On Friday, Kris Freeman, 34, will start the season in West Yellowstone for just the second time in his life. He's had quite a journey since his last visit in 2005, and even in the last year, and he explains how he's recovered from chronic fatigue and two procedures, and kept it all in perspective with his diabetes work.
Registration for the 2014 Swix American Birkebeiner officially closed Tuesday at 2:00 pm (CST) as the Birkebeiner 50/54K and Kortelopet 23K events reached a combined total of 10,000 skiers and an historic new race cap. Another first, this is again the earliest in the 41-year history of the American Birkebeiner that registration for the Birkie and Korte has closed.
(SIGN UP NOW! For Your “Second Chance” Entry Choose the “Register Now” option QUESTIONS? Call JDRF at 1-866-233-3354. Here are the details – The first 50 people who sign-up for this “Second Chance” fundraising option will be accepted on a first-come first-served basis. Register online through the link above (16 of these 50 entries are still available). – To register, each of these people will be required to make an initial, non-refundable deposit of $50. – JDRF will...
Fundraise to Help Cure Diabetes and Get an Entry to the 2013 Birkie or Korte! ( We’re glad to hear that 34 skiers have already signed up for these entries! There are still 16 left. Here’s how it works. Raise a minimum of just $500 for JDRF by November 30 and its research to cure diabetes and receive one of these remaining entries to the Birkie or Korte, your choice. SIGN UP NOW! For Your “Second Chance”...
Press release) Raise a Minimum of $500 for JDRF by November 30! JDRF, the leading global organization focused on type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, is the Birkie’s new Skiers For Cures partner for the next three years. As a way to help kick-off this fundraising effort and help skiers who did not get a 2013 Birkie or Korte entry on time, JDRF and the Birkie have arranged to make 50 entries available through JDRF’s “Second...