Snowshoe #5 - Sidehiller - 1.30.10

This was slated to be a 4 mile race. That has been the distance in the past. Due to the rain we experienced last week race director Paul Kirsch was forced to change the route and the length. Rather than leaving the fairgrounds and crossing the street for some bushwhacking, we stayed on campus and did 3 delightful loops around the grounds in Center Sandwich, NH. Thank God - it was a dry cold. The temperature at the start of the race was set to be right around zero degrees and factoring in the bit of wind we had i am betting it might have been a tad below that mark. The Sidehiller was race #4 in the GSSS and also a part of the WMAC series. In addition to that it was the only qualifier for the US Snowshoe Championship to be run in NH. So all the stars came out to play. The front row of the starting line had the likes of Jim Johnson, Kevin Tilton, Ben Nephew, Dave Dunham, Josh Ferenc, Jim Pawlicki, Charlie Therriault and Chris Dunn. The nice thing about a loop course is after the first lap you know what you're in for on the second lap. Although when you are making the second loop and you realize you still have another one to go...well, at least we were warm at that point. Congratulations to Kevin Tilton from Team CMS/Inov8 he took the tape with a speedy finish of 31:08. Josh Ferenc grabbed 2nd and Jim Johnson "took the day off" and grabbed third snapping his undefeated streak this winter which had grown to 7 races until Saturday. Mind you he was running hurt. Still the man to beat at any race in any weather and a great competitor. My team Acidotic Racing was unfortunately without our best bet Geoff Cunningham sidelined with tendonitis. Here is hoping we get him back for the upcoming Exeter Snowshoe Hullabaloo at Fort Rock. It is a gnarly course and extremely technical, so I have been told. Acidotic was well represented in the top twenty by teammates Charlie Therriault, Tim Cox, Danny Ferriera, Steve Wolfe, Ri Fahnestock and Chris Dunn. I pulled in at 46:55 to grab 52nd place out of 91 ice cold racers. Still thawing out and getting ready to hit a training run right now. Fort Rock is going to be a test and I need to get ready. Thanks for checking out the blog and for helping my snowshoe races $upport the good work at JDRF all in the names of my son Cameron. See you in the powder.

Timmy & Team Cameron

Snowshoe #4 - Pooh Hill Scramble - 1.23.10

"If nothing else this is beautiful!" I shouted to a guy out on the trail today, he laughed and we trotted along. This was race #4 for the season and race #3 in the Granite State Snowshoe Series. My team captain Chris Dunn of Acidotic Racing was not on the trail today as this was his baby and he did us proud. What a great event. I had never even heard of King Pine in East Madison, NH our hosts for the day. There is lots to do and see up there. Ski, ride, cross country ski and SNOWSHOE! It was a winding 8K course that lead us through some beautiful scenery and kept you busy on what seemed to be an endless roller coaster of mini hills. Chris took the liberty of creating some winding virgin single track in fields we could have clearly just run straight across, I'll have to ask him about that? :) As we neared the finish others let us know this was the last big hill. Excellent. Nothing better than cruising a downhill into the tape. Of course the tape was gone because Jim Johnson had already broken it minutes before finishing in 34:02. Congrats to Jim and the crew from Central Mass Striders for the log jam of racers in the top 5 - official results here. I pulled in at 51:41 which put me in 42nd overall out of a field of 82. Again a great race and after party thrown by my team captain Chris, his wife Karen and their family. Lots of great food and beer from our team sponsors at Redhook Brewery. A killer a grand prize in the post race raffle of some Kahtoola flightdecks that Scott Mason made off with in the end. Next up for the series is the Sidehiller 4 Miler in Center Sandwich, NH this coming Saturday. As always I am running to benefit children like my son Cameron with autism and juvenile diabetes. Thank you for your $upport.

Timmy & Team Cameron

Snowshoe #1 - Beaver Brook - 1.02.10

Today was Team Cameron's first ever snowshoe race. Also race #1 for the Granite State Snowshoe Series.We finished 46th out of 87 racers at the Beaver Brook 5K in Hollis, NH. We completed the race in 24:38. Jim Johnson from Team CMS was the winner today with an amazing 15:48 finish. Thanks to Michael Amarello and the crew at 3C Race Productions for putting on a great event. Bob Dion Snowshoes for the great equipment and my team captain Chris Dunn at Acidotic Racing for training with me. To follow our progress and get involved with JDRF awareness this winter go to - I Run For My Son - thank you for your encouragement and $upport. Next up is a non-GSSS event in Salem, MA. The Olde Salem Greens Snowshoe Classic this coming Saturday @ 9am - who needs sleep anyway?

Thank You

Timmy & Team Cameron