Jay T Solves His Birkie Problems

Here are the steps I need to follow to ski faster in the American
Birkebeiner.

1) Lose a few pounds

Jay Tegeder
"Stick around this sport long enough and you'll beat everyone at least
once!" JT

Jay

That will solve my problem as well, thanks for putting it in such
simple terms. Also, congrats on finishing your 20th Birkie.

Bruce Fiedler

It's one thing to _Identify_ the problem. It's a whole different thing
to _solve_ the problem.

Jay (gut like a luge racer) Wenner

I think that for a lot of us solving the problem invloves the
eliminating one, life-sustaining beverage - BEER.

bt

Hey Bruce Fiedler! Didn't you finish your 20th Birkie this year too?

J Tegeder
"I faders spar for framtids segrar"

I made a mental list afterwards, even tho this was my fastest Korte
classic relative to the winners. Working backwards..

1) Arrive an hour before wave time rather than 30 mins, so I can warm
up somewhat properly
2) Get more than 4 hours sleep the night before (nights before!)
3) Visit the demo area first for my day-before ski, rather than
afterwards
4) Pass on my City of Lakes role to someone else so that I don't lose
two weeks of skiing
5) Lose 4-5 kg (those bagels)

Thinking a lot about striding the whole thing next year.

Gene


wrote:

Here are the steps I need to follow to ski faster in the American
Birkebeiner.

1) Lose a few pounds

Jay Tegeder
"Stick around this sport long enough and you'll beat everyone at least
once!" JT

Go for it, I did a couple of years ago and it was smooth even from wave
5. However, I don't remember crossing the lake and skiing up the main
street (what's the elevation gain up that street, 400 ft? 500 ft?
more?).

It's also a lot easier to "podium" striding - yes, I actually have an
age-grouper 2nd (maybe 3rd) place plaque and "winner's" Birkie fleece -
go figure

bt