Frigid Infliction 2009--Old man winter wins, again. 

Another Frigid Infliction has come and gone.  And, before we detail our experience--which was a very good one, despite our lackluster finish-- we wanted to share with you this short piece that ran in the Burlington Free Press the morning of the race.  

Kudos to the team at GMARA who have done an extraordinary job building the organization, recruiting and retaining sponsors, and--most importantly--introducing more and more people to this incredible sport.  Great job, guys!  We'll be back for more, for sure. 

What the heck...

...Am I going to do with my snow shoes? That's what I keep thinking about.

More specifically, how am I going to get them on my pack, while I'm carrying my skis? I've got straps, but they have a kind of one or the other kind of set up. (sigh) I better figure it out...

On a different note, things are looking good for Saturday. My pre-race diet (with staples such as chips, dip, frozen pizza and beer) is in full swing; we've gotten out for some good skiing (which I can say I had not done at all prior to the last FIWAR we raced in); it looks like there's some "wintry mix" rolling in on Friday and possibly lingering into Saturday for the start of the race; I'm generally pretty psyched to be racing Saturday...things are looking good. What could possibly go wrong? Lots, I suppose. But that's why it's adventure racing.