Crawford takes Freezer Food title

  • By Staff Report
  • Sunday, February 18, 2018 12:15am
  • Sports

Mike Crawford captured Wednesday night’s Freezer Food Series race No. 10 to propel him to the overall series title.

Crawford completed the three-mile “micro-triathlon” course at the Slikok trail system in 19 minutes, 58 seconds, beating runner-up Tony Eskelin by 27 seconds. The course consisted of three laps around the Slikok loop, each with a different mode of transportation. Racers began on skis, transitioned to bikes and finished on foot.

Morgan Aldridge finished third Wednesday in 25:21 as the top female racer and also took home second in the overall, 10-race series.

Freezer Food Series race #10

Wednesday

1. Mike Crawford, 19:58; 2. Tony Eskelin, 20:25; 3. Morgan Aldridge, 25:21; 4. Melissa Smith, 26:25; 5. Landen Showalter, 30:17; 6. Jen Showalter, 30:21.

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