Anchorage’s Lars Arneson, a 2009 graduate of Cook Inlet Academy, finishes third in the men’s Mount Marathon Race on Thursday, July 4, 2019, in Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Anchorage’s Lars Arneson, a 2009 graduate of Cook Inlet Academy, finishes third in the men’s Mount Marathon Race on Thursday, July 4, 2019, in Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Arneson wins Crazy Lazy

Homer Epic results posted

Lars Arneson, a 2009 graduate of Cook Inlet Academy, won the Crazy Lazy on Saturday in Palmer.

The Crazy Lazy is a 6-mile mountain loop with about 3,000 feet of elevation gain and loss that starts the mountain running season in Alaska.

Arneson won with a time of 1 hour, 57 seconds, while Seward’s Pyper Dixon was second at 1:02:32, Seward’s Erik Johnson was fifth at 1:05:04 and Soldotna’s Galen Hecht was ninth at 1:09:09.

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The women’s win went to Palmer’s Christy Marvin at 1:11:13. Former Kenai Peninsula resident Meg Inokuma was second at 1:12:53, while Anchorage’s Julianne Dickerson, who was raised in Kenai and graduated from Wings Christian Academy in 2006, was third in 1:15:29.

Homer Epic results posted

The Homer Epic was held March 13 to 14 in the hills outside of Homer. The results follow:

Men’s 100-kilometer bike — 1. James Stull, 7:35:37; 2. Brian Bonney, 7:42:33; 3. Chris Robertson, 8:46:40; 4. Jonathan Tower, 8:48:00; 5. Jason Rowland, 8:59:00; 6. Mike Monterusso, 9:04:00; 7. Tommy Vanvliet, 9:09:20; 8. Jim McDonough, 9:54:20; 9. Martin Renner, 10:12:40; 10. Timothy Lee, 13:06; 11. Robert Ostrom, 13:09:20; 12. Tab Ballantine, 19:28:00.

Women’s 100-kilometer bike — 1. Alicia Tower, 8:48:20; 2. Kimberly Riggs, 10:17:00; 3. Kat Roch, 12:45:20.

Women’s 100-kilometer ski — 1. Holly Brooks, 7:38:20; 2. Jennifer Bando, 14:31:40; 3. Jaclyn Arndt, 17:30:40.

Men’s 100-kilometer ski — 1. Ben Marvin, 9:10:40.

Men’s 100-kilometer run — 1. Martin Schuster, 13:42:40; 2. Michael McGuire, 17:45:00; 3. Eric Thomason, 20:02:20; 4. Dwayne Meganack, 22:26:40.

Women’s 100-kilometer run — 1. Stephanie Schmit, 17:57:00.

Women’s 50-kilometer ski — 1. Anna Williams, 4:32:20; 2. Alayne Tetor, 4:43:00; 3. Claire Neaton, 5:32:00; 4. Amber McDonough, 5:37:00; 5. Katie Conway, 5:52:40; 6. Laura Mullin, 10:41:20.

Men’s 50-kilometer bike — 1. Nick Balducci, 4:46:00; 2. Jonathan Blenkush, 4:55:40; 3. Brian Shumaker, 5:29:40; 4. James Ingersoll, 6:58:40; 5. Jeffrey Kelly, 9:15:40.

Men’s 50-kilometer ski — 1. Dillon Jensen, 4:54:20; 2. Zach Bonham, 5:22:00; 3. Joseph Rife, 6:18:40; 4. Michael Quimby, 6:42:20.

Women’s 50-kilometer bike — 1. Julie Christensen, 5:20:20; 2. Lena Palmer, 5:28:40; 3. Denali Critchett, 5:33:20; 4. Alicia Driscoll, 6:19:00; 5. Kayla Mays, 7:42:00; 6. Jill Rife, 9:06:20; 7. Cathleen Kelly, 9:16:00.

Men’s 50-kilometer run — 1. Robert Cassidy, 6:17:20; 2. Daniel Bunker, 8:10:40; 3. Donald Rhinehart, 8:40:00; 4. Jason Hutchins, 12:19:40.

Women’s 50-kilometer run — 1. Kamie Miller, 7:14:00; 2. Kate Ginsbach, 8:12:00; 3. Shawna Arend, 10:43:00; 4. Sarahi Ruiz, 12:17:40.

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