1st and 2nd graders lined up at the start.
Our first BKL race of the season kicked off on Sunday at Sleepy Hollow in Huntington. Sixty-four racers and their fearless parents navigated the somewhat icy roads to Sleepy Hollow for the race. When I arrived, a bit of freezing rain was making conditions a bit tricky for waxing and kids that had them were using waxless skis. Luckily the rain stopped and trusty Toko yellow came through with enough grip to kick up the hills.
The festivities started off with the lollipop race where Daisy Tremble and Ollie Laber easily conquered the loop around Molly’s Meadow. We had a large contingent of racers in the grade 1/2 race: Oliver Tremble, Ben Cross, Ansel Page and Mazzy Merrit all skied the 1 km loop down past the Inn, up Tina Turner and back to Molly’s Meadow. MNC skier Finn Laber and the other 3rd & 4th graders all skied 2 loops of the course and many of them opted to ski over the whale humps on the lap heading out of Molly’s Meadow. MNC Racers Logan Cichanowski, Liam Vile, Ansel Sprague and Oakley Crawford all skied 3 laps of the course and did an excellent job skiing up those hills on Tina Turner in the 5/6 race. Special shout out to Logan who skied an excellent race in his first race ever! Mary Moyer skied the 7/8 race, her first race ever, and did a fantastic job as well! Congratulations to all these MNC skiers!
With the wind whipping around making it a bit cold outside, race organizers opted to forego an organized award ceremony and gave everyone a lollipop or a treat at the finish line. So much thanks to Heather and the folks at Sleepy Hollow for putting on such a fun race!
Ollie Laber with a big smile after the Lollipop race.
Oakley, Liam and Ansel compare notes after their race.
Mary Moyer rounds the turn and heads out for her last lap.
Daisy Tremble swooshes the Lollipop downhill.
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