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The two were neck and neck after the first ski loop, but Lamoreaux, with quick cinch laces Christian Louboutin Pumps his running shoes, got a head start on the second leg. Riding conditions were excellent as late as Saturday evening, said Bill Fleming, owner of Chain Reaction Cycles, one of the race co-sponsors Vibram Five Fingers TrekSport with Skinny Raven and Up and Running Event Management.They ran like ducks through slush, leaped over a downed tree, and skied on scary glare ice. But when they finished Alaska's first attempt at a winter triathlon, most of the racers said they had a blast. Trail conditions were a challenge and turned Sunday's Christian Louboutin Pigalle Pumps Black race into a competition with skiing and running, but no biking. Organizers checked out the wind-whipped cycling course early on race morning, decided ice and open water made it too dangerous, Christian Louboutin Pigalle Pumps Blue dropped the bike segment. So what was planned as the Alaska TriFlake Winter Triathlon didn't have enough winter and wasn't a triathlon. No matter. Dozens of tough Alaska athletes turned out for the race on Hillside trails and all but a few powered through for a 5-kilometer ski leg, a 5-K run, then another 5-K ski. That's more than nine miles in all. "It totally worked," race director Lisa Keller said afterwards.