We're Moving to Facebook!

It's a new year, a new winter, a new headlamp race season, and this year all the action is at the new Facebook public group, "Wednesday Headlamp Nordic Series"!  The schedule is posted over there, you can take a picture of the sign-in sheet for instant results posting, you can update your friends on snow conditions and grooming and race stories.  Join the group, and we'll see you there!

Results -- March 9 (Relay)

 A thousand thank yous to Chris Fast for the results and the awesome race report:

It was one of those nights where it can't decide whether it is raining or snowing.  In other words, a perfect night to dust off the Zeros!  It may be the first time I've ever raced with a goretex shell on.  However, the weather at Cabin Creek wasn't really that bad compared to the rain on the west side of Snoqualmie Pass, which was coming down so hard I had to drop the speed below 85mph. The weather reports kept all but a hardy six racers from showing up.  The Momentum group skidaddled as soon as they saw the masters racers show up, saying things like, "Oh, look at the time," or "I'm wet. Can we go now?"  The weather brought out some interesting moisture-loving wildlife.  I came across six long-toed salamanders in the classic track.  Perhaps they were organizing their own relay?  Even a hellgramite wandered across the track in the stadium area.  Not sure what body of water he came from or where he was headed...

The six racers formed three teams that corresponded to three divisions:  men's, women's, and co-ed.  It was an glorious night for Cabin Creek Headlamp Racing!  Each team managed to win its division handily!  After the race, racers retreated to the cabin to change clothes and participate in the awards ceremonies which included podium girls, large prize purses, solid gold trophies, lots of champagne spraying about (requiring another change of clothes), and a banquet attended by many guests and dignitaries (one of whom I had to pluck out of a mouse trap and dispose of).

Results:

Women
The Spectacular Skiers: Delaney Jackson (age 10) and Gina Jackson, 48:04

Men
The Sufferin' Skaters: Jon Fewster and Jeff Clark, 39:06

Co-Ed
Fast/Chick: Joy Cordell and Chris Fast, 42:52

Results -- March 2 (classic)

Ian's comment on the evening:

"Seldom has such animated poling produced so little forward progress."

So enigmatic, so powerful, yet so sad.

The results:

Masters
Chris Fast, 49, 18:05
Jim Slyfield, 58, 23:07
Ian Whyte, 53, 24:45
Gina Jackson, 47, 26:42
Pat Kaald, 78, 32:00

Juniors
Delaney Jackson, 10, 14:12

Just Skiin'
Ozzie Nordheim
Tim Melbourne

Results - Feb 24 (skate)

Masters
Tim Melbourne, 47, 16:02
Jeff Clark, 62, 18:51
Ian Whyte, 53, 20:18
Gina Jackson, 47, 20:58
Joy Cordell, 23:41

Juniors
Delaney Jackson, 10, 10:45

Results - Feb 17 (Classic)

Masters
Christopher Fast, 49, 17:55
Jeff Clark, 62, 22:20
Megan Northey, 25, 29:18
Joy Cordell, 31:something

Just Skiin'
Ian Whyte
Kaiam Whyte

Results -- Feb 10 (Classic or Skate?)

Who knows?  The schedule said skate; the sign-up sheet says classic, so I put everyone's time down, whatever it was!  And by everyone, I mean three people racing.  Where is everyone?

Masters
Chris Fast, 49, 17:29
Gina Jackson, 47, 19:41
Ian Whyte, 30:45

Just Skiin'
Eric Hansen and the fam

Results -- Feb 3 (Skate)

Big thanks to Chris Fast for sending two weeks of results!

Masters
Chris Fast, 49, 16:57
James West, 47, 19:35
Ian Whyte, 53, 20:04
Eric Hansen, 57, 20:58
Gina Jackson, 47, 21:22
Rainey Hoffman, 44, 24:45
Brad Weed, 50, 25:06

Juniors
Delaney Jackson, 10, 10:18

Just Skiin'
Jeff Clark
Tim Melbourne
Brad Bauer
Russell Stevenson
Loren Hanson