sknyski wrote:

Coming to a race near you:

* Gunnar Haugen 30km, Jan 18, outside Seattle. A low-altitude warmup
(did I say low altitude?). Hoping that I will be able to use my
secret-weapon Madshus waxless, with a fresh R2.3 grind from NAT
BROWN'S NORDIC ULTRA TUNE IN EDMONDS WASHINGTON. I'll be the guy in
the polka-dotted uni, wearing headphones during the race because the
NFL was inconsiderate enough to schedule the AFC championship game,
starring my New England Patriots, during the race. Goal will be to
see how close I can get to that hot-shot Kent Somebody guy that my
friend Brian is always blathering on about.

The Gunnar Hagen is put on the the Kongsbergers, the local Nordic Racing
club. For more info on the race, see http://www.kongsbergers.org .

The race location is about 9 miles east of and below Snoqualmie pass, on
I-90. Since the pass itself is only at 3000 feet, the race takes place
at 2500 feet or so at the Cabin Creek Sno Park.

`Kent Somebody' would be Kent Murdoch. Good luck. He either wins or has
a top 3 in most everything he enters around here.

Chris