The 2023 Tanana River Challenge, held Saturday March 18th, saw a total of 84 racers cross the finish line. Race weather was ideal with a low of 2°F, warming to 33°F in the afternoon with calm winds. This year’s race course was modified due to logging activity on the normal route for the second consecutive year. The river section was fast with a good solid base. The new trail sections were 2 weeks old on race day and, while well-groomed, softened throughout the day.
45-Mile Course
| Place | Time | FIRST | LAST | F/M/N | Category | BIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5:19:10 | Elaine | Ramos | F | Bike | 170 |
| 2 | 6:10:13 | Maggie | King | F | Bike | 169 |
| 3 | 7:03:16 | Michelle | Gavel | F | Bike | 168 |
| 1 | 4:03:31 | Dylan | Low | M | Bike | 130 |
| 2 | 4:03:46 | Stefan | Hajdukovich | M | Bike | 105 |
| 3 | 4:18:26 | Curtis | Henry | M | Bike | 246 |
| 4 | 4:47:22 | Yancey | Fletcher | M | Bike | 242 |
| 5 | 5:34:44 | Julian | Dann | M | Bike | 16 |
| 6 | 5:52:26 | Dean | Engelhaupt | M | Bike | 104 |
| 7 | 6:15:34 | Caleb | Brown | M | Bike | 6 |
| 8 | 7:09:19 | Tim | Kalke | M | Bike | 108 |
| 9 | 7:49:09 | Ken | Macpherson | M | Bike | 135 |
| DNF | Chris | Knopp | M | Bike | 113 | |
| DNS | Constantine | Khrulev | M | Bike | 110 | |
| DNS | Colin | McKenzie | M | Bike | 137 | |
| 1 | 9:07:26 | Teri | Buck | F | Run | 243 |
| 1 | 9:51:58 | Clinton | Brown | M | Run | 241 |
| 1 | 4:56:20 | Shalane | Frost | F | Ski | 210 |
| 2 | 5:22:41 | Jordan | Pruszenski | F | Ski | 213 |
| 3 | 7:33:33 | Brooks Ann | Lawler | F | Ski | 211 |
| 4 | 7:51:26 | Hannah | Myers | F | Ski | 212 |
| 1 | 5:38:26 | Alex | Morris | M | Ski | 247 |
| 2 | 6:14:11 | Gerald | Frost | M | Ski | 206 |
| 3 | 7:29:16 | Chris | Baird | M | Ski | 248 |
| 4 | 7:32:28 | Sean | Marble | M | Ski | 207 |
| 5 | 7:39:53 | Tucker | Costain | M | Ski | 205 |
| 6 | 10:42:54 | Stanley | Rogers | M | Ski | 209 |
| DNF | Matthew | Moore | M | Ski | 208 | |
| 1 | 5:31:11 | Ryne | Olson | F | Skijor | 244 |
| 1 | 3:36:56 | Sean | De Wolski | M | Skijor | 191 |
25-Mile Course
| PLACE | TIME | FIRST | LAST | F/M/N | CATEGORY | BIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:05:49 | Kristin | Obrien | F | Bike | 188 |
| 2 | 3:37:50 | Lori | Petrauski | F | Bike | 189 |
| 3 | 3:51:55 | Alyssa | Enriquez | F | Bike | 167 |
| 4 | 3:54:20 | Liza | Hasan | F | Bike | 187 |
| 5 | 4:50:56 | Leslee | Fetterhoff | F | Bike | 186 |
| 6 | 4:50:57 | Katherine | Crouse | F | Bike | 184 |
| 7 | 5:01:36 | Stephanie | Wight | F | Bike | 190 |
| 8 | 5:01:37 | Mary | Fagan | F | Bike | 185 |
| DNS | Sydney | Brannoch | F | Bike | 183 | |
| 1 | 2:24:17 | Jacob | Timm | M | Bike | 155 |
| 2 | 2:25:04 | Garrett | Armstrong | M | Bike | 172 |
| 3 | 2:43:04 | Justin | Germann | M | Bike | 176 |
| 4 | 2:43:05 | Nicolas | Bliss | M | Bike | 251 |
| 5 | 2:55:59 | Nicholas | Janssen | M | Bike | 177 |
| 6 | 3:07:59 | Ryan | Doughan | M | Bike | 175 |
| 7 | 3:26:22 | Curtis | Jensen | M | Bike | 178 |
| 8 | 3:28:22 | Gregory | Kahoe | M | Bike | 179 |
| 9 | 3:35:37 | Justin | Andreas | M | Bike | 171 |
| 10 | 5:48:57 | Korey | Nuehs | M | Bike | 181 |
| DQ | Ross | Wildermann | M | Bike | 182 | |
| DNS | Matthew | Byrne | M | Bike | 173 | |
| DNS | Tom | Dale | M | Bike | 174 | |
| DNS | Logan | Mullen | M | Bike | 180 | |
| 1 | 4:29:08 | Laura | McDonough | F | Run | 239 |
| 2 | 5:21:30 | Hazel | Probst | F | Run | 240 |
| 3 | 5:21:30 | Sarah | Olson | F | Run | 252 |
| 4 | 5:50:18 | Jane | Lanford | F | Run | 238 |
| 5 | 6:42:48 | Amanda | Hatton | F | Run | 237 |
| 1 | 4:35:04 | Tom | Moran | M | Run | 235 |
| 2 | 5:03:08 | Ryan | Allen | M | Run | 232 |
| 3 | 5:21:30 | Koen | Ross | M | Run | 236 |
| 4 | 5:37:56 | Arthur | Hussey | M | Run | 234 |
| DNS | Norman | Decelles | M | Run | 233 | |
| 1 | 3:43:17 | Erica | Blake | F | Ski | 228 |
| 2 | 5:43:10 | Lisa | Stuby | F | Ski | 231 |
| 3 | 5:56:44 | Emma | Ison | F | Ski | 229 |
| 4 | 6:30:58 | Brittany | Karns | F | Ski | 249 |
| 5 | 7:19:17 | Stephanie | O'Daly | F | Ski | 230 |
| 1 | 2:27:39 | Thomas | St. Clair | M | Ski | 222 |
| 2 | 2:29:12 | Samuel | Knapp | M | Ski | 220 |
| 3 | 2:38:02 | Luke | Langhorst | M | Ski | 221 |
| 4 | 2:51:39 | Christian | Coe | M | Ski | 216 |
| 5 | 3:12:01 | Josh | Beckley | M | Ski | 214 |
| 6 | 3:29:53 | Martin | Truffer | M | Ski | 224 |
| 7 | 3:31:57 | Trevor | White | M | Ski | 227 |
| 8 | 3:40:17 | Tait | Chandler | M | Ski | 215 |
| 9 | 3:50:31 | Jeremy | Douse | M | Ski | 218 |
| 10 | 4:13:43 | A D | Granger | M | Ski | 219 |
| 11 | 5:31:48 | Andy | Sterns | M | Ski | 223 |
| 12 | 5:31:48 | Forest | Wagner | M | Ski | 226 |
| 13 | 5:56:44 | Dave | Decaro | M | Ski | 217 |
| 14 | 6:07:01 | Daniel | Vandevort | M | Ski | 225 |
| 1 | 1:59:19 | Melanie | Smith | F | Skijor | 200 |
| 2 | 2:10:52 | Sarah | Lewis | F | Skijor | 197 |
| 3 | 2:11:17 | Marguerite | Tibbles | F | Skijor | 202 |
| 4 | 2:15:40 | Erin | Trochim | F | Skijor | 203 |
| 5 | 2:33:12 | Tara | Cicatello | F | Skijor | 195 |
| 6 | 2:38:07 | Abbey | Vandenberg | F | Skijor | 204 |
| 7 | 2:38:33 | Tricia | Nelsen | F | Skijor | 199 |
| 8 | 2:48:44 | Elizabeth | Ford | F | Skijor | 196 |
| 9 | 2:49:55 | Mary | Huntley | F | Skijor | 250 |
| 10 | 2:55:59 | Sam | Lalonde | F | Skijor | 245 |
| DNS | Annette | Llanes | F | Skijor | 198 | |
| DNS | Elena | Stott | F | Skijor | 201 | |
| DNS | Andrew | Bishop | M | Skijor | 193 | |
| 1 | 3:13:48 | Todd | Ronnander | M | Skijor | 194 |
| 1 | 3:05:00 | Arleigh | Hitchcock | N | Skijor | 192 |
