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Published August 24, 2011, 12:00 AM

PHOTO GALLERY: 2011 Pepper Fest foot races


Age group winners in the 10K race included, front from left, Del and Vera Yndestad, Hudson, 70 and older; Sue Dahm, Hudson, 50-59; back, Gary Porter, Hudson, 60-69; Jason Ogden, Hudson, 35-39; Brian Dahl, Hudson, 18-29; John Bergman, River Falls, 40-49; and John Morchinek, Stillwater, Minn., 50-59.

  • Age group winners in the 10K race included, front from left, Del and Vera Yndestad, Hudson, 70 and older; Sue Dahm, Hudson, 50-59; back, Gary Porter, Hudson, 60-69; Jason Ogden, Hudson, 35-39; Brian Dahl, Hudson, 18-29; John Bergman, River Falls, 40-49; and John Morchinek, Stillwater, Minn., 50-59.
  • Two hundred twenty runners begin the Pepper Fest races Saturday morning, leaving from the festival grounds at the North Hudson Village Hall. Former Hudson High School and collegiate runners Jason Finch, No. 157, and Ryan Meissen, No. 265, won the 5K and 10K races, respectively. They are on the right side of the photo. Photo by Randy Hanson
  • The top three finishers in the 5K race were, from left, Jason Finch, River Falls, 16:14; David Ritter, River Falls, 17:57; and Tommy Datwyler, Woodbury, Minn., 19:05.
  • North Hudson native Ryan Meissen, now a resident of Mukwonago, nears the finish line in the Pepper Fest 10K. He completed the hilly, 6.2-mile course in 32 minutes, 9 seconds.
  • The top three female finishers in the 5K race were, from left, Lucy Ramquist, River Falls, 20:54; Tia Harris, River Falls, 21:01; and Kara Meissen, Mukwonago, 21:09.
  • Sami Miller, 11, and her brother Logan Miller, 9, race to the finish line in the 5K race. The two youngsters from Blaine, Minn., are the grandchildren of Jim and Mary Jo Harden of Hudson. Their times were 36:22 and 36:23.