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Johnson, Wonsavage victorious in NENSA roller-ski race

FasterSkier · September 10, 2007

View video of the races here:
NENSA Roller Ski Race – Men's video
NENSA Roller Ski Race – Women's video

A hot, humid day in Jericho, Vermont saw the first NENSA summer rollerski series come to an end with a challenging 12k freestyle race at the Ethan Allen Firing Range. The course consisted of four 3k loops of excellent skiing terrain — fun downhills, steep climbs, and rolling flats, this course had it all. With 70 participants, the field was by far and away the largest of the series — and there was no lack of quality. Andrew Johnson, Dave Chamberlain, and Eli Enman were the big names toeing the line in the men’s race. The women’s race featured biathletes Haley Johnson and Beth Ann Chamberlain, Dartmouth’s Elsa Sargent and Sara Studebaker, UVM’s Carina Hamel, and the interminable Dorcas Wonsavage of Alpina.

With such a large field, racers were started at one-minute intervals, heading out on a course made somewhat slick by the previous night’s rain. The top seeded competitors in both events raced on matched rollerskis donated by V2, literally taking the equipment variable out of the loop.

Andrew Johnson, wearing bib 1, set the time to beat, completing the 12 kilometers in 27:05. With second starter Enman having an off day, it was looking as though Johnson might go unchallenged, taking his second straight victory after an opening day loss to the US Ski Team’s Kris Freeman. But late registrant Dave Chamberlain was lurking back at number 45. With Johnson long warmed down, Chamberlain hammered out of the start to challenge the leader.

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With the last male racers on the course, the women lined up for the same 12 kilometers of skiing. Series leader Ilke Van Genechten held the first start spot. With victories in the first two races, she had all but wrapped up the series win, but was certainly gunning for the hat-trick. It wasn’t to happen, however, as she was overtaken by several of the skiers starting soon after. Dorcas Wonsavage set a blistering pace in her new Alpina rollerski-specific boots. Crossing the line after making up minutes on Sargent, Hamel, and Van Genechten, Wonsavage only had to wait and see if later starters Haley Johnson and Beth-Ann Chamberlain could match her time of 32:25. Neither could, and Wonsavage walked away with a 43 second victory over Johnson. Johnson, with a time of 33:08 edged out Chamberlain by another 13 seconds.

“What is significant about this boot is what it doesn't have — a lot of the insulation, waterproof features, and cuff material necessary for a winter boot. Instead, the ventilation in the toe box area and the open ankle offers key “air conditioning” for those rollerskiing in the heat of the summer.”

The race was followed by a biathlon clinic, put on by Ethan Allen Biathlon Club, and a NENSA coaches clinic, led by Andrew Johnson and Stuart Kremzner.

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Results

Men Women
Place Bib Name Skis Time
1 1 Andrew Johnson V2/850 0:27:05
2 45 Dave Chamberlain V2/850 0:27:25
3 6 Alex Howe V2/850 0:27:48
4 9 Zachary Hall V2/850 0:28:10
5 48 Topher Sabot Pro Ski 0:28:18
6 14 Jesse Downs V2/850 0:28:22
7 13 Samuel Evans-Brown V2/850 0:28:26
8 16 Sam Tarling Marwe 0:28:44
9 15 Robert Douglas V2/850 0:28:48
10 18 Alex Schulz Ski Skett 0:28:49
11 34 Nigel Kinney Marwe 0:28:49
12 19 Eric Carter Marwe 0:28:51
13 2 Eli Enman V2/850 0:28:59
14 41 Tristan Baldwin V2-Aero 0:29:05
15 8 Fritz Horst V2/850 0:29:09
16 5 Ian Case V2/850 0:29:14
17 39 John Brodhead Ski Skett 0:29:30
18 38 Teo Jackson V2 0:29:30
19 10 Jesse Kosiba V2/850 0:30:13
20 12 Sam Marshall V2/850 0:30:29
21 27 Travis Mann-Gow V2/850 0:30:35
22 17 Ethan Dreissigacker Marwe 0:30:47
23 20 Nathanael Rogers Ski Skett 0:30:49
24 22 Noah Brautigam Ski Skett 0:30:51
25 3 Juergen Uhl V2/850 0:30:52
26 24 Nick Peterson Marwe 0:31:05
27 52 Dhyan Nirmagh Ski Skett 0:31:21
28 25 Michael Gibson Ski Skett 0:31:42
29 11 Chris Ziegler V2/850 0:31:46
30 36 Paul Smith V2/850 0:32:00
31 40 Doug Armstrong V2-Aero 0:32:50
32 51 Preston Butler Marwe 0:32:53
33 4 Doug Debold V2/850 0:33:04
34 33 Lucas Milliken Marwe 0:33:08
35 30 Ben Hickory Marwe 0:33:23
36 44 Peter Hegman Pro Ski 0:33:42
37 31 Danny Kuzio Marwe 0:34:21
38 47 Jim Kobak Ski Skett 0:34:50
39 32 John McGlenn Marwe 0:34:59
40 46 Hans Halvorsen Ski Skett 0:35:05
41 21 Jimmy Ades Pro Ski 0:35:15
42 35 Chris Rose Ski Skett 0:35:27
43 42 Dan Brodhead Ski Skett 0:35:45
44 50 Sten Kaeding Ski Skett 0:37:29
45 37 Thomas Moffett Jr Marwe 0:41:40
46 49 Jim Levins V2 0:51:28
26 Jake Barton Ski Skett DNF
43 Tim Cowan Ski Skett DNF
28 Connor Hunt DNF
29 Kalle Jahn DNS
23 Ryan Kerrigan DNS
7 Tim Reynolds DNS
Place Bib Name Skis Time
1 65 Dorcas Wonsavage V2/850 0:32:25
2 67 Haley Johnson V2/850 0:33:08
3 77 Beth Ann Chamberlain V2/850 0:33:21
4 64 Elsa Sargent V2/850 0:33:40
5 66 Sara Studebaker V2/850 0:34:20
6 76 Lucy Garrec Marwe 0:34:47
7 68 Katrina Howe V2/850 0:35:50
8 63 Carina Hamel V2/850 0:36:17
9 61 Ilke Van Genechten V2/850 0:37:04
10 73 Tara Geraghty-Moats V2/850 0:37:59
11 69 Keely Levins V2/850 0:39:38
12 74 Kristin Halvorsen Sk Skett 0:40:15
13 72 Mary Stewart V2/850 0:40:38
14 70 Lauren Jacobs V2/850 0:41:00
15 75 Sarah Moore Marwe 0:41:13
62 Jennie Bender V2/850 DNS
71 Jane McClelland V2/850 DNS

Related on FasterSkier.com
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NENSA Roller Ski Race – Men's video
NENSA Roller Ski Race – Women's video


Series champions, Andrew Johnson and Ilke Van Genechten (Photo: Patrick Coffey)

Johnson, Wonsavage victorious in NENSA roller-ski race – FasterSkier