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Course distance: 629.4+ miles
2025 NSBR Prospects
Brian Rhea, 48.              Minneapolis, MN
Dylan Izquierdo, 43.     St. Louis Park, MN
Keaton Clarke, 25.         Minneapolis, MN
Andy Koeneke, 40.        Minneapolis, MN
Blake Corbet, 30.           Stacy, MN
Jason Orloske, 50.         Fargo, ND
Zach Anderson, 39.      Apple Valley, MN
David Ristau, 62.          Winnipeg, Manitoba
Ryan Grittman, 41.      New Hope, MN
Zach Cohen, 37.            Minneapolis, MN
Sage Seifert, 45.            Minneapolis, MN






NSBR LEGENDS
NSBR Course Records  
38h 41m   Nick Elliott, 35.     Men2024
42h 45m   Kate Coward, 43.  Women2023

NSBR Champions
2024  Nick Elliott & Leah Gruhn
2023  Kate Coward & Nick Elliott
2022  David Tschan & Leah Gruhn
2021  Keith Morical & Leah Gruhn
2020  Keith Morical & Kate Ankofski
2019  Keith Morical & Kate Ankofski
2018  Jon Lester & Mary Ehlers


NSBR #7 September 11, 2024
Race start 0702  
*
course record
Solo Finishers 
  1. Nick Elliott, 35.             38h 41m*
  2. Karl Kroll, 35.               41h 34m
  3. Jamie Lindfors, 47.      43h 1m
  4. Georgi Stoychev, 39.    45h 57m
  5. Craig Schulz, 43.           46h 56m
  6. Eric Price, 48.                47h
  7. Andy Weinzierl, 41.     48h 54m
  8. Bjørn Valla, 32.             54h 47m
  9. Brian Rhea, 47.             56h 2m
  10. John Hammje, 50.        58h 9m
  11. Bob Ashton, 58.            58h 55m
  12. Aaron Rutzick, 51.       64h 33m
  13. Leah Gruhn, 45.           66h 28m
  14. Ben Zvan, 51.                69h 14m
  15. Michael Isachsen, 41.  84h 52m

Scratched
Sage Seifert, 45.             463 miles completed
Michael Neuman, 41.   192
Ryan Dee, 48.                 190
Doug Tiel, 57.                 16


NSBR #6 September 13, 2023
Race start 0704
*course record
Solo Finishers
  1. Kate Coward, 43.          42h 45m*
  2. Mayella Krause, 34.     45h 5m
  3. Nick Elliott, 34.              53h 43m
  4. Craig Schulz, 43.           54h 52m
  5. Johnathon Castro, 43.  67h 56m 
  6. Brian Rhea, 46.              70h 36m
  7. Leah Gruhn, 44.             73h 1m
  8. Dan Proulx, 29.              74h 47m
  9. Mike Groth, 31.              75h 51m
  10. James Young, 58.           83h 26m
  11. Steve Grabowski, 56.    84h 8m
  12. Ben Zvan, 50.                 84h 56m
  13. Tim Redford, 33.           92h 8m
  14. Jessica Swanson, 32     111h 26m

Solo Scratched
Kristoffer Jonson, 40.    463 miles completed
Chase Davis, 40.              463
Mark Skarpohl, 65.        455
Michael Neuman, 40.    307
Timothy Stephen, 48.    193
Andy Weinzierl, 40.      155
Cameron Swengel, 29.  88
Paul Brogan, 36.             30

NSBR No. 5 September 14, 2022
Race start 0702       
Solo Finishers
  1. David Tschan, 29.       43h 02m
  2. Nick Elliott, 33.            43h 36m
  3. Brian Rhea, 45.            51h 25m
  4. Phil Ensminger, 30.    51h 44m
  5. Andy Weinzierl, 39.    59h 20m
  6. Keaton Clarke, 22.       60h 38m
  7. Ben Vargo, 29.              61h 37m
  8. Leah Gruhn, 43.           63h 32m

Solo Scratched 
Mayella Krause,  33.        355.8 miles completed
Mervin Slaubaugh, 31.    321.5
James Labayen,  27.         245.2
James Young,  57.             186.9 
Not Solo Scratched
Jacob Garibay  28   160.7
Tim Hotze  43          160.7

 NSBR No. 4 September 15, 2021
Race start 0703

Finishers
  1. Keith Morical, 61.      43h 17m
  2. Anders Hopkins, 28.  45h 37m
  3. Brian Rhea, 44.           47h 24m
  4. Keaton Clarke, 21.      49h 48m
  5. Tim Donahoe, 36.       58h 29m
  6. John Jarvis, 66.            59h 34m
  7. Leah Gruhn, 42.          63h 45m
  8. Kate Ankofski, 37.      66h 09m
  9. Kyle VanPelt, 48.         70h 22m
  10. Ian Buck, 28.                71h 23m
  11. Mark Seaburg, 62.      77h 35m
  12. Mike Groth, 29.           81h 10m
  13. Mike Nichols, 50.        83h 42m
  14. Scott Kies, 57.              83h 52m
  15. Cody Johnson, 33.       84h 55m
  16. Bjorn Solberg, 25        88h 56m
  17. Dan Johnson, 54.         88h 56m 2s
  18. Ben Zvan, 48.               88h 56m 6s

Honorable Finishers
Mark Skarpohl*
Brian Broomall
Rob Mosimann
Jonathon Castro
Rose Willey-Farver
(editors note:  NSBR #4 was the year we created the Honorable Finishers as a place to put racers who, for whatever reason, couldn't finish in the way NSBR racers agree to play.  *Mark Skarpohl is the only racer who self reported and did so before finishing.)

Scratched
Dave Sowden           383 miles
Mervin Slaubaugh  346 miles
Cullen White            229miles
Kelley Wegneg         127miles

Disqualified
Rob Welsh

NSBR No.3 September 16, 2020
Race start 0702.
Finishers
  1. Keith Morical, 60.               48h 2m
  2. Brian Rhea, 43.                    55h 5m
  3. Rob Mosimann, 59.             55h 22m
  4. Eric Price, 44.                       57h 9m
  5. Keith Rahn, 42.                    62h 15m
  6. Rob Welsh, 69.                     66h 43m
  7. Norman Ehrentreich, 52.  67h 22m
  8. Keaton Clarke, 20.               68h 20m
  9. Chase Davis,  37.                  85h 16m
  10. Ryan Farrell, 26.                  86h 22m
  11. Kate Ankofski, 36.               87h 02m
Scratched
Henry Marotske, 44    424.1 mi 
Mike Nichols, 49          355 mi    
​John Jarvis, 65              313 mi    
Dylan Izquierdo, 38    128.4 mi 
Mike Henderson, 32    67 mi      

NSBR No.2 September 11, 2019
Finishers
  1. Keith Morical, 59.   49h 10m   
  2. Jon Lester, 44.         52h 50m
  3. Brian Rhea, 42.       64h 20m
  4. Eric Price, 43.          66h 30m
  5. Keith Rahn, 41.       72h 54m
  6. Kate Ankofski, 35   88h 40m
  7. Cody Johnson,  30   112h 3m
  8. Elias Radtke,  25     138h 27m
Scratchers
Ryan Farrell, 25.        415.5 mi
Keagan Strenger, 25. 359 mi
Andy Hunsinger, 50. 228 mi
Bill Grau, 49.               201 mi
John Lane, 30.            138 mi
Mark Seaburg, 60.     115 mi
Mary Ehlers, 30.        115 mi
Dylan Izquierdo, 38. 83 mi
Aaron Ehlers, 31.      45 mi

Inaugural NSBR September 12, 2018
Finishers
  1. Jon Lester, 43.             44h 50m         
  2. Keith Morical, 58.       52h 47m   
  3. Anders Hopkins, 25.  ​55h 25m   
  4. Brian Rhea, 41.           76h 40m     
  5. Dylan Izquierdo, 37.  78h 47m  
  6. Crowell Herrick, 61.  82h 37m
  7. Isaac Kangas, 18.     ​   88h 05m  
  8. Mary Ehlers, 29.       ​  96h 17m 
  9. Aaron Ehlers, 30.       96h 18m    
Scratched
Keith Rahn, 40.  441.9 mi
​John Lane, 29.    348 mi





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