2011 Challenge Race Results
It was the hottest day yet for the Bigfork Valley Challenge races as the day warmed up toward the 80s,
but still 120 racers, runners and walkers enjoyed the new scenic routes for the half marathon and
10k races and 5k run/walk. This year thanks to Jill Johnson you will be able to purchase a picture
of yourself crossing the finish line! Follow this link to the gallery.
Jill is donating all profits to the Caleb's Basket fund at Bigfork Valley which provides monies
to feed and care for the pets of the Bigfork Valley Communities nursing home. Thank you!
Did you like the new courses and lunch? We listen to your comments! The new courses
were a direct result of your suggestions. Please fill out and mail your survey form that was
in your race bag to help us make this an even better race. You can also email comments to
publicrelations@bigforkvalley.org. Don't forget to tell us which event you participated in.
Planning ahead? The 2012 Bigfork Valley Challenge will be held on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012.
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Half Marathon - MEN |
| Bib # |
Participant |
Age |
Town |
Time |
| First across the line |
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269 | Scott Bird | 28 | Deer River MN | 1:30:35 |
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Age Group: 20-29 |
| 269 | Scott Bird | 28 | Deer River MN | 1:30:35 |
| 266 | Jon Van Nurden | 28 | Marcell MN | 1:52:56 |
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Age Group: 30-39 |
| 265 | Josh Troumbly | 32 | Bovey MN | 1:44:36 |
| 279 | Jay Hildenbrand | 34 | Hibbing MN | 1:45:44 |
| 276 | John Garrison | 38 | Cohasset MN | 1:48:26 |
| Age Group: 40-49 |
| 274 | Rob Levitz | 46 | Bovey MN | 1:34:52 |
| 267 | Lee Zieske | 42 | | 1:44:45 |
| 252 | Kurt Eggleston | 43 | Dassle MN | 1:44:46 |
| Age Group: 50-59 |
| 277 | Chris Lynch | 53 | Grand Rapids MN | 1:39:19 |
| 270 | Jose Sanchez | 56 | Cohasset MN | 1:40:22 |
| 258 | Kevin Hovila | 53 | Bigfork MN | 1:45:46 |
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Age Group: 60-69 |
| 247 | Jim Bakker | 64 | Marcell MN | 1:53:27 |
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Half Marathon - WOMEN
First across the line |
| 251 | Shantel Danielson | 31 | Pengilly MN | 1:30:07 |
| Age Group: 0-13 |
| 280 | Elyssa Peterson | 13 | Nashwauk MN | 1:39:17 |
| Age Group: 14-19 |
| 254 | Emily Emerson | | Deer River MN | 2:13:11 |
| Age Group: 20-29 |
| 248 | Hannah Casey | 29 | Side Lake MN | 1:51:33 |
| 273 | Jamie Kleinendorst | 25 | Grand Rapids MN | 2:25:54 |
| Age Group: 30-39 |
| 251 | Shantel Danielson | 31 | Pengilly MN | 1:30:07 |
| 248 | Brianna Borndal | 35 | | 1:48:58 |
| 268 | Katie Hanson | 30 | Cohasset MN | 2:01:05 |
| Age Group: 40-49 |
| 262 | Dawn Ross | 46 | Duluth MN | 1:54:46 |
| 278 | Linda Belanger | 43 | International Falls MN | 1:54:53 |
| 275 | Rebecca Levitz | 46 | Bovey MN | 2:06:59 |
| Age Group: 50-59 |
| 253 | Mary Eggleston | 53 | Faribault MN | 2:23:25 |
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10k - MEN |
| Bib # |
Participant |
Age |
Town |
Time |
| First across the line |
|
|
| 53 | Nate Waech | 42 | Grand Rapids MN | 0:45:37 |
| Age Group: 20-29 |
| 48 | Lukas Slater | 25 | West St. Paul MN | 0:48:59 |
| 45 | Mike Olson | 25 | Grand Rapids MN | 0:57:57 |
| 58 | Luke Huotari | 26 | Grand Rapids MN | 0:58:27 |
| Age Group: 30-39 |
| 135 | Phillip Imholte | 31 | Grand Rapids MN | 0:45:56 |
| 47 | Mitch Slater | 33 | | 0:48:37 |
| 54 | Alan Dettmer | 39 | Grand Rapids MN | 0:48:42 |
| Age Group: 40-49 |
| 53 | Nate Waech | 42 | Grand Rapids MN | 0:45:37 |
| 55 | Tony Goldenstein | 45 | Stillwater MN | 0:49:53 |
| 39 | Frank Fairchild | 40 | Swan River MN | 0:58:15 |
| Age Group: 50-59 |
| 46 | James Sippola | 58 | Pengilly MN | 1:02:47 |
| 56 | Scott Goldenstien | 51 | Belle Plaine MN | 1:16:12 |
| Age Group: 60-69 |
| 65 | Paul Bauer | 66 | Hill City MN | 0:50:15 |
| 52 | John McCoy | 67 | Effie MN | 0:59:45 |
| 43 | Brian Noland | 63 | Bigfork MN | 1:01:37 |
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10k - WOMEN |
| First across the line |
| 137 | Tara Makinen | 31 | Grand Rapids MN | 0:47:30 |
| Age Group: 14-19 |
| 68 | Hailey Cortese | 14 | Eveleth MN | 1:30:54 |
| Age Group: 20-29 |
| 59 | Tara Hagen | 24 | Grand Rapids MN | 0:59:25 |
| Age Group: 30-39 |
| 137 | Tara Makinen | 31 | Grand Rapids MN | 0:47:30 |
| 40 | Dawn Fairchild | 39 | Swan River MN | 0:48:06 |
| 61 | Katie Hildenbrand | 33 | Hibbing MN | 1:02:46 |
| Age Group: 40-49 |
| 57 | Connie Pender | 48 | Chisholm MN | 0:55:43 |
| 49 | Christine Stish | 44 | Coleraine MN | 0:58:55 |
| 67 | Michelle Furuseth | 43 | Northome MN | 1:11:26 |
| Age Group: 60-69 |
| 37 | Christine Bremser | 61 | Superior WI | 1:01:29 |
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ALL RACE PARTICIPANTS - HALF MARATHON |
MEN-half marathon |
| Bib # |
Participant |
Age |
Town |
Time |
| 247 | Bakker Jim | 64 | Marcell MN | 1:53:27 |
| 269 | Bird Scott | 28 | Deer River MN | 1:30:35 |
| 250 | Cole Ray | 55 | Bigfork MN | 2:23:59 |
| 252 | Eggleston Kurt | 43 | Dassel MN | 1:44:46 |
| 276 | Garrison John | 38 | Cohasset MN | 1:48:26 |
| 256 | Guertin Mike | 59 | Cohasset MN | 1:52:21 |
| 279 | Hildenbrand Jay | 34 | Hibbing MN | 1:45:44 |
| 257 | Hill Brad | 55 | Cohasset MN | 2:04:02 |
| 258 | Hovila Kevin | 53 | Bigfork MN | 1:45:46 |
| 259 | Johnson Curt | 55 | Hibbing MN | 1:47:06 |
| 274 | Levitz Rob | 46 | Bovey MN | 1:34:52 |
| 277 | Lynch Chris | 53 | Grand Rapids MN | 1:39:19 |
| 270 | Sanchez Jose | 56 | Cohasset MN | 1:40:22 |
| 264 | Storey Ronald | 52 | | 2:05:21 |
| 265 | Troumbly Josh | 32 | Bovey MN | 1:44:36 |
| 266 | Van Nurden Jon | 28 | Marcell MN | 1:52:56 |
| 267 | Zieske Lee | 42 | | 1:44:45 |
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WOMEN-Half Marathon |
| 278 | Belanger Linda | 43 | International Falls MN | 1:54:53 |
| 248 | Borndal Brianna | 35 | Hibbing | 1:48:58 |
| 249 | Casey Hannah | 29 | Side Lake MN | 1:51:33 |
| 281 | Cressy Mary | 38 | Nashwauk MN | 2:24:46 |
| 251 | Danielson Shantel | 31 | Pengilly MN | 1:39:07 |
| 253 | Eggleston Mary | 53 | Faribault MN | 2:23:25 |
| 254 | Emerson Emily | 14-19 | Deer River MN | 2:13:11 |
| 255 | Fox Lisa | 40 | Cohasset MN | 2:10:41 |
| 272 | Gabardi Jeri Ann | 34 | Hibbing MN | 2:02:29 |
| 268 | Hanson Katie | 30 | Cohasset MN | 2:01:05 |
| 273 | Kleinendorst Jamie | 25 | Grand Rapids MN | 2:25:54 |
| 260 | LaBlanc Audie | 44 | International Falls MN | 2:18:34 |
| 275 | Levitz Rebecca | 46 | Bovey MN | 2:06:59 |
| 280 | Peterson Ellyssa | 13 | Nashwauk MN | 1:39:17 |
| 262 | Ross Dawn | 46 | Duluth MN | 1:54:46 |
| 271 | Vincent Julie | 36 | Hibbing MN | 2:02:29 |
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ALL RACE PARTICIPANTS - 10k |
MEN-10k |
| Bib # |
Participant |
Age |
Town |
Time |
| 65 | Bauer Paul | 66 | Hill City MN | 0:50:15 |
| 35 | Beckman Ronald | 40 | Northome MN | 0:58:15 |
| 54 | Dettmer Alan | 39 | Grand Rapids MN | 0:48:42 |
| 39 | Fairchild Frank | 40 | Swan River MN | 0:58:15 |
| 41 | Fraver Shawn | 48 | Grand Rapids MN | 1:02:-- |
| 64 | Galli Mike | 37 | Hibbing MN | 1:06:18 |
| 56 | Goldenstein Scott | 51 | Belle Plain MN | 1:16:12 |
| 55 | Goldenstein Tony | 45 | Stillwater MN | 0:49:53 |
| 60 | Hobbs Doug | 43 | Hibbing MN | 1:00:55 |
| 58 | Huotari Luke | 26 | Grand Rapids MN | 0:58:27 |
| 135 | Imholte Philip | 31 | Grand Rapids MN | 0:45:56 |
| 66 | Latterell Mike | 37 | Hope MN | 1:11:26 |
| 52 | McCoy John | 67 | Effie MN | 0:59:45 |
| 43 | Noland Brian | 63 | Bigfork MN | 1:01:37 |
| 45 | Olson Mike | 25 | Grand Rapids MN | 0:57:57 |
| 62 | Peterson Jeff | 49 | Nashwauk MN | 1:03:54 |
| 46 | Sippola James | 58 | Pengilly MN | 1:02:47 |
| 47 | Slater Mitchell | 33 | Grand Rapids MN | 0:48:37 |
| 48 | Slater Lukas | 25 | West St. Paul MN | 0:48:59 |
| 53 | Waech Nathan | 42 | Grand Rapids MN | 0:45:37 |
WOMEN-10k |
| 36 | Beckman Paula | 38 | Bigfork MN | 1:19:33 |
| 37 | Bremser Christine | 61 | Superior WI | 1:01:29 |
| 68 | Cortese Hailey | 14 | Eveleth MN | 1:30:54 |
| 40 | Fairchild Dawn | 35 | Swan River MN | 0:48:06 |
| 67 | Furuseth Michelle | 43 | Northome MN | 1:11:26 |
| 63 | Galli Mandy | 34 | Hibbing MN | 1:04:15 |
| 61 | Hildenbrand Katie | 33 | Hibbing MN | 1:02:46 |
| 59 | Jagen Tara | 24 | Grand Rapids MN | 0:59:25 |
| 137 | Makinen Tara | 31 | Grand Rapids MN | 0:47:30 |
| 57 | Pender Connie | 48 | Chisholm MN | 0:55:43 |
| 49 | Stish Ryan | 44 | Coleraine MN | 0:58:55 |
2011 Registered Participants:
- Half Marathon: 33
- 10k: 32
- 5k: 55
- Total race participants: 120
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Registration

Half Marathon Start

10k Start

Ice Cream!

5k Start

Out the Starting Gate

Early Finishers

Eddy gives a High Five

Lunch

Awards and Door Prizes

Thanks to Itasca County Sheriff's Dept, Itasca County Sheriff's Search and Rescue and Bigfork Police for providing road safety.
Bigfork Valley Challenge also thanks the many individual volunteers that made the event possible.
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