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Hard winter hurts race numbers

By John L. Braese
The Enterprise
ADRIAN – The snowy, cold winter cut runner numbers as the Owyhee Off-Road Challenge took to the hills outside of Adrian on Saturday.
“People just could not get outside and train like in years past,” said race organizer Nickie Shira. “Our numbers are down a bit from last year.”
Shira said the lack of open roads during January and February also forced a change in plans for some runners.
“We had people that had requested to run the 10K route call in and change to 5K,” she said. “People just kept telling me they were not ready because of no training time due to roads and snow.”
Even with fewer people taking to the hills in support of a new track at Adrian High School, the weather turned out to be perfect for a day up and out of Adrian. As the start signal was given, brightly adorned runners took off from Two Rivers Community Park and led by Oregon State Police, ran down the highway until the turn into the surrounding hills.
With the half marathon group gaining 1,740 feet in elevation, the runners made their way up the initial hill overseeing the Snake River.
As runners crossed the finish line, Shira and others were already busy planning next year’s event.
“I am pleased with the great weather we had today and we are looking forward to more runners next year,” Shira said.
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5K results
0-9 age group: 1. Colten Bayes. 2. Chanel Roe. 3. Trey-Porter Bayes. 4. Daniel Flerchinger. 5. Jonas Burgess. 6. Braysen Jordan. 7. Cody Flerchinger.
10-19 age group: 1. Carter Bayes. 2. Gavin Bayes. 3. Madilyn Staley. 4. Rance Jordan. 5. Michael Schumacher.
20-29 age group: 1. Jesse Daugherty. 2. Hannah Byerly. 3. Kimberly Lucero. 4. Tyler Neff. 5. Megan Mott. 6. Michelle Peterson. 7. Keri Reynolds. 8. Abigail Cardenas. 9. Samantha White.
30-39 age group: 1. Andrew Palmblade. 2. Matt Shaffer. 3. Danielle Desmond. 4. Kimberly Henrie. 5. Rachel Aquire. 6. Andi Sorrell. 7. Maribel Perez.
40-49 age group: 1. Lee DeBruler. 2. Chris Staley. 3. Jen Wrazin. 4. Timothy Mazac. 5. Helen Plaza. 6. Mitchel Davis. 7. Anita Zink. 8. Heidi DeBruler. 9. Heidi Nevarez. 10. Deanna Branscomb. 11. Jon Reynolds. 12. Amy Cardenas. 13. Jessica Hiatt.
50-59 age group: 1. Mark Bajorek. 2. Jeannine Carter. 3. Cindy Hess. 4. Jada Ishida. 5. Jerri Lisk. 6. Mike Marostica. 7. Suzie Rankin. 8. Kris Winegar. 9. Mary Jean Winter. 10. Eric Wrazin.
60-69 age group: 1. Karen Burngarner. 2. Gary Dentinger. 3. Deanna Morell. 4. Colleen Daugherty.
70-79 age group: 1. Sue Dentinger.

10K results
10-19 age group: 1. Jesse Walker. 2. Charlotte Gunning.
20-29 age group: 1. Hugh Ellsworth. 2. Leland Gaskins. 3. Devon Frazier. 4. Rebecca Cox. 5. Matthew Hunter. 6. Katie Walker. 7. Jessica Reynolds. 8. McKenzie Purnell. 9. Emily Trosen. 10. Jessie Gunning. 11. Erica Luke. 12. Amanda Browen. 13. Jenna Gardner.
30-39 age group: 1. Kelson Mosier. 2. Bethany Flerchinger. 3. Debbie Hopp. 4. Jody Hedges. 5. Priscilla Valero. 6. Jaynell McEntee. 7. Heather Morton. 8. Mike Spade. 9. Elisha Watkins. 10. Carrie Holmes.
40-49 age group: 1. Jason Townsend. 2. Sonja Stewart. 3. Theresa Bell. 4. Timothy Wagner. 5. Eric Ludovic. 6. Caroline Smillie. 7. Dondena Hite. 8. Kathleen Phillips. 9. Ann Loftus. 10. Shana Cooper. 11. Rosalinda Ramos. 12. Deborah Ausman.
50-59 age group: 1. John Brown. 2. Tim Myers. 3. Mary Brown. 4. Tim McFadden. 5. Joan Gaskins. 6. Karen Klinefelter. 7. Harold Moore. 8. Steve Craig. 9. Sandy Braley. 10. Lisa Dean. 11. Kim McFadden. 12. Brenda Browen. 13. Barbara Gunning. 14. Val Reynolds. 15. Lori Hopkins.
60-69 age group: 1. Jim Rankin. 2. Paul Long. 3. Karen Early.

Half Marathon results
10-19 age group: 1. Sebastian Danthinne. 2. Michaela Petty. 3. Mitchell Peterson.
20-29 age group: 1. Caroline Brown. 2. John Hopkinson.
30-39 age group: 1. Nicholas Hartley. 2. Korey Yost. 3. Jennifer Li. 4. Kimberly Simmons. 5. Kelly Kaineg. 6. Lisa Byers. 7. Brianne Mares. 8. Beth Williams. 9. Jessica Peters. 10. Casey Byington. 11. Troy DeRosier. 12. Kerri Ellis. 13. Mariah Delong.
40-49 age group: 1. Andrew Li. 2. David Faught. 3. Todd Fogdall. 4. Tarom Alden-Oderkirk. 5. Gina Walters. 6. Roberta Garvin. 7. Nathan Banner. 8. Chris Garvin. 9. Charles Garrison. 10. Janine Franco. 11. Dee Anna Henrie. 12. Layne Simmons. 13. Jitka Elizarraras. 14. Ann Braley-Smith. 15. Heidi Wagner. 16. Sarah DeAlba. 17. Marianne Morrison. 18. Sonia Basterrechea-Maggard. 19. Rachelle Hartman.
50-59 age group: 1. Julie Smith. 2. Sue Schumacher. 3. Ken Killingbeck. 4. Allan Stevenson. 5. Tony Beesley. 6. Marc Gunning. 7. Kent Ness. 8. Margie Fritz. 9. Matt Adsitt. 10. Juliette Jennings. 11. Joe DeRosier. 12. Doreen Carlson. 13. Kim Wood.
60-69 age group: 1. Joann Devine. 2. Renae Woodard. 3. Doug Dunlap.
70-79 age group: 1. Mary Graeff.