Great conditons for Krazy Klassic

Michigan Cup: Krazy Klassic

Mon, Jan  13, 2014 - By Mike Muha

After Saturday's warm weather snow melt and Saturday night's cooler temperature, racers were wondering if the Krazy Klassic tracks might be icy. Not to worry! The tracks, freshly groomed in the morning, were in excellent shape, firm and deep and not at all icy. The course had one small puddle that would easily be skied around, and a few places showed damp snow in the track as skiers raced three laps around the 4K course. A "hill bypass" was created from racer feedback the last time this course was used so  skiers with less strong downhill skills could avoid a short but steep down and up.

Racer comments? "What a nice classic course." "Conditions were great." "What a fun race!"

Rebecca Davis (Hanson Hills/XC Ski Shop) won the women's 12k race in 39:18, just ahead of Team NordicSkiRacer's Ellen Wiitala (39:56). Brenda Carlson (Hanson Hills/Cross Country Ski Shop) was third in 46:08.

Athletic Mentor skiers Dan Yankus and Ryan Harris were the top two men in 33:49 and 34:01, with Alex Smith third in 34:39.

In the 4K classic, Erin Lipp (Traverse City Central) and Sarah Goble (Team NordicSkiRacer) repeated their results from the previous day's REI Frosty Freestyle, finishing first and second in 13:00 and 13:12.

Rene Harde (Team NordicSkiRacer)

For the 4k Men, Reid Goble (Team NordicSkiRacer) was first in 12:29, followed by John Hubbard and Mark Abbe( XC Ski Headquarters) in 24:31 and 24:46.

Team NoredicSkiRacers Ellen Wiitala and Doug Heady

Interesting from a waxing perspective: Skiers racing on "Zero" skis reported great skiing. Klister users had more variedd experiences, depending on klister used and waxing experience. A few people even managed to get hard wax to work (sort of). The conditions changed during the race, with colder more powdery snow becoming uncovered over the multiple laps, causing minor icying problems.

Krazy Klassic Results

12K Women
Place	Name	Team	Bib No	Age	Age Place	Age Group	Total Time
1	Rebecca Davis	Hanson Hills/XC Ski Shop	700	24	1	Top Finisher	39:18
2	Ellen Wiitala	Team NordicSkiRacer	778	19	1	F 18-19	39:56
3	Brenda Carlson	Hanson Hills/XC Ski Shop	788	53	1	F 50-59	46:08
4	Amy Kostrzewa	Team NordicSkiRacer	683	53	2	F 50-59	48:29
5	Hilary Witbrodt	Hanson Hills/XC Ski Shop	772	33	1	F 30-39	48:29
6	Catarina Gulledge	XC Ski Headquarters	800	25	1	F 20-29	50:56
7	Samantha Barton	Hanson Hills/XC Ski Shop	766	21	2	F 20-29	52:18
8	Karen Dawson	Team NordicSkiRacer	796	60	1	F 60-69	54:06
9	Linda Weeks	XC Ski Headquarters	933	59	3	F 50-59	57:35
10	Carol Poenisch	Team NordicSkiRacer	934	59	4	F 50-59	1:04:02
11	Christine Seager	Hanson Hills/XC Ski Shop	782	51	5	F 50-59	1:04:23
12	Linda McGiness	XC Ski Headquarters	690	63	2	F 60-69	1:04:37
13	Gwenn Stevenson	XC Ski Headquarters	794	47	1	F 40-49	1:06:04
14	Leigh Whetstone	XC Ski Headquarters	947	40	2	F 40-49	1:08:35
15	Emily Iverson		951	30	2	F 30-39	1:14:14
16	Carole Merwin	XC Ski Headquarters	928	67	3	F 60-69	1:20:11
12K Men
Place	Name	Team	Bib No	Age	Age Place	Age Group	Total Time
1	Daniel Yankus	Athletic Mentors	696	32	1	Top Finisher	33:49
2	Ryan Harris	Athletic Mentors	695	22	1	M 20-29	34:01
3	Alex Smith		944	29	2	M 20-29	34:39
4	Alex Vanias	Athletic Mentors	770	23	3	M 20-29	35:03
5	Glenn Goodman	Vasa Ski Club	769	47	1	M 40-49	35:21
6	Clifford Onthank	Vasa Ski Club	790	60	1	M 60-69	35:46
7	Jim Samuels	XC Ski Headquarters	797	47	2	M 40-49	35:48
8	Robert Fairman	Hanson Hills/XC Ski Shop	775	56	1	M 50-59	36:51
9	Jon Morgan	Athletic Mentors	697	49	3	M 40-49	37:08
10	Doug Heady	Team NordicSkiRacer	773	56	2	M 50-59	38:29
11	Allen Sorgenfrei	Team NordicSkiRacer	946	49	4	M 40-49	38:41
12	Chris Weingartz	Straits Striders	784	58	3	M 50-59	38:41
13	Ken Dawson	Team NordicSkiRacer	927	63	2	M 60-69	38:43
14	William Kaltz	Team NordicSkiRacer	771	66	3	M 60-69	38:45
15	Mike Davis	Hanson Hills/XC Ski Shop	699	22	4	M 20-29	39:09
16	Dave Borton		685	27	5	M 20-29	39:35
17	Valarian D Kanaby	XC Ski Headquarters	687	52	4	M 50-59	39:37
18	Steve Seager	Hanson Hills/XC Ski Shop	781	55	5	M 50-59	39:37
19	James Beebe	Grand Rapids Nordic	932	53	6	M 50-59	39:47
20	Don Camp	Grand Rapids Nordic	793	61	4	M 60-69	39:51
21	John Britton	Hanson Hills/XC Ski Shop	776	51	7	M 50-59	40:19
22	Robin F. Luce	Hanson Hills/XC Ski Shop	780	62	5	M 60-69	40:29
23	Ethan Kennedy	XC Ski Headquarters	785	17	1	M 16-17	41:53
24	Rene Harde	Team NordicSkiRacer	682	47	5	M 40-49	42:12
25	Steve Smigiel	Grand Rapids Nordic	698	68	6	M 60-69	42:31
26	Michael Muha	Team NordicSkiRacer	681	56	8	M 50-59	42:57
27	Mike Temkin	XC Ski Headquarters	777	50	9	M 50-59	43:21
28	Douglas Cornell	Team NordicSkiRacer	694	54	10	M 50-59	43:36
29	Karl Sr. Trost	Straits Striders	791	55	11	M 50-59	43:44
30	Jeffois Moore	Straits Striders	939	57	12	M 50-59	44:11
31	Daniel Nolan	Grand Rapids Nordic	936	62	7	M 60-69	44:27
32	Cris Jones	Hanson Hills/XC Ski Shop	768	65	8	M 60-69	45:04
33	Julian Kuz	Grand Rapids Nordic	792	49	6	M 40-49	45:09
34	Adam Danes	Straits Striders	937	46	7	M 40-49	45:54
35	Joseph Brown	Hanson Hills/XC Ski Shop	787	62	9	M 60-69	45:55
36	Ken Roth	Team NordicSkiRacer	680	53	13	M 50-59	46:39
37	Lee Ries	XC Ski Headquarters	684	65	10	M 60-69	46:42
38	Peter Johnson	Grand Rapids Nordic	689	68	11	M 60-69	46:52
39	Bill Haefner	Team NordicSkiRacer	941	76	1	M 70-79	47:51
40	Ernie Brumbaugh	Grand Rapids Nordic	688	67	12	M 60-69	47:51
41	Jim Gobeski		942	65	13	M 60-69	48:09
42	Devan Thielfoldt	XC Ski Headquarters	774	57	14	M 50-59	48:17
43	Theo Von Wallmenich	XC Ski Headquarters	693	43	8	M 40-49	49:20
44	Ian Kennedy	XC Ski Headquarters	786	45	9	M 40-49	49:29
45	Dan Brickert	Hanson Hills/XC Ski Shop	783	43	10	M 40-49	49:33
46	Tony Mathie		798	15	1	M 14-15	49:51
47	Dale Ernst	XC Ski Headquarters	686	50	15	M 50-59	51:51
48	Aaron Iverson		949	31	1	M 30-39	52:58
49	Doug Johanningsmeier		779	55	16	M 50-59	53:03
50	Collin Snyder		950	27	6	M 20-29	53:57
51	Brad Plymale	Straits Striders	940	45	11	M 40-49	54:19
52	Martin Wooledge		767	50	17	M 50-59	56:39
53	Greg Worrel	Team NordicSkiRacer	943	59	18	M 50-59	58:17
54	Douglas Ball	XC Ski Headquarters	945	55	19	M 50-59	58:30
55	Jon Heft		948	43	12	M 40-49	59:02
56	Greg Merwin	XC Ski Headquarters	929	67	14	M 60-69	1:01:15
57	C. Daniel Myers		938	56	20	M 50-59	1:08:30
58	Richard Wells	XC Ski Headquarters	799	68	15	M 60-69	1:27:10
59	Marvin Stevenson	XC Ski Headquarters	795	79	2	M 70-79	1:48:28
4K Women
Place	Name	Team	Bib No	Age		Age Group Place	Total Time
1	Erin Lipp	Traverse City Central	789	16	1	Top Finisher	13:00
2	Sarah Goble	Team NordicSkiRacer	692	16	1	F 16-17	13:12
4k Men
Place	Name	Team	Bib No	Age		Age Group Place	Total Time
1	Reid Goble	Team NordicSkiRacer	691	14	1	Top Finisher	12:29
2	John Hubbard		930	40	1	M 40-49	24:31
3	Mark Abbe	XC Ski Headquarters	935	60	1	M 60-69	24:46
4	Bill Flores		931	60	2	M 60-69	31:45