January 24, 2010 (Biwabik, Minnesota) – Andy Leibner and Carolyn Bramante have won the the 48km freestyle marathon Pepsi Challenge, the opening round of the 2010 American Ski Marathon Series, on the trails of Giant’s Ridge, in Biwabik, MN. This is a challenging but beautiful start to the ASMS circuit.

Full results here.

Results (brief)

Men
1. Andy Leibner, 2:06:55.5
2. Adam Swank 2:07:00.0
3. Bjorn Badorf, 2:07:12.2
4. Matt Weier, 2:09:43.5
5. Nikolai Anikin, 2:11:54.9

Women
1. Carolyn Bramante, 2:19:36.9
2. Jenna Krueger, 2:29:51.1
3. Jan Guenther, 2:31:53.3
4. Patti Harvieux, 2:35:57.0
5. Lynne Cecil, 2:40:57.0