Anchorage Daily News

Ian Moore and Chelsea Cunningham posted the fastest times on the most challenging course at Trond's Orienteering Race held at Elmendorf Air Force Base on Wednesday.

Multiple bear sightings made the evening extra exiting for many of the 50 runners.

Trond's Orienteering Race

Red Course (4.8-K, 13 controls )

Women -- 1) Chelsea Cunningham, 1:29:36. Men -- 1) Ian Moore 42:56; 2) Toby Schwoerer 52:12; 3) Kimball Forrest 55:41; 4) Cory Smith 58:20; 5) Karl Swanson 1:08:34; 6) Paul Carson 1:09:20; 7) Andrew Lee 1:18:08; 8) Dan Billman 1:18:45.

Green Course (4.1-K, 9 controls)

Women -- 1) Jen Joliff 1:08:05. Men -- 1) Dave Evans 52:46; 2) Brian Durrell 1:03:02; 3) Ted Moore 1:08:20; 4) Eric Follett 1:09:46; 5) John Fritz 1:25:40; 6) Gunnar Knapp 1:31:57; 7) Bryan Friedricks 1:37:50; 8) Mike Robinson 1:48:05; 9) David Snyder 1:59:52. Team -- 1) Marc and Gayle Hoffmeister 1:52:50.

Orange Course (3.3-K, 7 controls)

Women -- 1. Annette Iverson 1:21:18; 2) Dela Grey 1:24:20; 3) Sherry Timmerman 1:37:30. Men -- 1) Philip Stutzer 1:02:46; 2) Arthur Harmon 1:02:50; 3) Chris Thomsen 1:08:35; 4) Dwight Iverson 1:23:15; 5) Greg Galanes 1:25:25; 6) Richard Hall 1:33:05. Team -- 1) Abby and Steve Rideout 1:02:10, 2) Kathy and Joyce Buttski 1:21:05.

Yellow Course (2.1-K, 8 controls)

Women -- 1) Ruth Kvernplassen 1:39:00. Men -- 1) Kim Richardson 59:00 Team -- 1) Peggy and Ken Kugel 1:13:06, 2) Katrina and Stanley Braun 1:15:20, 3) Deb MacAllester and Terra Colegrove 1:25:12.

White Course (2-K, 6 controls)

Team -- 1) Ewa and Stasia Wierzbicki 36:00; 2) Sofia Morgacheva and Shelley Biss 48:55; 3) Marissa and John Montorello 52:00; 4) Michelle and David Nugent 1:06:12.

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