CONTENTS
Vol. 18, No. 8
FEBRUARY 2002
FEATURES
SKIERS EAGER FOR 2002 AMERICAN BIRKEBEINER
As race day approaches, skiers pray to the weather gods
BIRKIE 101: A DUMMY'S GUIDE TO SKIING THE BIRKIE
True confessions of a southern California skier
SHADOW SKIING: IN OUR FATHER'S TRACKS
A reflection on skiing the Birkie with his 81-year-old father
CAMEROON – BY WAY OF MILWAUKEE – SKI TEAM
Coached by Lee Borowski, Isaac Menyoli makes Olympics
THE MARATHON CANADIEN DE SKI
Wisconsin woman sneaks into ranks of Canada's veteran skiers
TWO FOR 20: PRE-BIRKIE AND THE HINDER BINDER
Two decades each for two popular ski races
XC SKI TRAINING: WAXING MADE SIMPLE
Here's a quick and easy way to wax your skis
WAXING: FROM THE SIMPLE TO A HIGH-TECH APPROACH
Bake wax into your skis via Speed Heat Treatment
XC SKIING ON THE TRAILS OF ST. MARY'S
Trail grooming miracles draw skiers to Winona, Minn.
SUPERIOR & PATTISON TRAILS IN NW WISCONSIN
A half-hour apart, trails offer distinctly different experiences
WINTER TRIATHLON FOR THE TWIN CITIES
Stride, Ride and Glide at Elm Creek Park Reserve
DEPARMENTS
CROSS COUNTRY SKIING with MITCH MODE
Twenty-five years of making Birkie memories
BICYCLING with MARK PARMAN
Cross country skiers and cyclists have much in common
NUTRITION with DONNA MARLOR
Eat right to survive short, preseason training
WEATHER with TONY SCHUMACHER
Snowflake Science: Snow, sleet and freezing rain
RUNNING with TOM KAUFMAN
What will you do when you get a running injury?
PADDLE SPORTS with MIKE SVOB
Winter is a good time for paddlers to read
HEALTH & FITNESS with BILL HAUDA
Felix Hoffmann's incredible drug: Aspirin
EDITOR'S LETTER
CORRESPONDENCE
SILENT SPORTS SHORTS
CALENDAR
MARKETPLACE
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