Nearly 400 runners crossed finish lines at the 2024 Olympic Adventure Trail (OAT) Run races on April 13.

The popular annual event again featured a point-to-point 12k, a point-to-point half-marathon and an out-and-back 50k along the Olympic Adventure Trail west of Port Angeles.

The event was hosted by Peninsula Adventure Sports, with support from sponsors Angeles Millworks/Hartnagels, Moss Boutique and Olympic Lodge. It featured an after-party with bonfires, door prizes, hot food by Little Devils Lunchbox and beer garden hosted by 4PA.

Aaron Long of Seattle won in the 50-mile race in 3:46:46, setting a pace of 7:19 per mile. Joseph Pitt of Pendleton, Oregon, was second in 3:57:26.

Suzanne Evans of New Westminster, B.C. won the women’s 50-mile race in 4:54:30, with a 9:30-per-mile pace and placed seventh overall. Noelle Bittner of Sequim was right behind Evans with a 4:57:33 for second among all women and eight overall.

Michael Higuera of Port Angeles was the top local male in the 50-mile race, finishing in 5:09:39.

Fifty nine racers registered times in the 2024 50-miler.

John Mauro of Port Townsend recorded the best half-marathon time, a race conducted with two waves. Racing in the second wave, Maura completed the course in 1:25:10, a 6:39-per-mile pace. Chet Wellington II, racing in the first wave, had the second-best time in 1:27:05.

Natalia Sisolakova of Whistler, B.C., was first among female half-marathoners with a 1:40:27, a 7:51-per-mile pace, and good for 11th overall.

Top Sequim finishers were Jon Donahue, who clocked in at 1:45:14, and Leah Roads, who finished in 2:11:16.

In the combined waves, 212 registered races recorded finishes.

Seattle’s Sam Leighton topped Anthony Degleris of Philadelphia by a little less than two minutes to win the 12k, a race that saw 116 races crossed the finish line.

With an average pace time of 6:27 per mile, Leighton finished in 46:43, with Degleris second in 48:31; they pair finished 1-2 in the 18-29 age category.

Jessica Lechtenberg of Seattle won the women’s OAT 12k in 1:03:29, 47 seconds ahead of Sabrina Grosveld of San Clemente, California.

Colby Wait was the top local male 12k finisher. The Port Angeles resident was fourth overall, finishing in 54:23. Amanda Kiddle of Port Angeles was the top local woman, placing sixth among women and 20th overall in 1:09:38.

William Kittelberge was the top Sequim 12k finisher, placing 30th in 1:11:08 and fourth in the male 40-49 division. Christa Sweers was Sequim’s top female 12k-er, placing 33rd overall (12th among all women) in 1:13.28.

See full results at tinyurl.com/SEQoat24.

Photo by Matt Sagen/Cascadia Films Shae Walker of Sequim competes in the Olympic Adventure Trail (OAT) Run half marathon on April 13. She finished in 2:40:36.

Photo by Matt Sagen/Cascadia Films / Jeremy Long of Sequim competes in the Olympic Adventure Trail (OAT) Run half marathon on April 13. He finished in 1:53:57, placing 19th overall in his wave.

Photo by Matt Sagen/Cascadia Films / Sam Leighton of Seattle races to a 12k victory in the 2024 Olympic Adventure Trail (OAT) Run, finishing in 46:43.