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Course records set at Two Bear Marathon

| September 25, 2008 11:00 PM

Rain and wind doesn't slow hundreds of runners, German man is overall winner

Sunday's rain and wind made for soggy conditions for the fourth running of the Two Bear Marathon and Half Marathon. But that didn't seem to slow some of the runners, as new marathon course records were set in both the overall women's and women's masters divisions.

Marcus Lehr, of Wetzlar, Germany, was the first to finish the marathon, coming across the tape with a time of 2:59:59. Tyson Warner, of Whitefish, finished second.

Rhea Fuller, of Missoula, was the overall women's winner in a course record 3:21:38. Douglas Shanks, of Portland, Ore., won the masters men's division, with Vonda Garcia, of Whitefish, setting a new course record in the masters women's division.

The addition of a half-marathon to this year's Two Bear doubled the number of runners and gave those hardy spectators and volunteers braving the elements an exciting finish.

Jesse Agner, of Petersburg, Alaska, was the overall half-marathon winner in a time of 1:23:19. Rachel Farris, of Whitefish, finished in 1:38:08 to win the women's overall division. Richard Menicke, also of Whitefish, won the masters men's division, and Jennifer Kaplan, from Arlee, won the masters women's division.

Larry Wasson, of North Vernon, Ind., came to Whitefish to fulfill his goal to run a marathon in all 50 states. He has eight states left in the West, including Hawaii and Alaska, and eight states in the Northeast to complete his task.

"The Whitefish course was beautiful," he said. "It was very well set up, and all the volunteers standing in the rain handing out water along the course were fantastic."

Wasson said the Two Bear wasn't the most difficult, but it was close.

"The rain actually was nice for runners," he said. "The marathon in Green River, Wyo., had five miles of elevation gain at the beginning, so that was tough."

Full marathon

Markus LEHR Wetzlar Hessen Germany

Tyson WARNER Whitefish

Michael FOOTE Missoula

Heath WILTSE Coeur d'Alene Idaho

Douglas SHANKS Portland Ore.

Brad TREAT West Glacier

Rhea FULLER Missoula

John DiBARI Missoula

Andrew MATULIONIS Whitefish

Travis BOURRET Hamilton

Vonda GARCIA Whitefish

Mark TARR Columbia Falls

Adam WYTKO Columbia Md.

Seth CARBONARI Whitefish

Jim CHASE Frenchtown

Jeff BOLLMAN Billings

Sheila NYKWIST Lethbridge Alberta

Joel SHEHAN Kalispell

Jim RICE Kila

Laurel DOUGLAS Missoula

Andrew ECKLES Atlanta Ga.

Eric SAWTELLE Whitefish

Kent LAUDON Kalispell

Dave WADE Wilson Wyo.

Johan OTTER Escondido Calif.

Ray JONES Granbury Texas

Trent GREEN Chicago Ill.

Brandon UTLEY Whitefish

Greg SCHULER Lexington Ky.

Travis WALL Whitefish

Kevin CARROTHERS Sammamish Wash.

Susan ARMSTRONG Ogden Utah

Benjamin SHINEN Hillsboro Ore.

Bob JOHNSON Clancy

Sheldon DATTENBERGER Medicine Hat Alberta

Andrew COSTIGAN Whitefish

Gary SPARR Columbia Falls

Jonquil POWELL Bozeman

Deanna ASHBY Spokane Wash.

Alisha WICKHAM Whitefish

Sharon STERBIS Missoula

Elise ROBOCKER Kalispell

Josh AKEY Whitefish

Joel PEDERSON Seattle Wash.

Patrick ADAM Calgary Alberta

Jennifer SCHON Kalispell

David MERCER Whitefish

Beth PROFFITT Birdsboro Pa.

Stuart WHITE Great Falls

Sam ASHE Columbia Falls

Bill ZANONI Bozeman

Michelle UBERUAGA Missoula

Martin MILLER Helena

Jon GERARD Spokane Valley Wash.

Karin GERARD Spokane Valley Wash.

Wendy HOLLISTER Sequim Wash.

Bruce (Jabek) KIRBY Rexford

Timothy SANDOR Superior Wis.

Vivian DOORN Seattle Wash.

Ruth WRIGHTSMAN Bigfork

Sarah PETERSON Whitefish

Sarah ANDERSON Eureka F

Craig WATSON Baton Rouge La,

Whitney STEPHENSON San Francisco Calif.

Tara NELSON Kalispell

Karl WILFING Independence Ky.

Andy GARNER Summerfield N.C.

Charles DAY Calgary Alberta

Jeri BOTSFORD Portland Ore.

Mike MURRAY Reading Ohio

Adrianne DICKSON Marion

Kevin ALLEN-SCHMID Kalispell

Rebecca SHAW Helena

Bob MURAOKA Whitefish

Tom TUDOR Bismarck N.D.

Christine EVERETT Missoula

Kathy NEFF Whitefish

Clare KING Eagle River Ark.

Amanda BESTOR Corvallis

Kristine STRASBURGER Spirit Lake Idaho

Kristi BURTON Vancouver Wash.

Lila HUNT Ridgefield Wash.

Corrine AUSTERMAN Okotoks Alberta

Barbara HAMILTON Severna Park Md.

Sandy ANDERSON Whitefish

Larry WASSON North Vernon Ind.

Don ADRIAN Havre

Gil JORDAN Coram

Steve KREITNER Kalispell

Deborah YARBOROUGH Kalispell

Tami MILLER Whitefish

Half Marathon

Jesse AGNER Petersburg Alaska

John FITZGERALD Brockton Mass.

Richard MENICKE Whitefish

Jim OGLE Liberty Lake Wash.

Jabby YOUNG Great Falls

Andy ANDERSON Spokane Wash.

Bob FOLEY Whitefish

Chris ADAMCYK Kila

Steven JOHNSON Sherwood Park Alberta

Phillip MOORE Whitefish

Rachel FARRIS Whitefish

Wendy HOWSE Fernie Alberta

Simon HOWSE Fernie Alberta

Somer TREAT West Glacier

Mark SCHLEICHER Missoula

John SHYROCK Kalispell

Peter ANDERSON Edna Minn.

Pat CROSS Missoula

Thomas EDEN Great Falls

Julie BAKER Kalispell

Phillip REINDL Columbia Falls

Eric BRADY Liberty Lake Wash.

Amanda RACHER Fernie Alberta

Jennifer KAPLAN Arlee

Tim LAMBRECHT Minnetonka Minn.

Warren STETLES Marion

Lynn BARLOW Marion

Taylor RORK Wilson WY

Jennifer BROWN Missoula

Leslie ALDCORN Lethbridge Alberta

Kelly ROBINSON Missoula

Danelle GJETMUNDSEN Missoula

Marilyn MARLER Missoula

Alex POLLSHUK Marion

Tammy MOCABEE Missoula

Jill DEMERS Alberton

Mary BRICKER Missoula

Melanie SHIRILLA Lincoln

Johnna RIZZA Clinton

Delia BUCKMASTER Whitefish

Melissa SNYDER Columbia Falls

Rodrick CRAWFORD Sandpoint Idaho

Grace LIN Ventura Calif.

Barbara BROWN Sandpoint Idaho

Richard HILDNER Whitefish

Breanne ENDER Missoula

Cindra BARBEE Kalispell

Patricia BRADY Kalispell

Trina VANORNY Kalispell

Victoria MIX Missoula

Tawnya BINGHAM Whitefish

Laurie MARBURGER Kalispell

Holli GEMBALA Kalispell

Richard RYAN Randburg Gauteng South Africa

Roz PENNEFATHER Randburg Gauteng South Africa

Trent TAYLOR Liberty Lake Wash.

Valerie McKENZIE Kalispell

Stephanie BRADY Liberty Lake Wash.

Suzanne HILDNER Whitefish

Ilana ABRAHAMSON Missoula