Photo by Marcel Vander Wier
TURNS ON THE JETS – Dylan Peterson of Team Raven: Take No Prisoners chugs along the Millennium Trail near the SS Klondike on his way to the finish line at Rotary Peace Park Saturday.
Photo by Marcel Vander Wier
TURNS ON THE JETS – Dylan Peterson of Team Raven: Take No Prisoners chugs along the Millennium Trail near the SS Klondike on his way to the finish line at Rotary Peace Park Saturday.
Photo by Marcel Vander Wier
START THEM YOUNG – Green Machine’s Sasha Masson runs along the South Klondike Highway in the youth division.
When the dust settled on the 2015 Klondike Road Relay Saturday, 24 new names were slated for inscription on the race’s famed trophy.
When the dust settled on the 2015 Klondike Road Relay Saturday, 24 new names were slated for inscription on the race’s famed trophy.
The Senator’s Cup, created in 2010 by Yukon Senator Dan Lang, is also referred to as the “Stanley Cup of Running.”
Participants who complete all 10 legs of the 176.5-kilometre Klondike Trail of ’98 International Road Relay become members of the trophy.
The trophy is meant to honour fitness, and the feat of running the entire Gold Rush trail.
Of the 24 new members, 16 are Yukoners.
The class of 2015 includes Whitehorse runners Alison Sisson, Angela Sabo, Brad Avery, Deah Sutton, Elden Pfeiffer, Jenny Trapnell, Kelly Choy, Kenji Tatsumi, Laura Orviss, Mark Connell, Mary Ann Ferguson, Monique Levesque, Nicole Hulstein, Rob Rees and Tracey Taylor.
Tagish runner Thomas Tetz also accomplished the feat.
Juneau runners joining the exclusive membership are Amanda Blackgoat, Brian Goettler, Glenn Haight, Jim Marcotte, Rob Haight and Zane Clark.
Rounding out the group are Petersburg’s Doug Riemer and Anchorage’s Echo McDonald.
The 24 new names push the current list of Senator’s Cup members to 212.
The popular relay race sees teams of 10 runners traverse the historic Gold Rush trail from Skagway to Whitehorse via the South Klondike Highway. The race has gone on since 1983.
“It’s the biggest sporting event of the year and it takes place in the Yukon wilderness,” said Tom Ullyett, captain of the masters open champion Cabriolet Xcelerators.
Great athletes and great volunteers continue to drive the race, the 57-year-old added.
The race was won by a mixed version of Team Raven: Take No Prisoners, based out of Anchorage.
The seven-man, three-woman team set a new mixed division record, finishing in 10:56:36.
The race also serves as the major fundraiser for Sport Yukon. A final tally is not yet available, however.
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