| Year |
Men |
Age |
Women |
Age |
| 1975 |
Bill Lannan (Hel), 35:09 |
20 |
Patty Sodja (E. Hel), 47:05 |
11 |
| 1976 |
Branch Brady (GF), 37:35 |
29 |
Patty Sodja (E. Hel), 50:25 |
12 |
| 1977* |
Drake Dornfeld (Mis), 39:05 |
22 |
Gigi Moy (Hel), 48:04 |
23 |
| 1978 |
Bob Page (Butte), 36:52 |
26-34 |
Shelly Thompson (Hel), 48:16 |
17 |
| 1979 |
Dean Behrmann (Bil), 38:03 |
22 |
Shirley Weaver (GF), 50:29 |
37 |
| 1980 |
Branch Brady (GF), 38:23 |
33 |
Cheryl Johnson (Clancy), 47:04 |
20 |
| 1981 |
Jeff Thomas (Hel), 38:45 |
21 |
Cheryl Johnson (Clancy), 46:26 |
21 |
| 1982 |
Branch Brady (GF), 37:09 |
35 |
Mary Ellen Crockford (Hel), 50:44 |
22 |
| 1983 |
Jeff Thomas (Hel), 37:28 |
23 |
Mary Ellen Crockford (Hel), 48:38 |
23 |
| 1984 |
Jeff Thomas (Hel), 38:05 |
24 |
Ann Seifert (Hel), 48:22 |
27 |
| 1985 |
Jeff Thomas (Hel), 38:29 |
25 |
Ann Seifert (Hel), 47:57 |
28 |
| 1986 |
Jeff Thomas (Hel), 37:26 |
26 |
Gigi Moy (Hel), 49:11 |
32 |
| 1987 |
Jeff Thomas (Hel), 37:26 |
27 |
Kathie Roos (Hel), 47:27 |
25 |
| 1988 |
no race due to fire restrictions |
| 1989 |
Jeff Thomas (Hel), 37:06 |
29 |
Karen Wilson (Hel), 48:42 |
26 |
| 1990 |
Jeff Thomas (Hel), 36:44 |
30 |
Jenny Murney (Mis), 48:36 |
32 |
| 1991 |
Jeff Thomas (Hel), 38:27 |
31 |
Jenny Murney (Mis), 47:49 |
33 |
| 1992 |
Steve Simpson (Hel), 36:23 |
28 |
Heidi Vosbeck (Hel), 48:37 |
30 |
| 1993 |
John David Sveen (Boz), 40:28 |
25 |
Demaris Taylor, (Hel), 52:07 |
32 |
| 1994 |
Pat Judge (Hel), 37:45 |
24 |
Nancy Dolan (Liv), 48:44 |
37 |
| 1995 |
Pat Judge (Hel), 36:10 |
25 |
Nancy Dolan (Boz), 48:36 |
38 |
| 1996 |
Pat Judge (Hel), 36:47 |
26 |
Michele Franchi (Hel), 47:19 |
23 |
| 1997 |
Pat Judge (Hel), 38:35 |
27 |
Michele Franchi (Hel), 47:02 |
24 |
| 1998 |
Jeff Thomas (Hel), 38:13 |
38 |
Lara Thomas (Hel), 47:20 |
31 |
| 1999 |
Jeff Thomas (Hel), 39:51 |
39 |
Holly Stanish (Three Forks), 46:32 |
24 |
| 2000 |
Pat Judge (Hel), 36:43 |
30 |
Michele Franchi (Hel), 45:56 |
27 |
| 2001 |
Quint Gidley (Libby), 39:41 |
24 |
Kristina Trygstad-Saari (Boz), 44:56 |
16 |
| 2002 |
Chad Anderson (Boz), 39:50 |
28 |
Michele Franchi (Hel), 46:47 |
29 |
| 2003 |
Tommy Manning (Boz), 39:02 |
27 |
Shayla Swanson (Boz), 46:49 |
20 |
| 2004 |
Tommy Manning (Boz), 39:04 |
28 |
Michele Franchi (Hel), 47:35 |
31 |
| 2005 |
Kiefer Hahn (Mis/Hel), 39:33 |
32 |
Michelle Richardson (Hel), 48:53 |
40 |
| 2006 |
Michael St. Thomas (Mis), 40:59 |
23 |
Lisa Reidlinger (Clancy), 56:41 |
32 |
| 2007** |
Michael St. Thomas (Mis), 39:44 |
24 |
Nikki Kimball (Boz), 45:49 |
36 |
| 2008 |
Justin Yates (Mis), 41:24 |
26 |
Marta Fisher (Hel), 46:10 |
33 |
| 2009 |
Mike Wolfe (Hel), 38:35.9 |
31 |
Kristina Trygstad-Saari (Boz), 44:01.9 |
24 |
| 2010 |
Shiloh Hernandez (Hel), 40:59.1 |
30 |
Nicole Hunt (Deer Lodge), 43:34.1 |
40 |
| 2011 |
Mike Wolfe (Hel), 39:01 |
33 |
Beth Shumate (Hel), 47:04 |
36 |
| 2012 |
David Norris (Boz), 38:41.2 |
21 |
Nicole Hunt (Deer Lodge), 46:22.8 |
42 |
| 2013 |
Alexi Farmer (Hel), 40:25 |
18 |
Ashley Basten (Hel), 47:22 |
36 |
| 2014 |
Alex Street (Hel), 43:20 |
33 |
Ashley Basten (Hel), 46:36 |
37 |
| 2015 |
Mike Kaiser (Hel), 40:41 |
33 |
Amy Friedman (Mis), 45:27 |
39 |
| 2016 |
Mike Kaiser (Hel), 39:15 |
34 |
Ashley Basten (Hel), 48:41 |
39 |
| 2017 |
Mike Kaiser (Hel), 40:01 |
35 |
Debbie Gibson (Hel), 49:45 |
52 |
| 2018 |
Matt Roberts (Hel), 40:09 |
34 |
Laura Holien (Hel), 48:44 |
35 |
| 2019 |
Mike Kaiser (Hel), 40:26 |
37 |
Ashley Coggins (Hel), 47:55 |
42 |
| 2020 |
no race due to COVID-19 |
| 2021 |
Peter Schommer (Hel), 41:55 |
23 |
Nicole Murray (Whitehall), 48:39 |
51 |
| 2022 |
Peter Schommer (Hel), 38:23 |
24 |
Ashley Coggins (Hel), 50:09 |
45 |
| 2023 |
Luke Paulson (Asheville, NC), 38:44 |
31 |
Nicole Murray (Whitehall), 51:30 |
53 |
| 2024 |
Pete Behrends (Hel), 43:43 |
50 |
Renae Parker (Clancy), 47:10 |
19 |
| * race increases in length from 5.3 to 5.6 miles |
| ** race shortened to 5.5 miles for this year, due to construction on Walking Mall |