It may have been a cold and blustery day, but the racing was hot! The sprint relays were really fun and on a great course.
Men's 30/20 km Freestyle and Women's 20/15 km Freestyle results, Saturday, January 17, 2004.
We eventually found race headquarters, arrived in plenty of time for the start of the 30 km freestyle event, watched the women racers pack the trail for the men, and then raced our butts off...
Several TC'ers win races in the Annual Hiawatha Invitational XC ski races in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario.
The first classic Tuesday Night XC Ski Sprints were held at Timber Ridge, with 38 skiers participating in the 4 km race.
The National Masters Championship has posted the registration list (as of Jan 10, 2004). See who you're racing against!
A combination of Saturday night snow and experienced groomed allowed good tracks to be set for the race. See the results...
It was a cold and windy race, with Catarine Gulledge, Brad Winkler, Laura Upton, and Andy Triebold taking top honors in the Junior and Adult catagories.
Oregon Chai Latte at the finish, a steel drum band, and a call for ski poles...
Ski conditions in the area are currently good to excellent. Several inches of fresh snow is forecast for the next 48 hours with cool temperatures and a chance of snow forecast for the entire week leading up to the start of the Subaru NM2004.
Another local skier from the Soo Finnish Ski Club in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario is doing very well at US Nationals. Adam Kates, a Soo native, and skiing for Canada has one top ten, one top twenty and one top thirty finish at US Nationals.
Michigander Cassidy Edwards, current J1 Girls Classic National Champion, is competing against the best skiers in the country and finishing within 90% of Olympian, Wendy Wagner.