Eli Brown held off Michael Brothers and Matt Zak to finish first. Amy Powell had a bit bigger margin over Susan Vigland and Laura Web.
AXCS Master Championship director JD Downing from Bend, Oregon showed he still knows how to race by winning the overall 27K North American Vasa freestyle in 1:11:39. In the women's 27K freestyle, Traverse City skiers filled the podium. Judy Vajda was firs
North American Vasa 12K Freestyle Results: Tom Moore and Keaton Smith from Whitehall are 1-2, followed by Evan Scheiren. Joanne Peregrine, Katie Pugh and Emily Stefffke are the top three women.
No details, but Eli Brown and Amy Powell won the North American Vasa / AXCS National Masters Championships 50K.
Photos (452!) from the Junior National Qualifier in Houghton on February 4, 2012.
UPDATED: Wax recommendations for the major wax companies for this weekend's North American VASA and AXCS National Master Championship races
This year's Ontario Midget Championships is being hosted by Soo Finnish Nordic in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, March 10 and 11. The organizing committee wanted to extend a special welcome to competitors from south of the Canadian border.
Classic sprint results from Timber Ridge on Tuesday February 7, 2012, part of the Vasa Ski Club sprints.
Peter Burning took a great shoot of Christian Byar at the Occupy Winter cross country ski race in Traverse City, MI on the last day of 2011. The photo was so good, that Hammer Nutrition made it their cover photo for their most recent "Endurance News".
All races schudeduled for the 36th Annual North American VASA and the AXCS Masters National Championships will be conducted at their full designated distances.
Thank you for coming north and participating in the Michigan Cup Sprints. You certainly exhibited a leap of faith with the recent weather conditions and believing that we actually had decent snow.
"Ya, the women's final sprint finish was just as exciting as the men's. It was a drag race between Sue, Amy, and Laura. You girls rock!"
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