TriRochester Birkiebeiner Skiers

Six TriRochester members joined nearly 6000 other skiers this weekend for the annual American Birkebeiner cross country ski race. The skate skiers, Rob, Peter and Kathy skied 50k and the classic skiers, Chris, Liz and Joe, skied 54k. The Birkie weekend is a very big deal. Every February, some 15,000 skiers descend on the remote northern Wisconsin town of Hayward for three days of cross country ski fun. This race was named one of National Geographic’s top ten Great Races in Amazing Places. In addition to the Birkie 50k/54k, there is the Kortelopet 23k, the Prince Haakon 12k, the Barkie Birke skijor (which involves a dog) and events for kids. The weekend also features the Birkie Tour, a noncompetitive ski tour open to all skiers who want to have fun. Congrats to our skiing triathletes on a great race!

div pl	gen pl	age pl	Name	Division	Time
472	291	69	Mitchell, Robert	Men's Skate	2:45:52.8
509	562	65	Maves, Peter	Men's Skate	2:47:33.3
3358	672	72	Bates, Kathy	Women's Skate	5:07:37.3
270	196	22	Coon, Christopher	Men's Classic	3:38:35.7
863	140	15	Coon, Elizabeth	Women's Classic	4:54:08.8
316	346	26	Moyer, Joe	Men's Classic	3:44:24.8