Forty fleet of foot line up for Gold Dust Dash

Forty runners lined up Saturday morning on the shifting sands of East Beach for the annual Gold Dust Dash, one event the Covid-19 pandemic hasn’t been able to banish into non-existence.

Tobin Hobbs ran to victory by a margin of over two minutes in the men’s division, while Taylor Shepherd took the women’s title. The winner’s each won a gold nugget. Natallie Tobuk won the wild card gold nugget.

The race is sponsored every year by Norton Sound Health Corporation’s CAMP department. CAMP is the Chronic Care Active Management and Prevention department of NHSC. CAMP helps promote healthy lifestyles and prevents chronic illnesses such as diabetes.

Women’s results:

1.Taylor Shepherd 30:16; 2.Tracy Gregg 30:17; 3.Kayla Ackerman 32:18; 4.Elizabeth Korenek-Johnson 32:42; 5.Sarah Bahnke 33:19; 6.Natallie Tobuk 33:55; 7.Taylor Booth 34:10; 8.Kelli Tilliquist 35:18; 9.Nancy Bahnke 35:24; 10.Sage Gregg 36:49; 11.Audrey Bruner-Alvanna 36:49; 12.Katie Hannon 36:50; 13.Julie Cross 37:52; 14.Renee Harrelson 40:58; 15.Piper Lewis 41:43; 16.Joy Foret 41:43; 17.Peyton Lewis 42:18; 18. Juliet Tobuk 42:18; 19.Crystal Toolie 42:19; 20.Jackie Hrabok 46:33; 21.Carol Hobbs 47:14; 22.Jessica Lemaine 47:44; 23.Amanda VanVliet-Snyder 48:46; 24.Bethany Johnson 48:46

Men’s results

1.Tobin Hobbs 19:21; 2.Oliver Hoogendorn 21:29; 3.Finn Gregg 22:08; 4.Wilson Hoogendorn 22:45; 5.Deacon Callahan 23:21; 6.Son Erikson 23:40; 7.Jonathon Smith 23:54; 8.Paris Hebel 25:15; 9.Garrick Fuller 26:29; 10.Corey Erikson 26:39; 11.Matthew Johnson 27:57; 12.Young Erikson 28:23; 13.Tristen Hobbs 29:00; 14.John Bioff 37:36; 15.Travis McQueen 41:30; 16.Tim Lemaine 47:44

DOWN THE BEACH— The race heads down the beach.

THE VICTOR— Women’s winner Taylor Shepherd outran them all.

FLEET FEET— The runners head down the beach under clear blue skies.

ALONG THE SHORE (right)— Crystal Toolie and Juliet Tobuk, with Tracy Gregg behind them, make their way down the beach to the turnaround.

Photos by James Mason THE FASTEST OF ALL (top)— Tobin Hobbs was the fastest of the day by a margin of over 2 minutes.