The 5th annual Uphill Challenge was run in near perfect conditions at Mt. Hood Meadows Saturday, and it showed as nine category records were set including a new fastest time for the event. Mike Allen blazed uphill in a time of 9:32:16, more than a minute and 17 seconds faster than the course record set the inaugural year by Bernard Seeger. The fastest woman was Kayla Moore with time of 11:42:05.
A field of 42 took the challenge, ranging in age from 3 years old to 68. Those setting category records (and who will be added to the Uphill Challenge Leaderboard) were:
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Caleb Zilka 27:29:58 (Men 5 - 9)
- Benjamin Balasz 10:31:37 (Men 10 - 14)
- Patrik Balasz 12:01:50 (Men 15 - 19)
- Jordan Fields 9:41:48 (Men 20 - 24)
- Mike Allen 9:32:16 (Men 30 - 34)
- Derik Farlow 12:11:03 (Men 40 - 44)
- Sid Perkins 15:43:22 (Men 55 - 59)
- Sage Borschel 16:08:14 (Women 5 - 9)
- Kailua Balasz 15:41:16 (Women 10 - 14)
- Kayla Moore 11:42:05 (Women 20 - 24)
Also added this year was a 5K trail run continuing from the top of the Uphill Challenge course on to the Timberline Trail, and finishing on the Umbrella Falls Trail. The competitors raved about the 5K course, particularly the downhill sections winding across Meadows and through forests. Jared Scholz set the record with a 5K time of 36:40 and Sarah Cunningham had the fastest woman’s time with 58:55.
Bib Number |
Customer Name |
Age |
Gender |
Classifications |
Time |
162 |
Zilka, Caleb |
6 |
Male |
Men 5 - 9 |
27:29:58 |
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175 |
Balazs, Benjamin |
14 |
Male |
Men 10 - 14 |
10:31:37 |
170 |
Farlow, Carson |
14 |
Male |
Men 10 - 14 |
13:47:34 |
181 |
Borschel, Reid |
11 |
Male |
Men 10 - 14 |
22:12:41 |
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174 |
Balazs, Patrik |
15 |
Male |
Men 15 - 19 |
12:01:50 |
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156 |
Fields, Jordan |
24 |
Male |
Men 20 - 24 |
9:41:48 |
168 |
Baker, Jackson |
24 |
Male |
Men 20 - 24 |
9:44:15 |
161 |
Burns, Caleb |
20 |
Male |
Men 20 - 24 |
14:00:38 |
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160 |
Seekatz, Josh |
25 |
Male |
Men 25 - 29 |
11:06:28 |
173 |
Overmiller, Taylor |
28 |
Male |
Men 25 - 29 |
11:08:43 |
158 |
Benson, Thomas |
28 |
Male |
Men 25 - 29 |
20:47:19 |
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|
169 |
Allen, Mike |
33 |
Male |
Men 30 - 34 |
9:32:16 |
138 |
Hanssler, Daniel |
34 |
Male |
Men 30 - 34 |
12:46:35 |
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165 |
Scholz, Jared |
36 |
Male |
Men 35 - 39 |
14:23:29 |
164 |
Chenier, Craig |
37 |
Male |
Men 35 - 39 |
27:29:85 |
150 |
Hafer, Kelly |
39 |
Male |
Men 35 - 39 |
32:27:58 |
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171 |
Farlow, Derik |
41 |
Male |
Men 40 - 44 |
12:11:03 |
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179 |
Borschel, Brandon |
48 |
Male |
Men 45 - 49 |
15:23:48 |
141 |
Hill, Stuart |
48 |
Male |
Men 45 - 49 |
16:01:34 |
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178 |
Perkins, Sid |
58 |
Male |
Men 55 - 59 |
15:43:22 |
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153 |
Bergner, Gunter |
63 |
Male |
Men 60 - 64 |
18:23:24 |
145 |
Riedl, James |
63 |
Male |
Men 60 - 64 |
19:17:39 |
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143 |
Russell, Fred |
65 |
Male |
Men 65 - 69 |
22:26:03 |
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|
166 |
Hafer, Eliza |
3 |
Female |
Women 0-4 |
39:47:86 |
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|
180 |
Borschel, Sage |
9 |
Female |
Women 5 - 9 |
16:08:14 |
149 |
Hafer, Josey |
9 |
Female |
Women 5 - 9 |
22:25:55 |
151 |
Hafer, Lucy |
5 |
Female |
Women 5 - 9 |
32:24:39 |
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176 |
Balazs, Kailua |
11 |
Female |
Women 10 - 14 |
15:41:16 |
152 |
Hafer, Miranda |
11 |
Female |
Women 10 - 14 |
19:53:33 |
147 |
Hafer, Anna |
13 |
Female |
Women 10 - 14 |
25:53:16 |
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|
167 |
Moore, Kayla |
23 |
Female |
Women 20 - 24 |
11:42:05 |
155 |
Kaufmann, Fontaine |
23 |
Female |
Women 20 - 24 |
16:32:26 |
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177 |
Schenkel, Gracie |
28 |
Female |
Women 25 - 29 |
12:46:35 |
172 |
Overmiller, Tasha |
28 |
Female |
Women 25 - 29 |
13:40:35 |
159 |
Carmody, Kathleen |
27 |
Female |
Women 25 - 29 |
20:47:30 |
157 |
Cunningham, Sarah |
25 |
Female |
Women 25 - 29 |
22:12:41 |
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163 |
Dobbs, Terri |
36 |
Female |
Women 35 -39 |
28:02:82 |
148 |
Hafer, Becky |
38 |
Female |
Women 35 - 39 |
40:11:53 |
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139 |
Monteith, Susannah |
40 |
Female |
Women 40 - 44 |
15:24:26 |
140 |
Pena, Annalisa |
37 |
Female |
Women 40 - 44 |
19:27:39 |
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144 |
Riedl, Debrah |
47 |
Female |
Women 45 - 49 |
20:24:10 |
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|
154 |
Cunningham, Sharon |
61 |
Female |
Women 60 -65 |
30:14:04 |
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146 |
Trulsen, Jill |
65 |
Female |
Women 65 - 69 |
23:47:34 |
142 |
Russell, Bonnie |
68 |
Female |
Women 65 - 69 |
39:52:57 |
Uphill Challenge 5K Results:
Bib Number |
Name |
Age |
Gender |
Classifications |
Time |
165 |
Scholz, Jared |
36 |
Male |
Men 35 - 39 |
36:40:00 |
179 |
Borschel, Brandon |
48 |
Male |
Men 45 - 49 |
37:41:00 |
141 |
Hill, Stuart |
48 |
Male |
Men 45-49 |
42:36:00 |
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|
157 |
Cunningham, Sarah |
25 |
Female |
Women 25-29 |
58:55:00 |
154 |
Cunningham, Sharon |
61 |
Female |
Women 60-65 |
1:26:30:00 |