| #1458197 in Books | Walter Rhein | 2010-10-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.00 x.56 x5.00l,.54 | File Name: 1492879347 | 246 pages | Beyond Birkie Fever
||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| Addictive no matter what sport you enjoy!|By Alex Hutchinson's Twisted Trails|It amazing how a sporting event can influence the direction of your development as a human being. Beyond Birkie Fever follows the real life exploits of Walter Rhein. This autobiographical work tells both the story of the author as he grew up in the winter wonderland that is Wisconsin as well as the s|About the Author|Walter Rhein was born in Wisconsin, but moved to Lima, Peru in his twenties. There, he supported himself by writing, teaching, translating and editing. He currently splits his time between Wisconsin and Peru.
Cross-country skiers are hearty folk. The compulsion to race marathon-length distances in subfreezing conditions requires an eternally optimistic and fiercely independent spirit. The fear of blinding snow or paralyzing cold does not deter them, and it has been said that skiers do not merely laugh at adversity; they are completely oblivious to its existence. America's greatest cross-country ski race is the American Birkebeiner or "Birkie" for short. Every year, thousands...
