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Henry High School Rises

Three years ago, when Joe Clifton was a freshman at North Minneapolis’ Henry High School, he was the lone participant on the cross country ski team. With no real team at all, he had to practice with the Washburn team. Over the next two years, graduates...

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NEW – Saturday Classic/Sunday Freestyle Format

The Loppet Adds a Classic Only Day The 2014 edition of the City of Lakes Loppet features a new classic-only Saturday format.  Skiers take to the course Saturday morning with a choice of three classic-only events: Hoigaard's Classic - A longer version of...

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Tri-Loppet Adventures with NSJ and Anwatin

At the food table after the 2013 Tri-Loppet Triathlon, among the usual mix of college-age and adult athletes, exhausted middle-schoolers could be found, heads shorter than the rest of the competitors but equally muddy as they reached for watermelon...

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Anwatin Summer Training

Most middle-schoolers probably don’t have any idea why skiers would train in the summer, much less would sacrifice their precious morning sleep to get up and work out. “I thought 8:30 would be too early, but they always seem ready to go,” says coach...

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