380 chase 29th annualWhitefish Lake Run
Mark Tarr, 44, of Columbia Falls said he felt like he was at a high school track meet.
"At the beginning, boom, seven, eight guys are out there right away," Tarr said of the blistering start to Saturday's 10K run.
"Trouble is, four, five of them kept it up."
The opening, and eventual continuing, pace was quick because many of the runners were high schoolers.
"It really helped me out," Tarr said of running with a young and elite group of athletes.
"A lot of times you are out there running all by yourself."
Logan Torgison, a junior-to-be at Polson High School, won the 29th edition of the Whitefish Lake 10K run with a time of 34 minutes, 17 seconds.
Leif Seed of Missoula was second, 34:27; Seth Grossman, who will be a senior at Flathead High School in the fall, was third, 34:31; Matt Shryock, who ran cross country and track at Whitefish High School this past school year, placed fourth, 34:40, and Tarr finished fifth, 34:44.
Tarr finished the 10K last year with a much slower time of 36:36. Still, that was good enough for second place.
Tarr earlier this month won the Montana Governor's Cup Marathon in Helena with a time of 2:52.05.
Over in the women's 10K, Elizabeth (Roodell) Moore of Fort Collins, Colo., had the top showing, 38:52. It was the 15th fastest time overall.
"Not quite where I'd like to be, but I'm pleased with it," Moore said of her time. "I felt good."
Linda Vevera of Whitefish was second, 43:48; Cassie Cowan of Kalispell third, 43:57; Jamie Morgenstern of Bigfork fourth, 45:03; and Tera Klein of Kalispell fifth, 45:03.
Moore is currently on the comeback trail with aspirations of perhaps competing in the Olympic Trails marathon.
The former Eureka standout enjoyed a stellar career on the collegiate level at Colorado State University, graduating in 2002.
She is currently working in cardiac rehabilitation in a hospital in Fort Collins, Colo.
"This is actually the first time I've felt pretty good," Moore said. "When you're bumping up your miles, you feel tired."
Moore injured her Achilles tendon while running the Twin Cities marathon last fall. The injury came at the 19-mile mark.
"I had no choice but to take some time off," Moore said.
She completed her first marathon in Fort Collins a couple of years ago with her dad, Ron.
"It feels good," she said of her Achilles. "I haven't had any problems with it."
As far as the trials?
"I'm a long ways from even a tryout qualifier," she said of her conditioning. "The girls I run with are right there. I have really good training partners. If it happens, it would be great. I have a lot of training to do in a short amount of time."
Moore has won the 5K race at this event in previous years, but this was her first time doing the 10K
"I didn't have any expectations for today," she said.
"It was just good to be back here and running in it; fun to see people I haven't seen for awhile."
Moore is hoping to compete in a marathon this fall.
"I'd have to have a great day," she said of qualifying in the trials for the 2008 Olympics. "My goal is the trials. I'd be thrilled with that."
Moore was in Montana to attend her brother's wedding in Bozeman.
"I knew it was about this time," she said of the run. "I looked it up on the Internet."
In the 5K, Caleb Ambrose of Kalispell won it with a time of 16:46. Justin Barth of Kalispell was second, 16:48; Russ Skelton of Kalispell third, 17:06; Keith Billi of Whitefish fourth, 18:31; and Phillip Moore of Whitefish fifth, 18:48.
Mairead Kelly of Forest City, Iowa, was the top woman finisher, timed in 18:58. She was sixth fastest runner overall.
Shannon Thompson of Kalispell was second, 19:31; Vonda Garcia of Whitefish third, 19:51; Susan Kaluza of Butte fourth, 19:53; and Lisa Vinge of Fernie, British Columbia, fifth, 20:18.
Ambrose, a 2003 Flathead High School graduate, will be a senior at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, Calif.
He ran two years at Montana State before transferring to Westmont.
Last fall, Ambrose helped lead Westmont to a 14th place at the NAIA national cross country championships in Kentucky. Ambrose, the team's No. 2 runner, finished 49th overall.
Last winter, he competed at the NAIA national indoor meet, placing eighth in the mile with a time of 4:18.
There were 380 finishers in the two races; 259 in the 5K and 121 in the 10K.
Final Results
5K
Name Time Age Sex
Ambrose, Caleb 16:46 21 M
Barth, Justin 16:48 16 M
Skelton, Russell 17:06 33 M
Billi, Keith 18:31 39 M
Moore, Phillip 18:48 33 M
Kelly, Mairead 18:58 20 F
Lane, Colter 19:10 18 M
Gimbel, Tripp 19:26 15 M
Morley, Steve 19:29 38 M
Thompson, Shannon 19:31 30 F
Rose, Dan 19:32 38 M
Garcia, Vonda 19:51 39 F
Kaluza, Susan 19:53 46 F
Perrin, Zach 19:56 11 M
Ostrem, Harry 20:04 26 M
Vinge, Lisa 20:18 14 F
Darko, Doug 20:20 53 M
Mann, Helen 20:26 15 F
Compton, Grant 20:36 55 M
Steele, Jack 20:41 13 M
Dietrich, Gary 20:44 52 M
Houlihan, Michael 20:51 46 M
Osterman, Amber 20:51 29 F
Barnes, Remington 20:56 32 M
Ackerly, Roger 21:00 62 M
Likar, Karen 21:32 29 F
Roodell, Ron 21:34 52 M
Duchardt, Scott 21:45 37 M
Perrin, Mike 21:47 39 M
Beane, Tyler 21:50 22 M
Cheff, Jake 21:54 46 M
Schiltz, Taylor 22:00 14 F
Robertson, B 22:03 14 M
Perrin, Lisa 22:07 37 F
Gimbel, Kodiak 22:13 13 M
Morley, Jill 22:14 38 F
Booky, Riata 22:17 18 F
Holt, Stella 22:36 12 F
Dobbins, Jay 22:37 28 M
Island, Kym 22:45 19 F
Dalimata, Colleen 22:56 20 F
Lund, Neal 23:08 50 M
Gregory, Alan 23:09 44 M
Thompson, Dan 23:10 23 M
Schiltz, Forrest 23:19 16 M
McElwee, Chris 23:29 30 M
Williams, Sonja 23:34 47 F
Bennett, Amy 23:41 35 F
Giles, Karen 23:41 44 F
Inmee, Richard 23:45 51 M
Anderson, WM 23:56 63 M
Meier, Bethany 23:57 22 F
McElwee, Deanna 24:02 26 F
Iwerson, Lizzie 24:05 22 F
Barth, Roger 24:06 47 M
Heavinland, N 24:07 11 F
Beiser, Kelly 24:08 15 F
Robertson, Joshua 24:08 14 M
Heavinland, C 24:09 36 F
Vrentas, Heather 24:11 38 F
Heil, Sandy 24:21 41 F
Schiltz, Mark 24:21 40 M
Morgan, Pam 24:24 38 F
Bassett, Aleta 24:30 25 F
Sabine, Brigette 24:42 28 F
Bjelland, Kari 24:54 23 F
Campbell, Bailey 24:59 12 F
Holt, Henry 25:02 10 M
Beiser, Casey 25:04 12 F
Hanzelka, Frank 25:07 49 M
Anderson, Leanne 25:16 25 F
Barth, Kathleen 25:16 14 F
Joern, Jennifer 25:21 17 F
Dowler, Olivia 25:21 14 F
VanNess, Wade 25:21 31 M
Rendahl, Joe 25:25 32 M
Stephens, Gary 25:32 60 M
Giuliani, Anthony 25:37 36 M
Robertson, John 25:40 46 M
Ray, Linda 25:49 46 F
Hale, Eric 25:54 45 M
Long, Hannah 25:56 15 F
Long, Emily 25:57 19 F
Pelto, Christina 25:58 22 F
Henderson, Scott 25:59 37 M
Larsen, Katrina 26:07 33 F
Martin, Ronald 26:11 57 M
Hammett, Bonnie 26:15 46 F
Thomas, Dave 26:19 50 M
Martinson, Greta 26:23 20 F
Jankiewicz, Ellen 26:25 31 F
Walterskirchen, K 26:27 19 F
Johnson, Parker 26:28 12 M
McDonald, Scott 26:29 36 M
Levitt, Stu 26:29 65 M
Finzen, Sara 26:30 26 F
Sherman, Scarlett 26:33 26 F
Grove, Keaton 26:33 9 M
Grove, Coby 26:35 35 M
Mickelson, Nicole 26:38 15 F
Olsen, Lesly 26:46 46 F
Hopewell, Treavor 26:48 11 M
Sagen, Jessica 26:52 12 F
Morin, Mianne 26:53 29 F
Brown, Andy 26:57 42 M
Dobbins, Sarah 27:29 27 F
Kalvig, Rhonda 27:33 43 F
Saunders, Peter 27:43 49 M
Waite, Brianna 28:05 25 F
Johnson, Mary 28:06 44 F
Thomas, Macenzie 28:08 9 F
Gayner, Natalie 28:11 12 F
Keane, Linnaea 28:11 12 F
Happ, Craig 28:11 52 M
Keane, Leo 28:25 58 M
Morin, Brandie 28:26 33 F
Bertelsen, Jayne 28:35 46 F
Given, Lea 28:35 60 F
Newhall, Velma 28:38 67 F
Bilau, Joe 28:41 32 M
Vinge, Regina 28:53 47 F
Schelling, Julie 28:54 46 F
Jacobson, Karen 28:58 47 F
Fletcher, Joanna 29:08 36 F
Thorness, Charis 29:14 30 F
Thorness, Eric 29:14 31 M
Martin, Jeremiah 29:15 28 M
Greenshields, K 29:17 57 F
Martin, Jenny 29:20 29 F
Osler, Ryan 29:22 30 M
Hobgood, William 29:29 67 M
Peterson, Anna 29:33 8 F
Peterson, Leif 29:34 41 M
Campbell, McCallum 29:38 47 F
Gysler, Jennifer 29:42 21 F
Grove, Dianne 29:44 62 F
Grossman, Linda 29:54 47 F
Fajt, Valerie 30:02 29 F
Tarr, Yvonne 30:15 42 F
Happ, Bea 30:17 44 F
Peschel, John 30:37 31 M
Peschel, Laura 30:38 30 F
Thompson, Tyler 30:39 40 M
Tollefson, Tracey 30:51 24 F
Black, John 31:01 71 M
Schelling, Courtney 31:20 13 F
Hinch, Nick 31:21 28 M
Shea, Thomas 31:32 11 M
Bartle, Emily 31:41 34 F
Ackerly, Kathie 31:45 58 F
Lewandowski, Ray 31:51 65 M
Pleasants, Lori 32:11 44 F
Rupprecht, C 32:21 27 F
Reyna, Monica 32:21 23 F
Bassett, Cathryn 32:23 58 F
Spielman, Kenny 32:47 48 M
Fredenberg, Linda 33:25 50 F
Gerrity, Cynthia 33:33 54 F
Williams, Ken 33:34 55 M
King, Laura 33:37 44 F
Kindley, Michael 33:38 6 M
Kindley, Patricia 33:39 44 F
Shea, Kelly 33:40 9 F
Johnson, Ellie 33:42 8 F
McDonald, Heather 33:53 31 F
Gimbel, Allyson 33:54 8 F
Johnson, Kyle 33:59 45 M
Muri, Muri 34:02 54 M
Rose, Dillon 34:18 7 M
Campbell, Chase 34:30 15 M
Henderson, Janet 34:31 36 F
Henderson, Farris 34:31 8 M
Armstrong, Jim 34:59 76 M
Gimbel, Don 35:58 39 M
Harrison, Linda 36:10 57 F
Fergerson, Bonnie 36:18 56 F
Campbell, Hugh 36:21 50 M
Booky, Terry 37:16 48 F
Snyder, Madison 37:17 8 F
Snyder, Holly 37:17 54 F
Porcarelli, Sally 37:57 72 F
Hobgood, Molly 38:00 58 F
Hedges, Carol 38:22 53 F
Adkins, Brock 38:45 7 M
Adkins, Fred 38:46 60 M
Alvord, Wally 38:48 62 M
Shea, Erin 38:53 6 F
Shea, Christine 38:54 41 F
Dickey, Patricia 38:55 54 F
Lafrantz, Barbara 38:55 71 F
Kindley, David 39:12 4 M
Kindley, Kevin 39:39 50 M
Pero, Janen 40:10 49 F
Pero, Rob 40:11 52 M
Rose, Seth 40:27 5 M
Rose, Becky 40:27 34 F
Gimbel, Jody 40:30 35 F
Rommereim, Katie 40:31 22 F
McGrath, Joanne 40:46 54 F
McGrail, Kelly 41:04 31 F
Giles, Angie 41:05 26 F
Osler, Christine 41:16 29 F
Jones, Paula 42:12 52 F
Grindrod, Kim 42:13 50 F
Schelling, Lori 42:45 48 F
Charman, Henry 42:45 6 M
Schelling, Julie 43:08 50 F
Schelling, Amy 44:01 40 F
Schiltz, Cindy 44:15 45 F
Dickey, David 44:15 54 M
Charman, Andrew 44:33 8 M
Charman, Alison 44:59 43 F
Foster, Michaela 45:12 8 F
Foster, Al 45:17 40 M
Follett, Karen 45:33 43 F
Stocking, Lynn 45:34 54 F
Thompson, Will 45:50 8 M
Thompson, Katie 45:51 35 F
Leonard, Gail 45:52 49 F
Shryock Jane 46:05 56 F
Metzmaker, Jan 46:06 54 F
Kollmeyer, Jane 46:06 52 F
Cunningham, Alan 46:07 60 M
Clayton, Marcie 46:34 36 F
White, Wendy 47:01 37 F
Lewis, Delaney 47:02 6 F
Lewis, Miriam 47:02 41 F
Bilau, Kelly 47:06 31 F
Krona, Krona 47:07 38 F
Moss, Gillian 47:12 35 F
Steele, Elaine 47:13 48 F
Murray, Michelle 47:30 21 F
Murray, Mary 47:39 50 F
Briggs, Pauline 47:49 60 F
Young, Melissa 48:02 36 F
Glidden, Shirley 48:03 59 F
Glidden, William 48:04 60 M
Hutchison, Alice 48:06 67 F
Thompson, Carol 48:10 63 F
Besel, Gordan 48:30 67 M
Akey, Jaci 48:54 30 F
Akey, Kathy 48:57 51 F
Akey, Josh 48:58 30 M
Rendahl, Martha 48:59 31 F
Rendahl, Sophia 49:13 2 F
Rendahl, Kelsie 49:14 9 F
Ault, Kimberly 49:17 40 F
Wieterich, Rexanne 49:19 40 F
Matulionis, L 49:28 4 F
Matulionis, A 49:29 41 M
Besel, Barb 49:40 58 F
Tenerowicz, M 49:41 40 F
Smith, Tracy 50:27 32 F
Wear, Pamela 52:39 43 F
Wear, Stephanie 52:40 14 F
Stratton, Jenny 52:57 33 F
Barnhart, Connie 52:58 57 F
Stevens, Ron 54:20 47 M
Fleming, Michelle 54:49 36 F
10K
Torgison, Logan 34:17 16 M
Seed, Leif 34:27 26 M
Grossman, Seth 34:31 17 M
Shryock, Matt 34:40 19 M
Tarr, Mark 34:44 44 M
Nystuen, Carl 34:52 17 M
Mancoske, Michael 35:28 33 M
Roberts, Matt 35:56 21 M
Burnham, Ted 36:21 36 M
Menicke, Richard 36:30 45 M
Snyder, Tom 36:40 18 M
Bahnson, Charlie 36:43 19 M
Caister, K 37:06 31 M
Miller, Matt 37:49 23 M
Moore, Elizabeth 38:52 27 F
Cox, Alex 38:54 18 M
Newhall, Ken 39:33 41 M
Sandefur, Larry 39:39 48 M
Cox, Jandy 39:47 33 M
Hoffmeyer, Kent 39:48 50 M
Roberts, Dean 39:58 33 M
VanDuzer, Louie 40:06 55 M
Hauth, Don 40:24 55 M
Kuntz, Aldo 40:53 49 M
Bjelland, Gary 41:06 55 M
Smith, Craig 42:08 48 M
Bebee, Kohl 42:24 15 M
Sperduti, Paul 42:36 34 M
Smith, Justin 42:59 23 M
Vevera, Linda 43:48 50 F
Cowan, Cassi 43:57 25 F
Lerman, Ethan 44:21 33 M
Crawford, R 44:24 52 M
Shryock, George 44:53 57 M
Pereza, Makaio 45:03 27 M
Morgenstern, J 45:03 17 F
Klein, Tera 45:03 15 F
Soukop, Paul 45:46 45 M
Gastineau, D 45:28 32 F
Friesner, C 46:06 31 F
Callan, Shawn 46:13 16 M
Slyvanus, Thomas 46:31 51 M
Shryock, John 46:42 57 M
Crum, Douglas 46:57 61 M
Anderson, Kathy 47:15 53 F
Shea, Stephan 47:22 42 M
Mattson, Eric 47:28 36 M
Ripma-Ryan, Julie 47:29 48 F
Smith, Lucy 47:37 53 F
Depauw, Philip 47:44 59 M
Wharton, Todd 47:50 34 M
Hawes, Jennifer 48:42 31 F
Bowen, James 48:56 52 M
Sharko, Zenon 49:05 26 F
Thompson, Derreck 49:14 35 M
Morrison, John 49:16 45 M
Shigo, John 49:30 41 M
Watkins, Stan 49:35 54 M
Larsen, Christina 49:48 31 F
Kahn, Suzanne 49:55 35 F
Dainard, Dylan 50:12 32 M
Tasa, Audra 50:18 40 F
Jollymore, Ashley 50:21 29 F
Caldwell, Amanda 50:32 32 F
Janzen, Steve 50:47 38 M
Smith, Judy 51:36 31 F
Jordan, Gil 51:40 60 M
Allison, Mary 51:44 46 F
Nerison, Thomas 51:45 57 M
Bartle, Andy 51:54 36 M
Janzen, Joy 52:00 32 F
Fair, Phyllis 52:00 42 F
Raymond, Alona 52:09 17 F
Rose, Perry 52:20 35 M
Robinson, Kelly 52:24 28 F
Reindl, Phillip 52:25 55 M
Townley, Courtney 52:27 29 F
Taylor, Michelle 52:45 38 F
Gresham, Gail 52:48 21 F
Sibrasse, Stacey 52:51 23 F
Beiser, Janet 52:58 48 F
Boyer, Gretchen 52:59 31 F
Chute, Terry 53:11 52 M
Washer, Leslie 53:20 46 F
Labrie, Marion 53:42 47 F
Raymond, Liz 53:43 46 F
Townley, Jason 53:43 33 M
Foster, Tiffany 53:48 24 F
Nolan, Shelley 53:58 51 F
Foster, Stephanie 54:17 26 F
Bebee, Cindy 54:28 47 F
Muraoka, Bob 54:30 62 M
Brown, Gretchen 54:37 28 F
Jordan, Stephanie 54:43 24 F
Brown, Barbara 54:46 48 F
Lang, Heather 54:49 40 F
Harrison, Ericka 54:50 27 F
Wright, Cathy 55:01 43 F
Frith, Carey 55:28 28 F
Castenson, Karen 55:53 26 F
Vaughan, Robert 55:53 26 M
Jablauczy, Vivien 56:37 45 F
Sharko, Amanda 56:53 25 F
Boilen, Sara 56:58 26 F
Aamodt, Kristie 56:59 31 F
Newhall, Chandler 59:19 69 M
Rose, Cody 1:00.47 10 M
Horning, Dee 1:00.49 34 F
Stockley, Fiona 1:00.50 34 F
Schmidt, Schmidt 1:02.12 22 F
Daniels, Kate 1:02.17 33 F
Wyant, Sarah 1:02.35 25 F
Wyant, Mike 1:02.36 55 M
Preston, Samantha 1:05.16 26 F
Lail, David 1:05.41 54 M
Lail, Karen 1:05.41 51 F
Pearson, Joanne 1:06.57 65 F
Harding, Rick 1:07.06 51 M
Catalfano, S 1:07.04 33 F
Mitchell, Julie 1:09.15 32 F
Corah, Becca 1:09.18 35 F