More Snow? Oh No!
In the past few months, you’ve likely run on your treadmill until the belt broke, rented “Without Limits” I’ve times, and read “Once A Runner” over and over while you waited for the snow to melt. And while the first storm may have seemed fun at the time, by the sixth storm in six consecutive weeks, I know the cabin fever was reaching a peak at my house. I had endured more than enough snow, but the snow didn’t seem to want to stop.
There aren’t many races in Colorado’s winter months and I think we’ve all learned why. Many of the events that were on the calendar ending up being postponed or cancelled because of the mountains of snow and frigid temperatures. The Resolution Run in Fort Collins, the Lafayette Oatmeal Festival, and the first race in the Pikes Peak Road Runners Winter Series were all canceled in January. Denver’s Resolu-tion Run and the CMRA Lake Arbor 5K were both postponed. At press time, more than 60 inches of snow had blanketed Denver and 90 inches had pummeled Littleton for the season.
But now it’s time to look to the future of warmer weather and wetter spring snows that melt more quickly. The spring racing calendar is packed with events. Here’s to better weather!
Happy trails!
Derek