The Susitna 100 and Little Susitna 50K didn't disappoint this year. With warmer temps, soft conditions and recent snowfall the course really kicked our butts. But that didn't stop Nico, Laura and Stew from heading out onto the lakes, swamps and river beds of the Susitna valley for the Susitna 100.
Alex, Brant, Mike, Oliver, Danielle and Clinton all put in a hard afternoon ride in the Little Su 50k.
The Su100 and Little Su50k start from Martin Buser's Happy Trails Kennel where you even get to meet the legend Buser himself!
For the Su100 you head out to Pt. McKenzie road, over to Flathorn Lake via the Gasline trail. After Flathorn you cross the Dismal Swamp and drop on down to the river. Up, up, up the river until you get to Corral Hill near Deshka Landing. From there you drop down the east leg of the Willow Swamp Loop to Old Hunter Trail. After that, the Big Swamp to Cow Lake, across the many Butterfly Lakes and cross the Little Susitna River one final time to Hunter Camp tent. Then it's a solid 9-11 miles to the finish back at the Kennel around 100 miles later.
The Little Su50k starts at the same location two hours after the Su100 and heads out along the same route to start before turning right instead of left to complete a roughly 30mile loop hitting the far side of Cow Lake before heading back to the start via the hunter camp tent.
Alex, Brant, Mike, Oliver, Danielle and Clinton all put in a hard afternoon ride in the Little Su 50k.
The Su100 and Little Su50k start from Martin Buser's Happy Trails Kennel where you even get to meet the legend Buser himself!
For the Su100 you head out to Pt. McKenzie road, over to Flathorn Lake via the Gasline trail. After Flathorn you cross the Dismal Swamp and drop on down to the river. Up, up, up the river until you get to Corral Hill near Deshka Landing. From there you drop down the east leg of the Willow Swamp Loop to Old Hunter Trail. After that, the Big Swamp to Cow Lake, across the many Butterfly Lakes and cross the Little Susitna River one final time to Hunter Camp tent. Then it's a solid 9-11 miles to the finish back at the Kennel around 100 miles later.
The Little Su50k starts at the same location two hours after the Su100 and heads out along the same route to start before turning right instead of left to complete a roughly 30mile loop hitting the far side of Cow Lake before heading back to the start via the hunter camp tent.
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Little Su 50km Results
Clinton Hodges: 3rd Place
Danielle Dalton: 10th Place (Second Place Women)
Oliver Sternicki: 22nd Place
Brant Grifka: 25th Place
Alex Ippoliti: 36th Place
Alex Ippoliti: 36th Place
Mike Schechter: Participant
Su 100 Results
Nico Baudin: 4th Place
Laura Fox: 5th Place (First Place Woman)
Mark Stewart: 46th Place
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| Nico, Stew and Laura all look happy to be lining up for the start. |
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| Look at all those crazies. Little did they know they were riding off into a big fluffy pile of snow! |
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| Danielle really enjoys soft snow! |
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| Oliver is asking himself why he keeps doing this to himself. |
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| Brant looked happy to finish up! |
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Alex at the finish of the 50k
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| Nico and Laura close in on Eagle Quest Lodge which is approx. 60 miles into the race looking fresh! |
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| These two really don't like riding in the snow. After 14 some hours they decided they had enough and finished in 4th and 5th place overall. Laura was the first woman to finish. |
