Natalie 2nd at Governor's Cup

Woody Creek Racing's nordic skiers continued to hit their stride mid-season, first with some fine performances at the Aspen Pursuit and the following weekend at the 23rd Governor's Cup at Devil's Thumb Rancher in Fraser, CO.

Mike Trecker, Natalie Trecker and Russ Bollig were 2nd, 3rd, and 4th overall in the 2-day Aspen Pursuit, with Natalie skiing particularily well, taking 3rd overall in the 10k classical portion, under a minute behind the winner, Mike Trecker.

Yesterday at Devil's Thumb, Natalie conitnued her great skiing and stayed with perrenial favorite, Sarah Konrad of Laramie, for the first 15k lap. This move helped Natalie stay clear of the field and secure 2nd place in the women's race, 17th overall against the men. The silver medal position was also good for a $600 pay day. Special thanks to Igor and the Fanch's from DTR, they put on a great day of racing and helped raise the bar for future Governor's Cup events. Great Day DTR, thanks a bunch. On the men's side, Mike Trecker finished in 16th overall, just in front of Natalie with Russ just behind in 18th. These results were also good for 3rd and 4th on the day in the men's 40-49 age division. Congrats old dudes!

Woody Creek Racing opens Nordic season, 1-2-3 overall in Aspen Cup standings

Woody Creek Racing's nordic skiers opened their seasons this past weekend with some solid racing. Natalie Ward(Trecker) won both women's races yesterday at the Aspen Cup openers while Mike Trecker took second in the classic race and Russ Bollig took third in the skate event. At the end of the day, Mike Trecker leads the overall combined men's and women's standings with a 2 point lead on Bollig while Natalie picked up enough points racing against the boys to hold third overall 6 points back.
Congrats Woody Creek Racing and keep it up.

Also of note: One of Woody Creek's favorite athletes, Simi Hamilton of Aspen, is the new USA Nordic Sprint national champion. Congrats to Simi, one of the best all around pure skiers in the world.