M Podium at Broken Arrow 5 Mile: Bracco takes the top step

• Luke Bracco, 47:13 — wins the M Podium at 9:27/mi, a 1:42 margin over second place
• Greg Horvath, 48:55 — runner-up out of Truckee, finishing under 49 minutes at 9:47/mi
• Levi Webb, 52:12 — third at 10:27/mi, the only finisher over 50 minutes
• Three-man podium across a 4:59 spread from first to third

Luke Bracco, 21, from Bellingham, WA, claimed the M Podium title at Broken Arrow's 5 Mile with a 47:13 finish — 9:27 per mile across a course ranging from 6,220 to 7,191 feet above sea level. That kind of pace at altitude demands real aerobic strength, and Bracco delivered it with a 1:42 cushion over second place. For a race this short and this high, that gap is decisive.

Greg Horvath had home-field advantage of a sort, coming in from nearby Truckee — a town that sits above 5,900 feet — which may have given him a leg up on the thinner air. His 48:55 was a strong run, well under 49 minutes, and he held second place comfortably. The 1:42 between him and Bracco was the defining gap of the race; the battle for the podium was settled, but the battle for the win was not particularly close.

Levi Webb, 43, rounded out the three-man field in 52:12, finishing nearly four minutes back of Horvath. The 4:59 spread across all three finishers tells the story of a race where the order was clear and the gaps were earned — no photo finishes, no late drama. Webb's 10:27 pace still represents a genuine effort on a high-elevation course with 17 mph winds and air thin enough to bite.