Elm Creek Series Results
Conditions: Air Temp. 3 F; very strong wind-chill( felt cold!) new snow but packed hard, almost slippery at times causing the skis to wash out, making it hard to stay on top of the ski.
The weather factor may have kept some skiers away, however the top times turned in were extremely fast. Peter Coenen turned in a time of 11:38 for the skate race and Neal Graves followed close behind, and winning the Classic race with a time of 12:59. Sara Graves took home the gold in the Skate race with a time of 14:50.
Race course: 2 laps for a race distance of (5K) for both skate and classic. Mass Start!
Skate Race: Peter Coenen 11:28 ( Male skate winner) Neal Graves 11:41 Craig Stolen 12:02 Thomas Matush 12:31 Darren Halzle 12:48 Sara Graves 14:50 ( female skate winner). Tim Hieb 15:26 Cody Gustafson 15:49 Andrea Potyondy-Smith 16:51 Classic Race: Neal Graves 12:59 Peter Coenen 13:05 Craig Stolen 13:48 Jim Smith 18:19
Race Director/ results Melinda Silbernick