Syracuse.com - Empire State Snowshoe Championships set for Sunday at Highland Forest

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Griffin said this week's frigid weather has caused her little concern. "I've raced in temperatures as cold as 30 below," she said.

Mike Schoeneck, of Syracuse, a member of Team Red White and Blue, a veterans' advocacy group, participates in the 2013 Highland Forest Snowshoe 5K. Michelle Gabel | [email protected] 

The Empire State Snowshoe Championships is set for Sunday morning at Highland Forest in Fabius, according to Chary Griffin, race director.

There will be a 5k, 10k and fun run format, according to Chary Griffin, race director. The junior division championship will be a 5K race and the senior championship will be a 10K, she said.

"Additionally it will benefit Team Red White and Blue - A national veterans support group," Griffin said. "They will be participating as they did last year."

Griffin said she has 35 competitors registered so far. She said this week's frigid weather has caused her little concern. Sunday's forecast calls for temperatures hovering around 18 degrees with possible snow showers.

"A day like today in Lake Placid would be a usual day," she said. "I've raced in temperatures as cold as 30 below."

She said racers are coming from throughout the state. Several will be traveling from Pennsylvania.

The race schedule will start at 10 a.m. at the Highland Forest Park Skyline Lodge.

A registration form can be downloaded online from the Bike Loft website at bikeloft.com, mailed in or faxed to 655-4784, or emailed to [email protected]. The entry fee is $20; race day, $25. Kids are free.

Griffin added that the Highland Forest competition will also serve as a qualifier for the United States Snowshoe Association Nationals, set for Feb. 28 to March 22 at Prospect Mountain Ski Center in Woodford, Vt.

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