Broken Arrow 18K M40-49: Bigler Surges to the Summit

• Joshua Bigler won the M40-49 group in 1:58:25 (10:35/mi), the only finisher in the group to break two hours.
• David Cahill was 2nd in 2:00:51 — just 2:26 back — with the 4th-fastest Siberia→High Camp split among the men's field.
• Jason Sanguinetti grabbed 3rd in 2:19:22, powered by the 2nd-fastest Snow King→Siberia split in the men's field — but faded from 4th to 18th in men's standing on the final leg.
• A tight cluster at the back of the top 10: Kiesling (2:41:46) and Haen (2:41:48) were separated by just two seconds at 9th and 10th.

Joshua Bigler's victory was built on a decisive climb. He entered the Siberia→High Camp segment sitting 29th among the men, then detonated — posting the 3rd-fastest split on that leg across the entire men's field and rocketing to 5th. He held that position through the finish, crossing in 1:58:25 at 10:35/mi — a genuinely sharp effort on a course that climbs toward 8,868 feet with the thin air of the Sierra Nevada doing its best to slow everyone down.

David Cahill, running out of Truckee and likely no stranger to altitude, was the only other M40-49 finisher to threaten a sub-two-hour time, finishing 2nd in 2:00:51. His 4th-fastest Siberia→High Camp split in the men's field mirrors Bigler's strength on the same punishing segment — those two effectively raced each other up the mountain and separated themselves from the rest of the group by over 18 minutes.

Jason Sanguinetti made the most compelling mid-race move: the 2nd-fastest Snow King→Siberia split in the men's field briefly lifted him as high as 4th among men, but the final leg told a different story as he slipped back to 18th in the men's standings. He still claimed 3rd in M40-49 in 2:19:22 — a solid podium, even if the finish didn't match the fireworks of his middle segment.

Tegyn Angel (4th, 2:30:46), representing Kilsyth, Australia, and Todd Brentnall (5th, 2:33:17) rounded out the top five, separated by less than two and a half minutes. All 41 finishers in the M40-49 group navigated a course that demands both legspeed and lungs — and Bigler had the most of both on the day.