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Photos: Montana Spartan Race 2014

More than 5,000 competitors and 2,000 spectators converged on Bigfork for the second annual Montana Spartan Sprint. Racers were pushed to the limit along the 4.6-mile course, which was littered with 18 obstacles and featured 4,000 feet of elevation gain. Joel Ahles, a 25-year-old from Kalispell, was the top local competitor, placing second in the men’s Open division with a time of 49 minutes, 40 seconds. Kristin Thompson, 33, of Kalispell, won the women’s Open division with a time of 59:10.

Greg Lindstrom
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Matt Novakovich made the trip from Alaska and finished first in the second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Novakovich carries a burning log across the finish line. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Spartan Race founder Joe DeSena at the second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Pamela Lantis rolls under barbed wire. The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The second annual Montana Spartan Sprint on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon

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