{"id":201323,"date":"2025-12-09T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=201323"},"modified":"2025-12-08T09:54:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T17:54:47","slug":"winning-the-world-snowshoe-championships-with-jennifer-britz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/winning-the-world-snowshoe-championships-with-jennifer-britz","title":{"rendered":"Winning the World Snowshoe Championships with Jennifer Britz"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/cedb678b-744c-469e-8f27-b07bbdd81d75?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/winning-the-world-snowshoe-championships-with-jennifer-britz\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jennifer Britz is a trail runner based in Bar Harbor, Maine. She spends half the year on Acadia National Park\u2019s rugged trails and the other half perfecting her craft on lightweight running snowshoes built for speed. Over the past decade, Britz has dedicated herself to mastering this niche sport, pushing her limits across varied terrain. In 2022, she earned gold at the World Snowshoe Championships in Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/camp-monsters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Camp Monsters<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pod.link\/1025326955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Finding Mastery<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to our sponsors:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/b\/nikon\/c\/all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nikon<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Capital One and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/membership\/mastercard?trackingId=podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the REI Co-op\u00ae Mastercard\u00ae\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript Jennifer Britz is a trail runner based in Bar Harbor, Maine. 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