Brad Bauer of Seattle, middle, bides his time behind James Rucker of Whitefish, Mont., in the first few minutes of the 35th annnual Spokane Langlauf 10-kilometer cross-country ski race at Mount Spokane State Park. Bauer, 39, soon broke away to win the 10-kilometer classic event in 26:19, four minutes ahead of second-place Rucker and the field of 244 racers. Deb Bauer of Spokane led the women in 32:20, beating runner-up Grace Ford of Spokane. See results on page B4 and a photo gallery from the race online at www.spokesman.com/ blogs/outdoors.
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