With a choice of a 20-kilometer freestyle or classic event or a 40-kilometer event, eighty-four racers, both female and male, completed the 5th Annual Tour of Tsalteshi on the Tsalteshi Trails in Soldotna on Sunday.
Women’s 20K Classic
Mary Krusen of Anchorage, a 2002 KCHS graduate, 2021 Tour of Tsalteshi 40K event winner and 2021 Tour of Anchorage 50K winner, set a new course record of 1:16:23 (breaking her 2020 record in the Tour of Tsalteshi Women’s 20K Classic of 1:29:58).
Krusen posted a time of 1:16:23 for first place in the Women’s 20K. Emily Lints finished second at 1:25:31; Tamara Brabson, third at 1:33:08.
Men’s 20K Classic
1. Eric Auten of Valdez 1:05:49
2. Trevor Davis of Soldotna 1:15:36
3. Wyatt Dement of Kasilof 1:49:20
Men’s 20K Freestyle
Andrew Mitchell, age 48, broke the one-hour barrier in the 20K Freeestyle with a first-place time of 59:15. Kyle Lints finished second at 1:01:38; Martin Schuster, from Fritz Creek, placed third at 1:04:54.
Women’s 20K Freestyle
1. Anna Engel of Anchorage, 1:05:52
2. Kelli Boonstra of Kenai 1:08:47
3. Anna Williams 1:09:49
Men’s 40K Open
Ian McCarthy posted a time of 2:04:29 in the 40K Open. Chuck Dimarzio of Seward finished second in 2:11:35; Robert McNown of Anchorage finished third in 2:11:43.
Women’s 40K Open
1. Melissa Smith of Soldotna 2:36:15
2. Amy Brodersen of Cooper Landing 3:01:36
3. Gail Norton of Fairbanks 3:46:59
Tour of Tsalteshi 2022 - Final Results
