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See you in 2022!
It is with deep-seated regret that I cancel my regional National Qualifier and 11th Annual Winter Warrior 10k Snowshoe Race that was to be held again in Silverton, Colorado on the second weekend of February, 2021.
Given the current science surrounding COVID-19 and the understandably strict guidelines as forwarded by San Juan Basin Public Health … as a Conscious Race Director and the Single Father of a 13 year-old daughter and the Primary Caregiver of my 90 year-old Mother? Can’t do it … Hard call; but, we’ll look forward to seeing you in 2022! I’ll have a new Course and all sorts of wonderful prizes, so? Train to enjoy and see you in 2022!
Steve Ilg
Race Creator/Founder
What IS A Snow-Traction Race?
Up until now, The Winter Warrior has been known as a Snowshoe Race – which, of course, it still is –
yet, with Climate Change (aka; Global Warming) we’ve already had a few super-lean snow years for the Winter Warrior making snowshoes a poor choice (running in snowshoes across dirt/rocks/streams is NOT super fun, trust me! I once ran a 10k in snowshoes in totally dry, rocky conditions during my “Snow-or-No” race in Flagstaff!).
So, revamping The Winter Warrior as a Snow-Traction Race, allows racers to make their own call on Race Day given the snow-coverage or…lack thereof!
The following Snow Traction choices are all accepted and have, over the years, included:
- Running Shoes with aggressive tread (i.e; Salomon’s Super Cross®)
- Running Shoes with ‘snow crampons’ ranging from light duty (i.e. YakTrax®, or Kahtoola NanoSpikes®) to medium duty (i.e. Kahtoola MicroSpikes®)
- Snowshoes with Running Shoe-compatible bindings
- Direct-mount Snowshoes
I recall one year, a male member of the Durango Youth Nordic Ski Team spontaneously decided to run the full 10k distance of The Winter Warrior…wearing his Nordic Skate Ski boots!!
And he finished really well! Ha!
If you have any questions or need guidance on snowshoe or snow-traction models, let me know!
See YOU on the Start Line!