March 15, 2015 (Thunder Bay, ON) – It was another great day for racing at Lappe Nordic as Race Day 2 of the Haywood Ski Nationals began on Sunday. It was slightly cloudy and a bit below zero as the skiers began the short distance skate race.

An exhausted Michael Somppi at the finish © CCC

In yesterday’s Team Sprint competition the host club’s Michael Somppi and Andy Shields had a dominant victory in the Open Men’s competition. Today they did it again finishing 1st and 2nd in the 10km skate race.

After crossing the line with a remarkable 34 second lead over his club teammate Shields, it took a long time for Michael to regain his feet and recover from the race. Andy Shields had been 5th at the halfway mark, but put in a strong 2nd 5k performance to capture silver. Kevin Sandau of Foothills Nordic was 3rd.

Dahria Beatty ©

The women’s 5k was won by Dahria Beatty from Whitehorse with a 4 second lead over Nakkertok’s Perianne Jones. 3rd was Andrea Dupont of Rocky Mountain Racers.

In the junior races Maya MacIssac- Jones of Rocky Mountain captured the National Champion title, with Nakkertok’s Katherine Stewart-Jones 2nd and Jennifer Jackson of Team Hardwood 3rd.

The junior men’s champ was Philippe Boucher of Skibec with a 9 second lead over his club teammate Alexis Dumas. Sam Greer of Highland Trailblazers was 3rd.

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