Race #1: January - Bigfoot Snowshoe 10K

 The first race of the year.  The Bigfoot Snowshoe 10K.  What was I thinking?!!  I'm just not sure.   I had just come off of the holidays, where I feel like I ate my weight in treats with NO exercise.  I had been sick for a whole week.  So, my training was limited to 2 weeks.  And I hadn't put on my snowshoes yet this winter.  (No snow will do that.) What saved me was having a friend to do this with.  She was my lifesaver.

When we started the race, I was feeling pretty good.  But trudging through the snow is hard work.  By the end of mile 1, I was feeling the burn. 

 There was a great distraction from my burning lungs, and that was the beauty of the morning.  The day was a perfect one. 

 This is us running down the hill.  Since there was little snow this year and it was so warm, it was more like slipping and sliding down the hill.

 Finishing Strong.

 Bigfoot waiting to greet us at the end of the course.

I did it.  I finished my first snowshoe 10k in 2 hours and 7 minutes.  The beauty was worth the time and struggle of the mountain.  The only thing I was a little disappointed in was the lack of medal at the end.  I LOVE my medals.  They're fun reminders of what I've accomplished.  There weren't any medals for the 10K participants.  Hopefully that changes in future years.