Nordic skiers brave deep snows in 30k marathon

• Crawford, Steel take top spots in 2-hour ski race

By Sean Pearson
Homer Tribune

Ben Stedman steadies his balance as he crosses the finish line in 3 hours, 5.1 minutes.

Nearly 100 athletes turned out for the 2010 Kachemak Nordic Ski Marathon on Saturday, braving heavy snowfall and minimally groomed trails thanks to recent blizzard conditions. Following heavy snow and wind conditions, race officials were unable to effectively groom the 42-kilometer course, and chose to revise the course to create a single, point-to-point race from Lookout Mountain to Baycrest. The resulting 30k marathon saw top contestants edging out times of right around two hours under some of the first sunny skies Homer saw all week.
Leading the way for the men’s division was Jeremy Crawford, who finished first with a time of 1 hour, 52 minutes and 44 seconds. Randy Hessong finished less than 4 minutes later, coming in at 1:56.33. Kent Peterson rounded out the top three, finishing with a time of 1:57.03.
On the women’s side, Rachel Steer took the top spot with her time of 2:07.29, followed by Diana Carbonell in 2:12.11. Devon Crawford finished third with a time of 2:13.07.
Kachemak Nordic Ski Club Marathon Results
30k, Lookout Mountain to Baycrest

Women
1. Rachel Steer, 2:07.29; 2. Diana Carbonell, 2:12.11; 3. Devon Crawford, 2:13.07; 4. Aurelie Barnel, 2:15.29; 5. Becky Hauser 2:23.25; 6. Sheryl Loan, 2:23.47; 7. Susun Forbes, 2:28.24; 8. Jeanne Osmond, 2:33.24; 9. Carlin Rauch, 2:35.36; 10. Kathy Sarns-Irwin, 2:37.12; 11. Alison O’Hara, 2:40.45; 12. Kirsten Richardson, 2:41.59; 13. Ellen Toll, 2:42.45; 14. Debbie Wrigley, 2:42.48; 15. Alaine Miller, 2:43.18; 16. Marie Schmidt, 2:43.26; 17. Liz Butera 2:45.40; 18. Tamra Wear, 2:51.17; 19. Diana Evans, 2:52.45; Melanie Bladow, 2:59.23; 21. Stacey Buckelew, 2:59.45; 22. Emily Schmidt, 3:03.11; 23. Karen Hopp, 3:07.44; 24. Kara Clemens, 2:32.52; 25. Sue Mauger, 3:48.00.
26. Ann Claerbout, 3:48.44; 27. Caroline Storm, 3:58.20; 28. Tara Schmidt, 4:10.30; 29. Mia Alexson, 4:11.17; 30. Marie Alexson, 4:11.18; 31. Rachel Lord, 4:25.43; 32. Lori Zitzman, 4:29.27; 33. Karen Marquardt, 4:35.34; 34. Therese Lewandowski, 4:39.16; 35. Christine Anderson, 4:48.26; 36. Stephanie Anderson, 4:55.28; 37. Solvein Johnson, 4:55.28; 38. Dorothy Melambianakis, 4:55.28; 39. Catriona Lowe, 4:55.28; 40. Ingrid Harrald, 4:55.28; 41. Marielle Van Tuyn, 5:08.36; 42. Liska Bessenyey, 5:17.00; 43. Liann Bessenyey, 5:17.00; 44. Shelly Laukitis, 5:17.00; 45. Amanda Neal, 5:17.01; 46. Tela O’Donnell, 5:17.01.

Men
1. Jeremy Crawford, 1:52.44; 2. Randy Hessong, 1:56.33; 3. Kent Peterson, 1:57.03; Jens Klaar, 1;59.51; 5. Scott Hauser, 2:02.21; 6. Mark Smith, 2:06.28; 7. Steven Bergt, 2:07.24; 8. Bill Spencer, 2:09.22; 9. Intimayo Harbison, 2:09.44; 10. Tim Blackmon, 2:09.49; Jeffrey Bannish, 2:13.17; 12. Dan Harbison, 2:18.25; 13. Peter Van Tuyn, 2:18.49; 14. Mace McFarland, 2:19.05; 15. Jon Berryman, 2:19.14; 16. Brian Erikson, 2:19.45; 17. Buck Laukitis, 2:22.11; 18. Charlie Stewart, 2:22.15; 19. Neil McMahon, 2:23.19; 20. Alex Loan, 2:23.47; 21. Mike Graz, 2:25.08; 22. Ray Robinson, 2:25.47; 23. Will Anderson, 2:25.54; 24. Gary Dickerson, 2:26.17; 25. Rick Petter, 2:35.19. 26. Paul Gutzler, 2:36.13; 27. Glen Seaman, 2:42.50; 28. Gerald Kidd, 2:43.31; 29. Solen Roth, 2:45.18; 30. Jerome Leveque, 2:47.57; 31. TJ Earll, 2:50.23; 32. Sean Campbell, 2:56.33; 33. Bob Gengler, 2:59.26; 34. Kenton Bloom, 3;00.41; 35. Ben Stedman, 3:05.01; 36. Gene Backus, 3:07.44; 37. Don Pitcher, 3:20.53; 38. Clancy Crawford, 3:23.53; 39. David Clemens, 3:32.53; 40. Todd Priest, 3:34.19; 41. Rich Kleinleder, 3:40.29; 42. Yoann Barnel, 3:53.56; 43. Kevin Walker, 3:56.20; 44. Jim Heston, 3:59.42; 45. Billy Day, 4:01.36; 46. Stanley Purington, 4:08.51; 47. Tom Zitzman, 4:34.06; 48. Wes Head, 4:45.57; 49. Deland Anderson, 4:48.26; 50. Bjorn Olson, 4:55.11; 51. Mike McCarthy, 5:06.00.

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