The American Birkebeiner
Competing through grueling physical activity for thirty-four miles in one day...lasting anywhere from two to eight hours...earning icy hair, tear-filled eyes, and stab wounds from poles...developing wet socks and runny noses...digging down to every last bit of energy hill after hill, amongst eight thousand others. This is only a portion of what one would experience at the Birkebeiner (also known as the Birke). The Birke is a premier ski race in northern Wisconsin, well-known all over the world and skied by a diverse group of people. This ski race has a unique history and heritage, drastically contrasting the first, 1973 race and the more current 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 Birkeb
A fee schedule is provided on entry forms (Kuznia 10). The fee until June 15 is sixty dollars, from June 16 to October 15 the fee is seventy dollars; from October 16 to January 15, 2000, the fee is ninety dollars. Andy Slough states, "Finishing in less than three hours makes you a Nordic God, fewer than four hours a stud. An experienced skier exclaimed about the start, "There are no quail in the Birkebeiner, only falcons. On race day, confirmation cards and photo identification are required to posses a bib (Kuznia 3). Ski magazine comment the Birke saying, "it's been called the best show on skis" (1). "Witnessing a man ahead of me break his leg, I had to carry the news to his wife. Snowmobilers sometimes tailgate up the steepest hills, watching each skier, paying attention to their falls, rating them one through ten (Johnson 1). " Many skiers are disappointed when the Korteloppet race comes to an end (American Birkebeiner video).
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