We decided to drive up Friday night and spend the night since it was about 2 hours away and the race was early in the morning.
We had no idea what to expect. It was cold but not brutally so. I layered up with my underarmor and top layers - 4 layers in all. Laced up my mud shoes and we were off. We had to pay $10 for parking and take a bus to the location. With the cost of the race, which was higher than most races, I thought paying for parking as over kill. Regardless, we paid and hopped on the bus.
We got there, got our packet and bag checked it which was nice that we didn't have to carry it around. Meeting up with some of our group, we waited for our time. Soon, we headed into the corral and we were soon off.
It didn't take long to realize this race was NOT going to be for time. The trail was nothing but a sheet of ice and the mud shoes might be perfect for mud but didn't do squat for the snow and ice.
We ran up a bank of snow then headed towards tires. There were numerous obstacles but most seemed clustered in an open area. Which is okay but we walked a long time on a trail that had nothing. Apparently it was a park and they didn't want any obstacles on the trails.
Many people ran past us and I had no idea how that was even possible! It was then that I wished I had worn my yak traks! We slipped and slid our way along. I prayed I just didn't wipe out!
Some obstacles were easy and there were some that were new, that I had never seen before. Then there were a couple that I looked at and said "nope". I know my limits and I wasn't going to prove anything to anyone by hurting myself.
My favorite was the inner tube that you got on and went down a hill. Childish, yes. Challenging, no....but fun!
Then we crossed the finish line, grabbed a medal, snagged some fruit and gave our beer tickets away (we don't drink).
This was the first race they had done like this. And while it was different, I am not sure the price was worth it. The race director did stop and chat with us and ask for some feedback, which we honestly gave.
On our way back to the bus, we saw the abominable so of course we had to get a pic!
So, the review of the event Abominable Snow Run:
Terrain - some trails, some open area - very VERY icy!
Organization - Organized fairly well for a first race
Cost - $50 per person/ early bird price
Time of Race - 10:00am
Overall - it was okay, I wasn't too impressed but good for a first time.
Award -cool participation medal
My Time Not sure, didn't run for time
Race # 4
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| The Abominable and us |
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| Cold and Icy |
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