By Mark Blair, Astrogaine Event Director
I am pleased to announce that the winners of the 7-hour division, and winners overall of the Astrogaine at North Grant Ranch, with a score of 3205 out of a possible 3415 points, are the team of Andrejus Masalkovas and Sergey Grushin (team VaBank). In keeping with BAOC tradition, Andrejus and Sergey were awarded the coveted BAOC Perpetual Rogaine Trophy, to be cherished in their custody until the club's next rogaine event. But since Andrejus has been a member of the winning team in all of the previous three rogaines held before the Astrogaine, the trophy was in the possession of club officials for only a few fleeting hours, only to be re-presented to Andrejus for the fourth consecutive time at the conclusion of the Astrogaine.
Right on the heels of Andrejus and Sergey were several strong teams of Adventure Racers in a close competition that left the second-place Team Bones only a mere 20 points ahead of the third-place Thin Air team when it was all over.
The team of Dan Greene and Piers Newbery, due in large part to a very clever route choice, won the 4-hour division of the Astrogaine, with a score of 1680 points. This was an impressive 190 points ahead of the second-place 4-hour team.
It's also worth noting that Penny DeMoss and Steph Maclean, the only women's team to enter the Astrogaine, finished 8th out of a strong field of 21 teams in the 4-hour event.
You may also be amused to note that the team Dirty Avocados beat their presumed arch-rivals, the team Dirty Avocado "Meat", by only 5 points. This is the smallest possible difference between two scores. Ouch.
See the next BAOC Bulletin for a full account of the Astrogaine!
PLACE OPEN MEN TEAMS TIME PUNCH - PTY = TOTAL
1 Harman Jatkat (Tapio & Jukka Karras) ........... 4:00:12 1350 - 10 = 1340
2 Team 41 (Phil Lovalenti, Jesse Bolton) ......... 3:58:36 1265 - 0 = 1265
3 Ratchet! (Wesley Willett, Jeff Hartnett) ....... 4:02:59 1265 - 30 = 1235
4 Team 46 (Brandon Nugent, Chuck Fancher) ........ 3:40:45 1010 - 0 = 1010
5 Team 37 (Phillip & Ian Hoare) .................. 3:46:00 635 - 0 = 635
PLACE OPEN WOMEN TEAMS TIME PUNCH - PTY = TOTAL
1 Team 16 (Penny DeMoss, Steph Maclean) .......... 3:55:22 1270 - 0 = 1270
PLACE OPEN MIXED TEAMS TIME PUNCH - PTY = TOTAL
1 Team 43 (Oliver Pohl, Jen Klafin) .............. 3:55:45 1405 - 0 = 1405
2 Team 13 (Sean & Brynn Harrington) .............. 3:59:42 910 - 0 = 910
3 Team 29 (F & M Konkov, N & J Doubson) .......... 4:02:37 495 - 30 = 465
PLACE MASTERS MEN TEAMS TIME PUNCH - PTY = TOTAL
1 Team 34 (Dan Greene, Piers Newbery) ............ 3:57:56 1680 - 0 = 1680
2 Team 22 (Derek Maclean, Matthias Kohler) ....... 3:49:33 1490 - 0 = 1490
3 Cellfire (Kent Ohlund, John Higgins) ........... 3:57:46 1450 - 0 = 1450
4 The Long Way Home (Peter Graube, Brad Wetmore) . 3:57:21 1330 - 0 = 1330
5 Team 24 (B Trautman, L Charest, C Kangas) ...... 3:56:30 810 - 0 = 810
6 Belgian Backup Brigade (Vanhoutte,De Mol,Braem) 3:56:34 450 - 0 = 450
PLACE MIXED MASTERS TEAMS TIME PUNCH - PTY = TOTAL
1 Team 25 (Marina Keating, Joe Maffei) ........... 4:07:06 1375 - 80 = 1295
2 Talkin' 'Eds (Dwight & Rachel Freund) .......... 4:03:08 380 - 40 = 340
3 Anything For A T-shirt (L McKeegan, R Clima) ... 4:02:43 275 - 30 = 245
PLACE VETERAN MEN TEAMS TIME PUNCH - PTY = TOTAL
1 GC Goats (Steve Haas, Bill Follette) ........... 4:04:28 1260 - 50 = 1210
PLACE MIXED VETERAN TEAMS TIME PUNCH - PTY = TOTAL
1 Team 7 (George & Leslie Minarik) ............... 4:01:27 1100 - 20 = 1080
2 Doggies (Margaret Longstreth, Alan Kren) ....... 3:56:10 115 - 0 = 115
PLACE MEN'S TEAMS COMBINED TIME PUNCH - PTY = TOTAL
1 Team 34 (Dan Greene, Piers Newbery) ............ 3:57:56 1680 - 0 = 1680
2 Team 22 (Derek Maclean, Matthias Kohler) ....... 3:49:33 1490 - 0 = 1490
3 Cellfire (Kent Ohlund, John Higgins) ........... 3:57:46 1450 - 0 = 1450
4 Harman Jatkat (Tapio & Jukka Karras) ........... 4:00:12 1350 - 10 = 1340
5 The Long Way Home (Peter Graube, Brad Wetmore) . 3:57:21 1330 - 0 = 1330
6 Team 41 (Phil Lovalenti, Jesse Bolton) ......... 3:58:36 1265 - 0 = 1265
7 Ratchet! (Wesley Willett, Jeff Hartnett) ....... 4:02:59 1265 - 30 = 1235
8 GC Goats (Steve Haas, Bill Follette) ........... 4:04:28 1260 - 50 = 1210
9 Team 46 (Brandon Nugent, Chuck Fancher) ........ 3:40:45 1010 - 0 = 1010
10 Team 24 (B Trautman, L Charest, C Kangas) ...... 3:56:30 810 - 0 = 810
11 Team 37 (Phillip & Ian Hoare) .................. 3:46:00 635 - 0 = 635
12 Belgian Backup Brigade (Vanhoutte,De Mol,Braem) 3:56:34 450 - 0 = 450
PLACE WOMEN'S TEAMS COMBINED TIME PUNCH - PTY = TOTAL
1 Team 16 (Penny DeMoss, Steph Maclean) .......... 3:55:22 1270 - 0 = 1270
PLACE MIXED TEAMS COMBINED TIME PUNCH - PTY = TOTAL
1 Team 43 (Oliver Pohl, Jen Klafin) .............. 3:55:45 1405 - 0 = 1405
2 Team 25 (Marina Keating, Joe Maffei) ........... 4:07:06 1375 - 80 = 1295
3 Team 7 (George & Leslie Minarik) ............... 4:01:27 1100 - 20 = 1080
4 Team 13 (Sean & Brynn Harrington) .............. 3:59:42 910 - 0 = 910
5 Team 29 (F & M Konkov, N & J Doubson) .......... 4:02:37 495 - 30 = 465
6 Talkin' 'Eds (Dwight & Rachel Freund) .......... 4:03:08 380 - 40 = 340
7 Anything For A T-shirt (L McKeegan, R Clima) ... 4:02:43 275 - 30 = 245
8 Doggies (Margaret Longstreth, Alan Kren) ....... 3:56:10 115 - 0 = 115
PLACE OPEN TEAMS COMBINED TIME PUNCH - PTY = TOTAL
1 Team 43 (Oliver Pohl, Jen Klafin) .............. 3:55:45 1405 - 0 = 1405
2 Harman Jatkat (Tapio & Jukka Karras) ........... 4:00:12 1350 - 10 = 1340
3 Team 16 (Penny DeMoss, Steph Maclean) .......... 3:55:22 1270 - 0 = 1270
4 Team 41 (Phil Lovalenti, Jesse Bolton) ......... 3:58:36 1265 - 0 = 1265
5 Ratchet! (Wesley Willett, Jeff Hartnett) ....... 4:02:59 1265 - 30 = 1235
6 Team 46 (Brandon Nugent, Chuck Fancher) ........ 3:40:45 1010 - 0 = 1010
7 Team 13 (Sean & Brynn Harrington) .............. 3:59:42 910 - 0 = 910
8 Team 37 (Phillip & Ian Hoare) .................. 3:46:00 635 - 0 = 635
9 Team 29 (F & M Konkov, N & J Doubson) .......... 4:02:37 495 - 30 = 465
PLACE MASTERS TEAMS COMBINED TIME PUNCH - PTY = TOTAL
1 Team 34 (Dan Greene, Piers Newbery) ............ 3:57:56 1680 - 0 = 1680
2 Team 22 (Derek Maclean, Matthias Kohler) ....... 3:49:33 1490 - 0 = 1490
3 Cellfire (Kent Ohlund, John Higgins) ........... 3:57:46 1450 - 0 = 1450
4 The Long Way Home (Peter Graube, Brad Wetmore) . 3:57:21 1330 - 0 = 1330
5 Team 25 (Marina Keating, Joe Maffei) ........... 4:07:06 1375 - 80 = 1295
6 Team 24 (B Trautman, L Charest, C Kangas) ...... 3:56:30 810 - 0 = 810
7 Belgian Backup Brigade (Vanhoutte,De Mol,Braem) 3:56:34 450 - 0 = 450
8 Talkin' 'Eds (Dwight & Rachel Freund) .......... 4:03:08 380 - 40 = 340
9 Anything For A T-shirt (L McKeegan, R Clima) ... 4:02:43 275 - 30 = 245
PLACE VETERAN TEAMS COMBINED TIME PUNCH - PTY = TOTAL
1 GC Goats (Steve Haas, Bill Follette) ........... 4:04:28 1260 - 50 = 1210
2 Team 7 (George & Leslie Minarik) ............... 4:01:27 1100 - 20 = 1080
3 Doggies (Margaret Longstreth, Alan Kren) ....... 3:56:10 115 - 0 = 115
PLACE ALL 4-HOUR TEAMS COMBINED TIME PUNCH - PTY = TOTAL
1 Team 34 (Dan Greene, Piers Newbery) ............ 3:57:56 1680 - 0 = 1680
2 Team 22 (Derek Maclean, Matthias Kohler) ....... 3:49:33 1490 - 0 = 1490
3 Cellfire (Kent Ohlund, John Higgins) ........... 3:57:46 1450 - 0 = 1450
4 Team 43 (Oliver Pohl, Jen Klafin) .............. 3:55:45 1405 - 0 = 1405
5 Harman Jatkat (Tapio & Jukka Karras) ........... 4:00:12 1350 - 10 = 1340
6 The Long Way Home (Peter Graube, Brad Wetmore) . 3:57:21 1330 - 0 = 1330
7 Team 25 (Marina Keating, Joe Maffei) ........... 4:07:06 1375 - 80 = 1295
8 Team 16 (Penny DeMoss, Steph Maclean) .......... 3:55:22 1270 - 0 = 1270
9 Team 41 (Phil Lovalenti, Jesse Bolton) ......... 3:58:36 1265 - 0 = 1265
10 Ratchet! (Wesley Willett, Jeff Hartnett) ....... 4:02:59 1265 - 30 = 1235
11 GC Goats (Steve Haas, Bill Follette) ........... 4:04:28 1260 - 50 = 1210
12 Team 7 (George & Leslie Minarik) ............... 4:01:27 1100 - 20 = 1080
13 Team 46 (Brandon Nugent, Chuck Fancher) ........ 3:40:45 1010 - 0 = 1010
14 Team 13 (Sean & Brynn Harrington) .............. 3:59:42 910 - 0 = 910
15 Team 24 (B Trautman, L Charest, C Kangas) ...... 3:56:30 810 - 0 = 810
16 Team 37 (Phillip & Ian Hoare) .................. 3:46:00 635 - 0 = 635
17 Team 29 (F & M Konkov, N & J Doubson) .......... 4:02:37 495 - 30 = 465
18 Belgian Backup Brigade (Vanhoutte,De Mol,Braem) 3:56:34 450 - 0 = 450
19 Talkin' 'Eds (Dwight & Rachel Freund) .......... 4:03:08 380 - 40 = 340
20 Anything For A T-shirt (L McKeegan, R Clima) ... 4:02:43 275 - 30 = 245
21 Doggies (Margaret Longstreth, Alan Kren) ....... 3:56:10 115 - 0 = 115
7-Hour Time Limit Rogaine
PLACE OPEN MEN TEAMS TIME PUNCH - PTY = TOTAL
1 VaBank (Andrejus Masalkovas, Sergey Grushin) ... 6:48:58 3205 - 0 = 3205
2 Team Bones (R Malone, D Rathbun, G Elliot) ..... 6:52:31 3055 - 0 = 3055
3 Thin Air (Thomas Bastis, Mats Jansson) ......... 6:56:22 3035 - 0 = 3035
4 Team 15 (Mark Prior, Mike Prindiville) ......... 6:55:36 2840 - 0 = 2840
5 Team 35 (Scott Porter, Rich Brazeau) ........... 6:54:17 2670 - 0 = 2670
6 Team 14 (Nik Weber, Deron van Hoff) ............ 6:50:53 2425 - 0 = 2425
7 Dirty Avocado "Meat" (D Polignone, B Schmitz) .. 6:53:05 2020 - 0 = 2020
8 Weekend Warriors (Parag Gupta, Brian Riggs) .... 6:54:16 1665 - 0 = 1665
PLACE OPEN MIXED TEAMS TIME PUNCH - PTY = TOTAL
1 Dirty Avocados (Will Gilmore, Jennifer Stilwell) 6:31:18 2025 - 0 = 2025
2 Team 2 (A & K Pincus, S & R Gerasimtchouk) ..... 6:23:59 1380 - 0 = 1380
PLACE MASTERS MEN TEAMS TIME PUNCH - PTY = TOTAL
1 Karma (Adrian Crane, Mark Richardson) .......... 6:57:22 2735 - 0 = 2735
2 Team 5 (Jim Waite, Mike Topper) ................ 6:57:40 2625 - 0 = 2625
3 NSOAR (Tom Thomas, Marc Pfister, Charlie Kharsa) 6:46:58 2495 - 0 = 2495
4 Team Big Favor (G Favor, J Mitchell, W Doman) .. 6:53:50 2210 - 0 = 2210
5 East Bay West (Rod Jaehn, Brett Lehigh) ........ 6:44:35 1945 - 0 = 1945
PLACE MIXED MASTERS TEAMS TIME PUNCH - PTY = TOTAL
1 Lost In Space (Karl & Cynthia Royer) ........... 6:36:40 1210 - 0 = 1210
2 O NO (Stephen & Donna Fluegel) ................. 6:23:38 1175 - 0 = 1175
3 Team 21 (Robert Lewis, Mary Cruz) .............. 6:22:36 535 - 0 = 535
PLACE VETERAN MEN TEAMS TIME PUNCH - PTY = TOTAL
1 Belgian Beer Brigade (L Poppe, T Verhoeven) .... 6:55:53 1960 - 0 = 1960
2 Grumpy Old Men (Bud Laird, Mike Fleishman) ..... 6:49:50 1720 - 0 = 1720
3 Toyon Trailblazers (B Strauss, N Corsano) ...... 6:14:22 1550 - 0 = 1550
PLACE MIXED VETERAN TEAMS TIME PUNCH - PTY = TOTAL
1 Adventure Turtles (N Lindeman, D French) ....... 6:46:47 500 - 0 = 500
PLACE MEN'S TEAMS COMBINED TIME PUNCH - PTY = TOTAL
1 VaBank (Andrejus Masalkovas, Sergey Grushin) ... 6:48:58 3205 - 0 = 3205
2 Team Bones (R Malone, D Rathbun, G Elliot) ..... 6:52:31 3055 - 0 = 3055
3 Thin Air (Thomas Bastis, Mats Jansson) ......... 6:56:22 3035 - 0 = 3035
4 Team 15 (Mark Prior, Mike Prindiville) ......... 6:55:36 2840 - 0 = 2840
5 Karma (Adrian Crane, Mark Richardson) .......... 6:57:22 2735 - 0 = 2735
6 Team 35 (Scott Porter, Rich Brazeau) ........... 6:54:17 2670 - 0 = 2670
7 Team 5 (Jim Waite, Mike Topper) ................ 6:57:40 2625 - 0 = 2625
8 NSOAR (Tom Thomas, Marc Pfister, Charlie Kharsa) 6:46:58 2495 - 0 = 2495
9 Team 14 (Nik Weber, Deron van Hoff) ............ 6:50:53 2425 - 0 = 2425
10 Team Big Favor (G Favor, J Mitchell, W Doman) .. 6:53:50 2210 - 0 = 2210
11 Dirty Avocado "Meat" (D Polignone, B Schmitz) .. 6:53:05 2020 - 0 = 2020
12 Belgian Beer Brigade (L Poppe, T Verhoeven) .... 6:55:53 1960 - 0 = 1960
13 East Bay West (Rod Jaehn, Brett Lehigh) ........ 6:44:35 1945 - 0 = 1945
14 Grumpy Old Men (Bud Laird, Mike Fleishman) ..... 6:49:50 1720 - 0 = 1720
15 Weekend Warriors (Parag Gupta, Brian Riggs) .... 6:54:16 1665 - 0 = 1665
16 Toyon Trailblazers (B Strauss, N Corsano) ...... 6:14:22 1550 - 0 = 1550
PLACE MIXED TEAMS COMBINED TIME PUNCH - PTY = TOTAL
1 Dirty Avocados (Will Gilmore, Jennifer Stilwell) 6:31:18 2025 - 0 = 2025
2 Team 2 (A & K Pincus, S & R Gerasimtchouk) ..... 6:23:59 1380 - 0 = 1380
3 Lost In Space (Karl & Cynthia Royer) ........... 6:36:40 1210 - 0 = 1210
4 O NO (Stephen & Donna Fluegel) ................. 6:23:38 1175 - 0 = 1175
5 Team 21 (Robert Lewis, Mary Cruz) .............. 6:22:36 535 - 0 = 535
6 Adventure Turtles (N Lindeman, D French) ....... 6:46:47 500 - 0 = 500
PLACE OPEN TEAMS COMBINED TIME PUNCH - PTY = TOTAL
1 VaBank (Andrejus Masalkovas, Sergey Grushin) ... 6:48:58 3205 - 0 = 3205
2 Team Bones (R Malone, D Rathbun, G Elliot) ..... 6:52:31 3055 - 0 = 3055
3 Thin Air (Thomas Bastis, Mats Jansson) ......... 6:56:22 3035 - 0 = 3035
4 Team 15 (Mark Prior, Mike Prindiville) ......... 6:55:36 2840 - 0 = 2840
5 Team 35 (Scott Porter, Rich Brazeau) ........... 6:54:17 2670 - 0 = 2670
6 Team 14 (Nik Weber, Deron van Hoff) ............ 6:50:53 2425 - 0 = 2425
7 Dirty Avocados (Will Gilmore, Jennifer Stilwell) 6:31:18 2025 - 0 = 2025
8 Dirty Avocado "Meat" (D Polignone, B Schmitz) .. 6:53:05 2020 - 0 = 2020
9 Weekend Warriors (Parag Gupta, Brian Riggs) .... 6:54:16 1665 - 0 = 1665
10 Team 2 (A & K Pincus, S & R Gerasimtchouk) ..... 6:23:59 1380 - 0 = 1380
PLACE MASTERS TEAMS COMBINED TIME PUNCH - PTY = TOTAL
1 Karma (Adrian Crane, Mark Richardson) .......... 6:57:22 2735 - 0 = 2735
2 Team 5 (Jim Waite, Mike Topper) ................ 6:57:40 2625 - 0 = 2625
3 NSOAR (Tom Thomas, Marc Pfister, Charlie Kharsa) 6:46:58 2495 - 0 = 2495
4 Team Big Favor (G Favor, J Mitchell, W Doman) .. 6:53:50 2210 - 0 = 2210
5 East Bay West (Rod Jaehn, Brett Lehigh) ........ 6:44:35 1945 - 0 = 1945
6 Lost In Space (Karl & Cynthia Royer) ........... 6:36:40 1210 - 0 = 1210
7 O NO (Stephen & Donna Fluegel) ................. 6:23:38 1175 - 0 = 1175
8 Team 21 (Robert Lewis, Mary Cruz) .............. 6:22:36 535 - 0 = 535
PLACE VETERAN TEAMS COMBINED TIME PUNCH - PTY = TOTAL
1 Belgian Beer Brigade (L Poppe, T Verhoeven) .... 6:55:53 1960 - 0 = 1960
2 Grumpy Old Men (Bud Laird, Mike Fleishman) ..... 6:49:50 1720 - 0 = 1720
3 Toyon Trailblazers (B Strauss, N Corsano) ...... 6:14:22 1550 - 0 = 1550
4 Adventure Turtles (N Lindeman, D French) ....... 6:46:47 500 - 0 = 500
PLACE ALL 7-HOUR TEAMS COMBINED TIME PUNCH - PTY = TOTAL
1 VaBank (Andrejus Masalkovas, Sergey Grushin) ... 6:48:58 3205 - 0 = 3205
2 Team Bones (R Malone, D Rathbun, G Elliot) ..... 6:52:31 3055 - 0 = 3055
3 Thin Air (Thomas Bastis, Mats Jansson) ......... 6:56:22 3035 - 0 = 3035
4 Team 15 (Mark Prior, Mike Prindiville) ......... 6:55:36 2840 - 0 = 2840
5 Karma (Adrian Crane, Mark Richardson) .......... 6:57:22 2735 - 0 = 2735
6 Team 35 (Scott Porter, Rich Brazeau) ........... 6:54:17 2670 - 0 = 2670
7 Team 5 (Jim Waite, Mike Topper) ................ 6:57:40 2625 - 0 = 2625
8 NSOAR (Tom Thomas, Marc Pfister, Charlie Kharsa) 6:46:58 2495 - 0 = 2495
9 Team 14 (Nik Weber, Deron van Hoff) ............ 6:50:53 2425 - 0 = 2425
10 Team Big Favor (G Favor, J Mitchell, W Doman) .. 6:53:50 2210 - 0 = 2210
11 Dirty Avocados (Will Gilmore, Jennifer Stilwell) 6:31:18 2025 - 0 = 2025
12 Dirty Avocado "Meat" (D Polignone, B Schmitz) .. 6:53:05 2020 - 0 = 2020
13 Belgian Beer Brigade (L Poppe, T Verhoeven) .... 6:55:53 1960 - 0 = 1960
14 East Bay West (Rod Jaehn, Brett Lehigh) ........ 6:44:35 1945 - 0 = 1945
15 Grumpy Old Men (Bud Laird, Mike Fleishman) ..... 6:49:50 1720 - 0 = 1720
16 Weekend Warriors (Parag Gupta, Brian Riggs) .... 6:54:16 1665 - 0 = 1665
17 Toyon Trailblazers (B Strauss, N Corsano) ...... 6:14:22 1550 - 0 = 1550
18 Team 2 (A & K Pincus, S & R Gerasimtchouk) ..... 6:23:59 1380 - 0 = 1380
19 Lost In Space (Karl & Cynthia Royer) ........... 6:36:40 1210 - 0 = 1210
20 O NO (Stephen & Donna Fluegel) ................. 6:23:38 1175 - 0 = 1175
21 Team 21 (Robert Lewis, Mary Cruz) .............. 6:22:36 535 - 0 = 535
22 Adventure Turtles (N Lindeman, D French) ....... 6:46:47 500 - 0 = 500