The Peak Races are all about “going beyond your limits”. With the Snow Devil, this snowshoe run is really at the pinnacle of providing a rustic racing experience that tests the toughest winter runners and snowshoers out there. The 100 mile distance, is its pinnacle event where in the event’s 14 year history, only 2ContinueContinue reading “The New Frontier of Winter Endurance Running on Snowshoes: The Peak Races Snow Devil.”
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The Snowshoe Racer Mindset: Relentless Patience and Flow
It is time to race. The Snowshoe racing mind-set is a really important part of competing well in snowshoe running that can be applied to other forms of running and endurance sports. Some pics from World Snowshoe Championships 2020 in Myoko, Japan. When I first entered into snowshoe running and racing in 2013, I hadContinueContinue reading “The Snowshoe Racer Mindset: Relentless Patience and Flow”
I’m Thirsty…I’m Hungry… A guide to snowshoe fueling and hydration needs.
So you have those new snowshoes. You have snow. You have the gear to go and run out there and have some fun. But now as you get outside to exercise snowshoeing makes you hungry and thirstier than you anticipated. Here are some of my simple observations while out on the snowy trails the lastContinueContinue reading “I’m Thirsty…I’m Hungry… A guide to snowshoe fueling and hydration needs.”
I Have Snowshoes. What do I wear???
Covered in Snow at the Highland Forest 10k In 2013. Photo Credits: Ashlee Prewitt Crosby So you have your first pair of running snowshoes. You just received that first winter snow storm and you are itching to get outside and try those snowshoes out. But the next thing to consider is what to wear? FromContinueContinue reading “I Have Snowshoes. What do I wear???”
So You Want to Run On Snowshoes?
So you want to run on snowshoes? Yes, you can do it. Yes, it is awesome. Yes it is really hard. But man is it worth it. Snowshoe Nationals in 2013 in Bend–Photo Credits: Richard Bolt I started my foray into snowshoe running in 2013, as I moved to Cortland, NY for Graduate School inContinueContinue reading “So You Want to Run On Snowshoes?”