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Birchleggers & Birkie Green Bib Initiative featured on WPR’s Larry Meiller Show
On Wednesday July 24, Wisconsin Public Radio’s Larry Meiller show featured a segment on upcycling plastic. Birchlegger Jim Tenorio called into the program to inform the state-wide (and beyond) listening audience of the Birkie Green initiatives surrounding our bibs which are made out of recycled water bottles. But the life those bibs don’t end on […]
Carol Ann Duffy, the first Worldloppet Master, passes at age 89
We are sad to announce that on July 21, 2024 we had to say goodbye to Carol Ann Duffy of Hayward, Wisconsin, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Carol was the first Worldloppet Master earning diploma number one in 1980 along with her husband Tom who earned diploma number three. Back in 2018, for the 40th […]
RUNNING STORIES: North Carolina Running Coach Makes His Way to Birkie Trail Run
Elite trail runner Cory shares his fitness story with the Birkie: “I grew up in eastern Kansas and ran my first-mile race three days before I turned three. This was the beginning of my love for running. I spent most of my childhood running through the woods and sword-fighting corn stocks. Eventually, I began training […]
RUNNING STORIES: 76-year-old Kohler, WI Native Completes Over 200 Ultra Marathons
Roy, from Kohler, WI, shares his running story with the Birkie: “I started running on my 32nd birthday, July 1980 (a late bloomer, so I had to catch up to the fast guys) and have been running since. I entered my first race, the Mayfair Marathon, over Memorial Day Weekend in 1981. My first race […]
Grand Opening Scheduled for Base Camp at Mt. Telemark Village, Home of the American Birkebeiner
[Hayward, WI, July 12, 2024] – The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation will hold the Grand Opening Celebration of Base Camp at Mt. Telemark Village on Saturday, August 17, 2024 from 12:30P – 2:30P (15555 Birkie Blvd, Cable, WI 54821). “This is not about the Birkie or the ABSF, this is about a community doing something […]
American Birkebeiner Featured on PBS News Hour
The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation is committed to reducing our carbon footprint through our Birkie Green initiative, which acts as a filter for everything we do from events to building structures. Our Birkie Green initiative focuses on five areas: 1. Limit our use of unrecycled material for retail and for race swag.2. Increase our reliance […]
Free Birkie Entry with a Minimum $1,499 Purchase at Slumberland Furniture
For Birkie Ski, Run, or Bike Events*2024 – 2025 Slumberland Furniture and the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation again welcome you to this “homey” way to get a free entry to a Birkie event – Ski, Run, or Bike. This program has been a great success for Birkie skiers, runners, and bikers over the last year, […]
Ben Popp Elected Worldloppet President
American Birkebeiner Executive Director Ben Popp elected President of the Worldloppet International Ski Federation. The Worldloppet Member delegates voted this past week at their Annual Summit in Sapporo, Japan – the venue of Sapporo Ski Marathon. Hayward, WI (June 17, 2024) — Ben Popp replaces Juha Viljamaa from Lahti, Finland, who has been the representing […]
Team Birkie Announces 2024-25 Regional Team
Team Birkie’s Regional Team adds four new members to Team Birkie for 2024-25. Aidan Ripp added to Continental Team. (MINNEAPOLIS, MN) – Emma Stertz, Dolcie Tanguay, Connor Roberts, and David Ronnevik, will join Team Birkie’s Regional Team. The Regional Team is an opportunity for athletes to continue their development of high level ski racing, as […]
Tamarack Health and Team Birkie Join Forces in Athlete Healthcare Partnership
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN) – Tamarack Health and Team Birkie announced an exclusive partnership that redefines medical support for elite level skiers in the United States. The collaboration makes Tamarack Health the Official Healthcare Partner of Team Birkie, and guarantees its athletes medical care and support in the run-up to the 2026 Olympics. Tamarack Health provides comprehensive […]
