Wyatt Earp Dexter Challenge

Twelve runners, six bikers and five walkers woke up early on Saturday, July 24 to participate in the annual Wyatt Earp Dexter Challenge. The event is put on by Norton Sound Health Corporation’s CAMP department. Runners and bikers started at Old St. Joe’s taking two different directions to reach the same destination: Dexter. The runners set out for the eight-mile race on Bering Street, went over foggy Dexter Pass and descended on the finish line at the intersection of Beam Road and Dexter Bypass Road. The bikers took another scenic route, leaving Old St. Joe’s heading south and following the Nome-Council Highway, taking the Beam Road, ending up at said intersection.

First to cross the finish line was biker Joe Sem who finished the 12mile bike race in 41:38. According to fellow bikers at the finish line, he went on to bike to Salmon Lake and back that day. Next across the finish was runner TJ Wright with a running time of 48:57.

Results Run (8 miles)

1. TJ Wright, 48:57; 2. Tyler Rhodes, 54:59; 3. Oliver Hoogendorn, 1:02:09; 4. Laura Davis Collins, 1:05:13; 5. Tyler Johnson, 1:06:27; 6. Erika Rhodes, 1:09:12; 7. Brodie Kimmel, 1:09:31; 8. Tracy Gregg, 1:14:49; 9. Elizabeth Johnson, 1:16:06; 10. Nancy Bahnke, 1:21:58; 11. Zeke Tenhoff, 1:29:23; 12. Shauntel Bruner Alvanna, 1:50:46.

Bike (12 miles)

1. Joe Sem, 41:38; 2. Tim Lemaire, 44:50; 3. David Ojanen, 48:36; 4. (tie) Sarah Richards, Sam Pollee 54:57; 6. Kayla Ackerman, 57:39.

Walk (5 miles)

Bob Weston, 1:22:40; 2. (tie) Crystal Toolie, Juan Brizuela 1:40:53; 3. (tie) Gwendolyn Barnhart, Helen Kaha’i,1:48:25; 4. Karen Baxter 2:11:01

Photo by Diana Haecker WYATT EARP DEXTER CHALLENGE— Runner TJ Wright won Saturday’s running division during the Dexter Challenge. He ran the eight miles from town to Dexter in a time of 48 minutes and 57 seconds.

Photo by Diana Haecker OUT OF THE FOG— Tyler Rhodes runs past Newton Peak, shrouded in fog. Rhodes came in second place.

FINISH LINE— Brodie Kimmel crosses the finish line as Paulina Rodriguez records the time and Geralyn Oshiro holds a sign signaling the finish.

Photos by Diana Haecker WELL DONE— Runner Oliver Hoogendorn gets a high five from his mom Brenna Outwater as he approached the finishline.

Photo by Diana Haecker CHASING— Erica Rhodes emerges out of the fog at Dexter Pass.