APRIL 2003
CONTENTS
Vol. 19, No. 10
FEATURES
BIKER DOWN AND THE COMMUNITY RALLIES
Seriously injured mountain biker is slowly recovering
MANY NEW FEATURES FOR THE WIS. OFF ROAD SERIES
Stage race, short track races, marathon, trail running & more
MESABI TRAIL WILL RUN BETWEEN GRAND RAPIDS, ELY
By year's end, two-thirds of the 132-mile trail will be done
A NETWORK OF TRAILS GRACE THE FOX CITIES
Few areas can rival this eastern Wisconsin trail network
MARATHON CANOE RACING: WHAT IS IT?
The sport relies on strength, but also technique and strategy
A PADDLING VISIT TO VOYAGEURS NAT'L. PARK
Voyageurs is a little-known paradise for sea kayakers
BOB FIGULI: A 100,000-MILE ENERGIZER BUNNY
Few can top a streak of running every day for over 17 years
SARA BALBIN SCULPTURE BRINGS BIRKIE SPIRIT TO LIFE
Skiers are welcomed to Cable, Wis., by new artwork
LOOKING BACK ON THE BIRKIE'S 30th ANNIVERSARY
Surviving a scare from the weather and a nervous TD
XC Q & A: ADVICE NOT JUST FOR JUNIOR SKIERS
Genetics vs. ski potential, and the Norwegian LSD method
THE TRANSITION: APRIL A TIME OF STARK CONTRASTS
Skiers, cyclists and hikers all find common ground
DEPARTMENTS
BICYCLING with MARK PARMAN
What is it that causes drivers to hate cyclists?
PADDLE SPORTS with MIKE SVOB
Paddlers will find calendar art paddling on the Crystal River
ILLINOIS with BOB RICHARDS
There are a whole lot of good Illinois half-marathons
RUNNING with TOM KAUFMAN
The Lake Monona 20K celebrates its 25th year
WEATHER with TONY SCHUMACHER
The importance of protecting yourself from UV radiation
HEALTH & FITNESS with BILL HAUDA
A curve is thrown into the male-female equality debate
CROSS COUNTRY SKIING with MITCH MODE
Birkie talk this year was of weather, wax and the TD
NUTRITION with DONNA MARLOR
A two-month, 10-pound program to lose weight
EDITOR'S LETTER
CORRESPONDENCE
SILENT SPORTS SHORTS
CALENDAR
MARKETPLACE
ON THE COVER
An overhead view of paddlers on the Kickapoo River.
Robert Bergstrom | 
