Another Frosty Freestyle miracle!
Once again, Adam Haberkorn and the crew at Huron Meadows Metropark in Brighton, Michagin, performed a miracle to get man-made snow down on the course in time for the Frosty Freestyle. The trail in the woods was firm and very skiable (excellent!), but part of the trail leading back to the lodge was only completed a couple hours before the start. That's fourteen years in a row without a race cancellation, in southeastern, a place not known for consistent snow.
The trail was the widest it's every been after the removal of over 200 trees during the off season. The sun was out, there was little wind, and the temperatures was cool but comfortable.
2.0km was groomed. We shortened the race to 10k so skiers only needed to count five laps. The short race (5K) was two laps.
Team NordicSkiRacer's Brad Baas did it again. In his third appearance at Frosty Fest (the first being last year's 2022 Frosty Fest), he took another victory, winning the 2023 Frosty Freestyle. Baas took the lead from the start and never looked back, crushing the competition in the 10k event in 22:57. Michael Davis was second in 24:48, just ahead of Glenn Goodman in 24:50.
Brad Bass skis away from the competition
Not to be outdone, Sarah Duclos has a great race, finishing in 24:57 (that's 6th overall in the race, including men). Elizabeth Collisan was second in 26:31, with Mariah Frye third in 26:32.
Sarah Duclos in the lead pack chashing Brad Baas. (From the front: Vladimir Barmin, Sarah Duclos, Jason Zimmerman, Allen Sorgenfrei, and Doug Heady)
In the 5k race, Thomas Franzon finished first in 10:10. Steve Lamarra was second in 12:06 followed not too far behind by Anders Franzon. Hilary Schwafel was the fastest female in 15:24, followed by Shirel Temkin (yes, Mike's daughter!) in 16:21. Mechthild Heerde-Olind was close behind in third in 16:33.
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Original detailed results from RF Timing are here.
Overall | Race No | Name | Time | Category | Age Class |
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1 | 316 | Sarah Duclos | 0:24:57 | Top 3 | 1 |
2 | 307 | Elizabeth Callison | 0:26:31 | Top 3 | 2 |
3 | 446 | Mariah Frye | 0:26:32 | Top 3 | 3 |
4 | 314 | Rebecca Davis | 0:26:34 | 30-39 | 1 |
5 | 312 | Cheryl Darnton | 0:29:12 | 50-59 | 1 |
6 | 359 | Ellen Thompson | 0:29:30 | 30-39 | 2 |
7 | 301 | Kari Alsager | 0:29:46 | 30-39 | 3 |
8 | 342 | Rachel Rosenbaum | 0:29:48 | 30-39 | 4 |
9 | 335 | Sarah Newmister | 0:30:49 | 40-49 | 1 |
10 | 444 | Deborah Mizikowski | 0:34:17 | 60-69 | 1 |
11 | 318 | Elizabeth Emery | 0:34:27 | 50-59 | 2 |
12 | 344 | Isabelle Salley | 0:34:33 | 20-29 | 1 |
13 | 347 | Tove Shere | 0:34:47 | 70-79 | 1 |
14 | 319 | Ceri Faas | 0:35:09 | 50-59 | 3 |
15 | 363 | Linda Weeks-Kaleita | 0:35:19 | 60-69 | 2 |
16 | 324 | Kirsten Hensley | 0:35:40 | 40-49 | 2 |
17 | 448 | Kirsten Hallstrom | 0:35:45 | 50-59 | 4 |
18 | 310 | Catherine Curley | 0:36:29 | 50-59 | 5 |
19 | 355 | Gwenn Stevenson | 0:56:28 | 50-59 | 6 |
20 | 440 | Julie Hewlett | 0:57:53 | 60-69 | 3 |
338 | Margaret Palardy | DNS | 50-59 | ||
Overall | Race No | Name | Time | Category | Age Class |
1 | 302 | Bradley Baas | 0:22:57 | Top 3 | 1 |
2 | 313 | Michael Davis | 0:24:48 | Top 3 | 2 |
3 | 321 | Glenn Goodman | 0:24:50 | Top 3 | 3 |
4 | 341 | Scott Ries | 0:24:53 | 40-49 | 1 |
5 | 367 | Jason Zimmerman | 0:24:55 | 50-59 | 1 |
6 | 317 | Yvon Dufour | 0:25:07 | 50-59 | 2 |
7 | 353 | Allen Sorgenfrei | 0:25:08 | 50-59 | 3 |
8 | 336 | Sean Newmister | 0:25:09 | 30-39 | 1 |
9 | 442 | Doug Heady | 0:25:35 | 60-69 | 1 |
10 | 304 | Vladimir Barmin | 0:26:05 | 20-29 | 1 |
11 | 348 | Ty Shesky | 0:26:24 | 40-49 | 2 |
12 | 308 | Adam Chrzan | 0:26:35 | 20-29 | 2 |
13 | 331 | Michael Franko | 0:26:49 | 40-49 | 3 |
14 | 351 | Dominic Smith | 0:26:54 | 30-39 | 2 |
15 | 332 | Charles Moore | 0:27:23 | 40-49 | 4 |
16 | 443 | Max Olson | 0:27:25 | 20-29 | 3 |
17 | 366 | Philip Yeung | 0:27:26 | 30-39 | 3 |
18 | 362 | Kevin Vazquez | 0:27:40 | 30-39 | 4 |
19 | 346 | Steve Seager | 0:27:50 | 60-69 | 2 |
20 | 309 | Douglas Cornell | 0:27:57 | 60-69 | 3 |
21 | 329 | Christian Lebutt | 0:27:58 | 40-49 | 5 |
22 | 451 | Brad Wattins | 0:28:30 | 40-49 | 6 |
23 | 357 | Mike Temkin | 0:29:27 | 50-59 | 4 |
24 | 325 | Vasily Ivanov | 0:29:45 | 30-39 | 5 |
25 | 369 | Blair Zordell | 0:29:49 | 60-69 | 4 |
26 | 330 | Robin Luce | 0:29:50 | 70-79 | 1 |
27 | 339 | Anthony Percha | 0:29:51 | 60-69 | 5 |
28 | 360 | Bob Triebold | 0:29:51 | 60-69 | 6 |
29 | 306 | John Britton | 0:29:53 | 60-69 | 7 |
30 | 356 | David Teddy | 0:30:00 | 40-49 | 7 |
31 | 354 | Steve Steffke | 0:30:09 | 60-69 | 8 |
32 | 358 | Devan Thielfoldt | 0:30:34 | 60-69 | 9 |
33 | 328 | Carl + Koschmann | 0:30:40 | 40-49 | 8 |
34 | 361 | Andrew Uggeri | 0:30:49 | 20-29 | 4 |
35 | 345 | Nathan Schilling | 0:31:00 | 30-39 | 6 |
36 | 322 | Cyril Grum | 0:31:45 | 70-79 | 2 |
37 | 333 | Jeffois Moore | 0:31:48 | 60-69 | 10 |
38 | 349 | Steve Smigiel | 0:32:17 | 70-79 | 3 |
39 | 334 | Rick Neier | 0:33:13 | 60-69 | 11 |
40 | 350 | Mark Smith | 0:33:15 | 50-59 | 5 |
41 | 305 | Marvin Boluyt | 0:33:37 | 60-69 | 12 |
42 | 326 | Peter Johnson | 0:33:52 | 70-79 | 4 |
43 | 368 | Zbigy Zlobicki | 0:34:27 | 70-79 | 5 |
44 | 445 | Von Sigler | 0:34:54 | 50-59 | 6 |
45 | 365 | James Wright | 0:35:20 | 60-69 | 13 |
46 | 311 | Adam Danes | 0:35:40 | 50-59 | 7 |
47 | 323 | Adam Haberkorn | 0:35:43 | 40-49 | 9 |
48 | 447 | Brian Hallstrom | 0:35:49 | 50-59 | 8 |
49 | 340 | Brad Plymale | 0:36:00 | 50-59 | 9 |
50 | 450 | Gregory Kil | 0:38:17 | 60-69 | 14 |
51 | 320 | Craig Fortson | 0:39:22 | 60-69 | 15 |
52 | 315 | John Dennis | 0:40:05 | 50-59 | 10 |
53 | 337 | Johannes Olind | 0:41:31 | 30-39 | 7 |
54 | 364 | Tom Wernette | 0:41:53 | 60-69 | 16 |
55 | 343 | Frank Rynalski | 0:41:55 | 60-69 | 17 |
56 | 441 | Spencer Russaer | 0:44:29 | 70-79 | 6 |
57 | 303 | Douglas Ball | 0:44:52 | 60-69 | 18 |
58 | 352 | Ilya Snyder | 0:48:16 | 50-59 | 11 |
59 | 327 | Gary Kaleita | 0:52:18 | 60-69 | 19 |
Overall | Race No | Name | Time | Category | Age Class |
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1 | 449 | Hilary Schwafel | 0:15:24 | Top 3 | 1 |
2 | 384 | Shirel Temkin | 0:16:21 | Top 3 | 2 |
3 | 378 | Mechthild Heerde-Olind | 0:16:33 | Top 3 | 3 |
4 | 371 | Isla Dooley | 0:18:12 | 13 and Under | 1 |
5 | 376 | Jodie Haberkorn | 0:24:51 | 40-49 | 1 |
6 | 383 | Avery Newmister | 0:29:57 | 13 and Under | 2 |
7 | 438 | Heidi Aittama-Kirchner | 0:31:28 | 50-59 | 1 |
8 | 381 | Bridget Mathias | 0:32:20 | 14-16 | 1 |
Overall | Race No | Name | Time | Category | Age Class |
1 | 374 | Thomas Franzon | 0:10:19 | Top 3 | 1 |
2 | 379 | Steve Lamarra | 0:12:06 | Top 3 | 2 |
3 | 373 | Anders Franzon | 0:12:49 | Top 3 | 3 |
4 | 380 | Thomas Lodowski | 0:14:51 | 13 and Under | 1 |
5 | 372 | Finian Dooley | 0:15:14 | 13 and Under | 2 |
6 | 382 | Rayne Newmister | 0:21:47 | 13 and Under | 3 |
7 | 377 | Beckham Haberkorn | 0:23:39 | 13 and Under | 4 |
375 | Forrest Gehring | DNS | 20-29 |