Hometown runners were the top finishers across the board Saturday in the 2011 Grin and Bear It races in Bend.

The ninth annual event included races of 10 kilometers and 5 kilometers, both of which started and finished at the Les Schwab Amphitheater.

A total of 430 finishers were recorded for the two races — 126 for the 10K, 304 for the 5K. The event is a fundraiser for Healthy Beginnings.

Bend runners claimed the top three places in the men’s and women’s divisions in both races.

In the 10K, the overall winner was Max King with a time of 33 minutes, 53 seconds. Second was Peter Christoff, in 36:50, and third was Frans Alajoki, in 36:57.

The women’s winner in the 10K was Ericka Luckel, whose time was 44:01. Second among the women was Jennifer Lloyd, in 46:38, and third was Darcy Gilbert, in 47:23.

First overall in the 5K race was Mario Mendoza, with a time of 16:37. Second was Andrew Jensen, in 17:48, and third was Doug Lange, in 18:29.

In the 5K women’s division, the winner was Abigail Lange, in 21:14. Second was Karly Nash, in 21:50, and third was Chelsea Prather, in 22:40.

Healthy Beginnings is a nonprofit organization providing free health and developmental screenings for Deschutes County children from birth through age 5.