Ice Cream Challenge 2024
The 6th running of the Rockhopper Ice Cream Challenge took place on Memorial Day, 2024. This year, the heat and humidity added some extra difficulty, with the heat index reaching 108° F by the end of the race. I wasn’t able to convince as many people to compete this year - I think once you’ve experienced firsthand what a stupid idea this is, you are less likely to want to subject yourself to the misery again, so we might need to come up with a new stupid idea for a race next year. Still, we had 2 Varsity competitors (Chris & Manny), and 9 folks in the JV mix. Here’s how it works: Varsity : Eat the ice cream treat specified below, then run the 1-mile neighborhood out-and-back. (8 miles total). Loop 1: M&M chipwich Loop 2: Klondike Bar Loop 3: Ice cream sandwich Loop 4: ice cream Twix bar Loop 5: Drumstick Loop 6: Krunch bar Loop 7: Bomb pop Loop 8: Pint of ice cream! JV : Eat the ice cream treats specified for loops 1-4 above. Same 1-mile loop. (4 miles total). The varsity