Yesterday was the start of our week-long Polar Carnival.
The lead-off event, is the Polarthon... a 2.5km skate, 2.5km run and
a 7.5km X-country ski. Younger kids, do it as a relay team, though
some go with the adults and "run" the whole course. It is run on
one of the few, long-track speed skating ovals in western Canada.
Carved out of Logan Lake, itself, it is a regulation 400 meter oval,
as opposed to the 111 meter short-track ovals found in most ice
arenas.
So we start with the skate... (Note the wig ... most participants
don't take the Polarthon too seriously...)
http://www.furnfeather.net/Temps/Polarthon1.html
While most have proper speed skates, many kids are followed by their
dads, on hockey skates.
http://www.furnfeather.net/Temps/Polarthon2.html
Some even try to race on figure skates!
http://www.furnfeather.net/Temps/Polarthon3.html
Nobody said the run to the ski hill would be easy...
http://www.furnfeather.net/Temps/Polarthon4.html
By the end of the ski, many were exhausted...
http://www.furnfeather.net/Temps/Polarthon5.html
While others simply found it a challenge to stay upright ...
http://www.furnfeather.net/Temps/Polarthon6.html
C&C welcomed, as always.
Cheers!
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David Young,
Logan Lake, CANADA
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