Snowshoe Schooling

I decided to embrace winter and try something new today: a Snowshoe Race. This was one of the toughest hour long events I’ve done. Jason Michalak talked me into this one and then proceeded to kick my butt. The race was a 10k at Beaver Creek Ski Resort. Big climbs, steep descents, 1200+ feet climbing, groomed trails, packed trail and deep powdered, the course had it all, and all at 9000+ feet elevation. Josiah Middaugh schooled us all, but Hairy Jason hung tough and brought home a 4th place finish. I shuffled in at 8th place male, 10th overall. Yes, I got chicked, double chicked, in fact. I can blame a handful of face plants and clumsy trips, but honestly, I got beat and beat bad. It was an awesome workout none the less, and I will be back for more.