Superior Hiking Trail on Snowshoes

Hola!
As they say, Minnesota weather is unpredictable. The warm temperatures and sunny days convinced me that it was time for early spring cleaning and say goodbye to some of my winter gear.  As I looked in my closet and contemplated on what I would gather to put away, I saw tons of leftover bars and gels from previous races.  I thought I should really use them on some mini adventure for I haven't been on the trail since the Arrowhead 135 race in which I dropped, unfortunately.
 
So...thoughts were racing through my head, as I wanted to challenge myself and test my limit, to see if I could accomplish an even longer distance than the last 300-mile run that I completed before the Arrowhead.  Immediately, the Superior Hiking Trail (SHT) came to mind. Due to the recent snow storm and temperature drop, the SHT would be a good choice for to snowshoe.  The SHT covers 280 miles from point to point with some areas where the trail stops when it meets with local towns and then continues. My plan is to snowshoe 208.5 miles from Two Harbors to the border of Canada and then repeat the course, which will give me a goal of 417 miles total, hoping to finish by Monday, March 25th. 

Once again, thank you to those who follow me. I will keep you posted. I have included the link below on the 300-mile run for those who are interested in reading for pleasure.  Special thanks to all the individuals who supported me all the way.  And, thanks to Phillip Gary who allowed me to relive the experience through his powerful storytelling.

 

Off season?

After three weeks without running a single mile in order to rest my muscles and also to spend more time with my family, I began my training last Sunday for two races that I'll have this winter, Tuscobia 150 mile and Arrowhead 135 mile. My training includes obviously running, winter camping,testing new gear, fixing old gear, and also some Do it Yourself (DIY) projects.

As you know, I like to do most of the outdoors sports, and this winter I'm planing to do snowshoeing on the Superior Hiking Trail. I hear from some friends that the snow can be up to 40" deep, to be sure of that I will go there and get some fun.

Ice climbing. Oh yeah! This year I'm looking forward to attend some ice climbing workshop sessions with the purpose of improve my technique. It will be from December 16th - 18th the Sandstone Ice Festival, two weeks before Tuscobia 150, so I'll have careful and avoid any possible injury.

I also have not done country skiing, so this winter I will do that. I've seen some videos on You Tube, hopefully it will help me.

Do you know that I'm have a 2 years old boy? Well, this summer I took him to the trail, and in the coming weeks I will be working on my training sled to make it warm and comfy so I can bring my little boy and show him the beauty of winter.