1st Annual

Murphy Dome Roam

11 Miler

Saturday May 31, 1997

9 AM

8 Mile, Murphy Dome Road

Extremely hilly course via gravel & dirt roads

Clear & sunny

+35° to 45°F

N/E winds

Dry & dusty, to dry & not dusty

Sunset:	Total Daylight: 20 hours 36 minutes
12:08 AM
Sunrise:
3:32 AM

Men's & Women's Results

Pre-race signup in the 8 Mile gravel pit

Congratulations to Jane and Steve Lanford for laying out a challenging new course on the flanks of Murphy Dome. The just over 8 miles of uphill, over back roads a few of which were inches deep in silty powder, followed by 2 3/4 miles of steep descent down Murphy Dome Road to the start, was sufficient to get everyone's circulation going. Sub 6-minute times in the steep 10th mile were not uncommon. Views along the upper sections of the course were great, both upwards towards the old Air Force site on the top of Murphy Dome, and southwestwards over Goldstream Valley towards the Alaska Range.

The cool temperatures plus the wind in the exposed upper reaches of the course, provided for some fast times in the first running of this race. Kent Slaughter was the overall winner with a time of 68:16 while Michelle Mitchell topped the women with 78:11.

Results

1. Kent Slaughter		1:08:16
2. Kevin Brinegar		1:10:25
3. Lance Cook		1:10:54
4. Bob Murphy		1:12:03
5. Jean LaCroix		1:13:30
6. Tate Cantrell		1:14:58
7. John Carlson		1:15:09
8. Daniel O'Connell		1:15:41
9. Allen Doyle		1:15:55
10. Eric Morgenstern		1:17:04
11. Harvey Wing		1:18:13
12. David Covey		1:20:25
13. Jim Decur		1:21:24
14. (tie) Bob Baker		1:21:35
14. (tei) Bruce Miller		1:21:35
16. Andy Bourke		1:21:46
17. Gary Ridgeway		1:22:09
18. David Cowee		1:22:09
19. Steve Bainbridge		1:23:47
20. Keith Pollack		1:26:06

21. Bob Vitale		1:27:45
22. Corky Hebard		1:28:19
23. Stuart Grant		1:29:15
24.Dean Justice		1:30:19
25. David Leonard		1:30:35
26. Darren Rorabaugh		1:32:09
27.Charlie Titus		1:32:47
28. Tom Wickwire		1:33:15
29.Andy Sterns		1:35:39
30. Ron Smith		1:38:15
31. Mark Haas		1:41:27
32. Bob Perkins		1:44:57
33. Bob Hildebrandt		1:48:31

1. Michelle Mitchell		1:18:11
2. (tie) Sharon Baker		1:32:09
2. (tie) Susan Faulkner		1:32:09
4. (tie) Mary Ellen LaBerge		1:33:31
4. (tie) Dorli McWayne		1:33:31
6. Lin Gale		1:34:53
7. (tie) Bobbi Fyten		1:35:23
7. (tie) Marcia Martin		1:35:23
9. Bernice Joseph		1:39:46
10. (tie) Carol Kleckner		1:40:55
10. (tie) Karla Taylor-Welch		1:40:55
12. Mary Lindahl		1:44:39
13. Carolyn Kremers		1:47:07
14. Kathleen Meckel		1:54:21
15. Diane Herrmann		1:58:51

The Start

Crossing Spinach Creek at the start	In the woods near Mile 1
Near Mile 3 on the lower slopes	Along the lower part of Murphy Dome

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