Monday, February 12, 2024

20 years ago – February 2004

 I had trouble with my hamstring and Achilles all month long and got a cortisone shot in my ankle.  In all it was a disappointing month with only 241 miles run while missing 2 days.  I only raced twice during the month (early on), both snowshoe races.  I finished in fourth place at the Saratoga Winterfest 5k despite running a pretty quick 22:33 (7:16 pace).  The following week I directed and raced in the Northfield Mountain snowshoe race.  The field was VERY deep with many attempting to qualify for snowshoe nationals.  I followed the long train in deep snow on the climb, keeping the leaders in sight.  All heck broke loose on the descent as we hit the wide open groomed trail.  I got smoked, finishing in 16th place.


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