Category Archives: Summer Sports

Cool Start, Hot Finishes! Minnesota’s 2019 Get in Gear Gift

Written by Phillip Gary Smith
Published on

The Get in Gear spring blizzard—on the way, forecast to begin just hours before the start—posed only one question. Would snow, sleet or a mix with rain dump on racers and volunteers in this 42nd Annual Rite of Spring? About … Continue reading →

Play Ball! On Snowshoes

Written by Jim Joque
Published on

Bases were loaded. One more kick into the outfield and their team could gain some home runs. Excitement mounted as a young woman slammed a large beach-ball with her snowshoe, landing it beyond 2nd base and into centerfield. Two players … Continue reading →

How Paddle Boarding in the Summer Can Prepare You for Snowshoeing in the Winter

Written by Derek Lenze
Published on

Paddle boarding, not really the activity you think about when you come across a snowshoeing website. The fact of the matter is they are closer related to each other then you may realise! Unfortunately snow is not available all year … Continue reading →

Apres Downtown Seattle: Shops, Eats, Dale Chihuly & The Needle

Written by Nigel Boney
Published on
Seattle Skyline

After a long day of hiking or snowshoeing near the Seattle area, switch roles from country to city slicker with an apres experience in downtown Seattle. It might not be the largest downtown area, but it packs plenty in. … Continue reading →

Getting Back on Track: Lyme Disease Recovery

Written by Rose Doucet
Published on

It was a typical fall morning in 2011 when, on the last steep hill of my daily hike, I felt like I couldn’t possibly take another step without passing out. The sudden and intense onset of extreme exhaustion made me … Continue reading →

Cross-Training on Acadia National Park’s Carriage Paths

Written by Sherry Hanson
Published on

In 1913, when John D Rockefeller, a summer resident of Mt. Desert Island, began planning the 57-mile network of gravel paths for horse-drawn carriages, he could not have envisioned that thousands of cyclists would come to use the same network … Continue reading →

New Jeff Winter City of Lakes Half: A Twin Cities Marathon Herald

Written by Phillip Gary Smith
Published on

A race with 32 years of history hardly seems new, but 2014’s City of Lakes—the 33rd edition—qualifies fresh-as-a-daisy with its new half-marathon (USATF certified) distance and new name. Notably, the race is honored as the Minnesota Half Marathon Championships. … Continue reading →

A Mother’s Day to Never Forget on High Island Creek

Written by Molly Cochran
Published on

Mother’s Day at our house means that Mom (that would be me) gets to choose the family activity for the day. Since I’m the most adventurous in our family and definitely the most adventurous Mom my kids know, they tend … Continue reading →

Massachusetts Woman Sweeps National Orienteering Championships

Written by Ryan Alford
Published on

It was a clean sweep for Allison Crocker (Amherst, MASS) as she won all three events at the USA Orienteering Championships, held October 21 – 23 in Boston and surrounding areas.

Crocker led the women’s field in the Sprint (Franklin … Continue reading →

The Canyon Challenge: Running Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim in the Grand Canyon

Written by Meghan M. Hicks
Published on

The Earth yawns in front of me, opening to one of its grandest chasms. I can't see this hole or the rest of the world, for that matter. All of it is gobbled up by the velvety black curtain of very early morning. I turn on my headlamp so it illuminates a circle of light on the path in front of me and begin to run. I'm descending into the Grand Canyon from its South Rim but, because of the darkness, I only know it from the map.

U.S. Mountain Running Team Wins Silver at World Championships

Written by Ryan Alford
Published on
Snowshoe Magazine
At today's World Mountain Running Championships in Kamnik, Slovenia, the U.S. Men tallied 71 points to take the silver medal with their best team finish to date.The U.S. has sent a men's team to the mountain running championships (until 2009 known as the World Mountain Running Trophy) since 1990. In the past three uphill years (the course alternates between uphill terrain in even-numbered years an...

U.S. Mountain Running Team to be Selected at Mount Washington

Written by The Snowshoe Magazine Team
Published on
Snowshoe Magazine

The 2010 U.S. Mountain Running Team will travel to Kamnik, Slovenia, to compete in the 26th World Mountain Running Championships on Sunday, September 5. This year's open team – six men and four women – will be selected at the U.S. Mountain Running Championships to be held at the Mt. Washington Road Race on Saturday, June 19, starting at 10:00 a.m.