Whats the most difficult thing about transitioning from cross country running to snowshoeing?
There are a few things that are difficult about the transition. One is that you have to get use to carrying a lot of extra weight on your feet that you are not accustomed to. That extra weight and size does affect your running form. So you have to figure out what the best way is to run in the snowshoes, whether it’s a shuffle or picking up your knees really high. Snowshoeing does make you pick up your knees a lot. You have to, or the spikes at the front of the snowshoe will get caught in the snow and you can fall. The nice thing though, if you do fall, the snow is very forgiving. Another thing that I experienced, at state championships, is that the terrain can be really tricky to decipher with these huge shoes. I fell many times during that race because the snow was very deep. Running with the extra weight and size of your snowshoes, then adding the weight of the snow as you plow through it, and the depth of the snow changing with every step. I never knew what to expect, and it was rea
