American Birkebeiner

HAYWARD, Wis., February 3, 2010 – Race registration for the 2010 Birkie and Kortelopet is now closed.

“We have received a large number of race registrations since we announced that race registration would close on Wednesday, February 3rd at 2:00 p.m.,” said Ned Zuelsdorff, Executive Director of the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF). “At this time we are still processing those entries and we anticipate that we will have our largest field of skiers ever, with around 7900 entrants.”

There are currently 175 skiers registered for the 12K Prince Haakon. The Prince Haakon event has a registration cap of 250 skiers. Race registration for the Prince Haakon will remain open until the cap is reached for this event.

All skiers who are currently registered may make changes in their race applications (i.e. switching technique, switching between the Birkie/Korte, submitting qualifying race information) until Monday, February 15th at 8:00 p.m. Please call 715-634-5025.

As of Wednesday, February 3rd, Birkie/Korte Skate Waves 1, 2, 3, 4 as well as Birkie/Korte Classic Wave 7 are all closed. Skiers using qualifying times will be assigned to the first available wave based on their qualifying information.

To learn more about North America’s largest and most prestigious cross country ski race, log on to http://www.birkie.com, email birkie@birkie.com or call 715/634-5025.

About the Birkie: Celebrating its 37th year, the American Birkebeiner (1-800-USA-BRKE; www.birkie.com), February 25-27, 2010, is the largest and most prestigious cross country ski marathon in North America. Spanning more than 50 kilometers from Cable to Hayward, the Birkie is part of the Worldloppet series of 15 international races, and part of the lives of citizen skiers from around the world. Sponsors of Birkie include Subaru, Becker Law, Johnson Bank, Swiss Miss, Salomon, Hammer Energy, Sawyer County Record and other businesses throughout the region and country. Find out more at http://www.birkie.com or call 715/634-5025.

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