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Crap, it's been over three months since I last wrote anything. If it's any consolation, I lead a relatively boring life in the winter, so you really didn't miss much.

I finished all three snowshoe races, and wasn't last in any of them. Finishing is the goal, not being last is a bonus. We got swag, a pair of gloves for each of the races with the race name on them, and if you did all three, you got a hat that tells the world you're a Bad Ass. I had fun. I was dreading the third race, which was five miles and we had to climb the "mountain" three times, but I actually did pretty well for pokey little me. And the best part? Having local athletic celebrity Joan Benoit-Samuelson wish me luck before the race and then ask me how I thought I did after the race. Joanie's my big sports hero. She won the first Olympic women's marathon back in 1984, and won the Boston Marathon twice, and had a record time for quite a while. I remember watching her run that Olympic marathon in Los Angeles, it was really hot, and she just had this look of dogged determination on her face the whole race. Made a big impression on 15 year old me. Flash forward many years, and she's a neighbor at the park and frequently runs through. Always waves to us, sometimes stops and chats and thanks us for all the hard work we do there. And two weeks ago, they filmed a Nike ad with her at my park. I can't be bothered to embed it here, but here's the URL to the ad on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CgUuyZ-gzDQ . The parts with the old car were filmed on the public road that bisects the park.

 

EDIT: Love when I forget to post this as Live.