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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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I think that for a lot of us solving the problem invloves the
eliminating one, life-sustaining beverage - BEER. bt |
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Hey Bruce Fiedler! Didn't you finish your 20th Birkie this year too?
J Tegeder "I faders spar for framtids segrar" |
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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 |
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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 |
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