Community raises more than $12,000 at Bay Trail Fun Run

| June 7, 2013 7:00 AM

SANDPOINT — Add another $12,000 and change to the tally, as the first ever Bay Trail Fun Run drew more than 300 runners to the picturesque Pend Oreille Bay Trail for 5K and 10K races recently in Sandpoint.

Hosted by the Idaho Conservation League, Trinity at City Beach and Friends of Pend Oreille Bay Trail, the fundraiser puts the Friends that much closer to their goal of reaching $400,000 by October of 2014. Presently, they’ve raised more than $300,000 in an effort to purchase a key piece of waterfront land along the trail.

Race director Nancy Dooley lauded the community participation, from runners and walkers to sponsors and donors, and loved hearing how beautiful the trail was from people who had never seen it in person.

“They were super enthusiastic and thankful that the land is going to be protected forever,” said Dooley, who plans to make it an annual event. “This course has been a community rallying point.”

More than 70 volunteers stepped up to make the event run smoothly, while more than 30 sponsors donated to the cause.

Sam Mills clocked a 40:16 to win the overall 10K portion of the race, while Al Mayer finished at 21:51 to edge Patrick Goodman by nine seconds to win the 5K.

For more information, or to make a donation to Friends of Pend Oreille Bay Trail, visit “www.pobtrail.org.”

10 K overall winners

1, Sam Mills, 40:16:00. 2, Kyla Berendzon, 41:02:00. 3, Katie Cox, 42:06:00. n Female 9-12

1, CeCe Deprez, 56:10:00.

n Female 17-20 1,Courtney Windju, 45:16:00

n Male 20-29 1, Tyler Hanson, 51:31:00.

n Female 20-29

1, Kyla Berendzen, 41:02:00.

n Male 30-39 1, Lucas Branstetter, time unavailable.

n Female 30-39

1, Katie Cox, 42:06:00.

n Male 40- 49 1, Woods Wheatcroft, 49:54:00.

n Female 40-49

1, H. Sunshine Bartlett, 52:40:00.

n Male 50-59 1, Sam Mills, time unavailable.

n Female 50-59

1, Sue Montgomery, 58:03:00.

n Male 60-69 1, Bob Krummert, time unavailable. n Female 60-69

1, Valerie Milliron, time unavailable.

n Male 70-79 1, Roger Bosley, time unavailable. n Female 70-79

1, Carol Wright, time unavailable.

5K overall winners 1, Al Mayer, 21:51:00. 2, Patrick Goodman, 22:00:00. 3, Anders Nostdahl, 23:43:00. n Male 8 and under 1, Slate Fragoso, 26:08:00.

n Female 8 and under

1, Alyssa Fite, 37:44:00.

n Male 9-12

1, Griffin O’Hara, 27:50:00.

n Female 9-12

1, Emily Rainey, 43:07:00.

n Male 13-16 1, Paul Meyer, 27:20:00.

n Female 13-16

1, Treva Nostdahl, 23:44:00.

n Female 17- 20 1, Kia Johns, 32:14:00.

n Male 21-29 1, Anders Nostdahl, 23:43:00.

n Female 21-29

1, Juliette Johnson, 27:13:00.

n Male 30-39 1, Patrick Goodman, 22:00:00.

n Female 30-39

1, Kasi Snider, 26:18:00.

n Male 40-49 1, Luke Brubaker, 36:18:00.

n Female 40-49

1, Sue Deitz, 26:11:00.

n Male 50-59 1, Al Mayer, 23:58:00.

n Female 50-59

1, Suzie Coffman, 26:05:00.

n Male 60-69 1, Tom Riggs, 30:51:00.

n Female 60-69

1, Gayle Hanset, 68:03:00.

n Male 70-79 1, Cary Kelly, 59:30:00.

n Female 70-79

1, Mindy Cameron, 41:35:00.