32nd Annual Dow’s Prairie Run

10:00 am, Sat., June 19, 2021

Directed by “Jeff Haag” <jh1@humboldt.edu>

 

At 10:00 am on a cool gray morning, starting on the Clam Beach frontage road in McKinleyville, fifty-one fleet-footed runners headed north. Those running the 2-mile course stayed at sea level. The 6-milers ran mountains and prairies before finishing alongside the ocean (white with foam). By then the sun was shining. It was a great day for the race.

 

The 2-milers were led by 13-year-old Rowan Magnuson, who finished in 14:05. Rowan was followed by 70-something Cyril Carl and first-place female runner Melanie Wehan. Rowan’s dad was somewhere back there too. The field was full of families, with multiple Magnusons, Wehans, Hartlings, and Turners.

 

After a fast first mile together, the 6-milers split from the 2-milers and headed up the “mountains” on Dow’s Prairie Road. The hills did not slow the lead pack of four runners, who all ran faster than 35:00. Nicholas Brichta of Arcata won the race in 32:54, a new course record. Lanore Bergenske was the first female finisher in the 6.1-mile event. We should say the ageless Lanore Bergenske.

 

The race was efficiently run due to generous assistance from volunteers Tammy and Sophia Haag, (registration), Jack West, Bob Peck, Don Brubaker, Catrina and Brent Howatt, (finish line), and Yoshi Uemura and Mary Wells, (course monitors). Special thanks to Six Rivers Running Club board members Gary Timek and Mark Ellis, and to Yoon Kim (photographs, results, and additional supervision).

 

Runners and volunteers all made the day memorable and fun. I look forward to next year’s Dow’s Prairie Run. -- Jeff Haag, Dows Prairie Run Race Director.

 

2 Mile

Pl. Name                  G/age   Time     Bib#

 1 Rowan Magnuson           M13   14:05    999

 2 Cyril Carl               M74   15:41    891

 3 Melanie Wehan            F37   16:13    889

 4 Chris Wehan              M39   16:13    890

 5 Shawn Magnuson           M52   16:24    998

 6 Danielle Cudahy          F39   16:59    996

 7 Jim Childs               M60   17:04    995

 8 Cory Crnich              M35   17:19    997

 9 Jessica Lee              F31   17:41    1000

10 Micalia Bideaux          F25   17:46    888

11 Gino Granados            M39   18:22    892

12 Emily Hartling           F11   18:55    898

13 Sage Hartling            F08   21:18    899

14 Laurie De Keyser         F44   23:01    897

15 David Turner             M43   24:46    893

16 Philip Turner            M17   24:46    895

17 Joy Turner               F14   36:11    894

18 Gideon Turner            M10   37:35    896

6.1 Mile

Pl. Name                  G/age   Time     Bib#

 1 Nicholas Brichta         M22   32:54    1045

 2 Christian Coley          M21   33:48    1106

 3 Elliott Portillo         M22   33:55    869

 4 Aaron Campbell           M28   34:34    1033

 * Kenny Pocasangre         M30   35:44    virtual

 5 Adam Vera                M19   39:56    1046

 6 Chris Schinke            M49   41:58    1037

 7 Chris Christianson       M44   45:36    1036

 8 Mishka Straka            M63   46:43    1103

 9 Lanore Bergenske         F63   47:16    1044

10 Doug Hartling            M37   47:32    1102

11 Richard Engel            M57   48:02    1104

12 Jose Ornelas             M33   48:04    1101

13 Manuel Sanchez           M52   48:51    1049

14 Sarah Sanders            F41   49:06    1105

15 Alan Grau                M67   49:19    1039

16 Bill Estes               M60   49:29    1035

17 Caleb Turner             M18   51:09    1053

18 Jen Foesig               F48   51:27    1055

19 Sophia Haag              F23   51:40    1038

20 Jasper                   M24   51:56    1120

21 Kathleen Brubaker        F56   52:08    1040

22 Kandice Thomason         F33   52:31    1100

23 Grace Driscoll           F42   52:39    1050

24 Simona Carini            F58   53:02    1052

25 Jo Archibald             F38   56:46    1048

26 Yvette Ferreira          F47   58:01    1099

27 Tom Martin               M74   59:32    1043

28 Debbie Stamper           F67   1:00:32  1042

29 Mr. Sunshine             M68   1:00:50  1051

30 Randy Emenaker           M70   1:01:37  1034

31 Sherry Myers             F65   1:06:23  1047

32 Chris Hamer              F65   1:09:49  1054

33 Jib Ray                  M80   1:16:08  1041