Anchorage’s Aksel Flagstad skis to victory in the 25-kilometer men’s race at the Kachemak Ski Marathon just outside of Homer, Alaska, on Saturday, March 16, 2024. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Anchorage’s Aksel Flagstad skis to victory in the 25-kilometer men’s race at the Kachemak Ski Marathon just outside of Homer, Alaska, on Saturday, March 16, 2024. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Kachemak Ski Marathon gets 78 finishers

The Kachemak Ski Marathon saw 78 finishers Saturday in the hills above Homer.

The event featured distances of 12, 25 and 42 kilometers.

Homer’s Stacey Buckelew, 45, won the women’s 25-kilometer race, finishing at 1 hour, 39 minutes and 55 seconds. Anchorage’s Linsey Flagstad, 49, was second at 1:40:47, while Homer’s Tara Schmidt, 33, was third a 1:43:54.

In the men’s 25K, Anchorage’s Aksel Flagstad, 13, took the victory in 1:30:54, while Anchorage’s Talven Wigglesworth, 13, was second at 1:32:37 and Ben Stanistreet, 33, was third at 1:33:25.

In the women’s 42K, Anchorage’s Anna Engel, 28, was first across the line at 2:37:03, with Anchorage’s Robin Welling, 32, second at 2:46:08 and Anchorage’s Carol Stwertka, 38, third at 2:48:54.

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The victory in the men’s 42K went to Anchorage’s Benji Uffenbeck, 46, at 2:20:14, with Anchorage’s Gary Snyder, 52, second at 2:28:33 and Anchorage’s Paddy Sullivan, 46, third at 2:34:28.

The women’s 13K had three skiers, all from Homer. Karen Marquardt, 62, won at 1:32:00, with Margaret Gervais, 10, second at 1:57:01 and Monica Romano, 52, third at 1:59:49.

In the men’s 13K, Anchorage’s Noah Goltz, 21, won at 48:35, with Anchorage’s Benjamin Goltz, 19, second at 48:43 and Homer’s Fletcher Darr, 14, third at 56:33.

Kachemak Ski Marathon

Saturday outside of Homer

WOMEN

25 kilometers — 1. Stacey Buckelew, Homer, 1 hour, 39 minutes, 55 seconds; 2. Linsey Flagstad, Anchorage, 1:40:47; 3. Tara Schmidt, Homer, 1:43:54; 4. Katie Marden, Homer, 1:46:56; 5. Niva Flagstad, Anchorage, 1:49:33; 6. Myra Kalafut, Homer, 1:52:36; 7. Katie Miller, Homer, 1:54:11; 8. Poonyan Klobuczek, Girdwood, 1:54:28; 9. Ivy Schultz, Homer, 1:55:44; 10. Ashley Hanson, Fritz Creek, 2:09:55; 11. Mia Alexson, Homer, 2:10:19; 12. Anna Williams, Homer, 2:11:18; 13. Kelsey Hardy-Place, Homer, 2:12:21; 14. Maddie O’Laire, Homer, 2:12:23; 15. Oceana Wills, Homer, 2:14:11; 16. Judith Steyer, Oregon, 2:28:36; 17. Freya Bartlett, 2:56:08; 18. Megan Gervais, Homer, 2:56:10; 19. Kelsey Haas, Homer, 3:48:27; 20. Morgan Smith, Homer, 3:48:28; 21. Catriona Reynolds, Homer, 4:35:34; 22. Kate McGregor, Homer, 4:53:23.

42 kilometers — 1. Anna Engel, Anchorage, 2:37:03; 2. Robin Welling, Anchorage, 2:46:08; 3. Carol Stwertka, Anchorage, 2:48:54; 4. Hilary Nystrom, Anchorage, 3:00:08; 5. Cassidy Carroll, Homer, 3:26:10; 6. Marya Pillifant, Homer, 4:27:11.

13 kilometers — 1. Karen Marquardt, Homer, 1:32:00; 2. Margaret Gervais, Homer, 1:57:01; 3. Monica Romano, Homer, 1:59:49.

MEN

25 kilometers — 1. Aksel Flagstad, Anchorage, 1:30:54; 2. Talven Wigglesworth, Anchorage, 1:32:37; 3. Ben Stanistreet, 1:33:25; 4. Tenger Purevsuren, Anchorage, 1:36:45; 5. Brad Marden, Homer, 1:36:50; 6. Eric Parsons, Anchorage, 1:37:49; 7. Michael Wise, 1:39:10; 8. Otto Gilbert, 1:41:12; 9. Spencer Burnfield, Homer, 1:48:17; 10. Trond Flagstad, Anchorage, 1:49:34; 11. Jeffrey Helminiak, Kenai, 1:51:02; 12. Derek Mueller, Homer, 1:52:58; 13. Christopher Kalafut, Homer, 1:55:10; 14. Tait Ostrom, Homer, 1:55:18; 15. Jai Badajos, Homer, 1:56:27; 16. Scott Hauser, Homer, 2:00:14; 17. Heinrich Klobuczek, Girdwood, 2:01:13; 18. Ryan Peterson, Sterling, 2:14:16; 19. Larry Martin, Homer, 2:16:06; 20. Greg DuBois, Anchorage, 2:27:26; 21. Bill Steyer, Oregon, 2:31:07; 22. C.O. Rudstrom, Soldotna, 2:43:37; 23. Rubis Gervais, Homer, 2:52:09; 24. Halsey Turner, Homer, 2:54:48; 25. Jason Harreman, 2:54:49; 26. Beau Berryman, Homer, 3:08:01; 27. Jamie Nelson, Kenai, 3:14:12; 28. Don Pitcher, Homer, 3:44:32.

42 kilometers — 1. Benji Uffenbeck, Anchorage, 2:20:14; 2. Gary Snyder, Anchorage, 2:28:33; 3. Paddy Sullivan, Anchorage, 2:34:28; 4. Josh Mumm, Homer, 2:38:11; 5. Konrad Schaad, Homer, 3:11:12; 6. Rick Petter, Anchorage, 3:13:49; 7. Kristoff Nystrom, Anchorage, 3:23:24; 8. Vincent Tillion, Homer, 3:45:40.

13 kilometers — 1. Noah Goltz, Anchorage, 48:35; 2. Benjamin Goltz, Anchorage, 48:43; 3. Fletcher Darr, Homer, 56:33; 4. Torin Uffenbeck, Anchorage, 1:04:17; 5. Brian Harrison, Homer, 1:05:03; 6. Jon Goltz, Anchorage, 1:12:01; 7. Daniel Perry, Homer, 1:14:41; 8. Peter Crimp, Homer, 1:31:02; 9. Alan Gnad, Homer, 1:40:35; 10. Benjamin Lints, Homer, 1:48:58; 11. Roger Watney, Anchor Point, 1:50:00; 12. Kyle Lints, Homer, 1:57:01.

Homer’s Jai Badajos leads Girdwood’s Poonan Klobuczek up a hill at the Kachemak Ski Marathon just outside of Homer, Alaska, on Saturday, March 16, 2024. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Homer’s Jai Badajos leads Girdwood’s Poonan Klobuczek up a hill at the Kachemak Ski Marathon just outside of Homer, Alaska, on Saturday, March 16, 2024. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Homer’s Stacey Buckelew skis to victory in the 25-kilometer women’s race at the Kachemak Ski Marathon just outside of Homer, Alaska, on Saturday, March 16, 2024. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Homer’s Stacey Buckelew skis to victory in the 25-kilometer women’s race at the Kachemak Ski Marathon just outside of Homer, Alaska, on Saturday, March 16, 2024. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Anchorage’s Anna Engel skis to victory in the 42-kilometer women’s race at the Kachemak Ski Marathon just outside of Homer, Alaska, on Saturday, March 16, 2024. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Anchorage’s Anna Engel skis to victory in the 42-kilometer women’s race at the Kachemak Ski Marathon just outside of Homer, Alaska, on Saturday, March 16, 2024. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

NIva Flagstad, 11, leads her father, Trond Flagstad, associate head coach for men’s and women’s Nordic skiing at the University of Alaska Anchorage, up a long climb in the Kachemak Ski Marathon just outside of Homer, Alaska, on Saturday, March 16, 2024. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

NIva Flagstad, 11, leads her father, Trond Flagstad, associate head coach for men’s and women’s Nordic skiing at the University of Alaska Anchorage, up a long climb in the Kachemak Ski Marathon just outside of Homer, Alaska, on Saturday, March 16, 2024. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Skiers tackle the Kachemak Ski Marathon just outside of Homer, Alaska, on Saturday, March 16, 2024. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Skiers tackle the Kachemak Ski Marathon just outside of Homer, Alaska, on Saturday, March 16, 2024. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Anchorage’s Benji Uffenbeck skis to victory in the 42-kilometer men’s race at the Kachemak Ski Marathon just outside of Homer, Alaska, on Saturday, March 16, 2024. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Anchorage’s Benji Uffenbeck skis to victory in the 42-kilometer men’s race at the Kachemak Ski Marathon just outside of Homer, Alaska, on Saturday, March 16, 2024. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

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