Finisher Shirt and Medal
This year’s Running Bear’s shirt and medal were handed out to all participants upon completing the course.
Awards
This years award is a beautifully hand carved wooden cup with handle shaped as a bear. The following participants won the award.
- First place male & female – Paul “NA” Ramirez & Jayme Wyss
- First place relay team – Janett Fell & Jim Alexander
- Oldest male and female – Jim Cihak (72) & Rene Wesenberg (72)
- Youngest male and female competitors – Simon Wesenberg (18) & Harper Wesenberg (12)
- Willy Bowden was awarded a wooden bowl for winning the Willy Bowden award. To win the Willy Bowden Award a person must register first for Running Bear which Willy Bowden has done each time he has participated.

Place |
Time |
First Name |
Last Name |
Age |
Gender |
Race # |
Award |
1 |
48:14 |
Paul |
Ramirez |
41 |
M |
39 |
1st M |
2 |
48:51 |
Jayme |
Wyss |
36 |
F |
9 |
1st F |
3 |
50:45 |
Simon |
Wesenberg |
18 |
M |
5 |
Youngest Male |
4 |
55:40 |
Joey |
Wesenberg |
49 |
M |
4 |
|
5 |
55:49 |
Nancy |
Statz |
55 |
F |
27 |
|
6 |
56:00 |
Peter |
Olache |
24 |
M |
18 |
|
7 |
56:10 |
Maria |
Olache |
15 |
F |
20 |
|
8 |
56:47 |
Nick |
Burns |
29 |
M |
29 |
|
9 |
58:14 |
Thomas |
Olache |
29 |
M |
22 |
|
10 |
58:42 |
Aaron |
Schlitz |
22 |
M |
3 |
|
11 |
59:19 |
Jim |
Cihak |
72 |
M |
11 |
Oldest Male |
12 |
1:00:47 |
Eleise |
Wesenberg |
22 |
F |
25 |
|
13 |
1:01:33 |
Carter |
Frey |
24 |
M |
19 |
|
14 |
1:01:47 |
Harper |
Wesenberg |
12 |
F |
26 |
Youngest Female |
15 |
1:02:03 |
Anna |
Dawson |
37 |
F |
14 |
|
16 |
1:02:37 |
Evan |
Allen |
24 |
M |
23 |
|
17 |
1:03:32 |
Debbie |
Onsgard |
54 |
F |
33 |
|
18 |
1:03:39 |
Robert |
Onsgard |
63 |
M |
34 |
|
19 |
1:04:16 |
Karen |
Hanson |
55 |
F |
35 |
|
20 |
1:04:24 |
Willy |
Bowden |
52 |
M |
10 |
Willy award |
21 |
1:06:17 |
Angela |
Divjak |
40 |
F |
8 |
|
22 |
1:07:04 |
Melissa |
Schuett |
43 |
F |
12 |
|
23 |
1:08:06 |
Ron |
Perry |
65 |
M |
21 |
|
24 |
1:09:08 |
Jesse |
Swift |
43 |
M |
37 |
|
25 |
1:12:25 |
Bruce |
Stroebe |
69 |
M |
17 |
|
26 |
1:13:55 |
Ingrid |
Swift |
38 |
F |
36 |
|
27 |
1:14:38 |
Janet |
Campbell |
41 |
F |
28 |
|
28 |
1:14:57 |
Allison |
Doak |
39 |
F |
1 |
|
29 |
1:14:57 |
Liane |
Ware |
39 |
F |
2 |
|
30 |
1:15:45 |
Julie |
Divjak |
43 |
F |
7 |
|
31 |
1:16:15 |
Lara |
Mrak |
38 |
F |
38 |
|
32 |
1:20:00 |
Steve |
Wessel |
66 |
M |
31 |
|
33 |
1:22:35 |
Todd |
Sandstrom |
58 |
M |
13 |
|
34 |
1:25:27 |
Cathrine |
Moe |
57 |
F |
16 |
|
35 |
1:27:49 |
Dana |
Buchanan |
39 |
F |
6 |
|
36 |
1:36:31 |
Rene |
Wesenberg |
74 |
F |
30 |
Oldest Female |
37 |
1:37:59 |
Kay |
Drew |
59 |
F |
32 |
Sweeper! |
Relay
Place |
Time |
First Name |
Last Name |
Age |
Gender |
Race # |
Award |
1 |
1:11:07 |
Janet |
Fell |
65 |
F |
15 |
Relay winner |
1 |
1:11:07 |
Jim |
Alexander |
58 |
M |
15 |
Relay winner |
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2 |
1:18:47 |
Karla |
Montalvo |
24 |
F |
24 |
|
2 |
1:18:47 |
Christina |
Truver |
24 |
F |
24 |
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