Seldovia’s annual Jakolof Bay 10 Miler race lets both runners and cyclists compete on a course of 10 “tough” miles of hilly gravel road, starting from the Jakolof Bay Dock and following the south shore of Kachemak Bay to the finish line at the Seldovia Harbor.

Held this year on July 26, the event is hosted by the Seldovia Arts Council and supported by the Alaska State Council on the Arts and the Homer Foundation. In a July 31 email to Homer News, the Seldovia Arts Council also thanked the more than two dozen local businesses that donated prizes, awards and equipment for the race.

Sponsors for this year’s event included Seldovia Bay Fast Ferry, Seldovia Village Tribe, City of Seldovia, Hopkins Construction, Linwood Bar and Grill, Seldovia Liquor Store, Seldovia Kachemak Tour Company, Jack and Avia’s, Valisa Higman, Fuel and Lube, Seldovia Nature Tours, Seldovia Coffee Roasters, Thyme on the Boardwalk, Hig Higman, Alaska Crabpot Grocery, Otter Cove Creamery, Alaska Salmonberry, Seldovia Fishing Adventures, Halo Cab, Eternal Buzz, Kachemak Bay Running Club, Free Spirit Bike Jerseys, Mako’s Water Taxi, Cycle Logical, Homer Bookstore, Ulmer’s Drug and Ace Hardware, Homer Jeans, Gear Shed, Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies, Save-U-More, and Fat Olives.

2025 Jakolof Bay 10 Miler Results

Adult Female Cyclist

1. Sarah Ekstrom, 39:38; 2. Wendy Hansen, 45:39; 3. Cody Czer-Ransom, 47:14; 4. Stephanie Blanchard, 48:25; 5. Elizabeth Ekstrom, 1:03:08; 6. Terri Spigelmyer, 1:04:54; 7. Damara Burnett, 1:08:32; 8. Melissa Peterson, 1:13:25; 9. Juley McConnell, 1:14:58.

Adult Female Runner

1. Amy Anderson, 1:26:27; 2. Crystal Hennings, 1:41:21; 3. Megan Barker, 1:55:33; 4. Ashley Keithley, 2:37:04.

Adult Male Cyclist

1. Samuel Barnett, 38:22; 2. Jon Goltz, 39:40; 3. John Hansen, 45:38; 4. David Botero, 55:50; 5. Andy Haas, 1:03:37; 6. Greg Snedgen, 1:05:48.

Adult Male Runner

1. Noah Goltz, 1:12:02; 2. Ellis Lorentz, 1:19:19; 3. Corin Katzke, 1:19:39; 4. Andy Lorentz, 1:21:26; 5. Jan Spurkland, 1:29:00; 6. Wynand Strydom, 1:30:22; 7. Ben Ekstrom, 1:34:50; 8. Parker Goslin, 1:45:14; 9. Brent Johnson, 1:46:39; 10. Rob Rurka, 1:48:41.

Juvenile Male Runner

1. Renn Lorentz, 1:08:35; 2. Bentley Geagel, 1:18:40.