The NE Relay Championship is always one of the highlights of our season and this third annual running did not disappoint.
The day started off with a pre-race snow squall, putting the wax techs on hold and early classic legs skiers pondering their fate. Fortunately closer to race time, conditions stabilized and the crack Craftsbury squad was able to re-groom the course. With new tracks set and the weather clear, it was a straightforward hardwax selection for the first leg Classic leg skiers.
At the gun, 47 teams from nine clubs competed across seven age categories with MNC coming out as the overall NE Relay Club Champion. Having fielded 17 total teams, MNC amassed multiple podium spots and almost twice the points of the next closest club in the overall competition.
A big reason for that performance was the amazing turn out of all our members, many of whom were first time racers. Hats off also go to the MNC ladies who swept the podiums in both women’s age divisions.
Also hat’s off to the many BKL skiers as well (Thanks Rosemary for the photo’s) and Taylor Carlson who ended up skiing 10k for the day.
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MMU MS Racers (all 3 of them, Taylor skied 10k of classic), 3rd place!!
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The Classic Half of the MNC Sparkle Girls
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Taylor and Kate lined up to start
But points and podiums aside, it was truly an exciting day to see MNC members of all ages and abilities enjoying a fun day with friends and teammates.
Finally, thanks go out to our many our volunteers and the staff at Crafstbury that helped pull of this somewhat complicated event.
More Photos Courtesy of Ellie Bouffard
MNC Relay Team Scoring 2019_Update
Team Results and timing
