February 2008

Silent Sports
Vol. 24 No. 8

CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING

My first Birkie
Steven Latham sets bike aside & trains for the 2005 ski marathon

The night before the Birkie
Bruce Steinberg tells the saga of Joe Snow

35 years of the American Birkebeiner
Phil Van Valkenberg remembers even the four he didn't ski

Mastering long, steep hills
Lee Borowski says this skill is the secret to skating the Birkie

Midwinter thaw
Mitch Mode says January warm-ups strengthen skiers

Liberation at Lowes Creek
David Weiss gets stuck & passes on his good fortune

Day touring on skis
Jeff Potter promotes trail blazing & exploration

Four Badgers ski Switzerland
Wayne Bruckner & co. do the 43K Engadin Worldloppet race

BICYCLING

Pugsley power
Bill Hauda hits the slopes on 4-inch-wide tires

Bike racing after kids
Jay Bergland says with smart time management, all is possible

Minneapolis bike expo R.I.P.
Bill Hauda explores demise of 2-year-old show

SNOWSHOEING

Rib Lake snowshoe racers get leg up
Phillip Gary Smith watches them qualify for nationals

To the top of Timm's Hill
Jim Joque explores the trails to Wisconsin's highest point

RUNNING & WALKING

Minnesota volkssporting
Teri Dwyer learns about the NorthStar Trail Travelers

Ordinary runners, extraordinary women
Samantha Bluhm admires those in her running group

What keeps us hiking the IAT
Jan Stoltz & friend make stops in Washburn Co.

Madison Hashers turn 30
Bill Hauda traces history of irreverent running club

OF SPECIAL INTEREST

Intervals make the serious athlete
Rich Butkevic says you gotta train fast to race fast

Go ahead: Do it wrong
Rich Butkevic advises against making errors worse

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