Blizzard Blast Race Review

So Sunday, January 25th, I ran an awesome race called blizzard blast. It is by the same guy that runs panic in the dark. It turned out to be a magical day, the race got pushed back a day about a month before the race, from Saturday to Sunday. This was a blessing in disguise. Racers were offered a refund if desired or an entry into a future race, which was awesome! I would not miss the chance to run a race in the snow. Especially since i just got a pair of icebugs! (Review coming after i get some more runs in on them. The weather was perfect! Just between 2 snowstorms, the amount of fresh snow to run over was great. This races mantra is "there is no off season" and with races like this one, i agree! The race was about 5.7 miles long, and i loved every second of it (could you tell?) I will probably not remember every obstacle, but there were fun ones you won't see elsewhere. This race is known for the keg swings, it is what it sounds like you swing holding onto the keg handles, similar to ring swings like in gymnastics, there were 4, then a truss to go across like monkey bars, followed up by 3 more kegs to swing on. This was pretty hard, good thing the penalty is 10 snow angels, i just went till i got it, on the third try. They also had a peg board on a tree, it was pretty hard but with good grip on the tree with your legs it was doable (i think this is where the icebugs studs really helped). There were 2 sections where we got to hop on sleds, a giant see saw, walls to climb, duck and traverse. And finally a Christmas tree carry just before the finish line, it was long and hard, but fun. (Photo thanks to my fellow Spahten Vince Rhee)

Several places on course that you were running over giant sheets of ice covered by a few inches of snow. The good thing though was, through was that the few of the bad spots there were volunteers placed in front, and warning people, it was an awesome touch! The venue was great, pretty cool country club, good food options that were free for racers, we also got a blizzard blast buff, and the medal is a bottle opener.

This race also marked the beginning of #racelocal, if you don't know whats that is check here for the FAQ page. But basically it is a group of races, that have proven to be quality, locally owned ocrs. I ran a few of them last year, and only heard good things about some of the other races, but you earn cool swag the more you race. But back to the race, if you want to do a fun ocr, check out both blizzard blast, and panic in the dark.