Bleakley-Harris and OSullivan win Pacific Northwest Trail Running Championships

Results

The USATF Pacific Northwest Trail Running Championships were held on August 13 as part of the Cougar Mountain 14.5 Mile Trail Race in Bellevue.

The open winners were Stephen Bleakley-Harris, 17, and Sophie OSullivan, 20, both from Seattle.

In the men's race, Bleakley-Harris crossed the line in 1:52:10 with Tyler Quinn-Smith, 29, of Seattle just eight seconds behind. Finishing third was Uli Steidl, 50, of Seattle in a time of 1:53:52.  Steidl was the first masters finisher and won the 50-54 association title.  

In the women's race OSullivan's winning time was 2:04:37.  Finishing second was Elva Williams, 38, of Seattle in 2:16:35.  And matching her husband's third place overall and first masters finisher, was Trisha Steidl, 45, of Seattle.  Steidl was the masters 45-49 division champion.

The other masters champions were Jessie Kaarbo (women 40-44), Eric Bone (men 45-49), and Chris Hoffman (men 55-59).

Over $2000 in championship prize money was awarded to the top open and masters finishers.