Founded and hosted each year by the Elk County Striders Running Club, the Snow Stomp is a long-standing tradition. Competitors will lace up their sneakers for the 17 th time, running for trophies, recognition and for the fun and health of it. We had 50 runners in 1999, our highest turnout ever. So this year Zappa is counting on an average of 20-30 runners. Not knowing how many will run makes it difficult for Zappa to prepare the food for the festivities after the race.
Trophies go to the first male and female overall winners.
Zappa guessed that about 60 percent of the runners competing in the Snow Stomp belong to the Elk County Striders Running Club, but membership is definitely not a prerequisite to participating in the race. Runners can register the day of the race at the booth set up in front of the YMCA at 34 North Broad Street. Applications can be found on the Striders Running Club web site. The Dave Whitney 5-Mile Snow Stomp, named in memoriam of a founding member of the Elk County Striders who was killed in an automobile accident in the late 1980s, is the first of a series of races held throughout the year. Runners participating in three specified races of the nine held during the year and who receive the lowest combined time win.