MESA MELTDOWN REUSLTS
3/12/2011
SKYWAY
Finally, a terrific day for ski racing! Temperatures were warm, winds were
calm, the course was fun and fast and the Skyway parking lot has not yet turned
into a lake, although it’s thinking about it. When comparing with last year’s
Meltdown times, a fast year also, this year’s times in general were 4-5 minutes
faster on the same course. The field was very competitive with skiers coming
from throughout Western Colorado led by Barkley Robinson of Steamboat Springs
in a blazing time of 55:46. Regular top finisher Terry Daley of Ridgway placed
second and thus captured the 4-race season Series title for men. Another familiar
face on top of the heap, Christie Aschwanden, was the first woman and 5th
overall. Helen Carlsen, always steady and fast, placed 4th for women, which
was enough to move her into the top spot for the women’s Series title. Some
other big race stories were Cole Petersen who handily completed the 20K at
10 years old and Dan Batwinas who moved from 24th last year to 8th this year
and took 16 minutes off his time! Dan is training for the 24 hour ski race
in West Yellowstone in two weeks. Good luck, Dan, you’re skiing great!
Annie Murphy was the top 5K skier in a fast time of 19:54. Maybe she was
just in a hurry to get back to her new baby waiting at the finish. She beat
all the males including Walt Speirs who followed her in 2nd place. 13 year
old Quinn Baker was impressive coming in 4th overall. He took 9 minutes off
his time from last year. Keep up the great progress, Quinn! Being part of
the Grand Mesa Gliders program must help. Other Gliders who should be very
proud for completing the 5K were Casey Crawford, 12, and Baxter Waltermire, 9.
As always, it was our great volunteers who made this a fun, well-run event.
A big thanks to Shirley and Bill Ela, Richard Hypio, Nilam Hypio and Tom Fanticone!
Once again Clif Bar and Justins Nut Butters provided great fuel. Thanks to
those sponsors and our door prizes donors:
Clif Bar, Luna Bar, Clif Blocks
Justins Nut Butters
now available at REI as well as Vitamin Cottage
REI
Cravens Coffee
Ela Family Farms
Slice of Life Bakery, Palisade
Loki Outdoor Wear
The Black Canyon Ascent Run
(check this out on May 14)
20K Freestyle
| Place | Name | Age | Gender | City | State | RaceTime |
| 1 | Barkley Robinson | 37 | M | Steamboat Spgs | CO | 0:55:46 |
| 2 | Terry Daley | 49 | M | Ridgway | CO | 0:59:58 |
| 3 | Filip Babnic | 46 | M | Grand Junction | CO | 1:03:59 |
| 4 | Kent Gaylord | 46 | M | Telluride | CO | 1:04:07 |
| 5 | Christie Aschwanden | 39 | F | Cedaredge | CO | 1:05:18 |
| 6 | Chris Petersen | 47 | M | Snowmass Village | CO | 1:05:20 |
| 7 | Tom Treder | 51 | M | Telluride | CO | 1:05:52 |
| 8 | Dan Batwinas | 52 | M | Grand Junction | CO | 1:06:51 |
| 9 | Chris Murphy | 35 | M | Palisade | CO | 1:09:22 |
| 10 | Megan Gregg | 29 | F | Steamboat Spgs | CO | 1:10:01 |
| 11 | Roger Carlsen | 54 | M | Basalt | CO | 1:10:21 |
| 12 | Lewis Kirkegaard | 41 | M | Montrose | CO | 1:10:48 |
| 13 | Winslow Robertson | 55 | M | Palisade | CO | 1:11:19 |
| 14 | Jenny Nelson | 37 | F | Carbondale | CO | 1:11:46 |
| 15 | Tom Hines | 63 | M | Aspen | CO | 1:12:30 |
| 16 | Dan McElroy | 65 | M | Crested Butte | CO | 1:13:56 |
| 17 | Helen Carlsen | 50 | F | Basalt | CO | 1:14:06 |
| 18 | Brad Burritt | 49 | M | Hotchkiss | CO | 1:14:42 |
| 19 | Dan Schultz-Ela | 55 | M | Hotchkiss | CO | 1:14:50 |
| 20 | Kenton Shaw | 56 | M | Grand Junction | CO | 1:17:04 |
| 21 | Scott Nelson | 43 | M | Carbondale | CO | 1:18:44 |
| 22 | Paul Cooper | 50 | M | Grand Junction | CO | 1:20:27 |
| 23 | Brad McMillan | 50 | M | Ridgway | CO | 1:21:17 |
| 24 | Jon Canty | 41 | M | Delta | CO | 1:22:47 |
| 25 | Steve Ela | 47 | M | Hotchkiss | CO | 1:26:46 |
| 26 | Cole Petersen | 10 | M | Snowmass Village | CO | 1:32:11 |
| 27 | Christi Vogt | 44 | F | Grand Junction | CO | 1:35:40 |
| 28 | Greg Feinsinger | 69 | M | Carbondale | CO | 1:35:43 |
| 29 | Dave Knutson | 62 | M | Paonia | CO | 1:37:44 |
| 30 | Chris DePuy | 55 | M | Montrose | CO | 1:38:52 |
| 31 | Jon Thomas | 53 | M | Montrose | CO | 1:39:27 |
| 32 | Janice McElroy | 65 | F | Crested Butte | CO | 1:44:23 |
| 33 | Dave Vogt | 49 | M | Grand Junction | CO | 1:47:30 |
| 34 | Pam Hogan | 58 | F | Silt | CO | 2:11:33 |
| 35 | Karah Levely-Rinaldi | 37 | F | Grand Junction | CO | 2:23:58 |
5K Freestyle
| Place | Name | Age | Gender | City | State | RaceTime |
| 1 | Annie Murphy | 34 | F | Mesa | CO | 19:54 |
| 2 | Walt Speirs | 51 | M | Grand Junction | CO | 21:05 |
| 3 | Tom Ela | 58 | M | Grand Junction | CO | 22:48 |
| 4 | Quinn Baker | 13 | M | Palisade | CO | 26:37 |
| 5 | D Plunkett | 46 | F | Grand Junction | CO | 32:19 |
| 6 | Jean-Jacques d’Aquin | 71 | M | Montrose | CO | 41:03 |
| 7 | Roger Shenkel | 68 | M | Grand Junction | CO | 43:19 |
| 8 | Casey Crawford | 12 | M | Montrose | CO | 47:15 |
| 9 | Bill Ela | 87 | M | Hotchkiss | CO | 54:44 |
| 10 | Baxter Waltermire | 9 | M | Hotchkiss | CO | 62:04 |
| 10 | Mark Waltermire | ?? | M | Hotchkiss | CO | 62:04 |
