Last Updated: 14.Aug.2018

Last Saturday, dozens of racers hit the pavement near Waitsfield, VT to power up the App Gap in the annual App Gap Challenge. The race was skiathlon style, with a ski exchange from classic to skate in the middle. Women raced 5k while men raced 7.25k. We had a strong and fast Craftsbury contingent, with GRP’ers and junior skiers putting themselves to the test. 

In the men’s race, Adam Martin was 2nd overall, followed by Finn Sweet in 7th (3rd junion). Trey Jones was 9th, Griffin Wright was 13th, and Orion Cenkl was 60th. 

On the women’s side, Caitlin Patterson took the win and set a new course record. She was followed closely by Ida Sargent. The junior women’s podium was made up of Craftsbury affiliated girls, with Rena Schwartz as the 1st junior woman (7th overall), Alex Lawson as 2nd (9th overall), and Callie Young the 3rd (10th overall). Quincy Massey-Bierman was 12th overall, Phoebe Sweet was 14th, and Sydney Kulis was 46th. 

Congrats to everyone for putting their midsummer (roller) ski speed to the test on the Eastern slopes of the Green Mountains! See full results here.