Good weather brings fast times in trail marathon

The annual Yukon River Trail Marathon was held in the Whitehorse area Sunday.

The annual Yukon River Trail Marathon was held in the Whitehorse area Sunday.

Hundreds of athletes from Canada, the United States, Germany, Japan and Australia took part in the event. They ran full marathon, half marathon and relay distances.

Michael Richards posted the fastest time in the full marathon, finishing in three hours, 13 minutes and 37 seconds.

In the half marathon, it was Whitehorse’s Rodney Hulstein winning with a time of 1:19:32. The top female runner in the full marathon was Dawn Hamel (3:52:12).

The top female in the half marathon was Maura Sullivan (1:30:58).

New this year for the marathon category was the start and finish in Shipyards Park.

Please note that the following results are unofficial as of press time this afternoon.

Official results, in full, will be posted on the trial marathon’s website when they become available, at: yukonmarathon.com.

Here are the top 20 times in each category:

Full Marathon

1. Michael Richards, 3:13:37

2. Bryan Hitchcock, 3:22:57 (Juneau)

3. Erik Hursh, 3:33:21 (Valdez)

4. Keith Thaxter, 3:38:49 (Whse)

5. Sam Herreid, 3:43:36 (Fairbanks)

6. Don White, 3:47:30 (Whse)

7. Peter Schofield, 3:51:34 (Abbot)

8. Dawn Hamel, 3:52:12 (Coldwater)

9. James Wigmore, 3:55:27

10. Nancy Chong, 4:09:39 (Midhurst)

11. Rod Palm, 4:13:35 (Rimbey)

12. Aldo Furlan, 4:18:05 (Winnipeg)

13. Susan Bentley, 4:21:58 (Chilli)

14. Michele Beulieu, 4:22:07 (Whse)

14. Nathalie Dugas, 4:22:07 (Whse)

16. Aurita Maldonado, 4:25:12 (Haines)

17. Dan Robinson, 4:26:17

17. Tom Thompson, 4:26:17 (Juneau)

19. Michael Richmond, 4:16:50 (Anch)

20. Paige Williams, 4:18:52 (Beeton)

Half Marathon

1. Rodney Hulstein, 1:19:32 (Whse)

2. Karl Blattmann, 1:24:51 (Teslin)

3. Andrew Brown, 1:28:33

4. Maura Sullivan, 1:30:58 (Whse)

5. Joel Macht, 1:31:43 (Whse)

6. Justin Carre, 1:32:20 (Whse)

7. Tom Ullyett, 1:32:42 (Whse)

8. R.Riedlsperger, 1:34:57 (Fairbanks)

9. Sheldon Lyslo, 1:36:47 (Whse)

10. Patrick Saile, 1:37:28 (Mt. Rum)

11. Harrison Kwok, 1:38:35 (Whse)

12. Larra Daley, 1:39:30 (Whse)

13. Mike Tribes, 1:39:43 (Whse)

14. Christian Ozeki, 1:39:58 (Whse)

15. Nick Mauro, 1:41:03 (Whse)

16. Dave Hambly, 1:41:20 (Whse)

17. Adele Lay, 1:42:30 (Whse)

18. Scott Williams, 1:42:34 (Whse)

19. Debra Jonasson, 1:42:51 (Whse)

20. Sandra Orban, 1:44:48 (Whse)

Relay

1. The Drone and the Queen, 3:30:58

2. Patrick OMalley, 3:33:10

3. Team Trail Mix, 3:34:44

4. What This Isn’t the Chilkoot, 3:38:24

5. Paul and Ni, 3:39:35

6. Logan’s Heros, 3:40:20

7. Team Tenderloins, 3:41:29

8. Fired Up, 3:41:42

9. Ian & Jacquie, 3:44:30

10. Blue Moon Trotters, 3:45:13

11. Whitehorse Hash House Harriers, 3:49:12

12. The Jets, 3:58:43

13. Helnik’s Revenge, 4:00:40

14. The Trotting Llamas, 4:04:56

15. Stretcher Fletchers, 4:05:25

16. Tall German Bald and Blind, 4:08:43

17. Almost Famous, 4:11:03

18. Up the Creek Without a Paddle, 4:14:31

19. Over the Horizon, 4:15:29

20. The 4 Chicklets, 4:16:00