Roughly 100 runners took off Sunday morning, taking part in the annual Marlette Lake 50K.

A pair of locals posted top-10 finishes at the Big Blue Adventure event, which takes runners on trails from Spooner Lake to the Marlette Lake Trail.

Truckee’s Chris Orton, 48, finished the 50-kilometer course with a time of 5 hours, 41 minutes, 50 seconds to claim ninth place; while fellow Truckee local, Kelleyann Schilke, finished with a time of 5:45:30 to take fourth in the women’s division and 10th overall.

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David Bresnahan, 37, of Salt Lake City, won the race with a time of 4:46:35. Kate Mulcahy, 29, of Roseville, won the women’s division and was fifth overall with a time of 5:23:35.

Other top local finishes included Bryce Grebitus, 26, of Truckee, in 12th place with a time of 5:50:56; and Truckee’s Janet Highhill, 45, with a time of 6:12:43 for first place in the women’s masters division and 20th overall.

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Big Blue Adventure will continue with its slate of events on Saturday at Sand Harbor with the XTERRA Lake Tahoe off-road triathlon.

For full results, visit http://www.tahoetrailrunning.com.

Justin Scacco is a reporter for the Sierra Sun. Contact him at jscacco@sierrasun.com or 530-550-2643