Yankus and Hardin doublepole to Krazy Klassic wins

Michigan Cup: Krazy Klassic

Sun, Jan  15, 2012 - By Mike Muha

The temperature started out a little colder than yesterday's Frosty Freestyle, and a slight breeze further chilled the air, but the sun came out in all it's glory for race time putting smiles on everyone's face at the 2012 REI Krazy Klassic cross country ski race.

Straits Strider Karl Trost from Cheboygan and Team NordicSkiRacer Jon Morgan from Milford chat in the final seconds before the start of the Huron Meadows Invitational (aka "Krazy Klassic).

Tracy Hardin and Dan Yankus had the biggest smiles, however. Harding (Straits Striders) handily beat all other women to win the Krazy Klassic 10K in 30:53, only 9 seconds slower than her skate time in the Frosty Freestyle. Over the fairly flat course, Hardin used the muscles and endurance built up from a summer of kayaking to doublepole past her competition. Hardin was 10th overall in the entire race, including men.

Dan Yankus (black suit) laps four skiers as he powers his way to his second victory of the weekend

The remainder of the women's podium will filled out by Linda Weeks in second, in 47:15 and by Gwenn Stevenson in third with 1:05:40.

Dan Yankus (Team NordicSkiRacer) showed us that yesterday's victory was no fluke by whizzing through to the finish in 24:28,  only 45 seconds slower than his Frosty time. Says Dan, "Conditions were faster today. I may have over waxed for kick - my skis would slow down every once in awhile".

Ron Baker (Orange) and Denise Daberko striding on the course. This was Daberko's first ever cross country ski race

Straits Strider John Gravlin had a strong second place, finishing in 25:29, followed by Team NordicSkiRacer Yvon Dufour in 27:07.

Today's race used the same course as yesterday's Frosty Freestyle, but went in the opposite direction for six laps. The snow firmed up further and the grassy areas were easier to ski. No tracks were set, but that didn't hold any racers back.  Many racers did more doublepoling than they'd ever done before, seeing what their upper body was made of. One race exclaimed, "I've never doublepoled an entire race before!"

Many skiers, like Greg Merwin here, doublepoled much or even all of the course

Thirty-one skiers completed the race. This was the first Michigan Cup classic race of the season. Two other scheduled classic race up north were postponed to a later date or changed to a freestyle event because of snow conditions.

10K KRAZY KLASSIC RESULTS

 

10K WOMEN
Overall Female Open Winnner
Place	Name	City	Age	Overall	Total Time
1	Tracy Hardin	Cheboygan MI	55	10	30:52
Female 30 to 39
Place	Name	City	Age	Overall	Total Time
1	Denise Doberko	Brighton MI	38	29	1:09:14
Place	Name	City	Age	Overall	Total Time
1	Gwenn Stevenson	Lake Orion MI	45	28	1:05:40
Female 50 to 59
Place	Name	City	Age	Overall	Total Time
1	Linda Weeks	Lansing MI	57	22	47:15
2	Julie Hewlett	Tecumseh MI	58	30	1:10:21
Overall Male Open Winner
Place	Name	City	Age	Overall	Total Time
1	Daniel Yankus	Walled Lake MI	30	1	24:28
Male 13 and under
Place	Name	City	Age	Overall	Total Time
1	Garrette Puffner	Tecumseh MI	13	27	1:01:40
Male 40 to 49
Place	Name	City	Age	Overall	Total Time
1	Yvon Dufour	Brighton MI	48	3	27:07
2	Jon Morgan	Milford MI	47	4	27:20
3	Allen Sorgenrei	Bloomfield Hills MI	47	8	29:30
4	John Britton	Zanesfield OH	49	11	31:17
5	Mike Temkin	Troy MI	49	12	32:34
6	Dale Ernst	Sandusky MI	48	18	40:38
7	Dan Brickert	Peru IL	41	20	43:15
8	Ron Baker	Fenton MI	44	23	47:36
Male 50 to 59
Place	Name	City	Age	Overall	Total Time
1	John Gravlin	Cheboygan MI	57	2	25:29
2	Doug Heady	Ann Arbor MI	54	5	27:41
3	Larry Kanaby	Bad Axe MI	50	6	28:51
4	Douglas Cornell	Corunna MI	52	7	29:16
5	Anthony Percha	Commerce Twp	52	9	30:51
6	Karl Trost	Cheboygan MI	53	16	38:23
7	Greg Worrel	Detroit MI	57	17	40:37
8	Bill Hougaboom	Pinckney MI	50	21	47:15
9	Peter Maise	Northville MI	52	26	52:35
Male 60 to 69
Place	Name	City	Age	Overall	Total Time
1	Dan Nolan	Holland MI	60	13	32:40
2	Lee Ries	Howell MI	63	14	34:22
3	Greg Merwin	Weidman MI	65	19	41:02
4	Ray Drysdale	Albion MI	69	24	50:37
5	Spencer Puffner	Tecumseh MI	60	25	51:34
Male 70 to 79
Place	Name	City	Age	Overall	Total Time
1	Bill Haefner	Clarkston MI	74	15	34:58
2	Marvin Stevenson	Rochester MI	77	31	1:16:51