Ski Races

Today, there were two long cross-country ski races on TV. In the morning, there was the largest ski race in the world, the 90 km long "Vasaloppet", which runs every first Sunday in March in Dalecarlia in Sweden. In the afternoon, this year's World Championship in cross-country skiing finished with the 50 km race for the male aces of cross-country skiing from around the world. We had the TV on for both races.

Just like yesterday, a Norwegian won the World Championship race. A Swede won Vasaloppet. I cannot really see the glory in that, though, if all the best runners were off at the World Championship. The winner of Vasaloppet is just the best of the not-so-goods. Sure, racing for 90 km on skis is a feat - especially if you are an amateur like Paula's father Nils-Olov - but being the best of the not-so-goods is not.