On a cool November morning in Boise, Kitty Marcroft of Hailey was the leading Masters Female runner Saturday in the sixth annual Zeitgeist Half Marathon that attracted 820 runners to Boise's foothills.
Marcroft, 46, won her age class and Masters Female and was second overall among 460 women who completed the 13.1-mile course. One of 22 Wood River Valley runners, Marcroft placed 25th overall in one hour, 30 minutes and 56 seconds.
Also winning age classes Saturday were Hailey's Cameron Randolph, 36, and Hank Dart, 40, of Hailey. Dart placed third in Masters Men. Also finishing third in their classes were Sarah McLaughlin, 32, of Ketchum and Jeff London, 31, of Bellevue.
In the women's category, Marcroft (2nd overall), McLaughlin (4th) and Randolph (10th) cracked the top 10. The women's winner was Monica Runningwolf, 32, of Boise in 1.28:36, 2:20 ahead of runner-up Marcroft.
Men's Zeitgeist winner was Taylor Neal, 21, of Boise in 1.15:23, nearly four minutes faster than runner-up Andy Hall, 29, of Pocatello, who was clocked in 1.19:19.
In other running news, Hailey's Brad Mitchell of Montrail Running Team finished the 32nd Marine Corps Marathon Oct. 28 in Washington, D.C. with a 2.46:34 time, good for 66th overall in a field of 20,631 finishers and 13th in his class. Results from the Zeitgeist:
Men: 1—Taylor Neal, 21, Boise, 1.15:23. 18—Hank Dart, 40, 1.28:38 (1st class, 3rd Masters Men). 26—Jeff London, 31, 1.31:05 (3rd). 60—Ryan Still, 33, 1.37:46 (11th). 117—Jeff Ealey, 45, 1.44:05 (7th). 169—Sean McLaughlin, 35, 1.48:48 (28th). 384—Dave Keir, 38, 2.05:01 (48th). 460—Richard Calcagno, 43, 2.11:31 (45th). 534—Doug Ray, 46, 2.16:34 (35th).
Women: 1—Monica Runningwolf, 32, Boise, 1.28:36 (17th overall). 2—Kitty Marcroft, 46, 1.30:56 (25th overall, 1st class, 1st Masters Female). 4—Sarah McLaughlin, 32, 1.37:19 (55th overall, 3rd class). 10—Cameron Randolph, 36, 1.42:18 (95th overall, 1st class). 35—India Wysong, 33, 1.48:41 (12th class, 166th overall). 38—Lisa Mary, 45, 1.48:58 (4th class, 174th overall). 40—Tizz Miller, 39, 1.49:26 (10th class, 184th overall). 88—Jen Galpin-Mikesh, 28, 1.58:05 (10th class, 298th overall). 105—Jodi Fillmore, 40, 2.00:40 (18th class, 329th overall). 107—Mary Fauth, 36, 2.01:11 (26th class, 335th overall).118—Danna Cox, 31, 2.02:32 (28th class, 354th overall). 138—Gadrie Edmunds, 31, 2.05:15 (39th class, 388th overall). 161—Britt Board, 32, 2.07:37 (45th class, 424th overall). 234—Roxanne Ray, 44, 2.16:38 (34th class, 535th overall). 396—Mandy Palan, 28, of Fairfield 3.00:57 (66th class, 748th overall). 397—Maggie Stroder, 40, of Fairfield 3.00:58 (57th class, 749th overall). 451—Kara Ambrose, 34, 3.42:34 (92nd class, 811th overall).