Elm Creek Relays/TT Results
Race condition: not icy, relatively fast condition, snow all covered on Valley, Thicket, and Northern Light trails, 34F, little to no wind.Race format of the night: Individual time trial, mass start
Race results: tonight’s individual time trial posted the biggest turnout of the season. 30 skiers battled tonight’s race from the start to the end. Several packs finished almost neck to neck. Mark Byrnes (11:54) pulled away from Paul Olson (11:56), Brandan Ostroot (11:57), John Kallemeyn (11:58), and Zach Handler (12:03), and repeated his title and the twice wins less than a week!!! Heidi Hittner (13:32) dominated the women’s field, and Julie Warneke (13:51) edged over Kelly Damrow (14:03), who posted the second and third places.
The individual times are:
1. Mark Byrnes 11:54
2. Paul Olson 11:56
3. Brandan Ostroot 11:57
4. John Kallemeyn 11:58
5. Zach Handler 12:03
6. Kyle Reins 12:33
7. Bill Kremer 12:40
8. Charlie Anderson 12:55
9. Kevin Brochman 12:59
10. Steve Shelerud 13:22
11. Scott Niemela 13:27
12. Richard Chin 13:32
13. Heidi Hittner 13:32
14. Erik Erickson 13:33
15. Mark Skildum 13:34
16. John Hopkins 13:40
17. Tom Nowak 13:43
18. Julie Warneke 13:51
19. Kelly Damrow 14:03
20. Bryan McKenzie 14:08
21. Joe Mundenar 14:15
22. George Strickler 14:23
23. Melinda Silbernick 14:38
24. Duane Phinney 14:40
25. Dave Kallemeyn 14:50
26. Rob Ogren 15:34
27. Kara Boncroft 15:41
28. Kris Bjerkness 17:13
29. Kevin Ivens 17:20
The race series continues on every Wed. night at 7:45pm. Registration opens at about. 7:15pm and closes 10 minutes before the race.