Locals do well in long distance races up N. Fork
Bobby Dorvall of Bozeman hustles down North Fork Road in the Cedar Creek Marathon on Saturday, Sept. 23.
Vanessa Whattam of Missoula won the Cedar Creek Marathon on Saturday in Columbia Falls. She clocked a 3:12.08.
Top runner from Columbia Falls was Maria Phelps, who took eighth with a 3:47.
In the half marathon, Carter Knaus of Brookings won with a 1:15.29. Elizabeth Wasserman of Columbia Falls was second with a 1:22.44 and Brad Dolesh of Columbia Falls was third with a 1:27.16.
Peter Metcalf, also of Columbia Falls, was fifth with a 1:35.50.
In the 10k KaeLoni Neville of Kalispell won the race with a 47:51.
Daniel Mahn was second with a 48.16 and Christina Maloney was 12th with a 59.44. Both are from Columbia Falls.
In the 5k Findley Dezzani won the event. The Columbia Falls teen, who is also a ski racer, clocked a 20.39. Peyton King took seventh with a 25:47.
The marathon drew 51 racers.