The second annual Crystal Highlander XC ski race took place Saturday morning, with 111 adults racing the 25 km course, and 30 juniors participating in the 10km. All four of last year's winners maintained their positions in first place again for the second year in a row.
Hickory Hills was the Janaury 27 site of the classic XC ski sprints Tuesday night with 24 juniors and 8 adults racing the 3km course.
Lower peninsula skier Beth Caldwell made the 2004 US Masters Team. Beth skis on the Cross Country Ski Headquarters Team for the Michigan Cup, and was a member of the NordicSkiRacer.com National Masters Championship Team. Other age group winners and overall team standings were also announced.
Official Results of the 2004 Muffin Race January 25, 2004, held at Cross Country Ski Headquarters.
Men's and women's results from the 10/15km Classic race at the Nationla Masters Championship on Thursday, January 22, 2004.
The last race of the National Masters Championships, the 15 km Classic, almost gets cancelled! And planned training beats the backyard Olympics...!
Here are the men's and women's results from the 5 km Classic / 7.5 km Freestyle Duathlon held on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 at Al Quaal Recreation Area in Ishpeming, Michigan at the 2004 Suburu National Masters Championships.
The Tuesday Night XC Ski Sprints took place this week at Hickory Hills with 39 racing the 3.5 km freestyle course, 15 junior boys from 5 teams, 11 junior girls from 3 teams, and 13 adults.
Conditions for Noquemanon 6 are looking very promising with four days before race day...
Results for the 3 x 3 x 750 km Sprint Relay on January 17.
I woke in a fog, and it didn't get much better during the race - until a suprise sneaks up behind me during the freestyle leg of the Duathlon.
Eat all morning, hit the ski shops, a waxing clinic, then back to the hotel to wax skis. A day off from racing at the Suburu National Masters Championships.