AUBREY gets 4th in MOUNT MARATHON

Aubrey got fourth in the biggest-deal mountain race in Alaska, held every year on Independence day. Congratulations, Aubrey! You rock!

For the uninitiated, here is a little introduction video to this brutal tradition:
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I couldn't find a picture of Aubrey online, so I included a photo of Holly Brooks, who some of you know- she got second! She is just reaching the top.


Published: 07/04/08 13:47:25

SEWARD -- Cedar Bourgeois of Seward rolled to her fifth consecutive women's title at Mount Marathon today, storming up and down the 3,022-foot peak in an unofficial time of 52 minutes, 11 seconds.

Bourgeois, 32, clocked the sixth-fastest time in women's race history and the second-best time of her career in the race that is just shy of 3 1-2 miles and draws thousands of spectators to this small town nestled against Resurrection Bay.

Holly Brooks of Anchorage finished second in her Mount Marathon debut in 55:29. Last year's runner-up, Nicole DeYong, claimed third in 58:40. Former junior race champion Aubrey Smith, who grew up in Seward, took fourth in 58:57. And last year's junior champ, Denali Foldager, 18, of Seward, seized sixth (1:01:26) in her debut in the senior women's race.

You can read the full story online at:

http://www.adn.com/mount-marathon/story/455815.html