Fifty orienteers participated in the Winter-O on Sunday. The weather was beautiful, the trails were fast but not dangerous, and Cory Smith had set some excellent courses to ski, bike, run, and walk. The full results are posted below, but notable achievements included Brian Kirrchner completing both the Ski-O and Bike-O course in 1:20:25 to complete our first ever winter duathlon. Brian won the Bike-O and came in second place in the Ski-O to Gary Snyder.
This meet was a full-on team effort. Steve McKeever, Dave Evans, Allan Spangler, Dela Grey, and Lexi Hill all helped me to map the winter trails, which I compiled. Cory, of course, set the courses. Anne Billman and Shelly Laws set up and ran the table; and Brittany Hippe, Bella Scalapino, and Brian Kirchner helped to pull the controls. All I had to do was bask in the sun and pretend to be meet director. Many thanks to all volunteers and participants.
-Dorn
A few extra notes:
- Only one kicksled showed up for the kicksled event, but many thanks to Kicksled Alaska for stickers and a hat!
- Due to a miscommunication, we left a few of the thin cedar posts Cory used for the controls. If you are wandering the woods around APU and see one, grab it so that we haven’t left a trace.
- Lost and Found: A blue garage door clicker was found by one of the controls. Let me know if it is yours.( zone6north@gmail.com)
Ski-O
Individual Men
Gary Snyder 29:25
Brian Kirchner 34:48
Allan Spangler 35:00
Ian Moore 38:50
Max Romey 40:32
Mark Findlay 1:28:07
Seamus Houlihan 1:35:41
Individual Women
Lindsey Flagstad 51:00
Annette Iverson 2:02:00
Dela Grey DNF
Team
Vebjørn Flagstad, Hatcher Smith, Springer Moore 54:57
Aksel Flagstad and Peter Oswald 55:38
Heather Williams, Isaac Bertschi, Elias and Logan Williams 1:20:10
Talia Smith and Niva Flagstad 1:38:13
Bella Scalapino and Brittany Hippe DNF
Bike-O
Individual Men
Brian Kirchner 45:37
Steve McKeever 59:50
Chris Tomsen 2:20:40
Team
David and Diane Evans 39:30
Jamie, Todd, Rowan Shearer 1:03:47
Sheryl Monwinkel, Bill Fleming, Colin Reedy 1:11:05
Tom Peichel and Jessie Donahue 1:32
Teresa and Tom Newins, Kirk and Wendelynn Nash 1:58:20
Barbara Brown and Tim Wiepking DNF
Winter-O
Individual Men
Brian Kirchner 10:52
Max Romey 19:49
Individual Women
Nancy McWilliams 51:48
Team
Kathryn Farynian, Joyce Goodel 27:00
Diane and Eve Van Dommelen 32:37
Cassie Steneljen, Jackson Kincaid, Anderson Cartland DNF
Duathlon!
Brian Kirchner 1:20:25