Joe Kline / The BulletinParticipants run the course of Super Dave’s Down and Dirty half marathon and 10K on Sunday morning near 7th Mountain Resort in Bend.

Bret Hornig’s post-collegiate career is off and running.

A recent graduate of Ashland’s Southern Oregon University, Hornig, 23, topped a field of 108 runners at Super Dave’s Down and Dirty Half just outside of Bend on Sunday, finishing the 13.1-mile trail half marathon in 1 hour, 16 minutes and 57.7 seconds. Rob Russell took second in 1:23:51.8 and Bend’s Tim Monaco was third in 1:31:10.7. Susan Barrows, also of Bend, was the top female finisher and fourth overall in 1:32.19.3.

Hornig’s win came in near-perfect conditions as temperatures reached 73 degrees in Bend on Sunday. The half marathon and accompanying 10K started and finished at the Seventh Mountain Resort. Runners headed southwest from the Resort and climbed approximately 800 feet before turning around on a course made up entirely of dirt roads and singletrack.

“For a hilly course, there’s a lot of different elements to it,” said Bend’s Kari Strang, who took second in the women’s field in the 10K in 47:33.6. “There’s some good climbs, some little moguls that are a blast to go over, and there were a few downed trees thrown in there, too. It’s really fun.”

Bend’s Jason Irby won the 10K in 37:31.4. Derek Hayner (40:38.7) and Zachariah Winter (41:01.1) placed third and fourth overall. Megan Morris was the first female across the finish line in the 10K, posting a time of 46:35.3. Ninety-five runners completed the shorter distance, which followed the same trail as the half marathon but with an earlier turnaround.

“With the 10K, you get done faster and get to the beer quicker,” joked Strang, who in the past has run the half marathon. “This is sort of the last race of the season the way I look at. It’s a great cherry on top of the year, a great way to punctuate the season and end on a high note.”

—Reporter: 541-383-0305; beastes@bendbulletin.com.