Master Nationals Report
Posted on March 30th, 2007
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?Ǭ†?Ǭ†?Ǭ† Masters National Championships ended last week in sunny?¢‚Ǩ¬¶then rainy?¢‚Ǩ¬¶..then snowy Bend, Oregon.?Ǭ† Eleven Idaho Nordic members competed over the four day event that included a Skiathlon, Classic and Skate competition for each age class.?Ǭ†
?Ǭ†?Ǭ†?Ǭ† For the second year in a row, Joe Jensen won all three events in the M1 age group and was named to the US Masters Ski Team for the 2008 season.?Ǭ† Due to the complicated wax conditions Joe was able to rely on his Swix Tech Team of Jack Hart and Kevin Sweeney to out kick and out glide the other competitors.
?Ǭ†?Ǭ†?Ǭ† Liz Cody made the podium in the Classic and Skate races.?Ǭ† From her years of experience, Liz stayed composed and smooth throughout all of her races.?Ǭ† When the snow became shin-deep slush, Liz concentrated on proper technique and efficiency while her competitors struggled.?Ǭ† There is a great picture of Liz at www.swixracing.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=137&Itemid=7
Note the upright body and forward flexed ankles.?Ǭ† Looks like those Wednesday night bounding drills!
?Ǭ†?Ǭ† Ralph Comstock won the award for best product tester.?Ǭ† In the classic race he broke his 1970 era Ski Art poles and in the skate race he broke his brand new Rossignols.
Full results are at www.xcskiworld.com and post race reports at www.swixracing.us.
Skiathlon ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú IN members age group placing
M1 ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú Joe Jensen?Ǭ† ?Ǭ†?Ǭ†1st
M2 ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú Philthy O?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢Bryan ?Ǭ†5th
M7 ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú Ralph Comstock?Ǭ†4th
M8 ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú Raliegh Jensen?Ǭ†?Ǭ†5th
Race Comments:
Glide Wax: Swix HF8BD with FC8, .75mm Rill
Kick Wax: KR22n covered with VR65
Classic ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú IN members age group placing
M1 ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú Joe Jensen?Ǭ† ?Ǭ†?Ǭ†1st
M2 ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú Philthy O?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢Bryan ?Ǭ†8th
F3 ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú Sian Mooney?Ǭ†?Ǭ†6th
F5 ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú Liz Cody ?Ǭ†?Ǭ†2nd
M5 ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú Carl Hoerger?Ǭ†?Ǭ†5th
M5 ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú Mike Weber?Ǭ†?Ǭ†8th
M6 ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú Clyde Cody ?Ǭ†?Ǭ†7th
M7 ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú Ralph Comstock?Ǭ†5th
M8 ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú Raliegh Jensen?Ǭ†?Ǭ†5th
Race Comments:
Glide Wax: Swix HF8BD with FC8, .75mm Rill
Kick Wax: KR21 / KR60 Klister ****only a few people knew their klister zone.
Skate Marathon?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú IN members age group placing
M1 ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú Joe Jensen?Ǭ† ?Ǭ†?Ǭ†1st
M2 ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú Philthy O?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢Bryan ?Ǭ†11th
M3 ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú Daryl Hegerle?Ǭ†?Ǭ†5th
F3 ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú Sian Mooney?Ǭ†?Ǭ†7th
F5 ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú Liz Cody ?Ǭ†?Ǭ†3rd
M5 ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú Carl Hoerger?Ǭ†?Ǭ†10th
M5 ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú Mike Weber?Ǭ†?Ǭ†8th
M6 ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú Clyde Cody ?Ǭ†?Ǭ†7th
M7 ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú Ralph Comstock?Ǭ†DNF ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú broken ski
M8 ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú Raliegh Jensen?Ǭ†?Ǭ†4th
Open ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú Clay Mooney
Race Comments:
Glide Wax: Swix HF8BD with FC8 or FC1, .75mm Rill
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