An event billed as one of the top trail runs in all of Saskatchewan saw a big turnout of participants Saturday morning in the river valley.
It was the annual Fin Island Trail Run, which started and finished at the Battlefords River Valley Visitor Centre and which extended along the trails of the North Saskatchewan River.
It was cool but clear conditions Saturday morning for the four events, all of which saw plenty of entries, not just from the local region but also throughout western Canada.
There were four distance events and the results are as follows:
In the 17k event, Paul St. Amant of Bonnyville finished first with a time of 1:08:06. His pace per km was 4:01 min and his pace per mile was 6:27 min.
Heidi Schmaltz of Lumsden was next to cross the finish line with a time of 1:19:50 and third was Jenn Kulpa of Steinbach with a time of 1:21:52. In all, nine people participated in the 17K event and the average time was 1:29:13.
In the 10k event, Lisa Egert of Cando topped a field of 62 entrants with a time of 41:19, for a pace per km of 4:08 and a pace per mile time of 6:39.
Ryan Wandler of Saskatoon finished second with a time of 44:23 and Dallas Odgers of North Battleford finished with a time of 45:02.
The average time for the 62 people who participated was 1:02:29.
In the 5K event: Julia Egert of Cando finished first with a time of 23:42. Her pace per km was 4:45 and her pace per mile time was 7:38.
Mark Knisely of North Battleford was next to cross the finish line with a time of 25:01, followed by Rameses Aznar of North Battleford with a time of 26:46.
A total of 81 people entered this event and the average time was 45:36.
Finally, in the 1K event, Caleb Oborowsky of Denholm finished first with a time of 3:26.
Dominic Ball of Battleford was second at 3:50 and Alivia Whitbread of Battleford was third at 3:58.
A total of 31 people participated in this event and the average time was 5:29.
