Date: February 20, 2016
Distance: 24K /14.9 miles
Time: 2:23:56.7
Although I had signed up to ski the American Birkebeiner, or Birkie again, as the change cut off approached a month ago it became clear that this was going to be a Kortelopet, aka Korte, year. For a variety of reasons, I knew I wasn’t going to be prepared for a 51K ski race, so the 24k race sounded just right.
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Andrea Roenning – February 24, 2016
This year has been a low-snow year in Madison so far. The little we have has been beaten and battered by sunshine and rain, so today I decided to check out conditions at Mirror Lake State Park near Wisconsin Dells.
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Andrea Roenning – January 17, 2016
Date: February 20, 2015
Total time: 6 hours 31 minutes
Distance: 51 km (31.7 miles)
The American Birkebeiner, or Birkie, is a ski race that spans from Cable to to Hayward, Wisconsin. This year, the total distance was 51 km for skate, or freestyle, skiers, like me, and 55 km for classic, also known as striding, diagonal or traditional, skiers.
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Andrea Roenning – February 24, 2015
Date: February 14, 2015
Total time: 1 hour
Distance: 5.4 miles
I headed out to Elver Park in Madison today to do a shake-out ski one week before the Birkie. It was a sunny seven degrees and stupid windy with gusts up to 30 mph. Originally I was thinking about heading North to ski, but North = even colder, so I was thankful that there’s still enough snow to ski on here in Madison.
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Andrea Roenning – February 14, 2015
Date: February 7, 2015
Total time: 2 hours 46 minutes
Distance: 13.1 Miles
Lapham Peak , located in the Kettle Moraine Forest just outside of Milwaukee, is a Nordic skier’s dream — as long as there is snow to ski on. The ski area is located in a state park, so you need both a vehicle sticker and a state trail pass to ski there. But hey — you need all that stuff anyway to enjoy the state parks and bike on the state trails, so why not purchase them early in the year during ski season.
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Andrea Roenning – February 7, 2015