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Reino Runners brave the elements

Runners at the Reino Run cross-country event had to face snow and mud.
Jim Elliot
Jim Elliot
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Michael Mitchell races over the snowy Reino Run course, clearly unbothered by the snow, on Sunday, Oct. 15. -image credit: Jim Elliot/Salmon Arm Observer

Runners at the Reino Run cross-country event had to face an unusual challenge as they negotiated the 8.5km course:

Snow.

Those familiar with the annual race said this is the first time they recall mid-October flurries blanketing the course and creating slippery and muddy terrain for the runners to cross.

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Phil Wallensteen hurdles a deep trench as he nears the end of the Reino Run on Sunday, Oct. 15. -image credit: Jim Elliot/Salmon Arm Observer.
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Daphne Brown maintains a smile as she nears the finish line of the 2017 Reino Run on Sunday, Oct. 15. -image credit: Jim Elliot/Salmon Arm Observer
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