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Friday, February 28, 2014

United States Snowshoe Championship!

The big day for Mike and Eileen is Saturday, March 1 in Bennington, Vermont. They will be representing all of Spencerport, NY in the snowshoe national championships being held in the snowy mountains. How snowy you ask? Well, watch this video;

It looks like a beautiful place to take a walk. Check out these photos of the course. Running 3 miles up and back down a mountain on snowshoes with 250 other people (a record number for the race) I'm not too sure about.

Besides the uphill climbs these races get interesting on the two miles or more of single-track that meanders through forests. It really can be a beautiful setting if you can enjoy it through the gasps of air your lungs are seeking.

Let's hope Mike and Eileen keep focused during the race on what is really important;
1. Not falling more than two times in the race
2. Finishing
3. Knowing not many other 50+ year olds in the world could do this activity
4. How enjoyable the Scotch will be Saturday night!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Thanks for posting.
Go Weinpress!