Martin Fernandez

The White Grass 5k

Jim Wittenschlaeger leads the White Grass 5k Snowshoe Race. Jim would go on to win the event

This past weekend I headed out to West Virginia’s Canaan Valley by the gracious invitation of a friend to go Skiing with my daughter. The second day of our outing found as at the White Grass Cross Touring Center – a really cool Cross Country and Snow Show facility in the Valley.

By chance we got to see a group of 20 or so people brave the cold (albeit nice day) to participate in the annual White Grass 5k Snowshoe Race.

I managed to snap a few images from the event, including the one here of winner Jim Wittenschlaeger, who despte the mid 20s temperature ran the event in flimsy running shorts.

Dan Lehmann of the West Virginia Trail Runners posted a short race report on his organization’s blog.

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