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John Zsiray/Herald JournalJake Krong (No. 1) and Jonathon Cotter (No. 3) talk prior to the start of the 14th annual NordicTrack Top of Utah Marathon at Hardware Ranch on Saturday morning. Krong ended up winning the race, while Cotter was third. Former Utah State standout Jason Holt, far right, was fourth.

Jennifer Meyers/Herald JournalCynthia Fowler, of Farmington, crosses the finish line of the Top of Utah Marathon Saturday. Fowler, the 2006 champion, won the women’s competition with a time of 2:45:51.

Jennifer Meyers/Herald JournalMandy Foster, of Logan, crosses the finish line of the Top of Utah Marathon Saturday at Merlin Olsen Park. Foster was the top local finisher on the women’s side.

Loaded women’s fieldBy Jason Turnersports writer

Several runners from all around the Beehive State abso-lutely shined in what turned out to be by far the strongest women’s field in the history of the NordicTrack Top of Utah Marathon.

Cynthia Fowler and Janae Richardson made sure the 14th installment of the race had a distinct Weber State feel to it.

Fowler and Richardson pow-ered their way to first and sec-ond place on the women’s side Saturday at Merlin Olsen Park. They also clocked in with the second- and fifth-fastest times in the history of the TOU Mara-thon, to boot.

“Congratulations to Cyn-thia,” Richardson said. “She’s a machine, man. She doesn’t feel pain and she’s an awesome run-ner. We’re good friends, actu-ally. We ran together at Weber State, so I’m happy for her, too. ... We bleed (WSU) purple. That’s how we roll.”

Fowler, the 2006 TOU cham-pion, now holds the second- and

third-fastest times in the history of Logan’s lone marathon. The 31-year-old flirted with Nan Kennard’s course record of 2 hours 44, minutes, 10 seconds for quite awhile before clocking in with a time of 2:45:51.

“I’m so excited, so excited to run that fast,” Fowler said. “I knew what the record was coming into the race, but I thought, ‘Oh, I think that’s a little bit too fast to beat.’ So to be that close to it, I’m so happy about it.”

Men’s champion Jake Krong was equally as pleased as Fowler and why not? After all, it’s been a very gratifying sum-mer for the 29-year-old. Three weeks ago Krong captured the TOU Half Marathon crown with a time of 1:06:03.

The Salt Lake City resident pulled way from former BYU All-American 10,000-meter runner Jonathan Kotter between the 18th and 19th miles and ended up covering the 26.2-mile course in 2:22:12.

It’s the first time in four tries Krong has won a marathon.

“Man, I’ve had a great three weeks up here,” he said. “I thought

last year coming up here and running a fast time in the half marathon was fun, but to sweep the half marathon and mara-thon in a short stretch is pretty special. I just love these races, I love coming up here, they’re beautiful courses and I’ve been fortunate to have good weather and good health and run fast both times.”

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Several local runners among top placersBy Curtis LundstromFor The Herald Journal

A plethora of local runners were among the top finishers in the 14th annual NordicTrack Top of Utah marathon Saturday, in both the men’s and women’s divisions.

Joe Furse claimed the title as top Cache Val-ley resident with a sixth-place finish overall, finishing the 26.2-mile race in 2 hours, 39 minutes and 40 seconds. Furse led five run-ners with Cache Valley ties that eclipsed the three-hour barrier.

“That feels pretty good,” Furse said. “I haven’t had many good races this year, so it feels good to come out and perform well. I ran in high school, and after a church mission I ran the St. George Mara-thon. I felt like I could have run it

faster, so I got hooked.”Furse has competed in six mara-

thons and six ultra-marathons, and won the 25-29 age division, besting fellow Logan resident Will Huff by nearly four minutes after Huff placed third in the division with a time of 2:43:26.

Represent-ing Wells-ville, John Jenkins fin-ished second in the 35-39 division with a finish of 2:55:10.

“It feels awesome,” Jenkins said. “That was

my goal coming in was anything under three hours. I felt better than I thought I would at the end, and finished as strong as I could. The time to train is the hard part.”

In preparation for the marathon, Jenkins said he would wake up as early as 5 a.m., and had to get back in shape after he stopped run-ning after graduating high school.

He ran a Ragnar race, which he said “reignited” his love for the sport, and this was his fourth time running the Top of Utah.

Keith Anderson of Richmond fin-ished less a minute behind Jenkins, coming in at 2:55:57 to win the 50-54 division. Anderson started running in 1987 in a dynamic fit-ness class, and has done more than 30 marathons in those 25 years.

“It feels pretty good to be up there in that age group,” Anderson said. “Last year I had an injury that I was nursing, so it was nice to not be injured and run this. The conditions were perfect, had a nice tailwind from mile 12 to 14 and it couldn’t have been much better.”

In the women’s division, a trio of Cache Valley residents finished the race in less than 3:30. Lead-ing the way was Mandy Foster, a Logan native, who won the 25 to 29 age division with a time of 3:04:22.

“I’m just happy to finish right now,” Foster said. “I think I prefer the rain temperatures from last year over this year. It started to feel warm, but it’s a good day.

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Foster, Furse are among the leaders

Fowler wins second title, Krong first

TOU MARATHONTOP 3 MEN OVERALL

1. Jake Krong, Salt Lake City 2:12:122. Jimmy Grant, Montana 2:29:353. Jon Kotter, Salt Lake City 2:31:05

TOP 3 WOMEN OVERALL1. Cynthia Fowler, Farmington 2:45:512. Janae Richardson, Ogden 2:49:293. Allie Scott, Salt Lake City 2:53:40

TOU MARATHONTOP 3 LOCAL MEN

1. Joe Furse, Logan 2:39:372. Will Huff, Logan 2:43:363. John Jenkins, Wellsville 2:55:06

TOP 3 LOCAL WOMEN1. Mandy Foster, Logan 3:04:222. Lisa Watts, Nibley 3:16:013. RaLee Eck, Smithfield 3:16:21

By Shawn Harrisonsports editor

Running 26.2 miles is a daunting goal for most people.

Think about covering that dis-tance without shoes. That’s what Jon Eichert, of Nashville, Tenn., did Saturday during the 14th running of the NordicTrack Top of Utah Mara-thon.

His mode of running certainly is an attention grabber, and Saturday was no different.

“Every time people see me they comment,” Eichert said with a laugh. “Fellow racers are very sup-portive. Crowds, spectators are very encouraging. People think it hurts and I get ‘go barefoot runner’ a lot.”

And he did it in impressive fash-ion. The 38-year-old crossed the fin-ish line in 3 hours, 7 minutes and 26 seconds. He was eighth in his age group and the 57th person to com-plete the marathon. Most impor-tantly, however, was the fact he

qualified for the Boston Marathon.“I made it by about two-and-a-

half minutes,” Eichert said. “So, that’s good.”

The TOU is one of the last mara-thons one can run a qualifying time

for the 2013 Boston Marathon. This was his first TOU Marathon, his eighth overall and his fourth running barefoot. Plus, his time Sat-urday was a new

personal record.“I’ve only been running for three

years and when I bought my first running shoes and put them on, it felt like sofa cushions on my feet,” Eichert said. “It didn’t feel right. I felt disconnected from everything, but everybody was wearing shoes, so I figured that is what you are supposed to do.”

However, the more he ran, the more he learned about the “barefoot

running technique.” Having tender feet, he decided to give it a try. Each day he ran further, working up the mileage slowly. Actually, it took him more than two months to run a mile barefoot.

Now he has run marathons in Bos-ton, Washington D.C., Nashville and Cache Valley barefoot. He is training for an ultra run in Nashville in early November, which will be a 50-miler.

He invites anyone to feel his feet, which are soft.

“Every time I run, I exfoliate my feet, it’s incredible,” said Eichert, who labels himself a hater of run-ning until being introduced three years ago.

He ran a 5K and finished second and was hooked. He said most peo-ple are like that.

Does he wear shoes at all?“When I have to,” Eichert said.

“I got kicked out of a gun store the other day because I was barefoot.”

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By Wesley MeachamFor The Herald Journal

Becky Andrews knows a thing or two about resiliency.

After all, she not only has raised a family, received her bachelors and masters degrees from Utah State, opened her own therapy practice, run a few half marathons, and completed her first full marathon at the 2012 Top of Utah Marathon, but she managed to do all that and more with an extra added burden.

Andrews is legally blind.At the age of 18, Andrews

was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa, a degenerative eye disability that has taken her eyesight from her.

But her eyesight seems to be the only thing that has been taken from her. She hasn’t lost her life, her joy or her desire to achieve. She creates that for herself.

“I think we all have that resilient spirit, that ability to bounce back in difficult times,” Andrews said before the TOU Marathon. “I’m grateful for that. I think it’s inspired by others and that we can do hard things. We feel good when we do hard things. I don’t think this is going to be easy, but the journey has been very rewarding.”

Andrews, a Cache Valley native who grew up in Provi-dence, ran in her first full mar-

John Zsiray/Herald JournalBountiful’s Becky Andrew (2806), who is legally blind, is straped to friend Suzette Hirst while running through Blacksmith Fork Canyon during the NordicTrack Top of Utah Marathon on Saturday. On the right is Melissa Sanders.

Jennifer Meyers/Herald JournalJon Eichert nears the finish of the Top of Utah Marathon Saturday. Eichert ran the entire race barefoot.

Resilient through it all

By Jason Turnersports writer

There are a wealth of U.S. citizens who make it a goal to visit all 50 states during their lifetime.

Eugene DeFronzo has certainly checked that objective off his bucket list, and then some. Not only has the Chesire, Conn., native done this, he has competed in a marathon in all 50 states eight times over.

“It’s really great because I do sightseeing all of the time,” DeFronzo said. “... It’s really great to see all different kinds of people and dif-ferent altitudes and different scenery. And so that part of it is worth it going through all of the aggravation.”

Quite simply, DeFronzo eats, sleeps and breathes distance running. Case in point: Since completing his first 26.2-mile race — the New York City Mara-thon in 1991 — the 76-year-old has finished 511 marathons.

Marathon No. 511 for DeFronzo took place Saturday morning at the 14th

annual NordricTrack Top of Utah Mara-thon — a race the longtime personal-injury lawyer has competed in five times now.

DeFronzo has been in Cache Valley since Wednesday and made it a point to travel to Bear Lake and enjoy a famous raspberry shake.

“I like Logan because the people are nice, the scenery is beautiful and the race is down-hill,” said DeFronzo, who has ran in the Park City and Deseret News (three times) marathons in past years.

Needless to say, DeFronzo, who was born with a curved spine, has caught the running bug and some. DeFronzo originally started running at the age of 56 because he wanted to get in better shape.

A lot of senior citizens aren’t as active as they could or should be, and DeFron-zo hopes to help as many as he can buck the trend.

“You’ve got to keep your mind going and your body going or you’re going to

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Connoisseur of runningDeFronzo has ran more than 500 marathons

No shoes, no problems

Andrews runsdespite beinglegally blind

athon during this year’s Top of Utah, finishing with a time of 5 hours, 12 minutes and 55 sec-onds. But this is not the end or the beginning of anything for Andrews. It’s just another step in an amazing life that has seen her accomplish what she sets out to do.

Not one to let life’s disap-pointments keep her down, Andrews has been staying active her entire life. Her and her hus-band Steve, who also hails from the valley, love to stay active by going on tandem bike rides. That

eventually led to running, which is something she describes as a freeing experience.

“I think that is one reason why running is just so free,” Andrews said. “When you first loose your eyesight, it seems so restricting. … The experience of running is kind of like that feeling of walking with a guide dog; blindness becomes not a big deal. It’s kind of secondary. I feel comfortable.”

Andrews, who uses a guide dog, Crickett, also must rely on friends and family to help

guide her as she is running in races. She uses a tether system that allows her to stay connect-ed to someone who leads her in the right direction, helping her avoid pot holes and other potential obstacles.

This year, for her first mara-thon, she used the aid of two special friends, Suzette Hirst and Brenda Petersen.

“They’re pretty incredible,” Andrews said of her partners. “I wouldn’t be able to do it without them. … I can do a lot of things independently, but

this is one thing that I wouldn’t be able to do without them.”

Hirst and Petersen took turns, each running with Andrews for five miles using the tether sys-tem. Andrews husband was on hand, while Crickett was sup-posed to complete the last five miles with her.

The tether is about 12 inches long and with it, Andrews will be able to run in the marathon as a visually-impaired person.

But Saturday’s race has been

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TOU introduced man to valley, who now resides here

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TOP OF UTAH MARATHONOverall Men

Div Ovl Name Hometown Time1 1 Jake Krong Sallt Lake City 2:22:12.82 2 Jimmy Grant Missoula Mt 2:29:35.53 3 Jonathan Kotter Salt Lake City 2:31:05.94 4 Jason Holt Centerville 2:34:26.85 5 Alexander Pachev Orem 2:34:43.7

Overall Women1 14 Cynthia Fowler Farmington 2:45:51.32 20 Janae Richardson Ogden 2:49:29.03 26 Allie Scott Salt Lake City 2:53:40.74 28 Stefanie Talley Layton 2:54:25.95 37 Rachelle Wardle Payson 2:58:45.2

M Hand Cycle1 1 Jerry Young Providence 1:11:02.7

M Wheelchair1 1 Nathan Crowton Mar.-Slaterville3:22:55.1

Master Men1 16 Doug Stz Rexburg Id 2:49:00.7

Master Women1 89 Keysha Stz Rexburg Id 3:14:44.7

F 15 To 191 243 Julia Harris Enumclaw Wa 3:37:45.02 307 Tracey Munson Farmington 3:44:19.23 350 Rachel Diederich Holladay 3:49:17.74 387 Whitney Williams Kaysville 3:52:23.45 435 Alyssa Mikesell Millville 3:56:15.76 507 Sierra Zollinger Burley Id 3:59:44.27 522 Katie Christenson Farmington 4:00:38.48 586 Ashlynn Whiting Riverton 4:07:26.09 675 Tara Sorensen West Jordan 4:14:16.510 701 Amanda Allen Logan 4:15:59.211 727 Johanna Estrada Holladay 4:18:50.112 777 Nikaila Nicholls West Haven 4:22:17.213 779 Cassandra Vance Idaho Falls Id 4:22:24.314 780 Catherine Snyder Sandy 4:22:29.415 781 Sidney Vowles Orem 4:22:30.216 869 Jessica Babcock Edmond Ok 4:30:16.317 921 Brooke Lavery Draper 4:34:34.818 963 Adreann Peel Paradise 4:38:41.519 969 KendylMooreMagrathAlbertaCan. 4:39:04.920 992 Cheryl Harless Cedar City 4:41:07.621 1071MelanieBuchanan Smithfield4:47:53.422 1081 Amanda Fee Rexburg Id 4:48:29.623 1154 HayleyRaeSpackman Kaysville 4:56:49.824 1181 EmmaleneBeckstead Gr.JunctionCo 5:00:39.925 1285 Kayli Schwendiman Newdale Id 5:14:48.426 1298 Talie Gomez Lake Point 5:16:42.627 1332 Whitney Norton Logan 5:21:19.028 1340 Sophia Lowry North Ogden 5:23:46.829 1363 Whitney Day Riverton 5:29:12.830 1518 Sarah Mcmaster CW Heights 6:31:26.4

F 20 To 241 129 Heidi Madsen Layton 3:22:48.42 184 Kim Brown Jerome Id 3:29:28.13 220 KaylaEhrk BroomfieldCo3:35:06.94 230 Jessica Frandsen Alpine 3:36:27.35 231 Michelle Brodegard Provo 3:36:43.96 232 Jennifer Brodegard Provo 3:36:44.57 246 Dani Curtis Cedar City 3:38:17.88 286 Jennifer Hillam CW Heights 3:42:46.19 300 Rebekah Sweat American Fork 3:43:59.810 357 TrishaHall Smithfield3:49:40.811 456 Colette Crouse Arvada Co 3:57:02.012 488 Natalie Escamilla Rio Vista Ca 3:59:09.913 503 Heather Lifferth Springville 3:59:35.914 507 Jerrica Stambaugh ColliervilleTn 3:59:44.215 552 Sarah Doxey Salt Lake City 4:04:21.816 569 KristenLavering LakeStevensWa 4:06:02.417 570 Sadie Bassett Cedar City 4:06:02.518 573 Mckenna Drew Cedar City 4:06:08.719 576 Hayli Bler Provo 4:06:27.320 657 Tiffany Garcia West Jordan 4:13:10.621 671 Katie Weller Saint Louis Mo 4:13:59.922 712 Ali Snow Bountiful 4:17:06.423 737 Abigail Lewis North Ogden 4:19:20.024 742 Jolyn Wendt Logan 4:19:54.625 743 Erica Richardson Idaho Falls Id 4:19:55.526 756 Marlaina Lemmon Heppner Or 4:20:43.227 765 T.J. Peterson Blackfoot Id 4:21:31.728 771 Erika Miller Idaho Falls Id 4:21:49.029 774 Mary Bullock Wilsonville Or 4:22:02.530 785 Aubrey Loomis Ogden 4:22:50.331 792 Kaylee Norris Price 4:23:12.932 793 Jessica Parker Sandy 4:23:20.233 801 Maria Eggers Bountiful 4:24:55.934 821 Melissa Lewis Bountiful 4:26:43.935 825 Amber Ktler Salt Lake City 4:27:04.236 852 Laura Haines Orem 4:29:13.037 864 Laura Swinyard Sandy 4:29:53.538 870 Cheryl Babcock Rocklin Ca 4:30:17.539 871 Brittany Williams Provo 4:30:21.440 872 Jessica Osterloh Sandy 4:30:21.641 874 Emily Rogers Corrales Nm 4:30:26.542 879 Bobbi Mcfarland Logan 4:30:39.343 882 Michel Funk Ogden 4:30:52.844 889 Rachel Jackson Logan 4:31:28.345 891 Jaclyn Steele Kaysville 4:31:40.246 905 Kayla Rasmussen Provo 4:32:37.147 924 Emily Lund Salt Lake City 4:34:51.448 925 Kali Johnson Highland 4:34:52.349 927 Blaire Tocher Boise Id 4:34:58.650 928 Jami Johnson Boise Id 4:34:58.951 964 Sarah Monson Salt Lake City 4:38:41.652 972 Megan Carlson Centerville 4:39:23.253 989 Rylee Christofferson Provo 4:40:51.854 1003 Elise Born Centerville 4:42:42.155 1009 Rachelle Wood Santaquin 4:43:06.056 1026 Heather Hogge Eden 4:43:58.657 1029 Larissa Bingham Logan 4:44:04.858 1036 Janel Warren Pocatello Id 4:44:29.959 1039 Sarah Potts Logan 4:44:33.660 1060 Janae Merrill Eltopia Wa 4:46:57.961 1079 Jalynn Rasmussen Hooper 4:48:16.662 1084 ChristineFrandsenPiscatawayNj 4:48:49.863 1085 Erica Green Alpine 4:48:53.364 1098EricaClaflin Springville4:50:17.265 1099 Mandy Foote Reno Nv 4:50:25.966 1106 Cara Blake Provo 4:51:24.667 1116 Losaunne White Kaysville 4:51:58.768 1133 Emma Newmeyer Lindon 4:53:53.7

69 1149 Karen Walden Cambridge Ma 4:56:16.970 1162 Brooke Walker Logan 4:57:13.171 1177ElisabethNebeker Clearfield4:59:11.172 1181 Elise Powell Provo 5:00:39.973 1185 Haylee Hall Providence 5:00:52.274 1186 Kamrie Kingston Provo 5:01:11.775 1225 Jenny Burningham SpanishFork 5:05:31.976 1228 Jacqueline England Centerville 5:06:11.477 1240 Britney Watts Salt Lake City 5:07:13.078 1265 Melissa Bishop Woods Cross 5:11:14.279 1286 Vanessa Merrill Newdale Id 5:15:03.880 1296 Keni Stuart Logan 5:16:26.681 1300 Kristina Sorensen Logan 5:16:59.282 1303 Anna Diederich Holladay 5:17:24.783 1322 Kristen Taylor Kenwood Ca 5:19:47.384 1343 Rachelle Humpherys Orem 5:24:14.785 1346 Stephanie Adamson Logan 5:25:05.086 1348 Lindsey Stuart Logan 5:25:53.087 1353 Megan Paulsen Holladay 5:27:10.788 1370 Emma Shoaf Hope In 5:31:18.089 1372 Maria Lowry North Ogden 5:31:44.690 1388 Kailey Burch Logan 5:36:59.791 1389 Hope Braithwaite Logan 5:36:59.892 1391 Alyssa Allison Mesa Az 5:37:46.593 1415 Haili Gregory Logan 5:44:43.794 1438 Jordan Harman Logan 5:51:41.895 1443 Breanna Asbell Mapleton 5:52:43.796 1458 Taylor Milligan Bountiful 5:55:48.897 1478 Hailee Day Lehi 6:03:53.698 1486 Sydnie Halverson Bountiful 6:07:02.299 1491 Marilyn Dy Cedar City 6:10:57.2

F 25 To 291 49 Mandy Foster Logan 3:04:22.62 56 Stephanie Parke Bountiful 3:07:24.53 100 Lisa Watts Nibley 3:16:01.34 144 Christie Krompel Price 3:24:58.65 178 Katia Kivisto Salt Lake City 3:28:25.56 190 Lori Stafford Enumclaw Wa 3:30:13.17 213 Deveree Partridge SaltLakeCity 3:33:49.48 225 Raychel Mantz Riverton 3:36:04.59 236 Erika Mcfarland Logan 3:37:27.210 252 Victoria Winters Otto Wy 3:39:00.911 273 Lisa Western Salt Lake City 3:41:37.812 282 Jennifer Lefevre Bountiful 3:42:12.713 332 Tiffany Muhlestein Park City 3:47:06.514 339 Rebecca Lilley AlbuquerqueNm 3:47:49.215 385 Shelley Boshard Provo 3:52:12.816 408 KimberMenssenLaCrescentaCa 3:54:16.317 450 Whitney Weaver Salt Lake City 3:56:47.318 452 Ashley Beal Red Lion Pa 3:56:49.219 478 Marci Wood Brigham City 3:58:19.720 537 ChelseaMorton Smithfield4:02:53.021 539 ChristineGlassfordAmericanFork 4:03:10.122 541 Jessica Dorsey Bountiful 4:03:42.123 554 Jacee Strasburg Lehi 4:04:35.924 561 Michelle Johnson SaltLakeCity 4:05:05.125 589 Ashley Johnson Idaho Falls Id 4:07:45.526 601 RachelGainer SaratogaSprings 4:08:37.527 606 Kaylee Green Cedar City 4:08:56.928 616 Brittany Cook Shelley Id 4:09:35.629 618 Kendra Manwaring Mtn.Green 4:10:13.030 630 Diane Gonzales Lander Wy 4:11:01.131 632 Candice Norris Cedar City 4:11:25.632 634 Tiffany Dson Powell Wy 4:11:46.333 658 Michelle Nelson Powell Wy 4:13:11.034 661 Natalie Andrews Cedar City 4:13:17.135 670 Emily Judd Riverton 4:13:54.236 686 Kati Roos Bountiful 4:14:52.337 722 Grayce Anderson PleasantView 4:18:16.838 724 Erika Norton Salt Lake City 4:18:21.939 731 AlishaWebb Smithfield4:18:55.940 733 Katrina Olsen Salt Lake City 4:19:00.541 734 Megan Staker Riverton 4:19:00.742 738 Morgan Carlson Heber 4:19:24.343 741 Kristina Monson Midvale 4:19:52.744 750 Ashlee Walker Evanston Wy 4:20:21.845 751 Lindsey Kennedy Evanston Wy 4:20:21.946 754 Baely Smith Bountiful 4:20:27.747 760 Cami Evans Roy 4:21:13.0

48 766 Karen Hinkle Bountiful 4:21:32.049 770 Sarah Lund Logan 4:21:45.050 787 Deney Phommabo Sandy 4:23:01.151 790 Ashley Baird Brigham City 4:23:08.052 823 Rachel Vanroosendaal Orem 4:26:49.853 834 Maryann Durrant Roy 4:28:01.854 837 Shelleen Warner Taylorsville 4:28:06.055 850 Tayna Seamons Tremonton 4:28:57.456 854 Cassidy Warren Salt Lake City 4:29:19.357 857 Valeria Lyman Soda Springs Id 4:29:26.458 877 Sarah Christensen Orem 4:30:31.759 892 Ashley Warner Phoenix Az 4:31:50.460 906 Michelle Mellor Tooele 4:32:44.161 915 Shellie Stevens Draper 4:34:01.862 918 Montana Miller MountainHomeId4:34:12.263 998 Becka Downard Clinton 4:42:02.164 1022 Stephanie Morgan Draper 4:43:50.665 1065 Meghan Oconnor Salt Lake City 4:47:27.166 1070AndreaBudd Smithfield4:47:52.867 1109 Lynsi Theurer Providence 4:51:35.968 1123 Brittanee Roberts Draper 4:52:36.369 1126 Jennifer Hansen Lehi 4:53:11.870 1134 Missy Btars Logan 4:54:15.771 1137 Whitney Hunsaker Wellsville 4:55:02.372 1141 Ashley Coe Henderson Nv 4:55:07.9

73 1184 Kathryn Ingham Park City 5:00:45.174 1198 Jocelyn Carter West Point 5:02:19.475 1201 Thanh Nguyen Salt Lake City 5:02:28.276 1203 Kathleen Ririe Irving Tx 5:02:31.277 1209 Nicole Duncan Wauwatosa Wi 5:03:25.978 1211 Jennifer Gibb Sandy 5:03:38.979 1223 Nicole Friedrichsen SpanishFork5:05:26.780 1307 Ferrin Nash Stansbury Park 5:18:04.781 1310 Maren Wunderli San Antonio Tx 5:18:34.682 1324 Bethany Mcgarry Logan 5:20:22.783 1329 Tara Dewsnup Newdale Id 5:20:47.684 1341 Angie Bell Englewood Co 5:23:48.185 1349 Jennifer Meehan Logan 5:26:23.786 1362 Rachael Allred Hailey Id 5:28:49.387 1390 Crystal Allison Arlington Va 5:37:46.488 1403 Danielle RasmussenWestHaven 5:41:05.589 1404 Chandalyn Carr American Fork 5:41:20.690 1408 Jen Handy Murray 5:42:02.391 1409 Jyllian Anderson Harrisville 5:42:28.492 1410 Kylie Anderson West Haven 5:42:40.893 1427 Shalee Booker Farmington 5:48:30.494 1453 Corrie Owsley Grapevine Tx 5:53:57.495 1474 Natalie Carlen North Logan 6:00:24.996 1498 Nicole Lyman Salt Lake City 6:14:25.997 1512 Patricia Davis Idaho Falls Id 6:25:06.098 1513 Julie Young Ogden 6:26:18.3

F 30 To 341 112 Jolie Lickley Eagle Id 3:20:26.02 135 Deb Arendtsen CW Heights 3:23:52.03 141 Angie Roane West Linn Or 3:24:39.34 172 Cami Jensen Bountiful 3:27:46.95 176 CarrieNiederhauserSmithfield3:28:11.06 180 Sarah Devore Pleasant Grove 3:28:29.77 195 Melinda Merkley Taylorsville 3:30:56.58 200 Isela Phelps Providence 3:32:12.39 209 Stephany Green Bountiful 3:33:37.310 229 Sara Weaver Kaysville 3:36:12.611 268 Meghan Goodwin PleasantGrove 3:41:08.012 276 SarahMoffitt Clearfield3:41:49.113 278 Sarah Burk Portland Or 3:42:06.414 293 JenniferBodily Smithfield3:43:44.415 294 Sara Dins Chandler Az 3:43:45.116 301 Lindsey Krohn Providence 3:44:08.117 310 Ellen Cheshire Vernal 3:44:33.218 311 Amber Schriner Erie Co 3:44:34.819 320 Kara Shelley Bountiful 3:45:27.520 326 Katie Barker Farr West 3:46:40.421 364 Dana Alboucq Rigby Id 3:50:22.522 370 Lynn Sims Herriman 3:50:33.023 401 Kristin Gardner West Jordan 3:53:40.624 404 Laura Mcdermott Tallahassee Fl 3:53:54.625 411 Sonja Davidson Ogden 3:54:33.426 413 Tonya Bennett Powell Wy 3:54:41.127 442 Brett Christensen Soh Jordan 3:56:22.028 444 Andrea Christopherson Kaysville3:56:25.729 446 Ann Zito Eagle Mountain 3:56:30.730 494 Joellen Shirley Thond Oaks Ca 3:59:18.231 496 MariePerkins Clearfield3:59:25.032 512 Sarah Burnett Cincinnati Oh 3:59:53.333 514 Katelyn Bradley Salt Lake City 4:00:04.934 518 Lindsey Stubler Bluffdale 4:00:15.935 545 Tara Banks Erie Co 4:04:03.436 546 Texee Atkinson Oakley 4:04:07.037 548 Jennifer Bowen Morgan 4:04:07.438 549 Amber Jarvies SaratogaSprings 4:04:13.039 557 Rachel Lee Olathe Ks 4:04:51.340 559 Shikay Loveridge Farmington 4:04:59.941 568 Malana Clayson Orem 4:06:00.642 571 Erin Mestas Fort Collins Co 4:06:06.343 577 Sara Burnett Bountiful 4:06:34.4

44 580 Brittani Knudsen Riverton 4:06:51.145 584 Jodi Stapelman Burley Id 4:07:12.746 585 Kathleen Nash Hyde Park 4:07:16.547 588 Mindy Canova Murray 4:07:44.248 593 Kristi Runyan Grand JunctionCo4:08:18.649 599 Heidi Luke Logan 4:08:37.250 611 HeidiHughesHuntingtonBeachCa 4:09:25.351 612 Amber Freiss Herriman 4:09:25.852 631 DarciDay Smithfield4:11:10.353 654 Annie Clayson Pleasant Grove 4:13:07.354 673 Laura Woodbury Saratoga Springs 4:14:12.055 689 Heather Ekola Springboro Oh 4:15:09.556 690 Michelle Murawski LeesSummitMo 4:15:15.457 707 Nicole Lamb Centerville 4:16:29.858 716 Camille Kesler Highland 4:17:41.859 726 Alisha Van Orman WestValleyCity 4:18:34.660 735 Rebekah Snarr Syracuse 4:19:01.561 736 Ashley Perkins Hermiston Or 4:19:05.062 745 Natalie Monson Lehi 4:20:04.063 795 Amanda Jocelyn Hurrucane 4:23:33.664 800 Stacey Wells Soh Jordan 4:24:40.365 808 Jennifer Cook Stansbury Park 4:25:24.266 810 Robin Cooper Wellsville 4:25:53.367 812 Amy Mcallister Boise Id 4:26:11.068 814 Mindi Little Riverton 4:26:20.369 829 Amy Moyes Ogden 4:27:22.470 835 Delia Mcewen West Jordan 4:28:02.471 840 Harmony Mitchell Taylorsville 4:28:06.172 851 Kimberly Nelson American Fork 4:29:04.673 863 Tiffany Morgan Idaho Falls Id 4:29:50.474 868 LindseyMoffitt PleasantView4:30:12.675 885 Katie Custer Lehi 4:30:59.776 903 Michelle Blh Spanish Fork 4:32:28.277 930 CherylOlsen Smithfield4:35:27.478 943 Amy Rush Draper 4:36:20.579 947 Penny Allen Clinton 4:36:53.580 950 Daphne Hartzheim Logan 4:37:02.981 955 Amanda Stoeckel Salt Lake City4:37:47.282 976 Natalie Harris Lehi 4:39:33.083 994 Rachelle Cooper Wellsville 4:41:21.084 1000 Liz Stevenson Highland 4:42:09.085 1010 Amy Ewell Vernal 4:43:17.586 1020 Marissa Mueller Salt Lake City 4:43:49.087 1021 Megan Mueller Salt Lake City 4:43:49.288 1023 Heather Benally Orem 4:43:54.189 1025 Alycia Earl Pleasant Grove 4:43:56.990 1087 Nicole Koch Perry 4:49:02.891 1094 Emily Lassiter Springville 4:49:42.992 1096 Kerry Jordan Logan 4:50:08.593 1101 Jessica Willis Willard 4:50:36.994 1104 Tara Mcfarland Logan 4:51:13.295 1124 Crystal Japngie Green Harrisville 4:52:51.996 1129 Rikki Jackson Salt Lake City 4:53:23.597 1137 Jenni Mason Orem 4:55:02.398 1139 Ashley Archibald Layton 4:55:05.299 1153 Amy Debenham Lehi 4:56:40.5100 1160 Lilli Bird Riverton 4:57:08.0101 1161 Kim Hoggan Riverton 4:57:11.1102 1170 Tauna Roe Layton 4:58:21.8103 1171 Nicole Williams Reno Nv 4:58:43.6104 1179 Natalie Frogley Heber City 4:59:29.6105 1188 Tamara Mumford New Haven Ct5:01:32.9106 1195 Driel Andersen Orem 5:02:17.0107 1196 Kimberly Abraham Boise Id 5:02:18.6108 1197 Elizabeth Perry Riverton 5:02:18.7109 1206 Erin Gill Bountiful 5:02:44.3110 1237 Valery Gines Sandy 5:07:00.3111 1252 Mistee Medeiros PleasantGrove 5:09:26.2112 1268 April Brough Logan 5:11:52.2113 1281 Lora Burnett Riverton 5:14:23.1114 1289 Heather Swenson Nibley 5:15:15.8115 1302 Angela Bonham Sandy 5:17:23.3116 1308 Fawn Powell Tooele 5:18:05.0117 1310 Brooke Jarvis Willard Mo 5:18:34.6118 1338 Melissa Iverson Payson 5:23:25.7119 1345 Kristen Miles West Jordan 5:24:45.6120 1393 Rebekah Huber Salt Lake City 5:38:35.2121 1413 Stacie Kidd West Valley City 5:43:56.7122 1417 Nicole Meyers Carson City Nv 5:45:30.4123 1419 Melissa Ellis Riverton 5:45:33.4124 1425 Heidi Olson Spanish Fork 5:48:12.7125 1446 Sonia Cardena Logan 5:52:48.2126 1457 Leslie Spikes Liberal Ks 5:55:30.1127 1464 Jessa Layton North Salt Lake 5:56:08.5128 1501 Kristin Emmett Highland 6:16:00.9129 1506 Nicole Sontag Logan 6:19:34.7130 1510 Kathryn Easton Alexandria Va 6:22:36.8131 1525 Sarah Kotter Ogden 6:48:27.8132 1527 Emily Stauffer Providence 6:49:22.4133 1528 Amy Alleman Hyrum 6:49:22.6134 1533 Toni Nelson Nibley 6:53:23.3

F 35 To 391 51 Kimberly Cowart South Jordan 3:04:33.42 103 RaleeEck Smithfield3:16:21.13 111 Amanda Jones Salt Lake City 3:20:24.74 127 Lorena Swanson Centerville 3:22:31.05 207 Cherilee Hunsaker Honeyville 3:33:01.46 208 Amy Knudsen American Fork 3:33:23.77 212 Karin Hunter HighlandsRanchCo3:33:42.08 215 AmyWoffinden Provo3:34:14.49 240 JenniferSaarelainen N.SaltLakeCity 3:37:40.310 241 JaniceCook MayfieldKy3:37:43.711 253 Cynthia Mcdaniel Manassa Co 3:39:04.612 277 Rochelle Knudsen Perry 3:42:03.313 313 Launi Evans Avon 3:44:39.214 315 Heidi Olson Idaho Falls Id 3:44:52.915 334 Tiffany Friedel Hooper 3:47:17.716 338 Shannon Haroldsen IdahoFallsId 3:47:47.317 343 Amanda Jenkins Centerville 3:48:27.118 355 Melissa Wall Nephi 3:49:37.419 363 Ashley Folster Lehi 3:50:15.320 376 Shannon Trimboli Eagle Id 3:51:00.921 400 Chelsi Kroff Saint George 3:53:32.522 412 Ann Roberts Bountiful 3:54:36.323 432 Lisa Perry Salt Lake City 3:56:09.324 434 Heather Ashby Herriman 3:56:10.625 438 Lindsay Scott Pleasant Grove 3:56:16.226 439 Tiffany Harrison Salt Lake City 3:56:18.527 462 Amber Randall Ogden 3:57:26.628 479 Jennifer Sorensen Chubbuck Id 3:58:20.129 482 Cathi Gridley Syracuse 3:58:36.730 489 Alesha Hill Draper 3:59:13.331 490 Julie Barlow Twin Falls Id 3:59:13.432 497 Amberly Wilding Centerville 3:59:27.333 504 Trina Lund Meridian Id 3:59:36.534 520 SheriAllsop Smithfield4:00:33.935 535 Heather Ramsdell Twin Falls Id 4:02:43.736 556 Tammy Reynolds StansburyPark 4:04:47.337 562 Virginia Jefferies Draper 4:05:07.138 583 Annai Smith Nibley 4:07:08.839 600 Amy Clark Saratoga Springs 4:08:37.3

John Zsiray/Herald JournalRunners prepare for the start of the NordicTrack Top of Utah Marathon at Hardware Ranch Saturday morning.

Jennifer Meyers/Herald JournalJacob Heywood reacts as he sees the finish line of the 2012 NordicTrack Top of Utah Marathon Saturday. Cheering in the background is, from left, is Bianca Peterson, Gloria Peterson and Holly Baltazar.

John Zsiray/Herald JournalTOU Marathon runner Vincent Han waits at the starting line prior to the start of the race Saturday morning.

E4 - The Herald Journal, Logan, Utah, Sunday, September 16, 2012

14th ANNUAL

TOP OF UTAH MARATHON40 603 Johanna Greenburg SaltLakeCity4:08:53.641 613 Valecia Green American Fork 4:09:32.542 655 Sara Holmes Pleasant Grove 4:13:07.743 659 Sabrina Peterson Hyde Park 4:13:12.444 660 Joann Delong Sparks Nv 4:13:16.045 662 Carole Conriquez North Ogden 4:13:19.046 665 Wendy Inkley Farmington 4:13:38.447 680 Kimberly Mackay Helena Mt 4:14:30.348 693 Raylene Custer Lehi 4:15:30.749 705 Suzanne Nelson Shell Wy 4:16:16.750 706 Jennifer Duncan West Jordan 4:16:26.751 716 Emily Walbruch Highland 4:17:41.852 720 Natalie Clawson Salt Lake City 4:17:53.553 730 ValMiller Smithfield4:18:54.954 740 Natalie Jackson West Jordan 4:19:39.055 753 Joy Ence Syracuse 4:20:26.556 755 Kristine Armstrong Taylorsville 4:20:33.157 758 Becca Wood Clinton 4:20:56.958 772 AllysonThompson Clearfield4:21:56.359 786 Tamra Vawdrey Draper 4:23:00.960 805 Camille Chapman Herriman 4:25:01.861 816 Amy Clark Pleasant Grove 4:26:30.662 824 Mandi Huber Sandy 4:27:03.563 837 Tami Asbell Pleasant Grove 4:28:06.064 841 Jennifer Bohrer Ammon Id 4:28:19.365 858 Amanda Allen Bountiful 4:29:27.566 862 Chelsie Eacho Thayne Wy 4:29:46.167 873 Rosemary Newbry Hermiston Or4:30:26.368 883 Maren Beazer Erda 4:30:55.069 886 Larane Kasteler Draper 4:31:00.370 893 Natalie Stobbe Bountiful 4:32:02.671 896 Alicia Smith Bountiful 4:32:04.472 898 Amy Mackay West Jordan 4:32:09.473 923 Kristina Jensen Boise Id 4:34:47.774 957 Carol Christensen Soh Weber 4:37:54.875 965 DianneNelson Clearfield4:38:52.376 981 Tami Decoursey Nibley 4:39:57.277 997 Sarah Haapala Lehi 4:42:00.278 1005 Leslie Cook Farmington 4:42:51.579 1008 Brandi Noble Layton 4:43:04.880 1014 Carrie Simpson Bountiful 4:43:29.881 1015DonamaeWorkman Richfield4:43:30.382 1018 Mary Alger West Jordan 4:43:39.483 1030 MaryCatherinePerry SaltLakeCity4:44:14.084 1031 Raina Williams Salt Lake City 4:44:14.885 1040 Katrina Grantz Salt Lake City 4:44:45.886 1042 Mindy Heaton Nibley 4:45:06.587 1043 Rose Gittins River Heights 4:45:06.788 1089 Kelli Iacona Saratoga Springs 4:49:08.389 1093 Angie Lee Springville 4:49:42.690 1105 Katie Hill Farmington 4:51:18.791 1125 Lubdha Shah Salt Lake City 4:52:57.292 1127 Jolene Johnson Bountiful 4:53:17.993 1128 Candice Bithell Sandy 4:53:19.594 1140 Tara Hendrickson Henderson Nv4:55:07.695 1142 Farrah Jarvis Orem 4:55:12.396 1157 Mandy Spear West Jordan 4:57:05.397 1203 Cassandra Smith Irving Tx 5:02:31.298 1232 Erin Hirschi Afton Wy 5:06:45.899 1235 Brandy Dial Springville 5:06:55.4100 1236 Edris Strong Springville 5:06:55.7101 1242 Andrea Holbrook Farmington 5:07:14.6102 1246 Myndi Buckwalter Springville 5:07:52.6103 1260 Callie Jensen Draper 5:10:22.2104 1287 Denise Mason SaratogaSprings 5:15:09.9105 1294 Kami Lynn Layton 5:15:53.4106 1301 Tiffany Bailey Las Vegas Nv 5:17:16.0107 1305 Kelly Wosnik Orem 5:17:42.8108 1316 Kathy Davies Soh Jordan 5:18:45.8109 1326 Melissa Sanders Bouniful 5:20:38.0110 1361 Jenifer Gold Bountiful 5:28:45.9111 1365 Jenn Hall Syracuse 5:29:41.2112 1366 Piper Spencer Boise Id 5:30:31.0113 1375 Mindy Brown Idaho Falls Id 5:32:50.0114 1423 Tiffani Leavitt West Valley City 5:46:03.8115 1429 Mandy Hunt Clarksville Tn 5:48:53.9116 1434 Cindy Pearson Tooele 5:50:09.1117 1440 Jessi Howard Farr West 5:51:47.1118 1472 Sarajane Larsen Saginaw Mi 5:59:44.4119 1476 Jacqueline Bittner PleasantView 6:01:52.4120 1482 Tatum Bryant Rigby Id 6:06:26.1121 1493 KathyMukhopadhyaySouthJordan 6:11:39.5122 1532 Marianne Hales Harding St.George 6:52:27.9123 1534 Aimee Snow Riverton 6:53:59.9

F 40 To 441 118 Suzanne Abraham ScottsdaleAz3:21:12.52 131 Heidi Peters Eagle Id 3:23:25.13 149 Alli Parker Bountiful 3:25:36.34 154 Taunya Cook Highland 3:26:11.55 182 Jessica White Lehi 3:28:33.36 192 Theresa Peterson Park City 3:30:16.07 205 Patty Beckman ParadiseValleyAz3:32:34.78 222 Beata Sotis Roselle Il 3:35:25.59 238 Jana Hurst North Ogden 3:37:31.310 247 Betsy Ston Algodones NM 3:38:18.911 260 Melody Walker Provo 3:39:40.412 261 Alyson Freedman Provo 3:39:47.713 274 Angela Lavery Draper 3:41:40.914 287 Jennifer Manning Tremonton 3:43:00.115 292 Ginny Dufrene Purvis Ms 3:43:28.916 298 Janese Mickelson Tremonton 3:43:55.017 337 Kelly Driver Boise Id 3:47:34.218 351 Lori Harvey Boise Id 3:49:23.619 386 Starr David Springville 3:52:22.820 436 Laura Mikesell Millville 3:56:15.821 445 Gina Green Boise Id 3:56:29.722 473 Toni Ramey Boise Id 3:58:10.523 487 Joni Barker Chubbuck Id 3:58:59.524 505 Hollie Vanorden Pleasant Grove 3:59:40.225 565 Jennifer Farris Saint George 4:05:37.226 578 Alison Richey Saint George 4:06:44.527 579 Cindy Hansen Highland 4:06:45.328 582 Jennifer Whitehead Bluffdale 4:06:58.929 620 Anastacia Rollins Sandy 4:10:21.930 628 Amy Davis South Jordan 4:10:45.731 641 Monica Blume Springville 4:12:29.232 666 Hilary Blatz Boise Id 4:13:42.133 669 Lindsi Wiseman Holladay 4:13:53.834 678 Laura Gardanier Highland 4:14:26.435 703 Suzy Anderson Plano Tx 4:16:06.136 739 Tina Jones Grand Junction Co 4:19:32.437 767 Jackie Smith Centerville 4:21:34.138 797 Traci Sandquist Soh Jordan 4:23:58.739 809 Michelle Rosenvall PleasantGrove4:25:41.940 819 Jannifer Huff Pleasant Grove 4:26:42.141 842 Cheryl Taylor Grand Junction Co4:28:26.542 843 Kimberly Brown Eagle Mountain 4:28:29.743 890 Amy Bloxham Soh Jordan 4:31:33.444 911 Phuong Lam Draper 4:33:34.645 917 Wendy ley Saint George 4:34:11.946 920 Sondra Preston Lehi 4:34:27.947 962 Donelle Perez Draper 4:38:17.848 971 Leanne Wiltse Holladay 4:39:17.549 977 Dana Longo Las Vegas Nv 4:39:34.550 986 Dawn Bentley Soh Jordan 4:40:38.351 1023 Stephanie Hansen Hailey Id 4:43:54.152 1047 Sarah Gwilliam Soh Jordan 4:45:14.953 1068 Elisa Coones Willard 4:47:43.154 1086 Wendy Mcdonough Boise Id 4:48:58.955 1136 Tammy Erdel Draper 4:54:58.856 1145 Audra Zdunich Layton 4:55:46.057 1155 Amara Bray Mapleton 4:56:52.458 1166 Penny Laker Draper 4:57:33.659 1207 Pamela Smith Tooele 5:03:08.460 1215 Neca Calkins Henderson Nv 5:04:01.261 1217 Joan Keller Kanab 5:04:21.762 1243 Jill Hedberg Farmington 5:07:15.163 1247 Shannon Fitzgerald Plano Tx 5:08:16.264 1256 Melyn Lifferth Kaysville 5:10:04.265 1259 Leslie Yoder Plano Tx 5:10:21.466 1283 Tara Low Morgan 5:14:39.166 1283 Corrie Call Kaysville 5:14:39.168 1309 Polli Schmz Washington 5:18:30.669 1333 Kristina Lowry North Ogden 5:22:39.670 1347 Kathey Peck Grace Id 5:25:41.471 1356 Tiffany Nelson Highland 5:27:34.872 1397 Jodi Cornia South Jordan 5:39:28.273 1398 Cyndie Nell West Jordan 5:39:49.374 1405 Shannon Croft Idaho Falls Id 5:41:20.775 1422 NancyCamirandSherbrookeQubcCan5:46:01.176 1432 Wendi Gaskill Kaysville 5:50:02.177 1523 Angie Petersen Wellsville 6:33:52.078 1524 Stacey Lynch Helena Mt 6:41:17.2

F 45 To 491 122 Kerilyn Hatch Alpine 3:21:24.62 297 Karen Smith Idaho Falls Id 3:43:49.23 319 Peggy Boren Saint George 3:45:24.04 348 Kathryn White Tulsa Ok 3:49:10.75 359 Joyce Littlewood Richmond 3:49:42.46 415 Lisa Loosle Brownsville Tx 3:54:57.27 431 Wendy Lindsey Pleasant Grove 3:56:06.68 440 Da Neil Bybee Soda Springs Id 3:56:20.09 492 Jill Wilson Salt Lake City 3:59:13.910 506 Carin Henriksen Orem 3:59:41.7

11 521 Cassie Cannon Boise Id 4:00:37.312 663 Cindi Glenn Midvale 4:13:19.713 682 Heidi Husbands Hailey Id 4:14:31.514 695 Dixie Madsen Layton 4:15:43.215 704 April Howell Boise Id 4:16:09.916 725 Agnes Durst Draper 4:18:30.717 747 Julie Brown Draper 4:20:12.518 764 Chloe Jones - Fryer Kamas 4:21:31.619 803 Kimi Lee Spanish Fork 4:24:57.920 813 Traci Clark Midvale 4:26:14.221 817 Sandy Terrill Idaho Falls Id 4:26:31.122 832 Carlette Jacobs Salt Lake City 4:27:55.423 866 Maryellyn Larcom SaltLakeCity 4:30:07.124 867 Karrie Middaugh Tooele 4:30:10.125 968 Joan Swensen Meridian Id 4:38:59.626 996 NhanPhetchamphoneSaltLakeCity4:41:35.527 1019 Stacy Anderson Visalia Ca 4:43:44.728 1064 Brenda Tait West Jordan 4:47:24.629 1073 Michelle Siller Saratoga Springs 4:48:04.330 1077 Ann Asbell Mapleton 4:48:12.131 1090 Laura Western Holladay 4:49:11.532 1122 Valerie Merges Layton 4:52:34.633 1151 Robin Campbell Logan 4:56:21.834 1156 Arlene Conley Provo 4:56:53.035 1250 Teota Dangel Salt Lake City 5:08:59.036 1266 Kaye Blackburn Lehi 5:11:27.737 1275 Tina Miller West Jordan 5:12:53.038 1276 Becky Andrews Bountiful 5:12:55.139 1295 Heather Krieger Springville 5:15:55.240 1327 Suzette Hirst Bountiful 5:20:39.041 1328 BrendaBergesonPetersenBountiful5:20:39.342 1344 Sn Brook Pocatello Id 5:24:20.143 1402 Natalie Woodhouse PleasantGrove5:40:40.744 1442 Heather Yarbrough Stockton 5:52:33.345 1471 Terri Lusk Washington 5:58:35.146 1505 Jodi Blackburn Orem 6:17:54.647 1507 Shauna Palmer Provo 6:19:40.948 1511 Stephanie Easton Las VegasNv 6:22:37.249 1516 Nicole Shaklee Arvada Co 6:30:33.6

F 50 To 541 384 Sheryl Kitchen Saint George 3:52:02.62 425 Denise Cope Spanish Fork 3:55:53.33 459 Patricia Russell Idaho Falls Id 3:57:20.24 470 Sheila Manzagol Ridgway Co 3:58:04.35 471 Margaret Vail Draper 3:58:07.46 484 Cynthia Garcia Layton 3:58:46.57 500 Meg Benasti Ridgway Co 3:59:30.68 501 Christine Tschinkel Telluride Co 3:59:30.89 525 Joni Hansen Sandy 4:01:14.410 615 Lynann Smith Logan 4:09:35.011 642 Joanne Sorensen Murray 4:12:29.312 647 Teri Bler Kingwood Tx 4:12:44.113 667 Tracy Jackson Boise Id 4:13:47.014 952 Yvonne Lepore Parkville Mo 4:37:20.315 954 Lisa Trevino Albuquerque NM 4:37:41.016 982 Mary Ann Grant Salt Lake City 4:40:22.817 1059 April Braig Waco Tx 4:46:52.518 1131 LynnGriegerManchesterCenterVt4:53:48.819 1145 Laura Layton Salt Lake City 4:55:46.020 1168 Jean Paskett Rexburg Id 4:57:42.721 1187 Patty Kummer Pleasant Grove 5:01:32.122 1218 Marcy Bozung Orem 5:04:27.723 1229 Kathy Reidenbaugh Boise Id 5:06:11.924 1257 Pamela Hansen Riverton 5:10:07.725 1258 Terri Smith Providence 5:10:10.726 1267 Tifani Price Marion 5:11:44.327 1342 Heidi Hansen Salt Lake City 5:24:13.428 1371 Valorie Mortensen Hyrum 5:31:29.029 1376 JacquelineWittmeyerSaltLakeCity5:33:02.230 1383 Luella Flores Salt Lake City 5:35:20.331 1412 Jolene Maughan Stansbury Park5:43:10.532 1463 Lisa Mietchen Salt Lake City 5:56:06.833 1484 Shelly Halling Hyde Park 6:06:33.834 1490 Rachelle Burrell Roy 6:10:41.735 1502 Julie Pierce Layton 6:16:41.636 1535 Mary Danna Carson City Nv 6:58:46.2

F 55 To 591 302 GraceWasielewskiProspectHeightsIl3:44:08.32 330 Sue Mantyla Salt Lake City 3:47:04.23 331 Gloria Valgardson Provo 3:47:04.64 428 MargaretLeuschner SouthWeber3:56:04.75 542 Kelly Gibbons Kimberly Id 4:03:43.56 574 Debbie Anglin Idaho Falls Id 4:06:10.57 621 Lynn KershisnikRockSpringsWy4:10:23.38 626 CamillaSpackmanCalgaryAlb Can4:10:43.39 728 Snna Lew Lehi 4:18:50.510 804 Cynthia Wrinkle Walla Walla Wa 4:24:58.711 807 Wendy Nelson Calgary AlbCan 4:25:16.212 811 Patricia Manwaring Boise Id 4:26:10.313 855 Dotty Maddock Franklin Id 4:29:21.414 1002 Miranda Menzies Eden 4:42:15.915 1213 Pam Loomis Riverdale 5:03:50.816 1216 Kathleen Wolff Garden Valley Id 5:04:16.417 1271 Kalita Ford Salt Lake City 5:12:22.518 1278 Joan Nelson Brigham City 5:13:10.919 1337 Jeanine Howell West Jordan 5:23:25.320 1385 Kayelynn Johnson Roy 5:36:01.621 1419 Anita Kerr Carson City Nv 5:45:33.422 1424 Valerie Byrnes Providence 5:46:35.023 1444 Linda Showalter Sarasota Fl 5:52:47.524 1445 Karen Saef Sarasota Fl 5:52:47.625 1469 Elizabeth Hoenes Salt Lake City 5:57:49.726 1488 Jeannie Evans Clinton 6:10:26.327 1489 Lee Wight Salt Lake City 6:10:33.628 1494 Marsha Monson Riverton 6:11:45.729 1500 Diana Martinez Holladay 6:15:31.4

F 60 To 641 908 ClaradeneStewartEnglewoodCo4:33:28.22 1261 Snne Sunderland Draper 5:10:45.83 1318 Joani Richardson Sandy 5:18:55.44 1331 Sharon Gough Salt Lake City 5:21:16.75 1441 Paula Erdle Salt Lake City 5:52:09.16 1454 Carolyn Tebbs Salt Lake City 5:54:49.57 1483 Peg Kauer Rigby Id 6:06:26.4

F 65 To 691 1049 Becky Hcheon Draper 4:45:25.82 1249 Christy Flowers Ogden 5:08:56.73 1431 Julie Hansen Plain City 5:48:54.24 1465 Carol Davis Spanish Fork 5:56:45.65 1475 Mary Lenari Sarasota Fl 6:00:57.16 1521 Virginia Danieu Green Valley Az 6:33:13.0

F 70 And Over1 1455 Judith Bullough Salt Lake City 5:54:49.7

Filly1 115 Mary Gadd North Salt Lake City 3:20:39.12 523 Jennifer Richards Orem 4:00:39.53 622 Heather Cooper Taylorsville 4:10:31.54 623 Mary Jones Rexburg Id 4:10:35.45 775 Carly Smith Providence 4:22:06.36 782 Chanda Bellick Lehi 4:22:43.4

7 783 Rebecca Maughan York Ne 4:22:47.78 937 Ellen Warner Riverton 4:35:59.69 967 Ashley Morrison Spanish Fork 4:38:58.410 973 Nicole Alguire Draper 4:39:29.711 1032 Lauren Wright Logan 4:44:19.512 1050 Nikelle Bird Rexburg Id 4:45:28.313 1063 Rebecca Lund Bountiful 4:47:24.414 1072 Becky Lowder Vancouver Wa 4:47:56.215 1091 Heather Wight Salt Lake City 4:49:36.816 1111 Dorothy Young Gretna Ne 4:51:43.017 1112 Melody Wood Alpine 4:51:46.718 1148 Melissa Coles Pleasant Grove 4:56:00.919 1176 Kendall Greiner American Fork 4:59:10.320 1192 Kirsten Pierce Provo 5:01:45.221 1208 Angeline Pace Draper 5:03:23.622 1221 Shannon Parker Sugar Land Tx 5:05:01.423 1234 Yvonne Ruiz Diaz West Jordan 5:06:54.524 1264 Suzanne Walton Boise Id 5:11:08.725 1297 Janette Swasey Hooper 5:16:26.726 1325 S. Wetton Kearney Ne 5:20:23.027 1360 Shara Gundersen Orem 5:28:39.228 1373 Marci Jenks Midvale 5:31:52.129 1400 Heather Sheffer Paradise 5:40:13.330 1406 Tasha Prettyman Logan 5:41:36.231 1414 Libby Vaughn Hillsborough Nc 5:44:40.932 1450 Stephanie Billings Provo 5:53:36.033 1456 Cindy Engle Durham Nc 5:55:03.134 1459 Sarah Malmstrom Holladay 5:55:57.835 1460 Catherine Singer Soh Jordan 5:56:02.236 1461 Laura Sanchez China Spring Tx 5:56:04.437 1468 Peggy Andersen Provo 5:57:16.238 1477 Lucila Fuentes Logan 6:02:03.539 1485 Lourdes Cooke Salt Lake City 6:06:55.640 1499 Brie Corrington Nibley 6:15:01.241 1503 Jennifer Seamons Preston Id 6:17:01.442 1517 Heather Rowley Mapleton 6:31:22.543 1529 Debra Nebeker Tooele 6:49:55.244 1530 Tonya Miller Provo 6:51:15.445 1531 Michelle Dolinar American Fork 6:52:21.0

M 15 To 191 9 Kenneth Smith Riverton 2:42:45.92 48 Joshua Larkin Logan 3:04:15.73 72 Matthew Trone Oregon City Or 3:11:20.84 114 Nathan Fox Stansbury Park 3:20:37.85 152 Daniel Seamons Preston Id 3:26:07.16 164 Michael Peters West Jordan 3:26:46.17 166 Ethan May Logan 3:27:18.48 211 Joshua Redington Mantua 3:33:41.99 223 HoldenSandersonPleasantGrove3:35:58.610 399 David Chesley Wellsville 3:53:30.211 414 Rex Wilson Salt Lake City 3:54:49.312 421 Logan Thomas Kaysville 3:55:20.913 475 Jeffrey Hurst Pleasant Grove 3:58:13.814 477 Logan Bolingbroke Layton 3:58:18.815 513 Brad Johnson Providence 3:59:55.516 531 Tyler Nelson Clinton 4:01:45.117 540 David Kirk Kearns 4:03:23.618 544 Michael Kirk Kearns 4:03:57.819 653 Isaac Stewart Providence 4:13:06.020 691 Colton Nelson Clinton 4:15:28.621 711 Michael Kamerath Bountiful 4:16:52.522 778 Todd Brown Hooper 4:22:23.623 846 Jordan Huff Pleasant Grove 4:28:47.324 861 Mark Hayward Eskdale 4:29:46.025 983 Sean Anderson Boise Id 4:40:32.626 1056 Jonathan Allen Logan 4:45:46.527 1120 Conner Knowlton Layton 4:52:21.928 1279 Andrew Walters Tooele 5:13:27.229 1519 Davis Hepworth Salt Lake City 6:31:26.6

M 20 To 241 7 Devin Lang Kaysville 2:40:06.2

2 25 Austin Stephens Ogden 2:52:25.93 27 Matt Moncur Farmington 2:54:04.74 30 Seth Hansen Garland 2:55:15.35 32 Kevin Box Naperville Il 2:56:00.46 42 Parker Murray Provo 3:03:01.27 47 Nathan Roberts Idaho Falls Id 3:04:15.18 53 Bryce Pinder Provo 3:05:06.39 61 Carl Adams Ammon Id 3:09:12.310 63 Kyle Lifferth Springville 3:09:54.211 75 ChristopherTommilaBelchertownMa 3:11:49.912 79 Glade Snyder Sandy 3:13:30.313 82 Gregory Shaw Soh Jordan 3:13:54.614 142 Kevin Adams Issaquah Wa 3:24:42.615 145 Nicholas Mckean Layton 3:25:02.616 151 Tristan Thomas Soh Weber 3:25:56.417 170 Benjamin Pike Provo 3:27:27.118 171 John Shumway Provo 3:27:29.019 177 Ty Olson Provo 3:28:19.520 186 Alex Mccurdy Logan 3:29:43.421 189 NephiWilliams Richfield3:30:03.722 196 Mark Matthews Provo 3:31:11.223 197 Jeffrey Brown Las Vegas Nv 3:31:42.124 198 Robby Stevenson Cedar City 3:31:49.725 199 Erik Wilson Cedar City 3:31:49.826 227 Denver Smith Bear River City 3:36:07.927 244 Evie Mejia Enumclaw Wa 3:37:45.828 262 Bryan Tagge North Salt Lake 3:39:55.229 283 Sam Powell Provo 3:42:25.030 291 Stephen Nelson Paradise 3:43:24.731 305 Casey Williams Logan 3:44:13.432 317 Tyler Harris Caldwell Id 3:44:58.033 318 Ryan Treglown Soh Jordan 3:45:21.234 349 Jacob Rawle Springville 3:49:17.535 367 Benjamin Sirrine Wildwood Mo 3:50:24.536 381 Daniel Christofferson Provo 3:51:51.337 388 Jake Rindlisbacher Logan 3:52:26.838 391 Carter Holm Logan 3:52:29.339 402 Nate Bond South Jordan 3:53:47.240 407 Jacob Heywood Heber 3:54:09.841 409 Braden Thompson Logan 3:54:24.642 410 Matt Karlsven Provo 3:54:25.843 468 Cole Castleton Sandy 3:58:03.844 483 Jeremy Wells Pleasant Grove 3:58:39.845 486 Kyle Isaacson West Haven 3:58:55.746 528 Jeremy Nef Logan 4:01:35.247 572 Jordan Goodman Harrisville 4:06:06.948 591 Kyle Call Layton 4:08:07.249 598 Erik Mikkelsen Bunkerville Nv 4:08:32.750 614 James Gardner Logan 4:09:34.251 624 Tyson Field Logan 4:10:38.652 633 Dallin Kimball Layton 4:11:38.153 645 Kevin Bler Provo 4:12:41.854 649 Isaac Crookston Soh Jordan 4:12:58.655 651 Adam Wallace Oak Park Il 4:13:05.155 651 Dallin Peterson Kaysville 4:13:05.157 696 Lee Hale Springville 4:15:47.458 709 Shane Gibbs North Salt Lake 4:16:51.859 721 Jeremy Anderson Provo 4:18:15.560 729 Devan Bartholomew Springville 4:18:52.061 759 Kevin Anderson Woods Cross 4:21:00.362 789 Drew Henrie Bountiful 4:23:06.763 831 Jonathan Schuler Provo 4:27:39.164 909 James Lowe Paradise 4:33:29.465 912 Jordan Dahl Layton 4:33:37.366 960 Vance Bryce Provo 4:38:08.067 1083 Tyler Clikeman Fort Collins Co 4:48:46.368 1100 Kyle Norton Reno Nv 4:50:26.369 1178 Brian Hales Provo 4:59:28.770 1200 Andrew Mugleston Syracuse 5:02:26.571 1205 Steven Haws Bountiful 5:02:43.972 1253 Shawn Creager Logan 5:09:43.573 1273 Mark Gubler Logan 5:12:32.274 1334 Frederick Sudbury SaltLakeCity 5:22:41.975 1339 Steven Meyer Provo 5:23:42.576 1351 Derric Syme Provo 5:26:43.077 1358 John Hayward Eskdale 5:28:13.678 1377 Joshua Page Logan 5:33:40.579 1380 Jerome Borromeo Roy 5:33:56.880 1416 Scott Gentry Logan 5:44:44.781 1447 Gary Jones Rexburg Id 5:53:00.6

M 25 To 291 6 Joe Furse Logan 2:39:37.32 8 Michael Wilson Park City 2:41:04.13 11 Will Huff Logan 2:43:36.14 13 Kevin Smith Salt Lake City 2:45:28.45 17 BenjaminVanBeekumNo.Ogden2:49:21.36 21 Joseph Mortensen West Jordan 2:49:35.67 22 Andrew Fletcher Declo Id 2:50:13.28 52 Travis Mckellar Rexburg Id 3:04:38.99 60 Matthew Wright Logan 3:08:50.310 73 Ryan Witt Midlothian Va 3:11:33.011 84 Trapper Yates Provo 3:14:21.512 101 Mark Haslam Saint George 3:16:14.713 110 Eric Bunnell North Logan 3:19:46.614 134 Kolby Aoki Tremonton 3:23:43.015 148 Colin Campbell No.SaltLakeCity 3:25:32.616 165 Kelly Olsen Sandy 3:26:53.517 174 Rob Gilbert Roosevelt 3:28:03.918 191 Alex Norr Wellsville 3:30:14.619 217 Nic Braithwaite Cedar City 3:34:50.120 254 Wade Gledhill Providence 3:39:06.521 255 Jason Dean Provo 3:39:06.822 257 Brian Kochel Vanderhoof BCCan3:39:24.223 271 Devin Mcglochlin Salt Lake City 3:41:30.124 284 Kaden Comadena Logan 3:42:32.625 288 Evan Pack Salt Lake City 3:43:11.926 290 James Ngai Calgary Alberta Can 3:43:22.127 314 Mac Gilbert Logan 3:44:41.528 332 Eric Tom San Gabriel Ca 3:47:06.529 336 Cody Mccarthy Taylorsville 3:47:20.530 392 Kyle Staheli North Ogden 3:52:30.631 395 Timothy Dunn Hyde Park 3:53:11.532 423 Rick Champlin Hyde Park 3:55:43.633 451 Jared Lowe Logan 3:56:48.034 458 Casey Clay Logan 3:57:18.9

John Zsiray/Herald JournalTop of Utah Marathon runners make their way down Blacksmith Fork Canyon.

John Zsiray/Herald JournalMarathon runner Heather Benally makes her way through Blacksmith Fork Canyon early Saturday morning.

E5 - The Herald Journal, Logan, Utah, Sunday, September 16, 2012

14th ANNUAL

TOP OF UTAH MARATHON

35 495 Walter Eiman Salt Lake City 3:59:22.636 526 David Romer North Ogden 4:01:21.637 533 Garrett Smith Logan 4:01:54.638 551 Eric Thompson Central Point Or 4:04:17.439 581 MichaelMansfieldSouthJordan4:06:54.840 587 Charles Brown Albuquerque NM4:07:28.441 596 Adam Hood Woods Cross 4:08:27.442 604 Nathanial Nelson Logan 4:08:55.243 635 Reed Barksdale Salt Lake City 4:11:47.844 648 John Parrish Brigham City 4:12:51.545 688 Bryan Stoddard Chubbuck Id 4:15:08.146 694 Benjamin Jensen Yakima Wa 4:15:38.247 714 Kimball Burton Idaho Falls Id 4:17:34.848 749 Johnny Hunt West Bountiful 4:20:18.549 788 DarylBurr Smithfield4:23:06.650 853 Tyron Taylor Nibley 4:29:14.951 887 Nicolas Perner Herriman 4:31:16.452 888 Spencer Jackson Logan 4:31:28.253 916 Miguel Trujillo Alexandria Va 4:34:07.254 919 Craig Maughan Bountiful 4:34:26.455 926 Kyle Smith Castle Rock Co 4:34:54.356 935 Tyson Martin Layton 4:35:52.457 938 Shaun Baldwin Salt Lake City 4:36:10.158 959 Tyler Mann Ogden 4:37:56.859 1004 Jerimiah Lamb Roosevelt 4:42:42.260 1034 Randy Brown Salt Lake City 4:44:25.061 1052 Wesley Jenkins Syracuse 4:45:29.662 1057 Douglas Jenson Sandy 4:46:07.063 1107 David Brown Orem 4:51:28.064 1113 Jeff Hastings North Logan 4:51:54.865 1143 Sam Clikeman Gillette Wy 4:55:24.766 1167 Jeremy Spekman Salt Lake City 4:57:40.967 1169 Phil Collins Logan 4:57:54.468 1174 Gregory Billings Provo 4:58:56.069 1202 Alex Brockman Salt Lake City 5:02:29.370 1212 Curtis Thomas Springville 5:03:39.571 1239 Quinn Jensen Bountiful 5:07:12.372 1244AdamLefler Draper5:07:17.673 1255 Benjamin Munk Lehi 5:10:04.174 1269 Robert Hansen Riverton 5:12:11.775 1280 Joshua Matyi Magna 5:13:40.476 1282 Creighton Lewis Bountiful 5:14:24.277 1293 Zachary Summers Logan 5:15:45.678 1314 Dale Price Rexburg Id 5:18:40.679 1319 Francis Merlie Havertown Pa 5:19:18.580 1320 Shiou Lam West Jordan 5:19:32.081 1407 Paul Malouf North Ogden 5:41:39.482 1430 Charles Hunt Clarksville Tn 5:48:54.183 1435 David Trotter Centerville 5:50:11.484 1491 Zach Dy Cedar City 6:10:57.2

M 30 To 341 10 Albert Wint Ogden 2:43:30.52 12 Adam Wende Salt Lake City 2:44:40.73 15 Glen Tucker Grants Pass Or 2:46:59.04 18 Kenneth Richardson Ogden 2:49:27.85 19 Chris Duncan Franklin Tn 2:49:28.36 35 Craig Bostock Provo 2:57:09.77 36 Patrick Lawlor Bellingham Wa 2:58:44.58 41 Chris Pope West Valley City 3:02:28.29 45 Keb Wilson Eagle Mountain 3:03:47.210 65 Drew Michener Logan 3:10:23.311 106 Cody Hurd Mantua 3:18:06.912 128 Henry Bird Fairfax Va 3:22:34.713 133 Josh Bell Brigham City 3:23:41.614 146 Jeremy Haddock Logan 3:25:15.915 155 Benjamin Davis Sandy 3:26:13.816 158 Kevin Lewis Layton 3:26:22.817 163 Clinton Lund Logan 3:26:43.418 167 Michael Ditto Logan 3:27:20.419 181 Christopher Brower Highland 3:28:30.920 234 Derick Thompson Idaho Falls Id 3:37:14.421 249 Anthony Pendleton Taylorsville 3:38:25.022 264 Afton Lambson West Jordan 3:40:12.623 269 Tim Cottrell North Ogden 3:41:18.724 270 Aaron Gelter West Jordan 3:41:24.225 275 Dallin Chambers Orem 3:41:43.426 289 Joshua Sanders Byron Wy 3:43:20.827 303 Steven Olsen Orem 3:44:11.028 308 Jon Brunn Logan 3:44:30.529 309 Jeremie Paulus Salt Lake City 3:44:32.030 324 Kirk Brundage Logan 3:46:02.631 328 Jake Stewart North Logan 3:46:52.132 342 David Shelley Bountiful 3:48:19.933 353 Mark Tyler Anchorage Ak 3:49:34.333 353 Joshua Gunn Farmington 3:49:34.335 360 Damon Dryden Syracuse 3:49:46.336 362 Chris Wilder Logan 3:49:59.637 372 Tyson Aoki Tremonton 3:50:34.738 373 Justin Beus Wellsville 3:50:46.939 382 Nick Moseley Grand JunctionCo 3:51:54.240 389 Chad Taylor Lehi 3:52:27.041 416 Kip Peterson Salt Lake City 3:55:02.042 418 Gavin Gough Salt Lake City 3:55:05.243 422 Aaron Quiggle Nibley 3:55:26.044 433 Galen Manning Deer Mountain 3:56:09.645 493 Randy Pearce Salt Lake City 3:59:17.746 517 Bart Lee Taylorsville 4:00:14.647 530 Alex Robinson Farmington 4:01:39.348 534 Jens Dana Orem 4:02:00.949 536 Samuel Phelps Providence 4:02:47.350 546 Joey Atkinson Oakley 4:04:07.051 567 Ryan Frandsen Providence 4:05:53.052 575 Michael Fitzsimmons Ogden 4:06:25.253 708 Jake Hawkins Riverton 4:16:31.154 723 Nathan Thornock Taylorsville 4:18:20.155 748 Michael Pate North Logan 4:20:18.356 763 Jared Ludloff HuntingtonBeachCa4:21:31.357 794 Anthony Hayward Salt Lake City4:23:30.758 827 Clay Ellsworth Soh Jordan 4:27:16.659 828 Brock Hostetter Salt Lake City 4:27:20.560 876 Travis Atwood Nibley 4:30:30.161 878 Benjamin Berrett Sandy 4:30:34.962 901 Kevin Ten Eyck Idaho Falls Id 4:32:11.263 904 Rory Bowen Morgan 4:32:36.964 914 Xavier Lucio Herriman 4:33:52.465 922 Jeff Calareso Longmont Co 4:34:43.466 929 Kyle Turner Kaysville 4:34:59.067 936 ChristopherBoundyE.NorthportNY4:35:58.568 958 Eric Falkenberg North Ogden 4:37:55.569 984 Matthew Law Meridian Id 4:40:35.470 1028 John Fryer Logan 4:44:04.571 1037 Jeremy Deitlaf Lehi 4:44:31.572 1044 David Larsen Sandy 4:45:07.273 1045 Gordon Pedersen Woods Cross 4:45:07.974 1054 Joshua Byrd North Salt Lake 4:45:38.775 1058 Benjamin Thurlow Lehi 4:46:24.176 1092 Jacob Gordon Wellsville 4:49:40.077 1095 Kevan Timothy Layton 4:50:04.578 1097 Kristopher Scothern Brigham 4:50:11.479 1119 Steve Schaack Chubbuck Id 4:52:08.280 1132 Jacob Roach Ogden 4:53:52.181 1165 Spencer Swapp Roy 4:57:29.182 1172 Michael Smith Reno Nv 4:58:43.7

83 1262 Scott Harward Stansbury Park 5:10:52.084 1263 Spencer Slade CW Heights 5:10:58.285 1352 Tim George Syracuse 5:27:07.286 1428 Sina Sharifan Bountiful 5:48:30.887 1462 John Asher Salt Lake City 5:56:05.6

M 35 To 391 24 Jason Howe Salt Lake City 2:50:57.12 29 John Jenkins Wellsville 2:55:06.83 33 Doug Boomer HendersonvilleTn 2:56:55.74 39 Ryan Lund Meridian Id 3:01:29.05 43 Jameson Muller Riverton 3:03:32.86 46 BlakeJosephsonSaratogaSprings3:04:02.77 55 Jeff Sauzeat Draper 3:06:42.48 57 Jon Eichert Hermitage Tn 3:07:26.09 58 Kevin Palmer Riverton 3:08:02.310 59 Randall Ohran Orem 3:08:33.811 64 David Hilton North Salt Lake 3:09:58.912 70 Ty Lesueur Gilbert Az 3:11:10.613 76 Andrew Peterson Salt Lake City 3:12:31.614 77 Michael Connolly Draper 3:12:45.215 85 Joshua Saak Boise Id 3:14:27.016 86 TonyVakaafi Orem3:14:27.117 87 Brent Crumley Boise Id 3:14:27.418 88 Jacob Lee Provo 3:14:27.819 96 Tony Wheelwright Boise Id 3:15:31.220 97 Ben Kroff Saint George 3:15:44.421 116 Aaron Walker Brigham City 3:21:09.5

22 119 Matthew Vance Bountiful 3:21:13.823 121 Paul Atkinson American Fork 3:21:17.124 130 William Wright Provo 3:23:08.325 138 Tyler Perry Riverton 3:24:16.926 140 Barry Redman Gilbert Az 3:24:36.827 147 Jade Mangus West Jordan 3:25:20.628 153 Matt Miller Bountiful 3:26:10.729 185 Max Cook Hendersonville Tn 3:29:28.330 188 Jeff Hunter Highlands Ranch Co3:29:57.031 216 Terrell Lewis West Point 3:34:39.732 239 Brad Dyer Minot Afb Nd 3:37:38.633 248 Kevin Rowe South Jordan 3:38:21.734 250 Ronnie Williams Riverton 3:38:50.435 256 Quentin Carter North Ogden 3:39:23.836 258 Stephen Williams EagleMountain3:39:29.737 265 Robert Nelson South Ogden 3:40:13.838 285 Eric Jensen Logan 3:42:42.839 296 Mitchell Parrish North Logan 3:43:48.540 299 Morgan Davis Pleasant Hill Ca 3:43:58.241 325 B.J. Kidd South Jordan 3:46:11.042 329 RyanDunkley Smithfield3:46:52.443 335 Jacob Checketts Bear River City3:47:18.844 341 Todd Stoddard Provo 3:48:15.945 344 Patrick Laney Logan 3:48:29.746 347 John Martin River Heights 3:48:58.647 371 Timothy Stumm Clinton 3:50:33.348 383 Steven Somers Draper 3:51:56.349 390 PeterMann Clearfield3:52:28.350 405 David Jackson West Jordan 3:54:02.951 406 Ryan Wynder Las Vegas Nv 3:54:03.952 419 Brad Davis South Weber 3:55:12.353 424 David Mcalhany South Weber 3:55:51.454 441 Christopher Fizer Boise Id 3:56:21.055 453 S. James Peterson Riverton 3:56:52.156 465 Peter Gardner Provo 3:57:38.257 473 Christian Poulson Magna 3:58:10.558 480 Jarom Mcphee West Jordan 3:58:24.759 481 Brian Staffanson Hyrum 3:58:30.260 491 Mckay Barlow Twin Falls Id 3:59:13.761 498 Samuel Severson Appleton Wi 3:59:28.362 502 David Jackman Hyde Park 3:59:35.763 592 Jeffrey Cox Fairview 4:08:12.964 602 Daniel Brimhall Farmington 4:08:38.665 605 MichaelHunsbergerColSpringsCo4:08:56.166 625 Darin Kowallis Logan 4:10:43.067 627 Sterling Jack Soh Jordan 4:10:45.668 646 Ben Brough Logan 4:12:42.269 656 Clint Nash Riverton 4:13:10.570 698 Melvin Richardson Farmington 4:15:51.671 710 John Aznar Orem 4:16:52.472 769 Ron homson RaymondAlbertaCan4:21:37.773 773 Jeremy Cowley Lehi 4:21:56.474 776 Justin Bailey Garden City Id 4:22:16.975 798 Nathan Church Boise Id 4:24:03.376 833 Michael Dickey Pleasant Grove 4:28:00.977 836 Jared Cook Ogden 4:28:02.978 837 Robbie Asbell Pleasant Grove 4:28:06.079 856 Stephen Klunker Layton 4:29:25.180 894 Robert Janes Murray 4:32:03.281 900 Ryan Herbst Syracuse 4:32:10.982 913 Eric Marble Tremonton 4:33:38.383 934 James Keegan Farmington 4:35:46.784 942 Jeremy Petrus Idaho Falls Id 4:36:20.485 953 Adam Martin Post Falls Id 4:37:31.286 961 David Parker Sugar Land Tx 4:38:11.287 975 Matt Wilde Vacaville Ca 4:39:31.288 985 Wayne Ormond Lindon 4:40:36.989 993 Dustin Deitlaf Pleasant Grove 4:41:17.390 1017 Justin Thompson Ammon Id 4:43:30.791 1067 Phil Hunter Farmington 4:47:42.592 1075 Curtis Hirschi Kaysville 4:48:09.793 1110 Andrew Lund Providence 4:51:39.394 1115 Matthew Pierce Centerville 4:51:57.895 1180 Steve Frogley Heber City 4:59:29.796 1191 Taylor Dearden Layton 5:01:41.597 1194 Paul Jenkins Grace Id 5:02:02.198 1210 Eric Burnside Lehi 5:03:36.7

99 1219 Jason Howard West Valley 5:04:32.8100 1224 Darren Day Ammon Id 5:05:30.6101 1233 Chris Packard Syracuse 5:06:48.4102 1251 Joshua Beattie Idaho Falls Id 5:09:09.2103 1298 Steve Allen Stansbury Park 5:16:42.6104 1306 Andy Rahden Fruit Heights 5:17:47.9105 1312 Daniel Phillips Saratoga Springs5:18:34.8106 1364 Bradley Henry Salt Lake City 5:29:19.71071368JeremyHunt Smithfield5:30:47.1108 1382 Trent Gundersen Orem 5:35:14.4109 1392 Jon Harris Meridian Id 5:38:27.3110 1418 Jason Ellis Riverton 5:45:32.71111426XiaoTu HatfieldPa5:48:16.8112 1439 Jason Swenson Nibley 5:51:46.5113 1448 Jared Johnson Bountiful 5:53:28.1114 1496 Robert Gwynn Bountiful 6:13:47.6115 1497 Vincent Nguyen South Jordan 6:13:49.6116 1526 Daniel Kotter Ogden 6:48:28.6

M 40 To 441 38 Jack Mcdermott Tallahassee Fl 2:58:54.02 44 Randy White Herriman 3:03:42.13 50 Steve Weber South Jordan 3:04:25.94 62 Stephen Anderson Logan 3:09:18.25 74 ChrisJackson BroomfieldCo3:11:47.26 80 Carter Hemming Orinda Ca 3:13:45.87 81 Kevin Dicianna Draper 3:13:52.28 91 Dan Kroff Virgin 3:15:05.3

9 99 Adam Ashby Herriman 3:15:47.610 109 Cenk Caliskan Provo 3:19:36.211 126 Yan Simard SherbrookeQueCan 3:22:18.612 136 Richard Lambert Bountiful 3:24:11.213 139 Michael Ostermiller Kaysville 3:24:32.314 143 Daren Garey Twin Falls Id 3:24:55.515 156 Lyn Jessee Pocatello Id 3:26:15.216 157 Kenneth Whitehair Las VegasNv3:26:15.317 160 Timothy Decker Verona Nj 3:26:26.618 161 Gustavo Flores Logan 3:26:38.119 162 David Reinhart Murphy Tx 3:26:42.820 193 Vincent Han Lindon 3:30:36.021 203 TravisEarl Smithfield3:32:21.522 210 Ross Bird Bountiful 3:33:41.8

23 218 ScottGriffith GroverWy3:34:52.724 219 Kipley Fife Boise Id 3:35:05.525 224 Marc Sanderson PleasantGrove 3:35:58.926 233 Paul Barr Providence 3:37:05.527 242 Eric Lindeman South Jordan 3:37:44.528 259 Robert Ward Logan 3:39:33.529 263 David Larsen Grand Junction Co3:40:00.230 304 Bill Hiatt Orem 3:44:12.531 322 Kevin Yeager Riverton 3:45:48.332 356 Rudy Erb Oklahoma City Ok 3:49:38.533 375 Scot Weaver Wellsville 3:50:57.434 377 Brant Olson Idaho Falls Id 3:51:16.535 380 Trace Rogers Boise Id 3:51:32.236 394 Vince Rigby Meridian Id 3:53:06.437 397 Brian Starley Park City 3:53:22.338 398 Travis Laker Tremonton 3:53:22.539 427 Geff Tucker Riverton 3:56:00.440 430 James Hafen Eagle Mountain 3:56:05.441 437 Guy Mackay West Jordan 3:56:15.942 457 David Green Boise Id 3:57:05.043 463 Evan Randall Littleton Co 3:57:29.844 466 Nathan Smith Riverton 3:57:43.845 509 Blaine Hawkes Lehi 3:59:45.546 516 Jason Humpherys Boise Id 4:00:05.747 524 Trevor Howard Springville 4:01:11.648 538 Chad Allred Pleasant Grove 4:03:00.449 550 Todd Coleman CalgaryAlb Can 4:04:15.850 555 Cory Williamson Palo Alto Ca 4:04:38.151 597 Ray Atanacio Clinton 4:08:32.452 607 Brian Hancey South Jordan 4:09:11.553 619 Lee Buckwalter Springville 4:10:14.754 672 Steve Avery Riverton 4:14:03.955 679 Steve Gardanier Highland 4:14:26.856 683 Jared Wiberg LavaHotSpringsId 4:14:46.657 702 Jason Pond Sandy 4:16:04.758 746 Shane Whiting Riverton 4:20:09.259 762 Bruce Applegate Soh Jordan 4:21:21.160 796 Ron Hada Soh Jordan 4:23:52.761 820 Jason Paul Pleasant Grove 4:26:43.562 847 Robby Gold Bountiful 4:28:50.363 848 Joe Jeppson Providence 4:28:51.164 865 Troy Mciff West Jordan 4:29:54.065 884 Blake Beazer Erda 4:30:55.166 931 Brian Lucas Fruitland 4:35:29.567 933 Russell Johnson Pleasant Grove4:35:33.968 940 Jeffrey Smith Tooele 4:36:16.169 966 Michael Wirthlin Holladay 4:38:55.770 988 Brad Hansen Highland 4:40:51.671 1033 Derek Bters Highland 4:44:20.572 1041 Jason Wooden Mendon 4:44:47.873 1061 Matthew Hedelius Providence 4:46:58.374 1062 Matt Redington Mantua 4:46:59.275 1069JaredWillardson Smithfield4:47:45.476 1076 Jonathan Hirschi Clinton 4:48:10.477 1088 John Fee Orem 4:49:04.478 1183 Christopher Shaklee Arvada Co 5:00:40.879 1220 Wyatt Goring Logan 5:04:55.180 1288 Timothy Gill Roy 5:15:15.781 1290 Robert Bailey West Jordan 5:15:36.282 1335 David Pond Midvale 5:22:49.183 1357 David Bond Jerome Id 5:27:51.884 1374 Duane Simpson Bountiful 5:32:46.285 1386 Ralph Schmidt Iii Layton 5:36:31.286 1395 Steve Peterson Syracuse 5:38:57.887 1421 Rory Daufenbach Scottsdale Az 5:45:39.588 1433 James Gaskill Jr Kaysville 5:50:02.589 1452 JamesCrockettIndependenceKs5:53:56.890 1473 R. Larsen Saginaw Mi 5:59:44.591 1522 Kirk Hedrick Brigham City 6:33:51.5

M 45 To 491 23 Paul Rosser Springville 2:50:24.72 40 Bill Clark Midvale 3:01:36.33 66 Cory Jessee Salt Lake City 3:10:51.44 78 Robert Blauer Parowan 3:13:14.15 83 Bryan Tanner Chino Hills Ca 3:13:58.46 92 Michael Walcom Meridian Id 3:15:05.47 98 Mark Jorgensen Paradise 3:15:47.08 102 Brett Peterson Wellsville 3:16:15.19 108 Marlin Ordway Idaho Falls Id 3:18:38.410 113 Stephen Kimball LagunaBeachCa3:20:31.411 117 Peter Kimball Laguna Beach Ca 3:21:11.912 120 Randall Fox Stansbury Park 3:21:15.613 124 Juan Caballero West Jordan 3:21:55.214 125 Todd Mcmaster CW Heights 3:22:03.015 137 Von Crofts Idaho Falls Id 3:24:14.916 159 Jeffrey Jordan HendersonvilleTn3:26:23.417 173 Robert To Thornhill Onterio Can 3:27:51.718 179 Todd Cope Spanish Fork 3:28:29.519 183 Brian Robins North Salt Lake 3:28:55.620 187 Skip Alcorn Hendersonville Tn 3:29:45.821 204 James Mazzoni Eagle Id 3:32:33.822 206 James Riddle Holladay 3:32:40.523 235 Bryan Edmonds Vienna Va 3:37:20.224 237 Kalvin Pike South Jordan 3:37:28.325 245 Mark Wallace Nibley 3:38:00.926 266 Steven Satrowsky Warwick Ma 3:40:49.427 267 John Henderson Roy 3:41:01.728 306 Jim Peacock Avon 3:44:16.029 323 Blaine Bterworth Kaysville 3:45:57.030 327 Robert Rice Salt Lake City 3:46:49.531 352 Travis Martin Provo 3:49:25.732 365 Ryan Duve South Jordan 3:50:23.333 366 Troy Larkin Layton 3:50:24.234 369 Paul Johnson Logan 3:50:28.735 417 Mark Balboni Layton 3:55:03.236 420 Darin Partridge Hyde Park 3:55:15.237 426 John Tucker Lindon 3:56:00.138 455 Bryan Tagge North Salt Lake 3:57:01.239 461 Roy Manning Tremonton 3:57:22.640 468 Ron Castleton Sandy 3:58:03.841 527 Jeff Hampton Orem 4:01:34.7

John Zsiray/Herald JournalTop of Utah Marathon runners compete on Saturday.

John Zsiray/Herald JournalRunners make their way through Blacksmith Fork Canyon during the Top of Utah Marathon Saturday monring.

John Zsiray/Herald JournalCups litter the roadway through Blacksmith Fork Canyon as runners run the Top of Utah Marathon Saturday morning.

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42 532 Todd Moon Providence 4:01:50.343 543 David Ellis Cottonwood Heights 4:03:50.844 553 Richard Ludlow Sandy 4:04:33.845 563 David Johnson Twin Falls Id 4:05:16.646 566 Galen Garrison St. PetersburgFl4:05:52.147 594 Ken Walters Draper 4:08:19.548 639 Rob Duehlmeier West Jordan 4:12:27.049 664 Scott Evenson Pittsboro NC 4:13:31.850 676 Brian Deeter Liberty 4:14:21.051 685 Michael Call Kaysville 4:14:51.752 699 Thomas Boud South Jordan 4:15:57.153 752 Joe Stewart Providence 4:20:24.954 757 Michael Frame Bountiful 4:20:51.155 802 Tom Lee Spanish Fork 4:24:57.756 844 Dayne Raff Lehi 4:28:35.357 881 Ron June Millville 4:30:51.758 899 Jess Hopkin Morgan 4:32:09.859 902 Alma Brown North Logan 4:32:14.860 910 Matthew Shoemaker No.Logan 4:33:29.961 939 Daniel Henderson Bluffdale 4:36:12.362 944 Mark Haddock Inkom Id 4:36:38.663 946 W. Bryan Allison Mesa Az 4:36:47.264 949 Ken Diederich Holladay 4:36:59.865 980 Agustin Vaca Logan 4:39:56.166 987 Craig Anderson Visalia Ca 4:40:43.767 990 Dave Isom Newton 4:40:56.868 991 Mitchell Destigter Arvada Co 4:40:57.669 1013 Douglas Johnson West Jordan 4:43:29.670 1078 Scott Asbell Mapleton 4:48:12.471 1114 Scott Hardy Alpine 4:51:56.972 1118 Curtis Curtis Providence 4:52:06.873 1144 Alan Flatau Layton 4:55:39.074 1150 Todd Baker Mapleton 4:56:17.275 1270 Brent Kimball Spanish Fork 5:12:16.776 1321 Thor Femenias Salt Lake City 5:19:36.577 1379 John Pett North Logan 5:33:47.878 1384 Kevin Allen Logan 5:35:59.3

79 1411 Kelly Barrett Mendon 5:42:40.9M 50 To 54

1 31 Keith Anderson Richmond 2:55:52.92 34 Thomas DolanHendersonvilleTn2:57:02.23 67 David Nielson San Antonio Tx 3:11:00.14 68 Dan Kerns Soh Ogden 3:11:06.95 71 Pete Petersen Fruit Heights 3:11:14.16 90 Scott Cheney Centerville 3:15:03.47 93 Stephen Bunch Mapleton 3:15:14.78 94 Walter Mccabe Jr Ogden 3:15:26.49 95 Rafael Gonzalez Camarillo Ca 3:15:27.610 105 Ken Brimley Payson 3:17:58.611 123 JayGriffithMillcreekTownship3:21:40.912 132 Michael Stock West Bountiful 3:23:27.213 168 RobertMaxfield Draper3:27:23.614 175 Glen Carpenter Idaho Falls Id 3:28:10.615 194 Kevin Reynolds Wellsville 3:30:42.916 201 Stephen Haslam CW Heights 3:32:13.417 202 Dale Mcallister Dewinton AlbCan 3:32:14.918 214 Robert Ginnow Green Bay Wi 3:33:59.819 228 Christopher Hill Salt Lake City 3:36:10.720 272 Douglas Hirschi Fruit Heights 3:41:31.621 295 JonathanCramptonPleasantGrove3:43:47.222 312 Marvin Halling Hyde Park 3:44:37.423 316 Jim Lepore Parkville Mo 3:44:54.424 378 Frank Hobbs West Jordan 3:51:28.525 396 Cary Ripplinger Riverside 3:53:18.226 403 Cary Henrie Bountiful 3:53:53.227 443 Randal Treglown Soh Jordan 3:56:23.128 447 C. Kartchner Logan 3:56:35.329 449 David Tarboton Logan 3:56:38.230 454 Michael Krieger Salt Lake City 3:56:54.131 460 Tony Wilson Pocatello Id 3:57:20.332 464 Kerry Binggeli Plain City 3:57:31.433 472 Matthew Cooper Draper 3:58:08.734 476 Matthew Jimenez Winnetka Il 3:58:14.435 515 PaulGrinvalds WestDesMoinesIa4:00:05.436 519 Kelly Patterson Salt Lake City 04:00:25.6 37 560 Bob Baker Salt Lake City 4:05:00.038 617 Robert Miklos Idaho Falls Id 4:09:59.339 638 Jeff Pettett Phoenix Az 4:12:24.340 640 Drew Lewis Layton 4:12:28.241 644 Kevin Bler Kingwood Tx 4:12:40.242 718 Martin Van Wagoner Hyrum 4:17:47.043 784 Steve Bollinger CW Heights 4:22:50.044 791 Joel Preston Orange Park Fl 4:23:11.145 799 Kevin Riddle Salt Lake City 4:24:39.946 806 Dennis Box Naperville Il 4:25:05.147 818 Gary Jensen Logan 4:26:33.148 822 Felix Tweraser San Antonio Tx 4:26:44.749 845 Michael Peterson Farmington 4:28:45.050 849 Donald Carey Idaho Falls Id 4:28:56.151 880 David Tanner Eden 4:30:46.452 956 Karl Powell Lehi 4:37:48.753 970 Jim Moore Magrath Alberta Can 4:39:05.954 1001 William Thomson Kearns 4:42:10.455 1006 Rick Mitchelson RockSpringsWy 4:42:57.856 1038 H. Leon Deitlaf Pleasant Grove 4:44:31.9

57 1046 Wade Esplin Salt Lake City 4:45:10.958 1080 Wayne Rasmussen No. Ogden 4:48:20.759 1159 Ken Leboillier Sarasota Fl 4:57:07.960 1163 Michael Conley Provo 4:57:14.961 1189 Cliff Blackwell Magrath Alb Can 5:01:37.062 1214 Bryan Morley North Salt Lake 5:03:58.363 1227 Steve Budd Brewster Ny 5:06:09.664 1230 Gary Holloway Boise Id 5:06:21.765 1274 Randall Paul Saint George 5:12:32.466 1292 Vic Lewis Woodland Hills 5:15:44.067 1359 Marcos Martinez Taylorsville 5:28:24.268 1381 Ron Trevino Albuquerque Nm 5:34:14.169 1394 Brent Stuart Uintah 5:38:46.270 1396MikeBeorchia Smithfield5:39:06.671 1399 Steve Kissell Kearns 5:40:12.272 1401 MorganWoodhousePleasantGrove 5:40:40.373 1451 Scott Trotter Centerville 5:53:40.174 1514 Verdon Walker Jr PleasantGrove6:27:43.675 1520 Harley Blackburn Orem 6:32:40.5

M 55 To 591 54 Russell Harbaugh Meridian Id 3:05:58.82 69 Wade Mcfarland Logan 3:11:08.43 150 Demetrio Cabanillas Murray 3:25:53.34 169 Mark Stimpson Sandy 3:27:25.45 221 Dale Malmrose Sandy 3:35:11.66 279 Jeffrey Harbaugh Clackamas Or 3:42:06.67 280 Graham Ek Calgary Alberta Can 3:42:09.38 346 Chris Steinemann FranktownCo 3:48:46.99 358 David Seedenburg SouthOgden 3:49:41.910 361 Thomas Knowles Logan 3:49:51.811 379 Darrell Chesley Wellsville 3:51:29.712 448 Robert Schmidt Logan 3:56:35.713 510 Robert Doxey Salt Lake City 3:59:49.614 511 Marshall Brown Draper 3:59:50.615 529 Kent Nef Layton 4:01:35.916 590 Danny Richardson Sandy 4:07:56.417 595 Mike Bailey Mendon 4:08:23.3

18 610 Robert Stepan College Ward 4:09:25.119 643 Craig Oberg Liberty 4:12:32.220 715 George Sunderland Washington 4:17:36.721 732 Terel Merkley Vernal 4:18:56.422 894 Ralph Wheelwright Lindon 4:32:03.223 932 David Howard Saint George 4:35:32.624 941 Robert Averett Draper 4:36:20.125 945 William Snyder Sandy 4:36:42.126 951 Ray Lacanienta Layton 4:37:14.927 1007 Curtis Bruun Omaha Ne 4:43:03.2

28 1053 Randy Nielsen Orem 4:45:37.929 1055 Keith Nelson Hailey Id 4:45:44.230 1102 Kenny Williams Magna 4:51:00.931 1117 John Lancaster West Jordan 4:52:02.832 1121 Mark Brown North Ogden 4:52:26.033 1135 Brian Taylor Kenwood Ca 4:54:35.234 1147 Marc Collman Ogden 4:55:51.735 1152 Gilbert Larson Missoula Mt 4:56:23.236 1158 Derek Walden Sandy 4:57:06.0

37 1173 Tom Rich Clinton 4:58:46.738 1193 Michael Brooks Magna 5:01:58.139 1226 Terry Kerr Carson City Nv 5:05:38.240 1231 Kirby Stephens Ogden 5:06:34.241 1241 Rick Metcalf Orem 5:07:14.042 1248 Roger Cook Shelley Id 5:08:34.643 1254 John Eiman Logan 5:10:01.744 1330 John Bozung Orem 5:21:01.045 1437 Joseph Aliota Sun Prairie Wi 5:50:35.646 1504 Craig Manscill Lindon 6:17:29.8

M 60 To 641 226 BillEmmett Smithfield3:36:05.62 251 Dan Loomis Riverdale 3:38:57.43 281 Alvin Nay Brigham City 3:42:09.44 340 Roark Stratton Salt Lake City 3:47:58.35 429 Don Bigger Providence 3:56:05.36 485 Roland Harding West Jordan 3:58:53.17 499 John Mohler Jr. Catonsville Md 3:59:29.68 677 Stanton Call Sandy 4:14:24.09 681 Richard Gordon Mendon 4:14:30.910 687 William Follett Rigby Id 4:15:07.511 697 Daniel Warren Syracuse 4:15:47.812 744 Bruce Edwards St. Charles Mo 4:19:57.713 826 BillGabrish Smithfield4:27:13.014 830 Dennis Wixom Layton 4:27:29.115 860 DanielJudd Smithfield4:29:35.316 907 Mark Fitzgerald Sandy 4:33:20.617 978 Darwin Pitcher Lewiston 4:39:50.918 1012 Dennis Berrett Sandy 4:43:29.319 1035 Daniel Coles Highland 4:44:25.720 1074 Allan Loyborg Sandy 4:48:08.821 1175 Andy Flowers Ogden 4:59:09.322 1277 Bill Leisering Manchaca Tx 5:13:01.623 1315 Joe Larsen South Jordan 5:18:43.124 1367 David Erickson Pleasant View 5:30:39.3

25 1369 Lawrence Fisher Spanish Fork 5:31:02.226 1466 J. Larsen Sandy 5:56:59.1

M 65 To 691 393 Calvin Stewart LethbridgeAlbCan3:52:48.22 558 Brent Johnson Soh Weber 4:04:55.33 609 Donald Roberts Boise Id 4:09:17.14 636 Jeff Stowe North Ogden 4:12:04.45 674 George Beitzel Mount Joy Pa 4:14:15.26 1027 Richard Pokorny TetonVillageWy4:43:58.77 1048 Mike Rosner Ogden 4:45:20.68 1378 Woodrow Watterson WestJordan 5:33:44.2

M 70 And Over1 321 Ron Peterson Montpelier Id 3:45:37.92 692 Lowell Hawkes Pocatello Id 4:15:30.43 1108 Charles Graham, M.D. Hyrum 4:51:31.34 1199 Douglas Carlile Riverton 5:02:22.45 1480 William Green Nibley 6:05:59.26 1487 Al Emma Exton Pa 6:07:41.8

Clydesdale1 104 RobertMantz Smithfield3:16:37.32 107 Daryl Guymon Hyrum 3:18:31.93 345 Joe Cooley Salt Lake City 3:48:32.34 368 Shane Willard Syracuse 3:50:27.15 374 Chip Lara Logan 3:50:53.56 467 Jared Holland Providence 3:57:44.77 564 Michael Howell Manti 4:05:27.78 608 Kelly Thompson Central PointOr 4:09:14.89 629 Aaron John Rigby Id 4:10:52.910 637 Nicholas Thomas Orem 4:12:21.611 650 Robert Hirst Omaha Ne 4:13:02.612 668 Ben Bellon Soh Jordan 4:13:51.013 684 Brian Mann West Des Moines Ia4:14:49.514 700 Stephen Allen Pocatello Id 4:15:58.915 713 Brent Bishop Lehi 4:17:08.816 719 Joshua Marble Garland 4:17:52.917 761 LandonDay Smithfield4:21:14.718 768 Dan Tyler Mooresville Nc 4:21:34.719 815 Sy Bee Bloomington Id 4:26:21.320 859 Brett Allen Bountiful 4:29:28.121 875 Jared Hedberg Farmington 4:30:27.922 897 Matthew Stringham Plain City 4:32:08.123 948 Josh Custer Lehi 4:36:56.424 974 Eric Oscarson Provo 4:39:30.325 979 Spencer Cheshire Boise Id 4:39:54.126 995 Scott Mcdonald Woods Cross 4:41:27.427 999 Josh Childs Lindon 4:42:05.428 1011 Darren Rollins Pleasant Grove 4:43:22.2

29 1015 Ivan Hartle West Jordan 4:43:30.330 1051 Jared Lher Providence 4:45:28.931 1066 Scott Merrell Price 4:47:35.932 1082 Davin Waters Logan 4:48:30.633 1103 Jeff Mcdonough Boise Id 4:51:13.134 1130 Monte Lucherini North Logan 4:53:35.735 1164 Kent King Heber City 4:57:16.536 1190 Harold Toomey Mckinney Tx 5:01:41.437 1222 David Struve Sterling Va 5:05:11.638 1238 Richard Watts Salt Lake City 5:07:11.639 1245 Eric Klein Farmington 5:07:30.040 1272 Mason Milligan Bountiful 5:12:29.741 1291 Andy Jarvis Orem 5:15:36.342 1304 David Smith Providence 5:17:28.443 1313 Scott Phillips Heber City 5:18:35.444 1317 Lincoln Davies Soh Jordan 5:18:46.045 1323ChristopherReed Clearfield5:20:16.146 1336 Michael Hughes Salt Lake City 5:23:16.547 1350 Hardin Watkins Garner Nc 5:26:37.848 1354 Blake Hamilton Roy 5:27:14.049 1355 Michael Sessions Clinton 5:27:25.550 1387 Nicholas Lauritzen Logan 5:36:52.251 1436 Dean Tro Waukesha Wi 5:50:34.852 1449 Larry Staker Salt Lake City 5:53:33.553 1467 Scott Sunday Grovetown Ga 5:57:03.054 1470 Kevin Richards Ogden 5:58:01.355 1479 Dustin Miller Idaho Falls Id 6:05:31.356 1481 Todd Wente Kaysville 6:06:11.857 1495 Steven Bergman Draper 6:13:31.158 1508 Darin Palmer Provo 6:20:04.659 1509 Greg Hough Garden City Id 6:20:21.760 1515 Steve Perna Hunts Point Wa 6:28:52.261 1536 Andrew Whrich Bountiful 7:04:09.062 1537 Ryan Rawlins Eagle Mountain 7:17:40.0

John Zsiray/Herald JournalTop of Utah Marathon runner Angeline Pace makes her way through Blacksmith Fork Canyon early Saturday morning.

Jennifer Meyers/Herald JournalWheelchair competitor Nathan Crowton crosses the finish line of the 2012 NordicTrack Top of Utah Marathon Saturday.

John Zsiray/Herald JournalRunners make their way down Blacksmith Fork Canyon Saturday morning.

John Zsiray/Herald JournalRunners compete Saturday in the 14th annual NordicTrack Top of Utah Marathon.

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a long time coming. Andrews has been running with her hus-band and with friends for more than four years. She has been running with Hirst and Peters-en for the last year in prepara-tion for the marathon.

However, while they may have the system down now, Andrews said she wasn’t as confident at the beginning.

“The first time I met my friends to run, I was pretty nervous to put that trust in someone,” Andrews said. “It’s definitely quite hard, but worth doing.”

As she has proven with her life up to this point, Andrews is not content to remain in the same situation. She is constantly looking for a new challenge and a new way to push her boundar-ies. She hopes to qualify for the Boston Marathon and admits to having caught the running bug.

“I can see how running kind of gets into your blood,” Andrews said. “I don’t think

this is our last. We’ve really enjoyed it. We’ll see. We’ll do our best. That’s all we can do in life (is) our best.”

Being out with her friends and her husband are some of Andrews’ favorite things, and having the added challenge of being blind just adds to the trust that she is able to build with the people in her life. It’s the same kind of trust she has learned to place in one of her closest friends, Crickett.

“I love be active,” Andrews said. “It’s a fun experience to connect with friends. You have

to learn to trust people. Like when I first started to walk with a guide dog, you have to learn to trust your dog.”

Andrews and her husband both graduated from USU, and her two of her three kids have attend-ed or are attending currently the school. She thought it was fitting her first marathon was in a place where she feels comfortable.

“We’re Aggies,” Andrews said.As the name of her therapy

practice — Resilient Solu-tions — implies, Andrews has been resilient throughout all of the challenges that life has

thrown her way. But what is truly inspiring is not her ability to accomplish and achieve her goals and dreams, but how she achieves them.

“No matter what happens, I think it feels like life,” Andrews said of preparing for the marathon. “The journey or preparing is a victory.”

In that light, Andrews’s entire life has been a victory. She has shown and proved that great things can be accom-plished with dedication and that resilient spirit that she believes all people posses.

Jennifer Meyers/Herald JournalRob Flygare takes a photo before runners arrive at the Top of Utah Marathon finish line Saturday.

Jennifer Meyers/Herald JournalDean Ellis, left, and Kelly Thompson, right, help Michael Howell finish the Top of Utah Marathon Saturday.

Jennifer Meyers/Herald JournalSasha Pachev nears the finish line with his children, from left, Benjamin, Jacob, Julia, Jenny, and Joseph during the Top of Utah Marathon Saturday. Pachev, who has competed in the race every year, placed fifth overall.

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Eichert may return and run the TOU again if it fits his running schedule, which he called busy. He does triathlons, half iron-mans, 10Ks, marathons and other races — all barefoot.

Lovin’ the TOUHaving never heard of

Cache Valley, Don Bigger is now a big fan.

He lived in Las Vegas for 29 years and first came to northern Utah to run in the TOU Marathon. One of his children came to USU for graduate school and the more Big-ger visited the valley, the more he loved it.

“We fell in love with the valley; my wife and I just love it here,” said Bigger, who was a pacer Saturday for the 3:55 time. “... Who doesn’t like Blacksmith Fork Canyon? It’s a gorgeous marathon, it really is.”

This was the first time he was a pacer in a marathon. He wore a bracelet with times on it, so he could adjust along the route.

“It’s a great time,” Big-ger said. “You chat with them and try and keep their mind off the race. ... I told them the treat is at mile 20 I start telling jokes. It makes it funner for me.”

Bigger has now lived in the valley for five years, calling Providence home. Saturday was the 60-year-old’s 32nd marathon over-all and his sixth TOU.

Voice of the marathonEver since the TOU

started, there has been one man announcing the finishers.

Rob Flygare is perched on some scaffolding even with the finish line and welcomes the marathoners. His boom-ing voice gets the crowd excited and often elicits reaction from the runners.

“I’ve done some broad-casting and have known Bob (Henke, the TOU race director) for years, who asked me to do it,” said Flygare Saturday morn-ing before runners started crossing the finish line. “I love it. It’s one of the fun-nest things I do every year.”

Even when it has been bad weather. Over the years Flygare has sat through snow, rain and much warmer tempera-tures than Saturday.

While it gets a bit hec-tic at times, his job is far more easier than it was in the first few years. He had lists of names and binoculars to try and fig-ure out who was coming down the home stretch. Now a computer screen

lets him know who is approaching.

“I try and read them all,” Flygare said. “It’s a lot of names to read and my voice is pretty ham-mered afterwards, but I still love it.”

And he reads most of the names of the finish-ers, as he stays at least until the six-and-a-half hour mark.

“I try and stay here as long as people are com-ing through, because they deserve it,” Flygare said. “... I hope they have me do it as long as I can do it. It gets bigger and better every year.

“... I have such respect for anybody that finishes. It’s so great to be right up there and see their faces. I have absolute adoration for them.”

Has he ever thought about trading in the microphone for some run-ning shoes?

“My knees won’t allow that; I walk a lot,” Fly-gare answered. “I guess as far as walking, it’s inspiration.”

Flygare no longer lives in the valley, but he doesn’t mind the drive up from Salt Lake City each year.Familiar face in CrocsIt has become a regular

scene at the TOU Marathon.Sasha Pachev, who

calls Orem home, cross-ing the finishing line among the top plac-ers. The Crocs-wearing Pachev has never missed the TOU Marathon and continued his string of impressive, consis-tent performances. The 39-year-old has only been outside the top five once.

The two-time TOU champion added wearing Crocs a few years ago.

This time five of his seven children joined him in running across the fin-ish line, even though that is discouraged. Benjamin (13), Jenny (12), Julia (9), Joseph (7) and Jacob (6) joined their father near the finish. All five kids were wearing Crocs as well.

It could get more crowded in years to come as Pachev has two more children that watched from a stroller this time.

Mother-daughter runMarathons are certainly

a family affair.That was the case for

Laura and Alyssa Mikesell of Millville. The mother-daughter combination decided to do the TOU together. Laura is a veter-an, having already run five previous TOU Marathons. Saturday was the first for 18-year-old Alyssa.

They crossed together in a respectable 3:56:15. Alyssa actually was fifth in her age group, while 44-year-old mom was

20th in her classification.“I just wanted a new

challenge,” Alyssa said. “I did a half (marathon) last year, but I never thought I would run one (marathon). There is such a thing as a wall. I believe in it.”

The teenager started to feel stiff at mile 19 and by 23 she was really feeling it.

“But she kept going,” Laura said. “... She has those long legs and she did a good job.”

Alyssa used to ride a bike when her mother trained for other marathons and decided to get off the bike and join her this year.

Being a veteran run-ner, Laura set a pace and encouraged her daughter to keep up. While mom has run faster, she was proud of her daughter.

Future marathons together were a question mark after the race. How-ever, Laura believes they will run together again.

Marathon legendMurray’s Demetrio

Cabanillas enjoys coming to Logan. After all, two of his children ran for Utah State University.

The 57-year-old is a marathon veteran, hav-ing won the Desert News Marathon in Salt Lake City nine times. That used to be one of the premier marathons in the west.

“I wanted to run better than 3:30,” Cabanillas said.

On Saturday, Cabanillas ran his first marathon of 2012 and did clock in better than his goal with a time of 3:25:53, which was good enough for third in his age group and 150th overall.

“I felt like running this marathon and winter is coming,” Cabanillas said. “I decided I wanted to run one before winter comes.”

This was his fourth time running the TOU. He only does about one marathon a year now. His best time came in the New York City Marathon in 2:13.

He still runs 50 miles a week and when he gets ready for a marathon, he ups that total to 70 miles in a week.

“I want to stay healthy, so I keep running,” Caba-nillas said. “I really want my daughter to come back and win it.”

Carol Cabanillas was the top female finisher in 2005. She made the Olympic Trials, but has been busy with gradu-ate school. Her father is working on getting her to

return in the near future.Lending a shoulderAround the 25-mile

mark, Dean Ellis noticed a fellow runner was start-ing to weave.

He had visited with Michael Howell of Manti and knew he was trying to run the marathon in four hours. They both were on pace to do just that.

But then Howell really started to struggle.

“I was afraid he was going to fall right on the gutter at about 25-and-a-half miles,” Ellis explained. “I got on his downhill side, and he lost it completely. If that other runner hadn’t come along, I don’t think I could have kept him moving. His eyes rolled back in his head.”

That other runner was Kelly Thompson, who is from Central Point, Ore. Ellis and Thompson helped Howell all the way to the finish over the final 0.7 miles. They crossed togeth-er at the 4:05:27 mark.

“I feel bad because he really wanted to make that four-hour mark,” said Ellis, who is from Riverton. “I wasn’t worried about my time. I just felt like he needed some help.”

Had they not helped Howell, he would not have finished and would have been hauled to the hospital by an ambulance. Instead, he spent more than an hour recuperating under the watchful eyes of EMTs at the finish line.

Thompson disappeared into the crowd of runners, as did Ellis after being interviewed.

Team LuellaWhen Luella Flores

crossed the finish line, she was greeted by signs, noise-makers and lots of cheers.

There was no bigger fanfare for a finisher on the day as at least 15 family members and friends were on hand for the Salt Lake City woman as she crossed the line in 5:35:20.

“My supporters met me at mile 14, 17, 20, 22 and my son (Nick) ran the last half mile with me,” Flores said with tears rolling down her cheeks. “It was great.”

Flores declared this was her first and last mara-thon, having set a goal to do a marathon when she is 50. With her birthday just around the corner, the TOU fit the bill.

“I turn 51 in October, so

I had to get it in because of my goal,” Flores said. “... It was eight months of training and I don’t think I will do it again.”

As she left the runners’ area there was a sign that read: “You did it, now let’s eat some pizza.”Energizer marathonerThere he was, just like

clockwork.Orem’s John Bozung

completed his 209th con-secutive month of running at least one marathon. That is more than 17 years, for those counting.

“I finished, so that is all that matters,” Bozung said of his time of 5:21:01.

The 59-year-old rattled off marathons coming up on the schedule — Big Cotton-wood, St. George, Malibu, High Desert in California, Walt Disney World.

This was his 11th time running the TOU.

Awarding the medalsEach runner that com-

pletes the marathon gets a medal.

As they loop around from the finish line toward refreshments, one of basi-cally four people make sure to get a medallion over the head of the runner.

“It’s really neat to be here. It’s emotionally for you as you hand them the medallion,” said Mary Ann Henke, who has been help-ing out with the marathon from its start. “Can you tell I’ve been crying? It affects you. For some, it’s a huge accomplishment.

Joining Henke were daughters Alyssa and Paige Henke and Nikki Keller.

“You have to be careful with those that have hats on,” Alyssa said. “You are just excited for them because they finished. ... It’s really neat to see people accomplish their

goal to finish.”Is there a trick for get-

ting the medal around people’s necks, especially when there are many fin-ishing at a time?

“Ponytails and hats are kind of tricky, but we have it figured out,” Mary Ann said.

Late startThe marathon was a bit

tardy in getting started Saturday.

“We were 12 minutes late in starting the race,” said Jeff McMurdie, who is on the TOU committee. “One of the timers trucks’ battery died. Other than that, every-thing has been smooth.

Missing trophiesSome trophies for top

finishers went missing between Friday night and early Saturday morning.

McMurdie said a few $8 and $12 trophies were taken. Those who earned them will be awarded them, just a few days late.

“They didn’t take the big ones, just a couple of the small ones,” McMur-die said. “From that stand-point, it wasn’t bad. The people that earned them were really cool about it.”

Rock onThere was plenty of

music for runners and supporters to enjoy at Merlin Olsen Park.

Music was played before the runners started coming across the finish line, then Wasatch Back provided live entertain-ment. The band has been a staple at the TOU.

“They play an era of music that expands gen-erations,” McMurdie said. “The young 19- to 25-year-olds enjoy it and the 40-plus people grew up with it. It’s great.”

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die quick,” he said. “... I would recommend running to everybody.”

DeFronzo has already done 31 marathons this year, including seven ultras, and plans on exceeding last year’s total of 39. The quick-witted DeFronzo has had some very interesting and unique experiences during his time running around the world.

Most of the marathons DeFronzo has par-ticipated in have taken place in the U.S., but he has finished a marathon in all of the Cana-dian provinces and territories twice over. Evidently, DeFronzo has a high tolerance for downright frigid weather as he has also done the North Pole and Antarctic Ice marathons.

According to the Antarctic Ice Marathon’s web-site, www.icemarathon.com, competitors encoun-ter as average windchill of -20 C. The race takes place a few hundred miles from the South Pole.

While talking about his experiences in Antarctica, DeFronzo recalled climbing a glacier three-quarters of a mile high and then sliding “on your behind down.”

DeFronzo also did a marathon in Kenya where he took a wrong turn and was fortu-nately warned before approaching an area frequented by lions.

Because of his age and spinal disability, DeFronzo rarely completes a marathon in under seven hours. His personal record is a 4:20.

“I have to make sure the race doesn’t have a six-hour time limit now,” said DeFronzo, who did not finish before the TOU Mara-thon clock was turned off at seven hours.

DeFronzo has battled through a series of running-induced injuries over the years, but he keeps coming back for more.

“I hope I’m an inspiration, but most of (the older people I talk to) say they don’t want to be bothered,” DeFronzo said with a laugh.

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You’re in no man’s land with about six miles left.”

This was Foster’s fourth marathon in two years of competitive racing, and she came within 45 seconds of her personal best time of 3:03:37 that she ran in last year’s Top of Utah. Foster said she started running mara-thons because of the competition, and that she loves the endorphins that come at the end of a race.

First-time marathoner Lisa Watts of Nibley turned in a time of 3:16:01, for a third-place finish in the same division as Foster. Originally from

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Krong was hoping to break the 2:20 barrier for the first time, but his hamstring tightened up with about 10 miles left in the race. Never-theless, Krong was still able to turn in 5:45 miles late in the race and beat his closest competitor by more than seven minutes.

“The last six miles just turned into grind-it-out mode, and I was able to hang on,” Krong said. “I slowed up a little bit in the last five or six miles, but I didn’t have any bad miles. I was able to main-tain a pretty good level all the way, so I’m definitely happy with that.”

As Krong approached the finish line, his girl-friend, fellow standout distance runner Andrea North, handed him a stuffed animal, which was a moose — which hap-pens to be Krong’s favor-ite animal and the logo for the TOU Marathon.

The duo purchased the toy for $1 at Deseret Industries with the hopes he would win the race.

“It gave me something to look forward to at the end,” Krong said.

Although Krong showed his mettle, it was a chal-lenging day for most of the elite men. Nine men aspired to complete the mostly downhill course — which started at Hardware Ranch at 5,614 feet above

sea level — in under 2:30.Only Krong and runner-

up Jimmy Grant accom-plished that feat. It was a very good day for the 34-year-old Grant, who ran a sub-2:30 marathon for the first time in 12 tries.

“It was a pleasant sur-prise (to place second),” Grant said. “You know, the goal today was to break 2:30 and I got that, and everything else is just an added bonus. It was all about just having the chance to run a fast time and have good competi-tion to carry me along, and I did that, so it’s a dream come true, really.”

Unfortunately for Kotter, he tightened up just past mile 18, Krong said, and faded down the stretch. The 27-year-old still did well enough to place third with a time of 2:31:08, but he was neck-and-neck with Krong through 18-plus miles.

Grant, who passed four competitors over the final six miles, didn’t catch Kotter until the final mile.

“He gave me a swat on the behind as I ran by and said, ‘Go get him,’ so it was really nice and encourag-ing,” Grant said of Kotter.

Another one of Krong’s primary challengers, Steve Shepherd, dropped out of the race. The for-mer Weber State runner placed third at the 2010 TOU Marathon.

On the contrary, it was a very good day for most of the elite women. Case in point: The top four women all crossed the

Photos by Jennifer Meyers, John Zsiray/Herald JournalAbove, Top of Utah Marathon runners dot the landscape through Blacksmith Fork Canyon early Saturday morning. Below, Jake Krong, of Salt Lake City, holds up a stuffed moose as he nears the finish line. Krong won his first marathon with a time of 2:22:12.

Jennifer Meyers/Herald JournalUtah State student Joe Furse crosses the finish line sixth overall at the Top of Utah Marathon on Saturday.

Jennifer Meyers/Herald JournalUtah State student Seth Hansen wears a handmade T-shirt during the Top of Utah Marathon Saturday at Merlin Olsen Park.

line in under 2:55, which is a first. Richardson shaved a whopping 10 minutes off her previous marathon personal record.

Richardson, who also placed second at the TOU Half a few weeks ago, finished with a time of 2:49:32. It’s the first time two women have ever eclipsed the 2:50 barrier in the same TOU Marathon.

“It’s treating me well,” Richardson said when asked about her success in Cache Valley. “Both times, the half and the marathon, have been beautiful cours-es and a beautiful day, just perfect weather for run-ning fast and girls to chase down. ... It’s fun to have it be competitive. It makes

you better.”Like Richardson, Fowl-

er took a multi-year break from running while giv-ing birth to a pair of chil-dren. Both women have 1-year-olds, suggesting just how quickly they were able to return to or close to their top form.

Fowler, who won the Ogden Marathon in May, once ran a marathon in 2:41, but that was recorded in her pre-children days.

“It’s so great. I love run-ning and so it’s nice to do it competitively and be able to do it well again,” said Fowler, who now has three marathon victories to her credit. “It’s a great feeling.”

The Farmington resi-dent led the women’s race

from start to finish and was on track to break the course record — which would have entailed a $500 bonus — for at least half the race, she said.

Fowler, who placed 14th overall, did run with a group of guys until mile No. 18, but felt she got caught up in trying to hang with them, which hurt her at the end.

“I feel like I kind of died over the last six miles, but that’s OK,” she said. “It didn’t feel as good as I would have liked, but mar-athon’s are rough. They don’t always feel good.”

Likewise, Krong was happy he had someone to run with for much of the race. That wasn’t the case at the TOU Half, where Krong, who runs profession-ally for Saucony, basically ran an individual time trial.

“It definitely makes the first half of the race a lot easier, just to have some-body on you,” he said. “But I’ll be completely honest, when Jon dropped and I was running solo, it was kind of a relief. Once I got to mile 20 and I felt like, ‘All right as long as I don’t blow up, I’m going to win the race.’ And it’s a good feeling to know that.”

All of the 1,535 runners who completed the course in under seven hours were aided by a tailwind heading down Blacksmith Fork Canyon. Grant, who lives in Missoula, Mont., certainly appreciated it.

“The downhill was actually tough on me,” said Grant, who credited

former Utah State dis-tance runner Devin Lang for pushing him along. “I could feel it after maybe four miles, so I was won-dering if I could hold out. But the tailwind hit and all of a sudden I got a second wind, and I was like, ‘Man, this is good.’”

Grant, who played club hockey for the Univer-sity of Montana, was sup-posed to compete in the 2009 TOU Marathon, but dropped out due to an inju-ry. Needless to say, he got his redemption Saturday.

Placing behind Krong, Grant and Kotter on the men’s side were former Aggie great Jason Holt (2:34:29), two-time TOU champion Sasha Pachev (2:34:46), USU student Joe Furse (2:39:40), Lang (2:40:09), Michael Wilson (2:41:06), Ken-neth Smith (2:42:45) and Albert Wint (2:43:40).

Allie Scott, the only three-time champion in TOU Marathon history, placed third with a time of 2:53:44. The USU graduate was attempting to become the first-ever person to win three consecutive titles.

Rounding out the top 10 women were two-time TOU Half champ Stefanie Talley (2:54:29), Rach-elle Wardle (2:58:49), Logan’s Mandy Foster (3:04:22), Kimbery Cow-art (3:04:33), Stephanie Parke (3:07:24), Key-sha Stutz (3:14:44) and Nibley’s Lisa Watts (3:16:01).

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California, Watts is a student at Utah State, choosing to move to Utah because she has a lot of family in Cache Valley. She said the thrill of competing drove her to run.

“It feels pretty good considering it was my first one,” Watts said. “I wanted to finish in under three hours and got pretty close, so I’m pretty proud of myself. I kept my eye on the pacers and made a goal to not let too many people pass me.”

Right on the heels of Watts was RaLee Eck, a resident of Smithfield. A mother of four, Eck finished 20 seconds behind Watts with a time of 3:16:21 to finish second in the 35-39 division. Eck started running in marathons after the birth of her first child, and Saturday’s race was her 42nd marathon in 16 years.

“I knew it would be hard to place high today because there’s a lot of fast women here,” Eck said. “I felt great coming down the canyon, and I use Hollow road as a benchmark to see if I can keep pushing it, but it caught up with me about mile 21.”

Running in his first marathon and representing Utah State, Devin Lang finished seventh overall with a time of 2:40:11. A Kaysville native, Lang is a member of the cross country and track teams at USU, is studying biology and preparing for an LDS Church mission to Washington on Sept. 26.

“This was way harder than any col-lege race,” Lang said. “I wanted to finish in about 2:35, but I fell apart. It was good though. (Top 10) was my goal going into it. It was a lot harder than I thought it was going to be.”

Another Aggie was Seth Hansen, who finished in a PR 2:55:20.

“Three years in a row,” Hansen said. “I’ve improved every year and I love it. I don’t know why. Some crazy part of my brain decided to do something I

haven’t done and it’s become an annual thing. I just like challenging myself to do something I’m not sure I can do.”

Hansen is a senior in biological engi-neering at USU, and ran sporting a shirt that read, “I love Mom” across the front, and “Sponsored by motherly love, thanks for paying my registration fee,” across the back after his mother paid his race fees as a birthday present.

In addition to Furse, Foster and Ander-son, two other valley residents won their age division in Smithfield’s Bill Emmett (60-64) and Smithfield’s Robert Mantz (clydesdale, over 200 pounds). Emmett finished with a time of 3:36:05, while the 44-year-old Mantz clocked in at 3:16:37.

———Herald Journal sports writer Jason

Turner contributed to this report