Bikers and runners compete in Emerald Mountain Epic

August 6, 2023 Shannon Lukens

By Shannon Lukens.

The Emerald Mountain Epic was this weekend in Steamboat Springs.

535 competitors started the bike race Saturday, either individually or on a team, for 52 miles. Sunday had 348 runners competing in either the half-marathon or marathon, on Emerald Mountain at Howelsen Hill.

Seventy-six were signed up to compete on BOTH days, for King and Queen of the Mountain. This year’s king is Andrew Farny who grew up in Steamboat.

“It was fun. We had great weather. It wasn’t too hot. Cow Creek lived up to its name. Lots of cows out there.”

Sarah Pizzo of Steamboat Springs is Queen of the Mountain.

Another big winner was Kory Skattum, who lives in Steamboat but is originally from Broomfield. He finished the marathon in 3:11.35.

“It was awesome. It was fun to run on the trails I’ve been training on all summer and just super fun.”

Mark Myers of Steamboat finished the half-marathon in 1:26:01.

Racers came from around the country, and across Colorado, including Kevin Kernan, who works for the power plant in Craig. He hasn’t competed since 2016, and he started training seven weeks ago for the half marathon.

“And I have no good reason why I thought this was a good idea because I really didn’t know what to expect out of this. It might have been a little ambitious for a comeback trail, but it’s done.”

Proceeds from the Emerald Mountain Epic benefit Partners for Youth in Routt and Moffat counties and also Routt County Riders.

The links to results are on our website, or at EmeraldMtnEpic.org

Run Results

Bike Results

This is the “Team Fun” Aid Station at the top of the course.

PLACE	BIB	NAME	Age	Lap 1	Lap 2	TIME	MPH
SOLO Pro/Open Women’s MTB
	1.	202	JILL SORENSEN	46	2:41:25.14	2:44:43.57	5:26:08.71	9.5
	2.	191	ANNIKA BELSHAW	21	2:40:38.52	2:58:21.67	5:39:00.19	9.2
	3.	197	JACKIE KOCHAN	26	2:50:34.93	2:57:46.42	5:48:21.35	8.9


SOLO Pro/Open Men’s MTB
	1.	169	TASMAN NANKERVIS	28	2:03:18.84	2:06:07.18	4:09:26.02	12.5
	2.	177	TAYLOR SHELDEN	36	2:08:46.45	2:16:00.42	4:24:46.87	11.7
	3.	150	MICHAEL HAND	34	2:08:47.68	2:18:39.12	4:27:26.80	11.6


SOLO Citizen Women’s MTB
	1.	109	RENEE SWISCHUK	31	2:37:20.25	2:57:34.64	5:34:54.89	9.3
	2.	101	MARISSA ESPY	30	2:52:10.05	3:08:23.77	6:00:33.82	8.6
	3.	100	STEPHANIE ESPINOZA	39	2:55:44.90	3:10:02.87	6:05:47.77	8.5


SOLO Citizen Men’s MTB
	1.	65	BROOX PULFORD	39	2:29:37.83	2:36:58.50	5:06:36.33	10.1
	2.	62	SCOTT PAVLAKOVIC	49	2:32:22.29	2:49:12.99	5:21:35.28	9.7
	3.	85	MATT VESGAARD	48	2:41:28.65	2:44:32.03	5:26:00.68	9.5


SOLO Clydesdale 200+ MTB
	1.	176	SERGIO SANDOVAL	33	2:38:53.19	2:55:04.03	5:33:57.22	9.3
	2.	122	GEOVANNY ROMERO	43	2:47:37.04	3:22:03.82	6:09:40.86	8.4
	3.	112	MITCHELL ADAMS	36	2:57:23.37	3:24:46.28	6:22:09.65	8.1


SOLO Singlespeed Men’s MTB
	1.	215	MITCH WESTALL	54	2:21:15.38	2:33:51.85	4:55:07.23	10.5
	2.	214	ANDREW WADLE	26	2:28:06.66	2:32:25.71	5:00:32.37	10.3
	3.	210	MARK NESLINE	38	2:30:53.71	2:48:47.70	5:19:41.41	9.7

	Place	Bib	Name	Last Location	Time
Men’s Half Marathon
Male
	1.	1254	Mark Myers	Finish	1:26:03.47
	2.	1383	Drew White	Finish	1:31:06.91
	3.	1375	Daniel Weiland	Finish	1:34:07.18
	4.	1034	Andrew Biglow	Finish	1:34:18.27
	5.	1264	Finn O’connell	Finish	1:37:56.19


Women’s Half Marathon
Female
	1.	1177	Jamie Kempfer	Finish	1:35:56.61
	2.	1370	Adrian Walsh	Finish	1:37:55.99
	3.	1363	Sarah Villasenor	Finish	1:45:05.32
	4.	1038	Lacey Bourgois	Finish	1:49:23.80
	5.	1274	Tara Pelton	Finish	1:52:19.70


Men’s Full Marathon
Male
	1.	1320	Kory Skattum	Finish	3:11:35.91
	2.	1235	Michael Mitchell	Finish	3:27:50.55
	3.	1069	Jack Daly	Finish	3:36:29.90
	4.	1321	Gabriel Small	Finish	3:51:57.49
	5.	1250	Bennet Murch	Finish	3:55:52.78


Women’s Full Marathon
Female
	1.	1335	Dominique Stasulli	Finish	3:35:07.89
	2.	1006	Pearson Alspach	Finish	3:47:35.78
	3.	1279	Sarah Pizzo	Finish	3:52:17.43
	4.	1290	Jennifer Razee	Finish	4:21:38.76
	5.	1128	Mari Gobitz	Finish	4:25:05.93

Penn Lukens and Ben Berend won the Duo Relay Men

DUO RELAY Men’s MTB Team
1. Tequila Makes Your Chain Come Off 04:21:29
	575	Penn Lukens	2:07:37.33
	601	Ben Berend	2:13:52.25

2. Spearfish 04:34:45
	661	Mathew Currier	2:14:51.58
	702	Max Jensen	2:19:53.74

3. The Hammer and The Nail 04:38:17
	775	Trey Seymour	2:18:43.04
	683	Bennett Gamber	2:19:34.47

DUO RELAY Women’s MTB Team
1. In it to Send It 05:02:12
	839	Mary Mclarnon	2:26:23.37
	842	Kira Mullins	2:35:49.14

2. Beans 05:34:14
	841	Eva Minotto	2:37:25.34
	848	Anna Rhodes	2:56:49.19

3. 3 Times a Charm 05:35:03
	824	Sarah Gahagan	2:46:22.94
	860	Holly Wright	2:48:40.15

4. Mom’s Favorites 06:06:43
	828	Maria Hillenbrand	2:51:36.08
	858	Heidi Wehrly	3:15:07.48

DUO RELAY Co-Ed MTB Team
1. Team 6’s to 9’s 04:41:16
	585	Mindy Mulliken	2:26:50.78
	595	Alex Pond	2:14:25.40

2. The Cycle Effect 05:00:08
	526	Brett Donelson	2:18:52.31
	527	Tamara Donelson	2:41:16.16

3. Keeping Up With the Joneses 05:12:57
	564	Kylie Jones	2:51:34.84
	563	Coleton Jones	2:21:23.14

Bode Rhodes and McKenzie Maines are both going into 7th grade at Steamboat Springs Middle School. Photo courtesy Elisa Maines.

46. Rhomaines 07:25:06
	576	Mckenzie Maines	3:57:36.28
	597	Bode Rhodes	3:27:29.74