What rain? It was bright and sunny for the Boyne Highlands 10K Classic on Saturday, March 11. OK, maybe it was a little warm - it was between 40 and 45F when the starting gun went off.
Dave Mclean (GRNST), Hugh Pritchard (Team NordicSkiRacer) and Denny Paull (Straits Striders) took the top three in the men's division. David won in 35:54. Hugh and Paul finished in 36:08 and 36:27.
In a very close race, Daniela Gebhart beat out Staits Striders teammate Tracy Hardin by only 2 seconds, 43:23 to 43:25. Connie Medyk rounded out third in 1:04:29.
The sunny valley required klister, but several people commented that the snow on shaded hills was more of an untransformed wet powder! Hard wax over klister seemed to work well.
CLASS RESULTS | |||||||
Class Place |
Bib Number |
Name | Team | Gender | Age | Class | Time |
WOMEN | |||||||
1 | 293 | Gebhart, Daniella | SS | F | 44 | F 40-49 | 0:43:23 |
2 | 329 | Hardin, Tracy | SS | F | 49 | F 40-49 | 0:43:25 |
1 | 311 | Medyk, Connie | SS | F | 59 | F 50-59 | 1:04:29 |
2 | 327 | Merwin, Carole | XCSHQ | F | 59 | F 50-59 | 1:34:00 |
1 | 310 | Murray, Jean | XCSHQ | F | 68 | F 60+ | 1:26:31 |
2 | 306 | Caldwell, Beth | XCSHQ | F | 68 | F 60+ | 1:38:54 |
MEN 20-29 | |||||||
1 | 319 | Stevens, Andrew | NSR | M | 29 | M 20-29 | 0:37:16 |
2 | 284 | Mitchell, Robert | XCSHQ | M | 26 | M 20-29 | 0:42:20 |
3 | 324 | Coulter, Melzar | GRNST | M | 26 | M 20-29 | 0:42:55 |
MEN 30-39 | |||||||
1 | 281 | Pritchard, High | NSR | M | 38 | M 30-39 | 0:36:08 |
2 | 288 | Fanslow, Dave | NSR | M | 39 | M 30-39 | 0:38:40 |
3 | 320 | Byar, Christian | GRNST | M | 35 | M 30-39 | 0:39:57 |
4 | 307 | Goodman, Glenn | CCSS | M | 39 | M 30-39 | 0:43:14 |
5 | 283 | Robinson, Tim | NSR | M | 39 | M 30-39 | 0:44:19 |
6 | 325 | Gurney, Pete | M | 31 | M 30-39 | 0:54:58 | |
7 | 328 | Mans, Jeff | M | 31 | M 30-39 | 1:06:33 | |
MEN 40-49 | |||||||
1 | 321 | Mclean, David | GRNST | M | 46 | M 40-49 | 0:35:54 |
2 | 313 | Paull, Denny | SS | M | 42 | M 40-49 | 0:36:27 |
3 | 315 | Seaman, Michael | GRNST | M | 41 | M 40-49 | 0:42:23 |
4 | 287 | Kanaby, Larry | XCSHQ | M | 44 | M 40-49 | 0:45:03 |
5 | 292 | Berndt, Detlef | SS | M | 48 | M 40-49 | 0:45:05 |
6 | 282 | Feldkamp, Tim | NSR | M | 40 | M 40-49 | 0:45:10 |
7 | 296 | Kurz, Mark | SS | M | 48 | M 40-49 | 0:46:36 |
8 | 294 | Madorski, Mark | NSR | M | 49 | M 40-49 | 0:47:06 |
9 | 298 | Eifler | TCN | M | 47 | M 40-49 | 0:50:25 |
10 | 290 | Moore, Jeff | SS | M | 49 | M 40-49 | 0:50:39 |
11 | 286 | Ernst, Dale | XCSHQ | M | 42 | M 40-49 | 0:51:56 |
12 | 309 | Neir, Rick | XCSHQ | M | 48 | M 40-49 | 0:53:22 |
13 | 291 | Snyder, Bill | M | M 40-49 | 0:53:50 | ||
MEN 50-59 | |||||||
1 | 317 | Brundage, Bill | TCN | M | 55 | M 50-59 | 0:39:16 |
2 | 304 | Camp, Don | GRNST | M | 53 | M 50-59 | 0:41:04 |
3 | 289 | Weingartz, Chris | SS | M | 50 | M 50-59 | 0:41:22 |
4 | 303 | Worsnop, Greg | GRNST | M | 51 | M 50-59 | 0:43:04 |
5 | 316 | Fultz, Dick | CCSS | M | 56 | M 50-59 | 0:44:54 |
6 | 280 | Kaltz, William | NSR | M | 58 | M 50-59 | 0:45:11 |
7 | 308 | Luce, Robin | CCSS | M | 55 | M 50-59 | 0:46:06 |
8 | 323 | Wright, Hap | SS | M | 59 | M 50-59 | 0:51:22 |
9 | 285 | Rynalski, Frank | XCSHQ | M | 52 | M 50-59 | 0:51:41 |
10 | 297 | Nolan, Dan | GRNST | M | 54 | M 50-59 | 0:53:29 |
11 | 326 | Merwin, Greg | XCSHQ | M | 59 | M 50-59 | 0:56:26 |
12 | 295 | Kraai, Rick | GRNST | M | 53 | M 50-59 | 0:57:16 |
13 | 302 | Gambert, George | TCN | M | 58 | M 50-59 | 0:59:50 |
14 | 299 | Ahrenberg, Bill | SS | M | 53 | M 50-59 | 1:00:45 |
MEN 60+ | |||||||
1 | 312 | Medyk, Marv | SS | M | 62 | M 60+ | 0:45:16 |
2 | 301 | Irish, Dave | SS | M | 69 | M 60+ | 0:55:37 |
3 | 300 | Drysdale, Ray | XCSHQ | M | 63 | M 60+ | 0:59:02 |
4 | 305 | Caldwell, John | XCSHQ | M | 70 | M 60+ | 1:02:18 |
5 | 314 | Boal, Ellis | SS | M | 61 | M 60+ | 1:02:53 |
6 | 318 | Wells, Richard | XCSHQ | M | 60 | M 60+ | 1:13:39 |
322 | Gilbert, Darwin | SS | M | 76 | M 60+ | DNF | |
JUNIORS | |||||||
1 | 169 | Morgan, Greg | ON | M | 19 | J OJ | 1:25:24 |
1 | 170 | Hammersley, Philip | M | 12 | J 13&U | 1:06:29 | |
OVERALL RESULTS | |||||||
Place Overall |
Bib Number |
Name | Team | Gender | Age | Class | Time |
1 | 321 | Mclean, David | GRNST | M | 46 | M 40-49 | 0:35:54 |
2 | 281 | Pritchard, High | NSR | M | 38 | M 30-39 | 0:36:08 |
3 | 313 | Paull, Denny | SS | M | 42 | M 40-49 | 0:36:27 |
4 | 319 | Stevens, Andrew | NSR | M | 29 | M 20-29 | 0:37:16 |
5 | 288 | Fanslow, Dave | NSR | M | 39 | M 30-39 | 0:38:40 |
6 | 317 | Brundage, Bill | TCN | M | 55 | M 50-59 | 0:39:16 |
7 | 320 | Byar, Christian | GRNST | M | 35 | M 30-39 | 0:39:57 |
8 | 304 | Camp, Don | GRNST | M | 53 | M 50-59 | 0:41:04 |
9 | 289 | Weingartz, Chris | SS | M | 50 | M 50-59 | 0:41:22 |
10 | 284 | Mitchell, Robert | XCSHQ | M | 26 | M 20-29 | 0:42:20 |
11 | 315 | Seaman, Michael | GRNST | M | 41 | M 40-49 | 0:42:23 |
12 | 324 | Coulter, Melzar | GRNST | M | 26 | M 20-29 | 0:42:55 |
13 | 303 | Worsnop, Greg | GRNST | M | 51 | M 50-59 | 0:43:04 |
14 | 307 | Goodman, Glenn | CCSS | M | 39 | M 30-39 | 0:43:14 |
15 | 293 | Gebhart, Daniella | SS | F | 44 | F 40-49 | 0:43:23 |
16 | 329 | Hardin, Tracy | SS | F | 49 | F 40-49 | 0:43:25 |
17 | 283 | Robinson, Tim | NSR | M | 39 | M 30-39 | 0:44:19 |
18 | 316 | Fultz, Dick | CCSS | M | 56 | M 50-59 | 0:44:54 |
19 | 287 | Kanaby, Larry | XCSHQ | M | 44 | M 40-49 | 0:45:03 |
20 | 292 | Berndt, Detlef | SS | M | 48 | M 40-49 | 0:45:05 |
21 | 282 | Feldkamp, Tim | NSR | M | 40 | M 40-49 | 0:45:10 |
22 | 280 | Kaltz, William | NSR | M | 58 | M 50-59 | 0:45:11 |
23 | 312 | Medyk, Marv | SS | M | 62 | M 60+ | 0:45:16 |
24 | 308 | Luce, Robin | CCSS | M | 55 | M 50-59 | 0:46:06 |
25 | 296 | Kurz, Mark | SS | M | 48 | M 40-49 | 0:46:36 |
26 | 294 | Madorski, Mark | NSR | M | 49 | M 40-49 | 0:47:06 |
27 | 298 | Eifler, Bob | TCN | M | 47 | M 40-49 | 0:50:25 |
28 | 290 | Moore, Jeff | SS | M | 49 | M 40-49 | 0:50:39 |
29 | 323 | Wright, Hap | SS | M | 59 | M 50-59 | 0:51:22 |
30 | 285 | Rynalski, Frank | XCSHQ | M | 52 | M 50-59 | 0:51:41 |
31 | 286 | Ernst, Dale | XCSHQ | M | 42 | M 40-49 | 0:51:56 |
32 | 309 | Neir, Rick | XCSHQ | M | 48 | M 40-49 | 0:53:22 |
33 | 297 | Nolan, Dan | GRNST | M | 54 | M 50-59 | 0:53:29 |
34 | 291 | Snyder, Bill | M | M 40-49 | 0:53:50 | ||
35 | 325 | Gurney, Pete | M | 31 | M 30-39 | 0:54:58 | |
36 | 301 | Irish, Dave | SS | M | 69 | M 60+ | 0:55:37 |
37 | 326 | Merwin, Greg | XCSHQ | M | 59 | M 50-59 | 0:56:26 |
38 | 295 | Kraai, Rick | GRNST | M | 53 | M 50-59 | 0:57:16 |
39 | 300 | Drysdale, Ray | XCSHQ | M | 63 | M 60+ | 0:59:02 |
40 | 302 | Gambert, George | TCN | M | 58 | M 50-59 | 0:59:50 |
41 | 299 | Ahrenberg, Bill | SS | M | 53 | M 50-59 | 1:00:45 |
42 | 305 | Caldwell, John | XCSHQ | M | 70 | M 60+ | 1:02:18 |
43 | 314 | Boal, Ellis | SS | M | 61 | M 60+ | 1:02:53 |
44 | 311 | Medyk, Connie | SS | F | 59 | F 50-59 | 1:04:29 |
45 | 170 | Hammersley, Philip | M | 12 | J 13&U | 1:06:29 | |
46 | 328 | Mans, Jeff | M | 31 | M 30-39 | 1:06:33 | |
47 | 318 | Wells, Richard | XCSHQ | M | 60 | M 60+ | 1:13:39 |
48 | 169 | Morgan, Greg | ON | M | 19 | J OJ | 1:25:24 |
49 | 310 | Murray, Jean | XCSHQ | F | 68 | F 60+ | 1:26:31 |
50 | 327 | Merwin, Carole | XCSHQ | F | 59 | F 50-59 | 1:34:00 |
51 | 306 | Caldwell, Beth | XCSHQ | F | 68 | F 60+ | 1:38:54 |
52 | 322 | Gilbert, Darwin | SS | M | 76 | M 60+ |