GRAND MESA NORDIC COUNCIL RACE #3

 

GRAND MESA CLASSIC SKI RACE RESULTS

1/31/2004

SKYWAY

 

10K CLASSIC

  1. Glenn Randall               17        Collbran                       32:49
  2. Al Fournier                   50        Mancos                        39:42
  3. Greg Hanscom             31        Paonia                          41:44
  4. Ken Walters                 55        Flagstaff, AZ                42:42
  5. Kenton Shaw               49        Grand Junction             43:22
  6. Suzi Evans                    47        Grand Junction             43:46
  7. Jerry Evans                   50        Grand Junction             44:05
  8. Helen Carlsen               43        Basalt                           44:38
  9. Rudy Bolona                35        Snowmass Village         46:07
  10. Kari Distefano              45        Telluride                       47:13
  11. Steve Ela                      40        Hotchkiss                     48:16
  12. Joe Ramey                   47        Grand Junction             49:12
  13. Erik Packard                39        Mesa                            49:31
  14. Richard Hypio              48        Hotchkiss                     50:22
  15. Robb Reece                 39        Grand Junction             51:14
  16. Tom Lambert               ?          Grand Junction             52:16
  17. David Strong                45?      Cedaredge                   52:30
  18. Brad Burritt                  42        Hotchkiss                     52:52
  19. Denny Hogan               55        Silt                               53:30
  20. Tom Ela                       51        Grand Junction             54:01
  21. Mark Nystrom             43        Apple Valley, MN        54:03
  22. Kayla Dodson              49        Grand Junction             56:13
  23. Bob Vermillion             51        Montrose                     59:03
  24. Carol McKenzie           37        Montrose                     59:11
  25. Stu Krebs                     69        Montrose                     59:41
  26. Chris DePuy                 48        Montrose                     1:02:46
  27. Phil Miller                     79        Telluride                       1:05:40
  28. Sarah Stephenson         45        Grand Junction             1:09:23
  29. Pam Hogan                  51        Silt                               1:14:22
  30. Lisa McKenzie             42        Carbondale                  1:18:06
  31. Ian Burritt                     16        Hotchkiss                     1:36:26
  32. Asa Burritt                    12        Hotchkiss                     1:36:26
  33. Bill Ela                          80        Hotchkiss                     1:45:36

 

 

RACE NOTES:          Glenn Randall, the local high school Junior Olympic racer, is a familiar sight training on Grand Mesa but we haven’t seen him race in a couple of years. I was curious to see how he would stack up with some of the older talent that typically shows up for our races. Well, we found out and HE IS AWESOME! Within a kilometer of the start he had disappeared from the pack and went on to win the race by nearly a 7 minute margin beating some very talented skiers such as Al Fournier and Greg Hanscom. Keep up the good work, Glenn!

            Suzi Evans was again the top woman followed by Helen Carlsen and Kari Distefano. Brad Burritt gave the field a 6 minute head start and still finished in the middle of the pack. His two sons, Ian and Asa, were the youngest skiers at 16 and 12 while Bill Ela (80) got some old timer competition from Telluride’s Phil Miller (79). It was great to see everyone out there having fun.

            The hardest part about this race was getting to the parking lot. Racers braved some truly nasty road conditions to get to Skyway. Once there, though, conditions were relatively pleasant. There was periodic light snow falling with little breeze and temperatures in the 20’s. The course was two loops around Winslow and Sunset with a short loop through the gravel pit added on. Kenton Shaw, as always, had the course nicely groomed with a fresh double set of classic tracks.

 

THANKS TO OUR RACE SPONSORS

 

ELA FAMILY FARMS

 

REI

 

SUNDROP GROCERY

 

POWDERHORN RESORT

 

 

THANKS TO OUR RACE VOLUNTEERS

 

Tom Fantacone, Graham Stephenson: Timers

Joyce Tanihara, Kayla Dodson: Soup Makers

Shirley Ela: Roustabout

Kenton Shaw: Groomer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RACE NOTES:          GMNC groomer Kenton Shaw had the course in excellent shape for a beautiful day of racing. It was sunny, warm, and calm. The tracks were hard and fast but not icy. The course consisted of a clockwise circuit around Vista Loop, then across Lions to Sunset and home.

Pierre Pelletier came down from Aspen to show us how it should be done blazing to the win and relegating Eric Krch to yet another second place finish. Talk about consistency! Eric further solidified his lead in the series standings. Suzi Evans, always strong, was the first woman and fourth overall to cement her top position in the series standings. Asa Burritt continued to impress everyone by skiing the full course as one tough 11-year old. Tom Suplizio and Robb Reece demonstrated their toughness by arriving on bicycles from Powderhorn as a little warm-up. Welcome to first time racers Jessica Toubman and Andy Nettell; they seemed to be enjoying themselves. It was good to see old friend and racer Karl Newman who came back from Montana to get a little exercise with us. Thanks to our volunteers Joyce Tanihara (soup maker), Sarah and Graham Stephenson, Tom Fanticone, and Jerry Nolan (camera and web master).