Racing, partying, and sun burn at the Michigan Cup Relays
Michigan Cup: Michigan Cup Relays
Thu, Mar 15, 2012 - By Mike Muha
The weather was great: sunny, with temperatures approaching 60, the beer was flowing, and the pulled pork sandwiches were being consumed in vast quantities. The intense sun and the sun's reflection off the snow gave everyone on the deck a double dose of UV rays and a bit of sunburn.
Yes, the Michigan Cup Relays at the Cross Country Ski Headquarters on Sunday, March 11, 2012 were both intensely competitive and a celebration of spring skiing and the end of the Michigan Cup season. With Lady Gaga in attendance, it was a festive atmosphere.
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Each relay team consisted of three members. The lead racer skied the first leg using classic technique; the next two racers skied freestyle. Each leg was 6-7 kilometers long. Male, Female and Co-ed classes were offered for a variety of age groups. Each team’s age class was determined by the total of all three team member ages:
| Bib | Time | Place | Relay Team Name | MI Cup Team Name | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Leg 3 |
| Coed 165 and Over | |||||||
| 118 | 1:08:00 | 1 | Aged Group | Straits | Chris Weingartz | Tracy Hardin | John Gravlin |
| 104 | 1:12:40 | 2 | DDD Dynamite | NSR | Yvon Dufour | Karen Dawson | Ken Dawson |
| 153 | 1:15:47 | 3 | Fluoro & the Grinders | VASA | Randy Smith | Gussie Peterson | Steve Brown |
| 142 | 1:23:42 | 4 | Wild Thangs | XCSH | Larry Timm | Fran Upton | Bob Eastley |
| 147 | 1:29:53 | 5 | Slush Bunnies | HHCCSS | John Johnson | Ann Wagar | Robin Luce |
| 125 | 1:37:21 | 6 | Trilogy | GRNST | Carole Mueller-Brumbaugh | Rick Kraai | Ernie Brumbaugh |
| 158 | 1:45:49 | 7 | Ski Daddle | NSR | Linda Allen | Rex Donahey | Gary Faria |
| Coed 164 and Below | |||||||
| 130 | 1:05:36 | 1 | 1st Place Overall | VASA | Eli Brown | Kyle Dotterer | Amy Powell |
| 102 | 1:09:05 | 2 | Nordic Wanderers | HHCCSS | Ryan Harris | Robert Smith | Brenda Carlson |
| 120 | 1:14:14 | 3 | Awesome | VASA | Clay Darling | Erin Lipp | Evan Scheiern |
| 132 | 1:15:57 | 4 | Throwbacks | XCSH | Theo vonWallmenich | Mariah Frye | Jim Pryor |
| 157 | 1:19:46 | 5 | Rocken with the 80s | XCSH | Mike Temkin | Linda Weeks | Frank Rynalski |
| 144 | 1:20:49 | 6 | Pfloppis | VASA | Bill Fegis | Emily Opplinger | John Pflughoeft |
| 136 | 1:20:54 | 7 | Following the Green Fairy | HHCCSS | Hillary Witbrodt | Steve Seager | Tim Tubb |
| 114 | 1:23:03 | 8 | Flyers from TC | VASA | Mike Tarnow | Erica Ohern | Lauren Pflughoeft |
| 139 | 1:23:37 | 9 | Jr Vasa Racers | VASA | Emma Schwab | Heidi Schwab | David Butryn |
| 101 | 1:33:48 | 10 | Heartless | NSR | Mike Muha | Lisa Kaniewski | Dave Reppen |
| 164 | 1:45:32 | 11 | The Three Bears | HHCCSS | Leigh Whetstone | Emily Steffke | Steve Steffke |
| 165 | 1:45:40 | 12 | Better Late than Never | V/GRNST | Renee Bancroft | John Love | Larry Brownell |
| 106 | 1:55:40 | 13 | Green Team | XCSH | Gwen Stevenson | Rick Neier | Kari Neier |
| 156 | 1:58:21 | 14 | Slow and Steady | NSR | Patricia Mallon | Frank Nizio | Adam Haberkorn |
| Female 165 and Over | |||||||
| 129 | 2:07:39 | 1 | Three Blind Mice | XCSH | Lynne Frye | Barb Slovinsky | Chris Fowler |
| 151 | 2:10:59 | 2 | Snowflakes | XCSH | Evon Ebied | Carole Merwim | Linda McGinnis |
| Female 164 and Below | |||||||
| 105 | 1:16:03 | 1 | Dynamic Divas | VASA | Laura Webb | Deb Westphal | Susan Vigland |
| 150 | 1:47:57 | 2 | The Fallen Angels | XCSH | Catarina Gulledge | Hailey McMahon | Brenda Vincent |
| Male 165 and Above | |||||||
| 116 | 1:11:34 | 1 | KSK Collective | VASA | Kip Knight | Tom Sutter | John Kostrzewa |
| 103 | 1:16:24 | 2 | Slush Surfers | NSR | Bill Haefner | Tony Percha | Doug Cornell |
| 110 | 1:20:51 | 3 | Floppers | GRNST | Peter Johnson | Dan Wisneski | Dan Nolan |
| 110 | 1:24:45 | 4 | Toko & the Klisters | VASA | Barry Obrian | Craig Webb | Curt Peterson |
| 137 | 1:25:27 | 5 | Noble Savages | Straits | Hap Wright | Ellis Boal | Mike Bourassa |
| 160 | 1:29:35 | 6 | WAFS | Straits | Bill Ahrenberg | George Felski | Dave Whitlock |
| 108 | 1:40:06 | 7 | Lost Boys | XCSH | Bob Frye | Wolf Uhrig | Dale Arbour |
| 100 | 1:52:39 | 8 | Spring Chickens | XCSH | Brian Reicks | Bill Matson | Richard Wells |
| 117 | 2:12:00 | 9 | Oldies but Goodies | XCSH | Alan Berg | Marvin Stevenson | Leonard Block |
| Male 164 & Below | |||||||
| 145 | 1:05:00 | 1 | Larry Moe & Curley | XCSH | Ryan Halstead | Larry Kanaby | Matt Stuber |
| 122 | 1:06:42 | 2 | Sunshine Kittens | VASA | Glenn Goodman | Tim Jewema | John Ohearn |
| 154 | 1:07:12 | 3 | Fairmoryank | NSR | Rob Fairman | Jon Morgan | Daniel Yankus |
| 159 | 1:10:15 | 4 | Front Runners | GRNST | Mike Seaman | Julian Kuz | Greg Worsnop |
| 127 | 1:14:40 | 5 | Weast | VASA | Connor Hansen | Tim Brownell | Sean Brownell |
| 163 | 1:15:53 | 6 | DFN | XCSH | Devan Thielfoldt | Garrett Gabalis | Josh Sheldon |
| 131 | 1:17:42 | 7 | Northbound 3 | HHCCSS | Gabe Williams | Fred Mills | Tim McClure |
| 143 | 1:25:02 | 8 | Jomerlie | XCSH | Stuart Colie | Jon Upton | Greg Merwin |
| 161 | 1:34:22 | 9 | NSR8 | NSR | Tim Mulhall | Greg Worrel | Mark Madorski |
| 149 | 1:56:42 | 10 | Middle of the Road | XCSH | Ron Baker | Doug Ball | Dan Siniff |
| 162 | 2:00:40 | 11 | Gage's Gang | XCSH | Jon Hunter | Nathan Temkin | Gage Gabalis |