The 2024 Tanana River Challenge, held Saturday March 16th, saw a total of 103 racers cross the finish line. Race weather was fair with a low of -9°F, warming to 15°F in the afternoon with calm winds picking up around 4pm. This year’s race course included a 1.5 mile detour to avoid open water. The new section was firm enough, but it deteriorated to soft and punchy by the end of the day. The rest of the trails had a firm base with about 2″ fresh snow on top.
45-Mile Course
| Place | FINISH TIME Hr: Min: Sec | First Name | Last Name | M/F/N | Category | BIB # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:06:56 | Dylan | Low | M | 45M Bike | 259 |
| 2 | 4:09:47 | Curtis | Henry | M | 45M Bike | 258 |
| 1 | 4:40:37 | Andrew | Bishop | M | 45M Skijor | 306 |
| 2 | 4:46:28 | Matt | Sprau | M | 45M Skijor | 307 |
| 3 | 4:56:37 | Dean | Engelhaupt | M | 45M Bike | 257 |
| 4 | 4:57:31 | Bryan | Myers | M | 45M Bike | 263 |
| 5 | 4:57:31 | Seth | Myers | M | 45M Bike | 264 |
| 6 | 5:02:58 | Thomas | St. Clair | M | 45M Bike | 266 |
| 7 | 5:18:53 | Evan | Wilson | M | 45M Bike | 267 |
| 1 | 5:19:23 | Hazel | Probst | F | 45M Bike | 174 |
| 8 | 5:23:52 | Shane | Malone | M | 45M Bike | 261 |
| 1 | 5:35:42 | Shalane | Frost | F | 45M Ski | 320 |
| 2 | 5:35:43 | Elaine | Ramos | F | 45M Bike | 255 |
| 1 | 5:43:45 | Alex | Morris | M | 45M Ski | 327 |
| 3 | 5:44:19 | Georgia | Houde | F | 45M Bike | 254 |
| 9 | 5:52:19 | Ned | Rozell | M | 45M Bike | 265 |
| 4 | 5:59:42 | Arianna | Graf | F | 45M Bike | 110 |
| 5 | 6:10:21 | Mariah | Brashar | F | 45M Bike | 253 |
| 10 | 6:12:22 | Andrew | McKnight | M | 45M Bike | 262 |
| 2 | 6:26:06 | Patrik | Sartz | M | 45M Ski | 328 |
| 3 | 6:32:37 | Gerald | Frost | M | 45M Ski | 325 |
| 11 | 6:49:06 | Ken | Macpherson | M | 45M Bike | 260 |
| 4 | 7:36:05 | Christopher | Baird | M | 45M Ski | 324 |
| 2 | 7:37:18 | Hannah | Myers | F | 45M Ski | 322 |
| 6 | 8:14:55 | Sophie | Stein | F | 45M Bike | 256 |
| 3 | 8:17:58 | Brooks | Lawler | F | 45M Ski | 321 |
| 5 | 8:49:32 | Glenn | Villeneuve | M | 45M Ski | 329 |
| 12 | 9:21:24 | Remi | Pages | M | 45M Bike | 300 |
| 1 | 10:34:05 | Aaron | Thomas | M | 45M Run | 350 |
| 1 | 10:50:48 | Teri | Buck | F | 45M Run | 348 |
| DNS | Bob | Gillis | M | 45M Ski | 326 |
25-Mile Course
| Place | FINISH TIME Hr: Min: Sec | First Name | Last Name | M/F/N | Category | BIB # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2:15:48 | Kenneth | Brewer | M | 25M Bike | 282 |
| 1 | 2:23:21 | Jeff | Wells | M | 25M Skijor | 319 |
| 2 | 2:30:49 | Dave | Behling | M | 25M Bike | 280 |
| 2 | 2:37:17 | Sean | Regan | M | 25M Skijor | 317 |
| 3 | 2:37:19 | Julian | Dann | M | 25M Bike | 290 |
| 1 | 2:49:50 | Adrienne | Pierce | F | 25M Bike | 275 |
| 4 | 2:53:03 | Paul | McKinley | M | 25M Bike | 297 |
| 5 | 2:53:06 | Kyle | Callegari | M | 25M Bike | 285 |
| 6 | 2:53:06 | Carey | Fristoe | M | 25M Bike | 291 |
| 7 | 2:54:00 | Peter | Shurr | M | 25M Bike | 302 |
| 1 | 3:01:02 | Keira | Irish | F | 25M Skijor | 310 |
| 1 | 3:01:19 | Sam | Knapp | M | 25M Ski | 346 |
| 2 | 3:02:59 | Amanda | Byrd | F | 25M Bike | 270 |
| 8 | 3:03:03 | Matt | Layral | M | 25M Bike | 296 |
| 2 | 3:05:06 | Rose | Hewitt | F | 25M Skijor | 309 |
| 3 | 3:07:49 | Owen | Larson | M | 25M Skijor | 316 |
| 9 | 3:08:21 | Chris | Brothers | M | 25M Bike | 283 |
| 3 | 3:13:13 | Ariel | Ellison | F | 25M Skijor | 308 |
| 1 | 3:14:11 | Anja | Maijala | F | 25M Ski | 335 |
| 10 | 3:18:02 | Neal | Hambrecht | M | 25M Bike | 294 |
| 11 | 3:22:07 | Josh | Carrasco | M | 25M Bike | 286 |
| 12 | 3:24:09 | Curtis | Jensen | M | 25M Bike | 295 |
| 2 | 3:28:30 | David | Coss | M | 25M Ski | 342 |
| 3 | 3:29:32 | Justin | Hill | M | 25M Ski | 345 |
| 8 | 3:30:16 | Ryan | Oeste | N | 25M Ski | 347 |
| 4 | 3:32:00 | Josh | Beckley | M | 25M Ski | 340 |
| 4 | 3:33:05 | Todd | Ronnander | M | 25M Skijor | 318 |
| 3 | 3:37:21 | Kristin | Timm | F | 25M Bike | 277 |
| 4 | 3:37:35 | Allison | Bidlack | F | 25M Bike | 269 |
| 5 | 3:41:42 | Maggie | King | F | 25M Bike | 273 |
| 2 | 3:43:40 | Nellie | Ballou | F | 25M Ski | 332 |
| 13 | 3:44:19 | Philip | Wight | M | 25M Bike | 305 |
| 6 | 3:45:00 | Iza | Lepkowski | F | 25M Bike | 355 |
| 14 | 3:50:01 | John | Aldabe | M | 25M Bike | 279 |
| 15 | 3:55:25 | Nate | Cole | M | 25M Bike | 289 |
| 7 | 4:03:05 | Mary | Fagan | F | 25M Bike | 271 |
| 8 | 4:03:05 | Stephanie | Wight | F | 25M Bike | 278 |
| 16 | 4:04:50 | David | Gum | M | 25M Bike | 293 |
| 3 | 4:14:29 | Cameron | Wright | F | 25M Ski | 323 |
| 17 | 4:16:55 | Glenn | Gambrell | M | 25M Bike | 292 |
| 18 | 4:28:30 | Byron | Thorne | M | 25M Bike | 303 |
| 9 | 4:29:07 | Emily | Evans | F | 25M Run | 352 |
| 4 | 4:30:32 | Sarah | Masterman | F | 25M Ski | 336 |
| 5 | 4:34:19 | Brie | Van Dam | F | 25M Ski | 339 |
| 4 | 4:34:25 | Erin | McCarthy | F | 25M Skijor | 173 |
| 18 | 4:42:43 | Kirk | McMurray | M | 25M Run | 366 |
| 10 | 4:46:53 | Katherine | Crouse | F | 25M Run | 351 |
| 5 | 4:47:32 | Jonny | Coss | M | 25M Ski | 343 |
| 5 | 4:48:20 | Peter | Fugate | M | 25M Skijor | 315 |
| 11 | 4:51:54 | Kelsi | Johnson | F | 25M Run | 353 |
| 19 | 4:59:40 | John | O'Brien | M | 25M Bike | 299 |
| 20 | 4:59:42 | Andrew | Weller | M | 25M Bike | 304 |
| 12 | 5:09:53 | Laura | McDonough | F | 25M Run | 356 |
| 9 | 5:23:49 | Alanna | Greenwell | F | 25M Bike | 272 |
| 6 | 5:36:10 | Jessica | Rykken | F | 25M Ski | 337 |
| 19 | 5:38:32 | Greg | Finstad | M | 25M Run | 363 |
| 7 | 5:39:54 | Emma | Ison | F | 25M Ski | 334 |
| 6 | 5:41:11 | Ed | Bueler | M | 25M Ski | 341 |
| 5 | 5:52:31 | Katie | Karnes | F | 25M Skijor | 312 |
| 6 | 5:52:31 | Anna | Kirk | F | 25M Skijor | 313 |
| 20 | 5:56:34 | Dean | Adelgren | M | 25M Run | 361 |
| 21 | 6:04:13 | Kyle | Bock | M | 25M Run | 349 |
| 13 | 6:05:48 | Ashley | Pruitt | F | 25M Run | 358 |
| 22 | 6:16:11 | Norman | Decelles | M | 25M Run | 362 |
| 8 | 6:27:53 | Lisa | Stuby | F | 25M Ski | 338 |
| 14 | 6:28:17 | Melanie | Sexton | F | 25M Run | 360 |
| 7 | 6:28:28 | Bruce | Greer | M | 25M Ski | 344 |
| 15 | 6:48:16 | Jane | Lanford | F | 25M Run | 354 |
| 23 | 6:48:16 | Arthur | Hussey | M | 25M Run | 364 |
| 7 | 7:39:08 | Madeliene | Alexander | F | 25M Skijor | 330 |
| 16 | 8:01:38 | Sarahi | Ruiz | F | 25M Run | 359 |
| 24 | 8:01:38 | Jason | Hutchins | M | 25M Run | 365 |
| 25 | 8:02:02 | Luis | Occhiuzzi | M | 25M Run | 367 |
| 17 | 8:21:27 | Emily | McGirr | F | 25M Run | 357 |
| DNF | Kaitlynn | Strange | F | 25M Bike | 276 | |
| DNF | Sarah | Lewis | F | 25M Skijor | 314 | |
| DNS | Lisa | Peterson | F | 25M Bike | 274 | |
| DNS | Julie | Bayle | F | 25M Bike | 268 | |
| DNS | Dan | Bishop | M | 25M Bike | 281 | |
| DNS | Daniel | Brower | M | 25M Bike | 284 | |
| DNS | Jacob | Case | M | 25M Bike | 287 | |
| DNS | Daniel | Casner | M | 25M Bike | 288 | |
| DNS | Brian | Medley | M | 25M Bike | 298 | |
| DNS | Michael | Schiavone | M | 25M Bike | 301 | |
| DNS | Deena | Jallen | F | 25M Skijor | 311 | |
| DNS | Elizabeth | Allman | F | 25M Ski | 331 | |
| DNS | Peppi | Bolz | F | 25M Ski | 333 |
