The summer wrapped up with a few major events including the Race to the Top of Vermont (run/cycle up the Mansfield Toll Road) and the Green Mountain Stage Race (one of the biggest multi-stage bike races in the Northeastern United States). Since skiers are notoriously some of the most fit endurance athletes, it is natural to see that MNC athletes and coaches posted some amazing results in both of these events.

And this past weekend marked the beginning of the XC Running season with the Essex Invitational. Dozens of MNC athletes participated and some ran incredibly fast times (especially considering many of these athletes identify themselves as skiers that run to get in shape for the winter!).

Check out the pictures below, and beneath that a partial list of “Skier Sightings” in recent local events!

Olympian Garrott Kuzzy leading the group in a dynamic warmup

NCAA Champion Juergen Uhl talks about the bounding workout

Coach Jake Hollenbach (left in the blue) en route to victory in the GMSR Pro Men’s Criterium on Labor Day

Ethan and the group working on skate agility

Cally assumes the “football lineman” position before starting her agility course

Stretching before our skate rollerski at Round Church

Skier Sightings in Local Races:

Race to Top of VT:

• Justin Freeman (2x Olympian)
• Gordon Vermeer, Scott Patterson, Pat O’Brien, Jake Barton, Andrew Dougherty, Ethan Dreissigacker, Peter Hegman all of the Craftsbury Green Racing Project
• Liz Stephen (2x Olympian  and current US Ski Team member)
• MNC athlete Ben Hegman finished 6th overall
• Marc Gilberton (2x Olympian and Craftsbury coach)
• MNC Coach Eli Enman 14th overall
• Eric Darling
• MNC athletes Henry Harmeyer and Bill Harmeyer
• World Cup top-10 skier Ida Sargent
• former World Champion Kasie Enman (mountain running World Champ)
• Liz Guiney, Clare Egan
• Sabra Davison (former MNC coach and Little Bellas founder)
• Abbie Harris
• Kathy Maddock
• Peter Davis
• Charlie Cobb
• Seamus Nolan
• Cally Braun and Tatum Braun along with parents John and Cricket
• Callie Douglass
• Annavitte Rand and sister Karin
• Trina Hosmer and Judy Geer
• Ben Longenbach and dad Kort (MNC athlete and board member)
• Jim Adkisson (MNC board member)

2013 Essex Invitational 5km at Catamount: http://bsdweb.bsdvt.org/~pdvorak/webxcrun/results/13results/9.7.13essinv.html

• Ben Hegman (4th overall) MMU
• Nathanael Kuzio Harwood
• Nigel Sarrazin Colchester
• Jake Van Buren Burlington
• Will Kay CVU
• Andrew Pike Colchester
• Louis St Pierre CVU
• Ethan Thibault Colchester
• Forrest Hamilton CVU
• Casey Silk CVU
• Seamus Nolan CVU
• Nate King MMU
• Parker Francis CVU
• Thomas Clayton CVU
• Ben Longenbach CVU

GIRLS:

http://bsdweb.bsdvt.org/~pdvorak/webxcrun/results/13results/9.7.13essinv.html

• Autumn Eastman (1st overall, smashing time of 18:21) CVU
• Acadia DiNardo MMU
• Lucy Leith Burlington
• Rachel Slimovitch
• Riley Carbone MMU
• Amy Bruce MMU (ran over 2 minutes faster than last year on same course!!!)
• Molly Shallow MMU
• Eliza Thomas SBHS
• Katie Moino Essex (first real 5km race of her life!)
• Lydia Picotte MMU
• Claire Julianelle MMU