March 7, 1998
In spite of a three mile detour caused by a missing trail marker,
Don Kelly
handily won the 5th Annual Fairbanks/Two Rivers 50 mile race, improving his
time some three hours over last years efforts. The missing trail marker
also caused Rocky Demers to scratch from the 50 mile race; he went on to
score a second in the 3-dog twenty mile class behind Steve Barrett who
placed first in 1:53:28 behind Kodi, Rocky and Kobuk.
Jeffery Mann posted the fastest 20 mile time of the day, 1:42:35, to
win
the two dog class behind Cheddar and Marco. Slovenian skijoring champion
Frenk Kavka, the race's first international entrant, won the one dog class
behind his Siberian Aval, posting a time of 1:57:46. He said he will be
telling his fellow Slovenian skijorers that the Fairbanks Two Rivers race
is a well run and fun affair, even though it is not run on the wide groomed
skating trails that are the custom in European racing. He said that the
longest single day European races are about 20 km and that racing on the
hilly narrow 32 km Two Rivers course here was tougher.
Results for the 5th Annual Fairbanks/Two Rivers 50/20 Mile Race, March 7, 1998.
Place |
Skier |
Hometown |
Dogs |
Time |
50 Mile - 1 to 3 dogs |
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1 |
Don Kelly |
Goldstream Valley |
Tazlina, Herman, Katie Mae |
5:10:40 |
2 |
Jim Herriges |
Goldstream Valley |
Nikolai |
5:29:56 |
3 |
Chris Terzi |
Ester |
Blue Eyes, Monkey, Shire |
5:31:23 |
4 |
Ken Severin |
Goldstream Valley |
Larry, Sue, Zipper |
5:35:18 |
5 |
Shannon Brockman |
Goldstream Valley |
Boom, Empire |
5:40:52 |
Scratch |
Rocky Demers |
Fairbanks |
Harper, Mohawk |
|
DQ |
Nakita Russell |
Rosie Creek |
Tie-Down, Jo-Jo, Brownie |
|
20 Mile - 3 dog |
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1 |
Steve Barrett |
Fairbanks |
Kodi, Rocky, Kobuk |
1:53:28 |
2 |
Rocky Demers |
Fairbanks |
Mohawk, Harper, Trouble |
1:54:41 |
3 |
Alan Peck |
Goldstream Valley |
Oopik, Coney, Tookik |
2:01:03 |
4 |
Rebecca Chandler |
Fairbanks |
Homer, Sage, Thea |
2:34:30 |
20 Mile - 2 dog |
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1 |
Jeffery Mann |
Fairbanks |
Cheddar, Marco |
1:42:35 |
2 |
Tonya Schletner |
Fairbanks |
Bergman, Champ |
1:56:40 |
3 |
Maggie Hallam |
Goldstream Valley |
Manley, Gulliver |
2:01:42 |
4 |
Iris Wood |
Goldstream Valley |
Ponder, Smokey |
2:05:30 |
5 |
Michelle Coombs |
Goldstream |
Maggie, Badger |
2:20:27 |
6 |
Fred Markoff |
Happy |
Charlotte, Jasmine |
2:25:02 |
7 |
Ann Wood |
Goldstream Valley |
Petrie, Wolfie |
2:27:22 |
8 |
Jeremy Crooks |
Fairbanks |
Luna, Elizabeth |
2:27:47 |
DQ |
Kristan Kelley |
Two Rivers |
Tank, Nugget |
|
20 Mile - 1 dog |
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1 |
Frenk Kavka |
Ljubljana, Slovenia |
Aval |
1:57:46 |
2 |
Peggy Raybeck |
Goldstream Valley |
Boulie |
3:05:29 |
Last updated: 03/13/98
Questions or comments: Ken Severin