The American Birkebeiner

The first race of the American Birkebeiner, originated from the Birkebeiner Rennet in Lillehammer, Norway. Norway’s Birkebeiner is a commemoration for the thirteenth century civil war. Invaders attempted to capture an infant prince and heir to the throne in 1206. Two Viking warriors, known as “Birkebeiners” for the birch bark leggings they wore, rescued the baby and skied fifty-five kilometers to safety. The infant later became a great Norwegian king, Haakon Haakonson (American Birkebeiner 2). The history of Haakon inspired the first Birkebeiner sk

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Andy Slough states, “Finishing in less than three hours makes you a Nordic God, fewer than four hours a stud. One of the finishers, Bill Chester stated, “The Korteloppet was such a great experience, I decided to ski the Birkebeiner the next year. “You can train, use the right equipment, and hit the right wax, but if you don’t have the engine, you’ll never be fast,” Steve Chiodo rhymed. Skiers are required to reach certain points on the course by pre-established times.

The American Birkebeiner would become a tradition in the cross-country ski world. Today racers totaling eight thousand and over twenty thousand spectators attend (American Birkebeiner 1). The Birkebeiner has been compared to the New York Marathon and the Olympics (American Birkebeiner video). ” Children’s Playmate Magazine January February. He remarked, “None of these intimidated me half as much as the Birkebeiner” (1). The skiers met in Hayward at the Lumberjack Bowl on Lake Hayward (American Birkebeiner 1).

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