Sidehiller 5-Mile Snowshoe Race
U.S.S.S.A. Qualifier - Sandwich FairGrounds
January 29th, 2011 - Center Sandwich, NH

108 racers completed this season's Sidehiller event.

Fourth straight day at Sunrise Park to enjoy the Metacomet Ridge snowshoeing with Tippi, 4-miles.

Third consecutive day of Sunrise Park to the Metacomet Ridge snowshoeing with Tippi, 4-miles.

Second consecutive day at Sunrise Park to the Metacomet Ridge snowshoeing with Tippi, 4-miles.

Sunrise Park to the Metacomet Ridge snowshoeing with Tippi, 4-miles.

Stony Brook Park with Tippi for 3-miles of snowshoeing.

Berkshire Natural Resource Council Presents...
2nd Constitution Hill 5.8 Km Snowshoe Race
January 23rd, 2011 - Constitution Hill - Lanesborough, MA

I finished 10th out of 63 in this one.

Felt good enough to take Tippi back to Sunrise Park once back home for an additional 4-miles.

3rd Annual Hoot, Toot & Whistle 5km Snowshoe Race
January 22nd, 2011 - Catamount Ski Trail - Readsboro, VT

96 finishers for this one, I unfortunately missed out.

Reason for missing out was a trip to with my Pop to pick up at the butcher.

Once back home, I took Tippi out to Sunrise Park for 3.8-miles of snowshoeing.

Once again, right after work to Sunrise with Tippi.  4-miles this time around.

Took Tippi to Sunrise Park after work to snowshoe for 2.7-miles.

Another day enjoying the ridge with Tippi, along the Metacomet for 7-miles this time.

7th Annual Brave the Blizzard 3.9-Mile Snowshoe  Race
Guilderland Elementary School
January 16th, 2011 - Guilderland, NY

Snow once again in Guilderland!  I didn't make the event, but 207 finishers did!  This is a new record for snowshoers at a WMAC Dion Series Race!  The previous high was Saratoga Spa Winterfest with 196 to the finish line in 2009.

Closer to home, the Old Goat and I rambled along the Metacomet for 4-miles, with Tippi romping along as well.

12th Annual Greylock Glen Snowshoe Race
January 15th, 2011 - Adams,  Massachusetts

Race Directing duties at another Greylock Glen Snowshoe Race at the Mount Greylock State Reservation, in the Adams Glen...

78 total finishers, with a 78th for me as I counted my flagging/marking time from early in the morning.  I wrote a bit about this one as follows:

"... We had our first Greylock Glen Snowshoe Race in ‘99. It was unofficial, as many of them were back then. We have held snowshoe races in the Glen each year since.

This one was special for me, because PH came out to visit us for a while. PH, my dad and I have spent hundreds of hours in the Glen and on Greylock together through the years. although PH isn’t able to get out as he once did, but there wouldn’t be Greylock Snowshoe Races if it weren’t for him.

He directed all the early events here, and the current course is what he had come up with a few years back after the beaver had taken over the north side.  I want to thank everyone for participating; I am honored to have shared this day with all of you, your spirit made it worthy!"

Once it was over, Tippi and I had 6.5-miles of snowshoeing on our legs.

A visit to Adams, including 4-miles in Greylock Glen marking and flagging for tomorrow's race.  Enjoyable day for Tips and I.

Metacomet Trail via Sunrise Park with Tippi for 4-miles.