Biac & Houle Win Boyne Highlands Classic

Mon, Jan  9, 2006 - By Mike Muha

Milan Baic makes it three in a row by winning the Boyne Highlands 10K classic. Milan's time of 35:07 bested second place finisher Christian Byar by 24 seconds. Third place finisher David Mclean's time of 35:54 was good enough to edge out up and coming junior racer Jesse Smith by 5 seconds. (Jesse had the 4th fastest time in Saturday's Chestnut Valley 12km Freestyle as well).

A wide start area minimized tangled skis and poles

Julie Houle had a great race with a time of 44:30. Wendy Anderson - coming off a serious rollerski injury - and Daniella Gebhart finished second and third overall with times of 45:59 and 46:21.

Katherine Mallinger, Catarina Gulledge, and Kara Dornbusch won the 13 & under, J1, and J2 junior women's divisions. Andrew Barbeau, William Ward, Brendan Baic, and Jessie Smith were the13 & under, J1, J2, and OJ junior men's division champions.

The race started under bright sunny skies. Many of the 121 racers were surprised by how cold it was. Dawn in most northern Michigan communities brought temperatures in the mid to upper 20's and skiers waxed appropriately. But Boyne Highlands and the surrounding area was substantially colder, with temperatures 16F or colder. Temperatures did warm a bit, but many racer worried that they waxed too warm for both kick and glide.

Eventual winner Julie Houle (235) paces Daniella Gebhart (265) up the first difficult climb

Once out on the course, many racers wished they'd waxed even warmer for kick! The sun-drenched start area was a little slick, but skiers were fresh and could deal with it. After a few rolling hills, the course did a short loop on a golf course before the seniors darted right and up the first real climb in the woods (Juniors continued straight top complete the shorter 5km course) . Many racer had to herringbone in the skate lane up steeper hills because they couldn't get purchase in the hard, glazed tracks. Even the leaders struggled. As altitude increased, the snow got colder and a little softer, and more people could climb without resorting to a herringbone.

Skiers used a wide variety of kick wax with varying results: Swx V45, Toko Red, Blue Extra, various shades of Violet, Start Grip Tape - what worked for one didn't work for another. Technique - particularly weight transfer - was often the deciding factor whether a wax worked or not.

Downhills were thrilling - a couple with S-turns or a sharp turn at the bottom kept racer heart rates elevated!

RESULTS

Classes
Men	M 20-29	M 30-39	M 40-49	M 50-59	M 60+
Women	W 20-29	W 30-39	W 40-49	W 50-59	W 60+
Juniors	J1 (14-15)	J2 (16-17)	JO (18-19)

Place Overall	Bib Number	Name	Team	Age	Class	Time	Class Place
WOMEN - 10K
29	235	Houle, Julia	NSR	37	W 30-39	0:44:30	1
70	206	Todd, Amy	GRNST	36	W 30-39	0:56:41	2
71	255	Finlayson, Kerri	SS	32	W 30-39	0:57:44	3
72	224	Stevenson, Gwen	CCSHQ	39	W 30-39	1:26:41	4
37	257	Anderson, Wendy	XCSHQ	44	W 40-49	0:45:59	1
40	265	Gebhart, Daniella	SS	44	W 40-49	0:46:21	2
49	183	Baic-Berkshire, Ivanka		48	W 40-49	0:48:57	3
50	258	Martin, Susan	SS	49	W 40-49	0:59:27	4
51	252	Cavaletto, Joann	NSR	45	W 40-49	0:59:37	5
61	192	Peterson, Gussie	XCSHQ	56	W 50-59	0:53:00	1
62	271	Dawson, Karen	NSR	52	W 50-59	0:58:55	2
63	261	Wilks, Ameilia	SS	58	W 50-59	1:19:39	3
64	266	Murray, Gene	XCSHQ	67	W 60+	1:23:28	1
65	254	Caldwell, Beth	XCSHQ	67	W 60+	1:38:00	2
MEN - 10K
12	195	Stevens, Andrew	NSR	29	M 20-29	0:39:35	1
15	196	Coulter, Melzar	GRNST	26	M 20-29	0:40:21	2
21	199	Weir, Max	XCSHQ	25	M 20-29	0:41:49	3
30	194	Mitchell, Robert	XCSHQ	26	M 20-29	0:44:30	4
2	237	Byar, Christian	GRNST	35	M 30-39	0:35:31	1
5	202	Samuels, Jim	ON	39	M 30-39	0:37:03	2
7	226	Smigiel, Steve	GRNST	39	M 30-39	0:38:33	3
9	245	Vigland, Todd	TCN	36	M 30-39	0:38:56	4
10	251	Fanslow, Dave	NSR	38	M 30-39	0:39:24	5
13	205	Todd, Dell	GRNST	38	M 30-39	0:40:19	6
24	203	Stern, Brian	ON	39	M 30-39	0:42:37	7
31	211	Goodman, Glenn	CCSS	39	M 30-39	0:44:58	8
33	201	Rudi, Greg	ON	39	M 30-39	0:45:06	9
34	274	Smith, Robert	CCSS	32	M 30-39	0:45:17	10
47	184	VonWallmenich, Theo	XCSHQ	35	M 30-39	0:48:00	11
58	207	Svoren, Derek	ON	34	M 30-39	0:51:42	12
1	269	Baic, Milan	TCN	46	M 40-49	0:35:07	1
3	185	Mclean, David	GRNST	46	M 40-49	0:35:54	2
4	260	Paull, Denny	SS	41	M 40-49	0:36:28	3
8	219	Bladel, Randall	GRNST	49	M 40-49	0:38:50	4
19	256	Putalik, Greg	SS	49	M 40-49	0:41:33	5
20	242	Dufour, Yvon	NSR	42	M 40-49	0:41:45	6
22	263	Berndt, Detlef	SS	48	M 40-49	0:42:10	7
23	276	Doull, James	SS	46	M 40-49	0:42:17	8
25	231	Green, Jamie		45	M 40-49	0:43:01	9
27	209	Seaman, Michael	ON	41	M 40-49	0:44:18	10
32	181	Barton, Bruce	CCSS	48	M 40-49	0:45:05	11
35	189	Kanaby, Larry	XCSHQ	44	M 40-49	0:45:35	12
36	233	Feldkamp, Tim	NSR	40	M 40-49	0:45:45	13
39	234	Rockwood, Andy		46	M 40-49	0:46:18	14
41	213	Moore, Joel	SS	47	M 40-49	0:46:23	15
43	204	Griffith, Conrad	ON	44	M 40-49	0:46:32	16
45	243	Heady, Doug	NSR	48	M 40-49	0:46:56	17
46	249	Rudolph, Steve	SS	45	M 40-49	0:47:13	18
53	241	Temkin, Mike	?	41	M 40-49	0:49:42	19
54	215	Maunders, Ross		45	M 40-49	0:49:56	20
56	216	Madorski, Mark	NSR	48	M 40-49	0:50:36	21
59	186	Eifler, Bob	TCN	46	M 40-49	0:51:47	22
62	264	Neier, Rick	XCSHQ	48	M 40-49	0:53:51	23
64	210	Freed, Mark		43	M 40-49	0:54:17	24
68	230	Moore, Jeff	SS	49	M 40-49	0:55:23	25
69	229	Thielfoldt, Devan	CCSHQ	49	M 40-49	0:56:36	26
70	240	Burgess, Steve	NSR	46	M 40-49	0:57:01	27
71	227	Love, John	GRNST	47	M 40-49	0:58:30	28
72	188	Ernst, Dale	XCSHQ	42	M 40-49	0:59:58	29
73	250	Kuhn, Thomas		45	M 40-49	1:09:02	30
6	236	Brundage, Bill	TCN	55	M 50-59	0:38:01	1
11	182	Weingartz, Chris	SS	50	M 50-59	0:39:32	2
14	191	Peterson, Curt	XCSHQ	56	M 50-59	0:40:20	3
16	180	Triebold, Tim	CCSS	52	M 50-59	0:41:02	4
17	270	Dawson, Ken	NSR	55	M 50-59	0:41:08	5
18	220	Camp, Don	GRNST	53	M 50-59	0:41:09	6
26	275	Fultz, Dick	CCSS	56	M 50-59	0:44:04	7
28	239	Kaltz, William	NSR	58	M 50-59	0:44:23	8
38	217	Kessler, Randy	NSR	51	M 50-59	0:46:00	9
42	223	Kostrzewa, John	TCN	52	M 50-59	0:46:24	10
50	244	Wright, Hap	SS	59	M 50-59	0:49:17	11
51	200	Weir, Richard	XCSHQ	59	M 50-59	0:49:30	12
52	187	Rynalski, Frank	XCSHQ	51	M 50-59	0:49:36	13
57	248	Schmekel, Ray	TCN	57	M 50-59	0:50:48	14
60	267	Nolan, Dan	GRNST	54	M 50-59	0:51:54	15
63	190	West, Bob	GRNST	53	M 50-59	0:54:02	16
65	218	Ruffner, Spencer	NSR	54	M 50-59	0:54:22	17
66	228	Brumbaugh, Ernie	GRNST	59	M 50-59	0:54:38	18
67	225	Gambeert, George	TCN	57	M 50-59	0:55:12	19
68	262	Whitlock, Doug	SS	59	M 50-59	0:57:26	20
69	247	Sharp, Sam	SS	55	M 50-59	0:58:10	21
70	272	Johnson, Max	SS	59	M 50-59	0:58:14	22
71	212	Kraai, Rick	GRNST	53	M 50-59	1:00:09	23
72	232	Sexton, Ron	NSR	58	M 50-59	1:00:57	24
73	268	Worrel, Greg	NSR	51	M 50-59	1:03:11	25
74	238	Hice, Don	SS	50	M 50-59	1:05:37	26
75	278	Ahrenberg, Bill	SS	53	M 50-59	1:08:34	27
76	208	Goldenberg, Fred		54	M 50-59	1:45:20	28
44	193	Medyk, Marv	SS	62	M 60+	0:46:37	1
48	214	Johnson, Peter	GRNST	60	M 60+	0:48:30	2
55	197	Smigiel, Steve	GRNST	60	M 60+	0:50:27	3
56	273	Irish, Dave	SS	68	M 60+	1:00:26	4
57	246	Meyer, Jim	SS	65	M 60+	1:03:33	5
58	253	Caldwell, John	XCSHQ	70	M 60+	1:03:34	6
59	221	Sturtevant, John	CCSHQ	72	M 60+	1:04:15	7
60	198	Greening, Tim	GRNST	64	M 60+	1:14:46	8
61	259	Wells, Richard	XCSHQ	60	M 60+	1:17:15	9
62	222	Stevenson, Marvin	CCSHQ	71	M 60+	1:27:42	10
JUNIORS: J1 & J2 - 5K OJ - 10K
	Bib Number	Name	Team	Age	Class	Time	Class Place
GIRLS
5K	159	Mallinger, Katherine	SFNSC	12	13&Under	0:23:23	1
5K	160	Mallinger, Francis	SFNSC	11	13&Under	0:25:44	2
5K	163	Mihell, Wendy	SFNSC	11	13&Under	0:25:46	3
5K	164	Steele, Evelyn	SFNSC	11	13&Under	0:28:21	4
5K	168	Anderson, Jesse	XCSHQ	9	13&Under	0:29:28	5
5K	158	Gulledge, Catarina	XCSHQ	17	J1	0:22:33	1
5K	148	Hannah Ciesla	TCHS	16	J1	0:24:54	2
5K	146	Sarah Bradley	TCHS	17	J1	0:26:22	3
5K	165	Bridget Tiffany	TCHS	16	J1	0:27:36	4
5K	156	Kara Dornbusch	TCHS	15	J2	0:28:42	1
5K	157	Adele Wunsch	TCHS	15	J2	0:33:38	2
BOYS
5K	162	Barbeau, Andrew	SFNSC	13	13&Under	0:19:15	1
5K	166	Anderson, Lloyd	TCHS	12	13&Under	0:22:08	2
5K	167	Anderson, Lyle	XCSHQ	12	13&Under	0:22:39	3
5K	151	Ruffner, Garrett	NSR	7	13&Under	1:19:39	4
5K	153	William Ward	TCHS	17	J1	0:17:52	1
5K	155	Kyle Endicott	TCHS	17	J1	0:17:55	2
5K	154	Baic, Brendan	Boyne City	14	J2	0:19:17	1
5K	152	Brennan, Mac	Boyne City	15	J2	0:21:16	2
5K	150	Kirk Harris	TCHS	15	J2	0:23:53	3
10K	277	Smith, Jessie	TCHS	18	OJ	0:35:59	1
10K	147	Weir, Morgan	XCSHQ	18	OJ	0:41:32	2
10K	149	Brian Carps	TCHS	18	OJ	0:56:24	3