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
- Nick Elliott, 35. 38h 41m*
- Karl Kroll, 35. 41h 34m
- Jamie Lindfors, 47. 43h 1m
- Georgi Stoychev, 39. 45h 57m
- Craig Schulz, 43. 46h 56m
- Eric Price, 48. 47h
- Andy Weinzierl, 41. 48h 54m
- Bjørn Valla, 32. 54h 47m
- Brian Rhea, 47. 56h 2m
- John Hammje, 50. 58h 9m
- Bob Ashton, 58. 58h 55m
- Aaron Rutzick, 51. 64h 33m
- Leah Gruhn, 45. 66h 28m
- Ben Zvan, 51. 69h 14m
- 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
- Kate Coward, 43. 42h 45m*
- Mayella Krause, 34. 45h 5m
- Nick Elliott, 34. 53h 43m
- Craig Schulz, 43. 54h 52m
- Johnathon Castro, 43. 67h 56m
- Brian Rhea, 46. 70h 36m
- Leah Gruhn, 44. 73h 1m
- Dan Proulx, 29. 74h 47m
- Mike Groth, 31. 75h 51m
- James Young, 58. 83h 26m
- Steve Grabowski, 56. 84h 8m
- Ben Zvan, 50. 84h 56m
- Tim Redford, 33. 92h 8m
- 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
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Solo Finishers
- David Tschan, 29. 43h 02m
- Nick Elliott, 33. 43h 36m
- Brian Rhea, 45. 51h 25m
- Phil Ensminger, 30. 51h 44m
- Andy Weinzierl, 39. 59h 20m
- Keaton Clarke, 22. 60h 38m
- Ben Vargo, 29. 61h 37m
- 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
- Keith Morical, 61. 43h 17m
- Anders Hopkins, 28. 45h 37m
- Brian Rhea, 44. 47h 24m
- Keaton Clarke, 21. 49h 48m
- Tim Donahoe, 36. 58h 29m
- John Jarvis, 66. 59h 34m
- Leah Gruhn, 42. 63h 45m
- Kate Ankofski, 37. 66h 09m
- Kyle VanPelt, 48. 70h 22m
- Ian Buck, 28. 71h 23m
- Mark Seaburg, 62. 77h 35m
- Mike Groth, 29. 81h 10m
- Mike Nichols, 50. 83h 42m
- Scott Kies, 57. 83h 52m
- Cody Johnson, 33. 84h 55m
- Bjorn Solberg, 25 88h 56m
- Dan Johnson, 54. 88h 56m 2s
- 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
- Keith Morical, 60. 48h 2m
- Brian Rhea, 43. 55h 5m
- Rob Mosimann, 59. 55h 22m
- Eric Price, 44. 57h 9m
- Keith Rahn, 42. 62h 15m
- Rob Welsh, 69. 66h 43m
- Norman Ehrentreich, 52. 67h 22m
- Keaton Clarke, 20. 68h 20m
- Chase Davis, 37. 85h 16m
- Ryan Farrell, 26. 86h 22m
- Kate Ankofski, 36. 87h 02m
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
- Keith Morical, 59. 49h 10m
- Jon Lester, 44. 52h 50m
- Brian Rhea, 42. 64h 20m
- Eric Price, 43. 66h 30m
- Keith Rahn, 41. 72h 54m
- Kate Ankofski, 35 88h 40m
- Cody Johnson, 30 112h 3m
- Elias Radtke, 25 138h 27m
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
- Jon Lester, 43. 44h 50m
- Keith Morical, 58. 52h 47m
- Anders Hopkins, 25. 55h 25m
- Brian Rhea, 41. 76h 40m
- Dylan Izquierdo, 37. 78h 47m
- Crowell Herrick, 61. 82h 37m
- Isaac Kangas, 18. 88h 05m
- Mary Ehlers, 29. 96h 17m
- Aaron Ehlers, 30. 96h 18m
Keith Rahn, 40. 441.9 mi
John Lane, 29. 348 mi
