Beginning of the End

With April fast approaching the nordic skiing schedule is beginning to look sparse, not due to a lack of snow but rather lack of events, however this year I am looking forward to my first marathon races. First, we are having a school championship 50k classic race on Wednesday after school. It has been decided that we will go 10 x 5k around one of the hardest courses that is still FIS legal. Also, the race will only be approved if Kristen Kjeldal wins with at least 1 lap. After that all that is left is a sprint relay and then the Skarverrenet, a 36k skate race up in the mountains. It is the second most popular race in Norway after the Birkebeiner and always takes place very late in April (the 30th this year).