The Spike ’ s Challenge C-2 rush featured 76 teams this class, 69 in the Expert I Class and seven in the Expert II Class. The race begins in Grayling at the Old AuSable Fly Shop and ends at McMasters Bridge .
Dean and Willoughby reached the ending line in 2:35:00, 10 seconds ahead of Matt Meersman and Jorden Wakeley. According to Spike ’ mho Challenge time charts, Dean and Willoughby led by one second at Burton ’ sulfur Landing, Stephan Bridge, and Wakeley Bridge. They were able to gain a little bit of legal separation recently in the race .
“ It was a neck and neck race the hale way, ” Willoughby said. “ Just about 10 minutes before the end was when we got a little snatch of daylight, and it wasn ’ thymine a lot. ”
“ It was just a rugged race the solid time. We never got to back down because Matt and Jorden were right there and every time we slowed down a fiddling bite they were trying to come up so we had to keep the mallet down, and they ’ ra pretty rugged, ” Willoughby said. “ It ’ ll be fun following week. ”
Peter Mead and Carson Burmeister finished third base in the 2021 Spike ’ sulfur Challenge C-2 race with a meter of 2:38:41. Kyle Stonehouse and Kyle Mynar took fourth ( 2:40:38 ) and Chris Issendorf and Logan Mynar placed fifth ( 2:43:51 ) .
Nick Walton and Serge Page took one-sixth with a prison term of 2:44:15. Steve Watson and Patrick Madden finished one-seventh ( 2:44:23 ). Jake Crotser and Matt Gabriel took eighth ( 2:44:38 ). Ed Curley and Ryan Zaveral finished one-ninth ( 2:44:49 ). Colin Hunter and Jason Hatfield took 10th with a meter of 2:44:53 .
The top mix team in this class ’ s Spike ’ second Challenge – Mike Davis and Rebecca Davis – finished 11th overall with a fourth dimension of 2:46:35 .
Danny Medina and Ian Rolls placed 12th ( 2:48:08 ). Dave Teddy and Bill Torongo finished 13th ( 2:54:56 ). Brad Wilson and Doug Dalman took 14th ( 2:55:17 ) .
Jeff Kolka and Naomi Kolka – the second place blend team – finished 15th with a time of 2:55:31 .
Benjamin Tarbutton and Dave Smith placed 16th ( 2:55:48 ). Rob Shadley and Joe Leusby were 17th ( 3:00:28 ). Ryan Childs and Zac Childs finished 18th ( 3:02:30 ). Mo Harwood and Eric Podjaske took 19th ( 3:03:46 ). Barb Bradley and Al Limberg finished 20th ( 3:04:24 ). Dane Trudgeon and Tom Trudgeon placed 21st with a time of 3:04:29 .
Kristi Treston and Katie Treston – the top women ’ s division team – finished 22nd overall with a prison term of 3:05:56 .
David Hawkins and Bryan Bearss won the Expert II Class with a time of 3:18:23 .
The 2021 Spike ’ sulfur Challenge featured the thirtieth C-2 race in the event ’ second history. Spike ’ s Keg ‘ O ’ Nails started the Spike ’ sulfur Challenge C-2 race in 1991 as a light, day version of the AuSable River Canoe Marathon, a 120-mile race from Grayling to Oscoda. Many AuSable Marathon paddlers compete in the Spike ’ randomness Challenge, using it as a warm-up subspecies. The Spike ’ randomness Challenge besides offers local paddlers and others an opportunity to compete in a canoe race that takes only 2.5 to four hours in rate to complete compared to 14 to 19 hours for the AuSable Marathon .
The Spike ’ second Challenge gives spectators, bird feeder teams, and paddlers a day look at the Marathon ’ s first four time locations ( Burton ’ s Landing, Stephan Bridge, Wakeley Bridge, and McMasters Bridge ) and other areas of the river .
The Spike ’ mho Challenge and the AuSable Marathon have a alike starting method acting with competitors from both events running to the water with their canoes. The Spike ’ south Challenge run is shorter. Both races determine starting positions for the melt starts with a time trial event .
Going into Sunday ’ s Spike ’ south Challenge C-2 subspecies, only 13 different paddlers had ever finished in beginning place during the event. Dean and Willoughby, with their acquire on Sunday, increased the number of total Spike ’ mho Challenge winners to 15 .
accomplished results of the 2021 Spike ’ s Challenge C-2 race are are available on-line at the AuSable River Canoe Marathon ’ s official web site at www.ausablecanoemarathon.org. Use the “ Events ” option at the top to select “ Spike ’ mho Challenge ” and then scroll down to “ Past Spike ’ s Challenge Results ” and select “ 2021. ”
2021 Spike’s Challenge C-2 Race Results
C-2 Expert Class
plaza
Canoe #
Name
Name
Time
01
99
Weston Willoughby
Wesley Dean
2:35:00
02
63
Jorden Wakeley
Matt Meersman
2:35:10
03
8
Peter Mead
Carson Burmeister
2:38:41
04
7
Kyle Stonehouse
Kyle Mynar
2:40:38
05
97
Chris Issendorf
Logan Mynar
2:43:51
06
13
Nick Walton
Serge Page
2:44:15
07
66
Steve Watson
Patrick Madden
2:44:23
08
52
Jake Crotser
Matt Gabriel
2:44:38
09
B
Ed Curley
Ryan Zaveral
2:44:49
10
22
Colin Hunter
Jason Hatfield
2:44:53
11
5
Mike Davis
Rebecca Davis
2:46:35
12
91
Danny Medina
Ian Rolls
2:48:08
13
20
Dave Teddy
Bill Torongo
2:54:56
14
26
Brad Wilson
Doug Dalman
2:55:17
15
16
Jeff Kolka
Naomi Kolka
2:55:31
16
174
Benjamin Tarbutton
Dave Smith
2:55:48
17
98
Rob Shadley
Joe Leusby
3:00:28
18
189
Ryan Childs
Zac Childs
3:02:30
19
AB
Mo Harwood
Eric Podjaske
3:03:46
20
C
Barb Bradley
Al Limberg
3:04:24
21
62
Dane Trudgeon
Tom Trudgeon
3:04:29
22
24
Kristi Treston
Katie Treston
3:05:56
23
79
Zach Cheney
Mike Garon
3:08:22
24
37
Greg Zophy
Jeremiah Menk
3:09:22
25
116
LJ Bourgeois
Nicole Owens
3:09:39
26
21
Brandon Gerardy
Stephen Leppard
3:10:06
27
53
Chris Krey
Sean Brabant
3:10:13
28
31
Terry Curley
Sarah Webb
3:10:18
29
245
Aaron Putnam
Alan Putnam
3:10:35
30
127
Roy Sowersby
Bruce Daman
3:10:53
31
19
Kaitlin Mynar
Virginia Condie
3:10:57
32
92
Joel Truitt
Gwen Hills
3:11:24
33
D
Brian Jones
Cecili Bugge
3:11:37
34
54
Maria Schilling
Lynne Witte
3:12:53
35
25
Derek Ferry
Tom Cannon
3:13:08
36
137
Bruce Barton
Tim Triebold
3:13:22
37
108
Nate Winkler
Jaya Elleson
3:13:25
38
111
Doug Heady
Sean Newmister
3:13:44
39
144
Levi Korneli
Garrett Garner
3:14:37
40
A
Pam Fitzgerald
Ted Kenyon
3:15:36
41
203
Chris Ecker
Bill Mahaffy
3:15:57
42
W
Robert Smith
William Fowler
3:16:03
43
87
Shannon Issendorf
Nate Tart
3:17:00
44
56
Peter Heed
Nick Lyesiuk
3:17:04
45
68
Rusty McLain
Lee Duncan
3:17:20
46
229
Becky Sutter
Rodney Elliot
3:17:41
47
47
Jeff DeFeo
Katie Peck
3:19:18
48
58
Io Harberts
Michael Davis
3:19:36
49
61
Bernie Tuszynski
Jenna Briggs
3:19:39
50
117
Mike Elenbaas
Mike Hale
3:19:49
51
169
Patricia Thornburg
Andy Weeks
3:19:59
52
M
Andrew Condie
Lydia Huelskamp
3:20:00
53
60
Jim Amel
Roger Henry
3:20:18
54
33
Helen-Holly Crouch
Deb Brax
3:20:40
55
48
Mickey Kimsel
Bryce Martin
3:20:55
56
71
Jason Cade
Chris Champion
3:20:58
57
777
Chase Matthews
Dwight Walker
3:21:36
58
153
Fritz Hansen
Kevin Stalheim
3:21:49
59
142
David Kies
Caleb Kies
3:21:53
60
120
Josh Kellogg
Jeremy Kellogg
3:22:54
61
119
Tim Feldkamp
Joe Roman
3:23:29
62
101
Mollie Binion
Samantha Binion
3:23:30
63
248
Jacob Cramer
Matt Rudy
3:23:33
64
243
Keith Wojahn
Jerry Killingbeck
3:24:29
65
118
William Dean
Lewis Madill
3:24:37
66
238
Mike Kellogg
Natalie Kellogg
3:25:38
67
17
Bob Spain
David Vandorpe
3:27:33
68
H
Jay Daniel
Kristin Daniel
3:43:10
69
80
Teddy Gray
Joy Emshoff
3:44:51
C-2 Expert II Class
seat
Canoe #
Name
Name
Time
01
42
David Hawkins
Bryan Bearss
3:18:23
02
100
Drew Moore
Katelyn Moore
3:24:28
03
239
Rick Gillings
Diana Jurewicz
3:25:13
04
232
David Hallison
Jason Holton
3:27:57
05
K
Kyle Schmidt
Travis VanDeCasteele
3:38:59
06
0
Bob Bradford
Janet Bradford
3:44:14
07
124
Jerry Kellogg
Jenna Cooke
3:49:09