Runners depart in the 5 km race in the 2026 MHC Rattler Run. (Image Credit: Submitted Photo)

By Jesse Gill

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Runner brave cold condition to take in 47th Medicine Hat College Rattler Run

Apr 27, 2026 | 10:31 AM

A spring snowstorm reduced the number of participants in the 47th Annual Medicine Hat College (MHC) Rattler Run on Saturday. There were still 377 brave souls who ran through the challenging conditions.

Medicine Hat Bulldog Track and Field Club runner Alejandro Ayala defended his 2025 title in the men’s 5 km event. The 17-year-old ran to the win on the snow-covered and hilly course with a time of 17 minutes 13 seconds. Just 31 seconds behind was second-place finisher Logan Pancoast of the MHC Rattlers Track team. Placing third was Andrew Vis.

A Rattlers athlete took top spot in the women’s 5 km run, with Reyna Woodruff clocking a time of 22:49, a mere nine seconds ahead of Calgary’s Erin Nordstrom-Young. Eagle Butte High School runner Sarah Laturnas took the bronze medal.

Medicine Hat’s Darryl Smith dominated the men’s 10 km race. The 57-year-old runner had a time of 39:43, 75 seconds better than Medicine Hat High School’s Ethan Mellish. Brett Young placed third.

Winning her third Rattler Run women’s 10 km title in the last four years was former Rattlers athlete Becky Ross with a time of 41:58.

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A pair of current Rattlers runners, Pheonix Asprey and Ellie Barlow, took the silver and bronze positions, respectively.

In the 3 km fun run, 11-year-old Olivia McWilliams was the top female finisher and overall, with Chayce Rude taking top spot among the boys.

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(Image Credit: Submitted Photo)

The mascot race went to Alberta Health Services’ Medic the Moose. The Ferry Pickle from Daniel’s Dill Dip placed second, after coming into the race as the two-time defending champ, but a mid-race fall would be too much to overcome. MHC’s Rowdy the Rattler placed third, just ahead of the Co-op’s Cooper the Bear.

Next year’s Rattler Run is April 24, 2027.

Full results are available at https://my.raceresult.com/388817/live

by Jesse Gill

Runner brave cold condition to take in 47th Medicine Hat College Rattler Run

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