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Record Numbers For Snowshoe Race

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ummerstown – In spite of the
Sinclement weather forecast, the rain
held off long enough for the 2nd annual
Summerstown Forest Dion Snowshoe
Race to be held on Saturday, January
11 under cloudy but rainless skies. With
race time temperature hovering around
+1 degree, the runners did not have to
worry about the being cold, and in fact
one even mentioned that he had run out
of clothes to shed during the race.
The weather did have another impact
as only 49 of the record number 69
registered participants showed up for
the race, with most of the no-shows
being from the Ottawa region where the
freezing rain made driving conditions
hazardous. The 49 participants easily
surpassed the 34 who took part in last
year’s inaugural race.
The mild weather conditions made it possible for participants to forget about staying warm during the
The race was organized by the
Friends of the Summerstown Trails second annual Summerstown Forest Dion Snowshoe Race. Photo Credit: Paul Couture.
(FOTST), and race organizer Gilles temperature, his winning time of 38:15 in the sport of biathlon at the 1992 and which prevails in this sport.
Parisien was specially pleased with was slower than last year’s best time, 1994 Olympic Winter Games. The complete race results are
the increase of participants from but enough to outrun local favourite, At the conclusion of the race, medals available at www.summerstowntrails.
outside our immediate area. “Word Rob Lefebvre (39:26). Rob, who lives and prizes provided by local sponsors com. The next race in the Dion Eastern
that Summerstown Forest is an ideal just down the road from Summerstown were handed out to the fi rst three Ontario Snowshoe Running Series will
race site is quickly getting around,” Forest, improved from his third place fi nishers, and as is traditional, the rest take place next Sunday, January 19, in
said Parisien. “The runners really finish of a year ago. of the prizes were drawn for by all the Frontenac Provincial Park, north of

appreciate the fact that our course is Well-known runner Emma Saltink, participants in the spirit of camaraderie Kingston.
very technical, but fast at the same a member of the Cornwall Multisport
time”. This year’s race even had an Club, dominated the women’s race with
international flavour as one runner a time of 43:41. Saltink, who donned

hailed from Massena, New York. snowshoes for the first time in her life

The 7.55km men’s race was won by two weeks ago, finished four minutes

Dave McMahon of Chelsea, Quebec, a ahead of Lise Meloche, of Chelsea,
former member of Canada’s national Quebec. Meloche is a two-time
snowshoe team. Due to the mild Olympian, having represented Canada www.acecomputerservices.ca
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