51st Annual Birkebeiner Returns to its Traditional Course

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51st Annual Birkebeiner Returns to its Traditional Course

HAYWARD, Wis. — The 51st Annual American Birkebeiner took place this weekend, returning back to its traditional course. Despite a slow start to the snow season, the finish line made its return to Main Street in Hayward, Wisconsin. The Birkie as it is widely known, is the largest cross-country ski race in North America. Traditionally the course runs 31 miles from Cable to Hayward. While, last year, the race was run in short loops within Cable, an…