Distinguishing Reality from Delusion, Hoberg Thaws Tuscobia

Written by Phillip Gary Smith
Published on March 6, 2017

Will this be just another delusion encountered on the Tuscobia Trail: A sub-40 hour finish at 2018’s 160-mile foot race? Maybe not. Scott Hoberg amazingly peeled 3 hours 10 minutes off his 2016 course record and tantalizingly lowered the bar … Continue reading →

USSSA National Championship Shoes: Sweden’s Icebugs to Top Medalists

Written by Phillip Gary Smith
Published on December 14, 2014

Now a new reason to get those snow-miles of training in before the 2015 U.S. National Snowshoe Championships , February 27-March 1, 2015, race in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Eight National winners ace a pair of iconic Icebug shoes! … Continue reading →

Arrowhead 135 Endurance Award Ennobles Explorer Ernest Shackleton’s Expedition

Written by Phillip Gary Smith
Published on July 1, 2014

Commemorating the “greatest feat of survival in the history of Polar Exploration,” (1) the Arrowhead 135 Ernest Shackleton Endurance Award honors a very special finisher: the competitor who endures the most time making way on the course.

One of the … Continue reading →