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| Carrie Lewis Stroke Survivors Tattler |
Saturday, February, 22 9:30am until 10:15am in the main pavilion at Hawrelak Park, beside the lake.
Snowshoe running is the fastest growing winter sport, and the Sliver Skate Festival is excited to add a snowshoe race to the events in 2014. Come see what snowshoe running is all about in our first annual snowshoe race of the festival. To host an amazing race, the Silver Skate Festival has partnered with Snowshoe Canada, the national organization that promotes the sport, as well as Monika Owczarek, Canadian snowshoe running Champion and 4-time World Championships qualifier.
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| John C. Anderson Stroke Survivors Tattler |
Monika Owczarek set the course with little flags about 25m apart so the route is clear. Other admin people was in route to tell you to stay on the course and yell at you to "go faster, go faster,...".
Monika started the race. At the very start you have to 1) go up the hill & then down, 2) relatively flat most the way, 3) approximately 180º degrees back to start, 4) go down the hill and up, 5) cross the line to end of the course.
It is very obvious, I was not in the medals! but I claim my task is the anchor (anyway, I was last but had lots a fun) - young pre-teens boy was the first at approximately less 12 minutes and many people clapped to me to finish. Carrie took pictures and the video below. They had lots coco/tea/coffee and snacks at the end.
From Monika Owczarek, Canadian snowshoe running Champion:
2014 was the first annual snowshoe race at the Silver Skate Festival as an addition to the current sports events (winter triathlon and marathon skate races). There was a 1km and a 5km distance. As next year is the 25th anniversary of the Silver Skate Festival, the snowshoe race will be even bigger, with a larger launch. The event in 2015 may have a 10km distance in addition to this year's distances. Expect another great event for the whole family. Looking forward to it!
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