Ultra marathoner Eric Strabel came in third place with a time of 2:59:41 on the mountain-pass marathon over Crow Pass Crossing. He would have done better, but a bear surprised him on-trail, causing him to scramble off the path until he became disoriented and lost. Then he ran into a moose before falling down a hill and cutting up his legs and hands. By most accounts, the pass is a two-day hike. It’s a good thing there isn’t a gentleman’s agreement about waiting out bear attacks during trail marathons. Not that Strabel was in any position to complain - the winner also had a run-in with an unfriendly moose.

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