dice |
Nampa, ID |
60:10
run/2:28:25 bike |
3:28:25/ 1st 40-49 F |