by Bill Scott | Feb 24, 2019
Akeo Maifeld-Carucci and Alayna Sonnesyn won the men’s and women’s divisions of the 45th American Birkebeiner cross-country ski race in Hayward on Saturday. Both skiiers won the Birkie for the first time. Maifeld-Carucci covered the 50 kilometer course in...
by Bill Scott | Feb 25, 2017
Warm temperatures and rain forced the cancellation of the American Birkebeiner, the world’s largest cross-country ski race. The race was scheduled for Saturday and called off one day earlier. It’s just the second time that the 50 kilometer race has had to...
by Bill Scott | Feb 22, 2013
The 40th American Birkebeiner is on tap Saturday with an expected record field of more than 13-thousand skiers They’ll make the 50-kilometer trek from Cable to Hayward. It’s not just a local thing either. Elite racers and citizen athletes from 21...
