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2025 Sasquatch Preservation Trail Run(s) 10K and 5K

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Story and Photos by Karen Mitchell

Sasquatch began as a 5K cross country-type course held on a Farm and Natural Lands Trust (FNLT)-preserved farm in Mount Wolf, PA and continued every September from 2011-2017 when the nomadic Sasquatch appeared to be moving south. An additional event, Thoroughbred 10K, had been added and run every October from 2013-2016. Thoroughbred was hosted by FNLT and the Kinsley family on FNLT- preserved South Branch Farms in Seven Valleys, PA, every October. In 2017 the two events morphed into the current Sasquatch 5K and 10K every September on South Branch Farms.

Explained on the FNLT website: “Farm & Natural Lands Trust of York County is a private, non-profit land preservation organization specializing in conservation easements. A conservation easement is a deed restriction that restricts and limits development on private property, while protecting important natural resources such as soils, woodlands, streams & more.” The work of FNLT is community supported by direct donations and a variety of events, including this one.

The courses start and finish on South Branch Farms, cross the Codorus Creek, wind onto the Heritage Rail Trail, and finish by crossing the creek again. The 10K also runs over the top of the Howard Tunnel. The courses are tough and scenic.

This year and last, I was able to cover the event well, with gator stops at the swinging bridge, the stream crossing, and one of the horse jumps. The farm is huge, and it wouldn’t be possible to get to these stops ahead of the runners without the able help of Bob, who has driven me on a Kinsley gator this year and last. (Thank you!) Even so, by the time we moved from each spot, some runners were far ahead, at times.

Thanks for running the event and your support of the Farm and Natural Lands Trust of York County.

Full Results

Top Women 10K

  1. 56:21, Rebecca Doner, 36, Mount Wolf, PA
  2. 59:28, Ashley Baechtle, 35, Dillsburg, PA
  3. 1:02:43, Katie Wyrick, 23, York, PA
  4. 1:05:50, Tasha Martin, 42, McSherrystown, PA
  5. 1:09:21, Jessica Smith, 47

Top Men 10K

  1. 41:45, Andrew Simpson, 37, Wrightsville, PA
  2. 46:19, Jonathan Wyrick, 24, York, PA
  3. 47:03, David Levy, 29, York, PA
  4. 49:33, Robert Kinsley, 30, Seven Valleys, PA
  5. 50:03, Michael Andrews, 39

Top Men 5K

  1. 20:30, William Edwards, 31, Camp Hill, PA
  2. 21:07, Matthew McKinney, 17
  3. 21:25, Alex Dougherty, 15
  4. 21:53, Patrick Dougherty, 13
  5. 21:57, William Rummel, York, PA

Top Women 5K

  1. 22:37, Sherry Stick, 47, Sykesville, MD
  2. 23:01, Hayley Green, 19, York, PA
  3. 23:09, June Rebert, 13, York, PA
  4. 23:45, Angela Coco, 31, York, PA
  5. 25:28, Maci Brown, 13
Start of the 2025 Sasquatch Preservation Trail Run 10K / 5K
Christy Miller, 41, and P. Miller, 11, running near the beginning of the 5K race.
Natalie Oster, 52, Lancaster, PA at the start of the 5K and Timothy Wolford, 52, beginning the 10K.
Sheri Bullock, 46, York, PA and others at the race start.
Andrew Simpson, 37, Wrightsville, PA, runs fast across this swinging bridge and finishes in 1st place in 41:45.
David Levy, 29, York, PA finished 3rd in 47:03. He is the manager of Fleet Feet York.
Rebecca Doner, 36, Mount Wolf, PA, finished in 1st place. She is training for the Berlin Marathon and the Ulman Foundation.
Katie Wyrick, 23, was the 3rd woman finisher.
It’s definitely possible to get several runners on the bridge at once. #566 is Amy Doll, #529 is Kara Bowser, and #682 is Sarah Lyden, all running the 10K race.
Clay Ayres, 28, Glen Rock sure made a splash when he jumped into the water, making it extra fun for the photographer.
Ashley Baechtle, 35, finished 2nd overall in the 10K.
Tasha Martin, 42, McSherrystown, PA finished first in the 40 – 49 age group.
Juliet Kinsley runs well in the 10K every year. This year she was 3rd in the 30-39 age group. Juliet is in charge of the course and is our host on the Kinsley property Thank you, Juliet!!!
Jessica Snell, 42, crosses the creek before making her way to the horse jump and the finish line.
Joe Malda, 57, did a terrific leap over the horse jump before heading to the finish line.
This is Tamar Wallace who earns a high score for form and execution!!
Clifton Bell, 36, flies over the horse jump with April L, 28, just behind him.
The best leap over the horse jump, Michelle Riley, 52, York, PA is on her way back to the ground after leaping two feet higher than the jump.
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