Hi Team,

    Great job to everyone who did the wax challenging Black Mountain race. You either had good ski’s at the start or at the finish, seems few had good ski’s the entire course, started out cold and a semi- transformed like powder at the start to a sun beaten semi slush in the open area’s. No-wax ski’s were a good choice, klister iced up and kick wax sheared off.

    We had some great XCHQ Team performances, everyone who finished were winners in my book !!! I normally don’t do this but I’m going to give an individual re-cap of the XCHQ Skiers. Again, I apologize if I omit someone, as I get older my mind is getting more forgetful and this last race made me even more brain-dead !!!

    Top Male finisher was Larry Kanaby, what a race 18th.overall with a 2:04 !!!!  seconds behind was Ryan Harris this kid is unbeleivable, this was his FIRST classic race, great job !!!!  Rick Neirer flew by me on a set of RCS Crowns, great climbing and gliding plus the animal on the ski’s !!!  Frank Rynalski, yours truly, found himself once again through much self talk, not pretty, but I finished !!! Devan Thielfoldt, evidently not pleased with his 6 foot 1 stature thought he should be taller so he added another 3 inches to his height with iced up klister ski’s that resembled stilts !!! Dale Ernst, right on Devans heels completyed his longest ski race with the Black Mountain race, and finished fresh as a daisy !!! Dan Siniff, good to see Dan racing was looking good on some hot-prepared ski’s !!!  Richard Wells, the endurance animal was even and steady looking good as usual !!!  On the Womens side, Catarina Gulledge, also on a pair of RCS Crowns was looking smooth and powerful finishing 1st. in her age division and 3rd.Woman overall !!!  Sue Joslin, this girl deserves an award, coming back from a shoulder injury, heck for all I know, she probably used one arm the whole course !!! Pam Riehl, another endurance animal, she’s like the energizer bunny, keeps on going and going !!! Jean Murray, we all need to take a lesson from Jean ( I apologize, I’m going to mention your age ) at 71 years old, your remarkable, competing and finishing these races are commendable as much as the Top overall race winners !!! I think I covered everyone, GREAT JOB TEAM !!!!

    This coming weekend March 13th.and 14th. are the Boyne Highland races. Historically big point races, since a lot racers pass these up, hence a great chance to earn some big Mi.Cup points. We are in 2nd. place overall very close to 1st. place Vasa Team !!! We need attendance athe last few races and DEFINATELY the Relay’s !!!!  For info on these races go to www.nordic ski racer.com  under upcoming events left side of screen.

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