Record-Eagle/Pete Rodman
Mallory Boyd of Cadillac, from left, is congratulated by her grandmother Jan Boyd of Cadillac and volunteer Anna Prielipp after finishing first in a heat of the snowshoe races during the 2015 Special Olympics of Michigan Winter Games at the Grand Traverse Resort and Spa on Thursday. This was Mallory Boyd's first time competing on snowshoes, and at first found it difficult before she hit her stride. "It felt good," she said of crossing the line first.

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