Snowshoe race race 2:58:17 [4] *** 15.5 km (11:30 / km)
(sick)
First time doing the Don't get lost Snowshoe race, a great event up at Blue Mountain. My wife Dorota and I just got back from a busy training vacation in Cuba a day earlier and my stomach was not cooperating...many trips to the bathroom prior to race start had me a little concerned but we a had a good game plan and executed well except for my dumb ass move of not securing the SI to a lanyard which I always do. Lost the SI after spiking a backcountry cp 38 and didn't realize until about 10mins later...ugh race over! we doubled back over our tracks through the worst terrain of the day and unbelievably found it laying on the snow...30 mins lost and a bunch of points we had planned on getting, a quick re-route and missing a 100 pt cp cause we were on the wrong creek resulted in a mad 3k sprint to the finish. Great to see everyone had a good time despite the -20 C weather.
