Liberal’s Pamela Bolivar was the winner on the  Liberal leg of the 76th International Pancake Day Race. Bolivar ran the race in 1:03:52. Olney’s winner is Eloise Kramer as announced during the traditional Trans-Atlantic Call. Bolivar outpaced Kramer who ran the race in 1:07:16. Tayana Miller came in second and Arlene Ruiz finished third in the Liberal leg of the race.  The weather was blustery with a temperature of 40 and winds howling out of the northwest during a high wind warning.

Bolivar, now the back-to-back champion, is a 20 year old Liberal native who works as a CNA in the OB unit at SWMC.

Liberal leads the series 42-31 with two no contests. Last year, Pamela Bolivar ran the International Race in 1:03.03 and Kaisa Larkas won the Olney leg of the race in 1:03.37.  In 2023, Eloise Kramer of Olney won Pancake day in 1:05 as Isabelle Sullenger ran the race in 1:13. Whitney Hay won the International race in 2022 at 1:07.45 while Olney’s Katie Godof ran the race in 1:10.