Wallis wins Emerald Bay Trail Run, 272 compete in South Shore race (photos)
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Kara Miffitt of South Lake Tahoe runs with Tahoe in the background during the Emerald Bay Trail Run on Sunday, Sept. 18. Miffitt finished ninth overall and was the second-fastest female runner.
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South Lake Tahoe’s Pat Pohl ran to a first-place finish in the 70-and-older age group Sunday.
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South Shore runner Michael Sharp charges uphill on the trail Sunday.
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South Lake Tahoe’s Rachael Appleblatt (left) and Tamara Fernandez (right) enjoy themselves on the course Sunday.
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South Shore runner Christopher Lyon hangs loose during the Emerald Bay Trail Run on Sunday.
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Launa Henderson of South Lake Tahoe smiles while on the trail Sunday.
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A hot air balloon overlooks the course during Sunday’s Emerald Bay Trail Run.
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The Emerald Bay Trail Run ended at Lester Beach in D.L. Bliss State Park on Sunday.
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TAHOMA, Calif. — Nearly 300 runners hit the trail with Emerald Bay as the backdrop Sunday, Sept. 18. The Emerald Bay Trail Run returned to the South Shore, and the latest edition was won in under an hour by Dan Wallis.
Wallis finished first of 272 participants with a time of 55:13.61 Sunday on the seven-mile course that started at Eagle Point and finished at Lester Beach. The runner from Reno, Nevada, came in ahead of Todd Tanis from Truckee (58:13.54), who placed second overall.
Kevin Unverferth of Davis, California (1:00:13.23) finished third, Mark Kandola of Santa Barbara, California (1:00:44.49) took fourth, and Ally Reite of Loomis, California (1:00:58.75) rounded out the top five. Reite was the top female finisher Sunday.
South Lake Tahoe’s top runners in the event all finished in close quarters in the top 10. Christopher Lyon placed seventh with a time of 1:02:39.41, Michael Sharp was eighth (1:03:53.30) and Kara Miffitt finished ninth (1:04:01.70).
For more information on the Emerald Bay Trail run and other Tahoe Trail Running Series events, visit http://www.tahoetrailrunning.com. Photos from the race are available at http://www.lefrakphotography.com.
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