Shana Martin- News
By amitava, Gaea News NetworkTuesday, July 28, 2009
This weekend, Shana Martin will defend her title. It is going to be close. It will be fractions of seconds between the top three, experts believe Shana will be in the top three but it’s going to be a thrilling finish.
Boom running is part of the STIHL TIMBERSPORTS series and the Lumberjack World Championship.
In the event, two competitors race down a series of logs connected by rope to a small dock. Once they reach the dock, the athletes have to go around a marker, usually a large barrel then race back down the logs for the finish.
Previous records:
Toxicology major and full time student, Alyse Schroeder, captured the world’s top ranking in a thrilling race on June 25th. The junior finished in 11.14 seconds, just edging opponent and event favorite Shana Martin, ran in 11.28 seconds.
