Racers take off from the start line at the Kasilof River Special Use Area for Cook Inletkeeper’s annual Mouth to Mouth Wild Run & Ride on Monday, May 30, 2022. To celebrate National Bike Month, the conservation organization hosted a 10-mile run, 10-mile fat bike ride, and 3-mile run, with all proceeds going toward Cook Inletkeeper’s mission — to ensure healthy salmon in the Cook Inlet watershed. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

Racers take off from the start line at the Kasilof River Special Use Area for Cook Inletkeeper’s annual Mouth to Mouth Wild Run & Ride on Monday, May 30, 2022. To celebrate National Bike Month, the conservation organization hosted a 10-mile run, 10-mile fat bike ride, and 3-mile run, with all proceeds going toward Cook Inletkeeper’s mission — to ensure healthy salmon in the Cook Inlet watershed. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Cook Inletkeeper held its annual Mouth to Mouth Wild Run and Ride on Monday on the shores of Cook Inlet

Cook Inletkeeper held its annual Mouth to Mouth Wild Run & Ride on Monday on the shores of Cook Inlet between the mouths of the Kasilof and Kenai rivers. Due to the pandemic, the event was held in-person for the first time since 2019.

There were 122 participants, as compared to the 136 in 2019 and the record high of 143 two years before that.

Results follow:

10-mile bike — 1. Martin Renner, 40 minutes, 9 seconds; 2. Dillon Hogue, 40:23; 3. Jeff McDonald, 48:05; 4. William Morrow, 50:12; 5. Robert Carson, 50:21; 6. Peter Dicarlo, 51:18; 7. Patrick Houlihan, 51:48; 8. Derek Mueller, 54:03; 9. Peter Anderson, 54:33; 10. Denalie Crichett, 54:35; 11. Penny Wasem, 54:50; 12. Jeff Johnson, 57:51; 13. Rob Carson, 58:19; 14. Derrell Krolick, 59:08; 15. Zachary Gross, 1:05:07; 16. Aaron Gross, 1:05:08; 17. Julie Laker, 1:07:13; 18. Molly Copple, 1:07:14; 19. Margaret Kao, 1:08:45; 20. Matthew Pyhala, 1:10:15; 21. Sarah Pyhala, 1:10:15; 22. William Dunne, 1:10:49; 23. Emily Moss, 1:11:12; 24. Madison McDonald, 1:12:21; 25. Crisp Kincaid, 1:12:49.

26. Carl Kincaid, 1:12:52; 27. Hager Elserry, 1:17:01; 28. Trevor Davis, 1:17:34; 29. Ed Schmitt, 1:19:35; 30. AnnMarie Rudstrom, 1:20:56; 31. Carrie Wawryzk, 1:21:46; 32. Lauri Lingafelt, 1:21:46; 33. Justin Mosso, 1:22:26; 34. Sarah Aspens, 1:22:28; 35. Lisbeth Jackson, 1:22:43; 36. Adele Pribbenow, 1:24:03; 37. Margot Bias, 1:24:10; 38. Gavin Bias, 1:24.41; 39. Bill Berkhahn 1:25:25; 40. Mindee Morning, 1:28:23; 41. Gail Moore, 1:30:55; 42. Baer Kueser, 1:31:48; 43. Chelsea Kueser, 1:31:49; 44. Crystal Ducker, 1:32:53; 45. Sue Krafft, 1:33:02; 46. Joel Todd, 1:33:04; 47. Kathy Craig, 1:44:42; 48. Carol Boehmler, 1:44:44; 49. Mark Burton, 2:02:33; 50. Kent John, 2:16:23.

51. Julie Gorset-John, 2:17:11; 52. Jackie Dolat, 2:17:11; 53. Denise Dutile, 2:22:31; 54. Aime Condon, 2:51:41.

10-mile run — 1. Megan Youngren, 1:08:15; 2. Jack Laker, 1:11:11; 3. Kristin Davis, 1:17:31; 4. Jaycie Calvert, 1:17:45; 5. Rustin Hitchcock, 1:20:47; 6. Becca Hitchcock, 1:21:03; 7. Kent Peterson, 1:21:35; 8. Emily Knight, 1:22:11; 9. Kyle Karpa, 1:25:47; 10. Emily Sears, 1:26:02; 11. Steven Thomas, 1:28:22; 12. Ethan Styvar, 1:29:38; 13. Lukas Renner, 1:29:38; 14. Ryan Peterson, 1:32:20; 15. Matt Bowser, 1:32:35; 16. Ethan Bowser, 1:32:37; 17. Kelly Sederholm, 1:32:48; 18. Matthew Tunseth, 1:32:58; 19. Daniel Hyman, 1:33:45; 20. Sean Maguire, 1:34:58; 21. Kristin Lee, 1:44:21; 22. Paul Hanson, 2:31:18; 23. Kim Howard, 3:05:28; 34. Becky Hutchinson, 3:05:28.

10-mile canoe — 1. C.O. Rudstrom, 2:59:45; 2. James Adcox, 2:59:45.

3-mile run — 1. Ryder, 21:51; 2. Quincy Fuller, 23:01; 3. Laura Carpenter, 23:02; 4. Ruby Davis, 23:33; 5. Emily Mable-Heale, 25:07; 6. Michelle, 25:14; 7. Ike Davis, 28:16; 8. Ariana, 30:14; 9. Jason Gilbert, 30:28; 10. Katrina Cannava, 30:38; 11. Apphia Bowser, 30:59; 12. Kim Bowser, 31:09; 13. Amy Hogue, 32:18; 14. Kelly Lawson, 33:24; 15. Luke Gilmour, 33:24; 16. Maria Calvert, 33:59; 17. Brian Andrew Marang, 36:50; 18. Alice Marang, 36:50; 19. Alyssa Vanek, 38:49; 20. Gabe Vanek, 38:51; 21. Penny Vadla, 42:33; 22. Bruce Vadla, 42:33; 23. Linda Moore, 43:21; 24. Sara Moore, 48:57; 25. Linda Loranger, 48:57.

26. Melanie Hollon Fair, 51:05; 27. Yvonne Oren, 51:05; 28. Kasey Moore-Ritchie, 55:27; 29. Jennifer Messick, 55:51; 30. Carolyn Brown, 56:47; 31. Rachel Gilbert, 56:47; 32. Carrie Brown, 56:47.

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