snowshoe roar
it would seem as though march has picked up where february left off. however, the benefit of having a significant snow cover is that i was able to do the New Berlin Lions Snowshoe Roar, which was accurately billed as the first and only snowshoe race in southern Wisconsin.
(photo By C.T. Kruger; published online with details about the event at newberlinnow.com. i’m in the center of the photo sporting a yellow jacket & black pants.)
the course for the race was well marked and was groomed before the race which made it much easier to run on. there was a nice wooded section of the course that was repeated twice before returning to the start/finish area. the one potential bottleneck for the course, if participation grows, is a single footbridge in the wooded section.
overall, it was a well run event that will hopefully attract more participants in the coming years. i mustered sixth overall and second in my age group which netted me a nice medal. the post-race chili and hot chocolate were also a definite plus.
3/1 – 5 miles
3/2 – 3 mile snowshoe race in 28:40 plus 4 miles for warm up & cool down
3/3 – 15 miles
3/4 – 5 miles
3/5 – 5 miles
3/6 – 6 miles
3/7 – 6 miles
3/8 – 6 miles
3/9 – 11 miles
3/10 – 18.25 miles (indoors, average pace 8:00 per mile)
3/11 – 5 miles
MTD – 89.25 miles (11/11 days)
YTD – 484.25 miles (67/70 days)
Odometer – 35,423 miles