Elm Creek Series Results

by Amy Xu
February 1, 2012

Conditions: Temperature: 38F, calm, no wind, sloppy, mushy soft condition for most of the uphill sections, tracks are soft with suction, good tracksets. The race course is 2 laps of 2.5K full Valley Trail loop.

Race distance: 5K, both classic and freestyle, mass start.

Freestyle Race Result
Lazelo Alberti                  14:03 (men freestyle winner)
Craig Stolen                    14:15 
Andrew Kroese                   14:40
Joel Benton                     14:40 
Drew Holbrook                   14:43
Benjamin Menk                   14:47
Paul Ellis                      15:21
Al Shuros                       15:27
Erik Minge                      15:46
Jon Faust                       16:38
Jeff Annesley                   17:42
Odd Osland                      17:45
Eric Storhoff                   17:49
Tim Hieb                        17:54
Chris Smith                     18:09
Melinda Silbernick              18:14 (women freestyle winner)
Bob Thompson                    18:27
Ralph Schwartz                  19:01
Ben Olson                       19:16 (Jr. freestyle winner -- 11 years old!!!!)
 
 
Classic Race Result:
Al Shuros                       17:50 (men classic winner)
Craig Stolen                    17:57
Jon Faust                       21:03
Bob Thompson                    26:06

Tonight’s (Feb. 1) race felt like the mid to late March spring skiing. Snow started to melt quickly after 2 days of 40s F, the trails were soft with suction being built all day, particularly it was noticeable in the tracks. It was a hard work night, and great effort!!! Rewards have nothing to do with the results (most skiers posted about 2 minutes slower than a typical night. In the Freestyle race, Craig Stolen and Lazelo Alberti of Team Birkie took the lead early and never looked back. Before the second lap, Lazelo pulled away from Craig Stolen and won the event. In the Classic race, Al Shuros edged Craig Stolen and pulled away earlier. It was a tough night skiing, but YOU ALL DID IT.

--Amy Xu (Timer) reporting for Race Director, Melinda Silbernick