Fanny Freezers

The snow and wind held out until later in the day on Sunday, no doubt to the relief of the group of runners who braved the early morning chill to take part in Freeze Your Fanny. An estimated 225 fanny-freezers took part for the 30th anniversary of the popular event.

This year’s overall winner was Jeremy Elsom, with Christ Riley coming in second and Josh Speidel in third. Prizes were given out for the oldest and youngest participants, who were announced to be Norma Peterson and Evi Jagow, while best costume was awarded to a group of runners dressed as sled dogs, under the name “Iditafreeze Your Fanny”.

Medals for the top male and female in each category were designed and donated to commemorate the event’s 30th anniversary. These were awarded to Lennon Clarkson and Karly Marchant/Blakely Gill in the under 12 category; Lane Jay and Ahnya Ivie-Moody in the 13 to 19 group; Baker Diede and Jessie Fahlgren in the 20 to 29 category; Chris Riley and Tori Bissell in the 30 to 39 category; Jeremy Elsom and Stacy Lara in the 40 to 49 category; and West Broeder and Betsy Silva in the over 50s.

Around 40 door prizes were handed out during the event, according to organizer Stacy Marchant.