The American Birkebeiner is less of a race than a lifestyle. And as an absolutely amazing race, it must be an exhilarating 365 day-a-year lifestyle that requires extensive focus, energy, and blogging. Elite cross country skiers prepare year-round for the biggest race in the United States, and Danny and Dylan pretend to.
Our friend Will is Born to Birkie! As an elite distance runner and downhill ski racer extraordinaire, Will must combine these two skills to unleash his unique form of endurance speed upon the unsuspecting Birkie! The only problem is that he does not do cross country skiing and has not yet agreed to ski the Birkie! However, according to Will, if we blog, he may come...
This is the story of Danny and Dylan's Birkie! preparation and an overly formal way of convincing Will to join us.
Much like everyone in the world, Danny, Dylan, and Will were all Born to Birkie! This February, we hope to all achieve our Prince Haakon given abilities and ski the Birkie!
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I sat in a cab at 5:30 this morning reading about the most momentous occasion of 2009: the beginning of the birkie training blog. The masses have been eagerly awaiting this since last year's glorious birkie. I also felt as if a gauntlet had been thrown down, zoomed across fiberoptic cables, and spat out of my i-phone to slap me in the face.
ReplyDeleteIs the 2010 birkie in my future? I don't yet know, but I do know that it will be difficult not to answer the siren call of this blog.
Amazing Will! You are truly Born to Birkie!
ReplyDeletePreparing for the race during a 5:30 am cab ride in October? Very inspiring devotion to the cause!
Have you also added the i-phone "Birkie! face slap" application?