Lapham Peak Loppet

Chad Tolbert (C.R.A.P Racing) makes it two in a row!

As the leaders crested “The Peak” for the first time,

it was a group of four, tightly bunched.

The second, and last time over the top, it was down to three leaders

as they dropped down to the final loop down below.

Hopefully someone got a good photo of the finish, because by the results

Chad must have won it by a toe!

1 CHAD TOLBERT 34 M 00:30:59
2 CHRISTIAN BREKKE 26 M 00:30:59
3 BRENT WESOLEK 37 M 00:31:44
4 DOUG BODUCH 39 M 00:32:32
5 JAN MYRDA 37 M 00:32:33
6 JOSH NORTH 28 M 00:32:50
7 GARY HOVILA 44 M 00:32:51
8 JESSE COENEN 26 M 00:32:54
9 GREG GREENE 53 M 00:33:11
10 NATE ROEDL 13 M 00:33:11
11 JOHN HALLETT 44 M 00:33:12

Also congratulations to KATIE BREKKE who won the women’s division.

37 KATIE BREKKE 23 F 00:38:16 1OVERALL

Is one of these skiers her?

I sure don’t know, because the results don’t have skier’s bib #’s listed!

(grrrrrr … )

Oh, well. See all of YOUR pictures from this race HERE.

I’ll be at Lapham again this week for the Wednesday races followed by the first

ever Biathlon race at McMiller on Saturday and the 104th annual ski

jumping tournament at Fox River Grove, IL on Sunday.

Following that, I will be at the Pre-Birkie.

See ‘ya down the trail!

UPDATE!!!

CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO OF THE PHOTO FINISH!

Thanks to "10ftback" for capturing that!

Lapham Peak – Wednesday night sprint

Brrrr. It was a chilly one at +2F but at least the wind wasn’t blowing like it was forecasted to. A small gathering of hardy souls ventured out and made it look just too easy.

  

    

Photos of the leaders didn’t turn out like I would have liked, but fear not, I’ll get you guys in the next race. No problem! Tonight’s best shots HERE.

Stay warm !!

2009 Greenbush Ski Race and Winterfest – Results

After having the first two races of the season here in SE Wisconsin cancelled due to lack of snow, it was great to finally get this racing season underway!

Warm ups:

    

The racing begins – Middle School:

 

High School:

 

Open Class:

Oyvind Solvang leads the pack from the start:

    

But Chad Tolbert was today’s champion.

     

   

The trails were in great shape, so be sure to hug your local groomer!

 

And a big thank you to the organizers for putting on a wonderful race.

(and not giving me a citation for walking on the first 100 meters of trail ! )

All of YOUR pictures are now posted HERE !

I had a great time … see you at Lapham.

 

Greenbush Winterfest and Race

 

It should be all green light’s for this week’s racing if this 3 day forecast map holds.

Check Scott Bachmeyer’s excellent skier weather link on the right for more info.

Saturday: Northern Illinois Nordic has a race in Aurora if they get enough snow on Friday through Saturday morning. It may be a last minute decision whether or not they can pull it off so check their web page HERE for the latest info. I will try to make that one if I can.

Sunday:

With 2 to 4 inches of new snow forecast for the Greenbush area on Friday and Saturday, conditions should be excellent for this year’s edition. Click on the banner for the race flyer and check their web page for the latest conditions HERE.

Last year’s race was postponed until March due to lack of snow. It was a warm, cloudy day, light rain if I remember right, but the turnout was decent and it was lots of fun. Click the photo below for more pictures from last year, and here’s the video I shot as well.

 

Next Wednesday should be the first Lapham Peak night race as well. It’s going to be cold but I’ll be there shooting pix as well. Check back here for all the action!

January *NO SNOW* Blues

Man, it was absolutely POURING rain last night … how depressing. On the upside, Universal Sports has *GREAT* coverage of this weekend’s Tour de Ski from Val de Fiemme. In fact, it was *LIVE* earlier this morning. You can still see it –ON DEMAND- HERE. The men raced 15km freestyle, climbed 425 meters up a climb maxing out at 28%. Ouch!

In fact, I’ve got the player minimized in the upper corner of my monitor as I type this. The spectators are lighting up fireworks as the leader passes. How cool!! I think Peter Northug had a heart attack as he crossed the finish line. *GRIN*!

Speaking of the Tour de Ski – check out Vegard Ulvang’s blog as he talks about the series.

Well, there is some snow coming in the middle of the week, so I’m hoping they can pull off a race at Lapham Wednesday night. If so, I’ll be there to take pix and post ‘em here.

PRAY FOR SNOW!!