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Cross-Country Skiing
Cross-country skiing is a life sport that provides nourishment both for the body and the spirit. This publication features stores and advice on everything from the American Birkebeiner to the Worldloppet Ski Federation.
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Walter Rhein
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Cross-Country Skiing
Feb 15
The 50th Running of America’s Greatest Ski Race is Coming and Nobody Is Ready
In a year without snow…
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Walter Rhein
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Cross-Country Skiing
Feb 27, 2023
Reflections on Becoming a Birchlegger
Twenty years seems to take forever, and then it passes in the…
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Walter Rhein
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Cross-Country Skiing
Feb 20, 2023
What to Wear for the American Birkebeiner
The key to a successful race is to make sure you don’t…
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Walter Rhein
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Cross-Country Skiing
Feb 10, 2023
How Our Family Started Doing the American Birkebeiner
It turns out the real story is the exact…
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Walter Rhein
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Cross-Country Skiing
Feb 8, 2023
After 19 Years, I Finally Figured Out How to Train for the American Birkebeiner
The two basic tips…
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Walter Rhein
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Cross-Country Skiing
Sep 24, 2020
My Inspirational Teacher Was also a Cross-Country Skier
How a chance meeting can change your…
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Walter Rhein
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Cross-Country Skiing
Sep 21, 2020
I’d Never Heard of Cellulitis Before it Almost Killed Me
Skiing the Birkie with a severe infection
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Alison Acheson
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Cross-Country Skiing
Aug 24, 2020
Never Give Up on Laziness
The easy workout is still a workout
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