Other places my writing and editing can be found: 

The Vail Daily

Nordic Insights

Minnesota Monthly

Fasterskier.com

Vismaskiclassics.com

Alamosa Courier

Bad Medicine Lake Area Association Newsletter

Ryan Sederquist has been the Vail Daily’s sports and outdoors reporter since November 2021. He won a 2023 Colorado Press Association first-place award for sports event coverage and has appeared in a wide range of publications, from Minnesota Monthly to Fasterskier.com.

Prior to accepting his dream job, he held positions as an elementary music teacher, NCAA ski coach, high school band director and world history and economics teacher. Along the way, he earned a Master’s degree in exercise science from Adams State University and picked up a side gig as a World Cup cross-country ski broadcaster. In whatever spare time he has, he writes stories for this site, Seder-Skier.com.

A Minnesota-native, Sederquist met his wife, Christie at Concordia College, where he ran track and cross-country and played trumpet in the band. They currently live in Leadville with their two daughters, Novi and Ella, and their 5-year-old German Shepherd-border collie mix, Ajee.

When he isn’t busy inserting Pete Maravich references into his stories, he can be found running up mountains, discussing oatmeal recipes on his podcast or reading books by Doug Wilson. Sometimes he tries to do all three at the same time.

Keep on striving. Keep on skiing!

Notable recent race results

Ski

• Alley Loop 42K classic – 1st (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
• Leadville Loppet 44k classic – 1st (2020, 2022, 2023)
• Snow Mountain Ranch Stampede 50k classic – 1st (2021, 2022, 2024), 2nd (2023)
• Snow Mountain Ranch Stampede 50k skate – 3rd (2021, 2024)
• Frisco Gold Rush 20k skate – 1st (2024)
• Pepsi Challenge 50k classic – 1st (2022)
• Mora Vasaloppet 48k classic – 2nd (2021)
• American Birkebeiner classic – 7th (2024), 8th (2025)
• Equinox Ultra Ski – 100k – 1st (2020)
• Ski for the Pass – 1st (2021)
• Rangley Lakes Loppet 25k classic – 1st (2019)
• Birken – wave 12 winner! (2018)

Trail Run

• Mt. Blue Sky Ascent – 2nd (2024)
• Vail Hill Climb – 1st (2023), 2nd (2024), 2nd (2025)
• Cougar Ridge Classic – 2nd (2024), 1st (2025)
• Pikes Peak Ascent – 5th, 2:18:40 (2025)
• Pikes Peak Marathon – 5th (2025)
• Summer Solstice 10K – 1st (2025)
• MeadowGold 11K – 1st (2025)
• Leadville Silver Rush 15 – 1st (2025)

Race catalogue (This is a work in progress. Most events I’ve competed in are here, but I’m still looking for a few bike results and small ski events records).

1998-99: 1st grade mile: 8:15 at first race, 7:07 in spring

1999-00: second grade mile: 7:02

2000-01: third grade mile: 7:02

2001-02: fourth grade mile: 6:51…might have run 6:20s in spring

2003 – 5th grade mile: 6:19

2004 – set elementary 6th grade mile record (5:47) ..since broken

2005-2006: middle school xc/track (2-mile: 11:48, mile: never ran; 800: 2:21?)

2007-10 – ran for Moorhead High School (xc 5K: 17:34 (at Perham…probably short), HJ: 5-11j, TJ: 39-2, LJ: 19-1, mile (road): 5:11)

2010-11: Ran at Bemidji State (5K: 16:10, 3K: 9:21, 1500: 4:09, mile: 4:30, 1K: 2:40, 800: 2:00)

2011-15: Ran at Concordia College (5K: 15:33, 10K: 32:25, 3K: 8:53, 1500: 4:07, mile: 4:26, 1K: 2:37; honorable mention all-conference in cross country (2013) and track (2013, 10K)

2016: Duke City Half Marathon: 1:14:33, 2nd place

2017:

• Colorado Springs Marathon: 2nd, 2:52 (went off course and ran 27.8 miles)
• Backcountry Half Trail Marathon: 4th

2018:

• no running races
• First xc ski race: 48th, Alley Loop Marathon 42k skate (2:43:53)
• 4th, Leadville Loppet 44k skate
• 11th (last place) Snow Mountain Ranch Stampede 50K (the epic blizzard/ 6-10 inches of fresh snow). Took a little over four hours to finish. Race directors were closing up the finish line as I came across!
• ??? Rabbit Ears Pass 34K … I remember nearly quitting this race…it was abysmal….

2019:

• no running races
• 41st (out of 93), 34K Craftsbury Marathon skate 2:05, 35 minutes behind winner)
• 44th (out of 102) 42K classic Bretton Woods Nordic Marathon, 2:43:19, 25 minutes behind winner)
• 1st, Rangley Lakes Loppet 25K Classic (1:08:08, won by 8 minutes)
• Also raced in a double pole/flat 20K up in Caribou. Don’t remember the place….I remember I did not win any awards haha
• Norwegian Birken – wave 12 winner, 3:32:50 (1,269th overall out of roughly 5,000 skiers)
• Fall – moved to Leadville

2020:

• no running races
• 1st, Alley Loop 42K classic
• 1st, Leadville Loppet 44K classic
• 4th, Frisco Gold Rush 25K skate – 1:26:09, five minutes off winner)
• 1st, citizens division, Owl Creek Chase 21K classic
• 4th, Latigo Loppet 30K skate, 1:42:37, 9 minutes off win.
• COVID-ended year
• 1st, Equinox Ultra Ski 100k

2021

• no running races
• 3rd, 20K skate, Alley Loop race series
• 1st, 20K classic Alley Loop race series
• 1st, Alley Loop 42K classic
• 2nd, Mora Vasaloppet 48K classic
• 3rd, Snow Mountain Ranch Stampede 50K skate
• 1st, Snow Mountain Ranch Stampede 50K classic
• DNF, Equinox Ultra Ski
• 1st, Climb the Pass ski

2022

• no running races
• 3rd, 15K Classic SMR
• 1st, Alley Loop 42K Classic
• 1st, Leadville Loppet 44K classic
• 1st, Pepsi Challenge 50K classic
• 1st, Snow Mountain Ranch 50K classic
• 9th, Seeley Hills Classic
• 5th, Marine St. Obrien 50K – 3:08:16, 8:37 off win

2023

• 1st, Alley Loop 42K Classic
• 1st, Leadville Loppet 44K Classic
• 2nd, Snow Mountain Ranch 50K classic
• 4th, Frisco Gold Rush 20K skate, 1:05, 2:34 off winner
• 1st, Vail Hill Climb (55:31) … first running race since 2017
• 1st, Burn the Bird 10K, Fargo (34:20) — very, very cold at start; wore tights and opened with a 17:54 5K at the turnaround

2024

• 1st, Alley Loop 42K classic
• 7th, American Birkebeiner classic
• 3rd, Snow Mountain Ranch Stampede 50K skate
• 1st, Snow Mountain Ranch Stampede 50K classic
• 1st, Frisco Gold Rush 20K skate
• 2nd, Mt.Blue Sky Hill Climb (1:49:24)
• 2nd, Vail Hill Climb (54:53)
• 13th, Pikes Peak Ascent (2:38:50)
• 2nd, Cougar Ridge Classic (2:03:40)

2025

• 1st, SMR 15K skate
• 1st, SMR 15K classic
• 1st, StageCoach Classic 30K
• 1st, Alley Loop 42K classic
• 8th, American Birkie classic
• 7th, Pepsi Challenge 50K skate
• 10th, Ski North Ultra 100K (hypothermia after opening 20K, also went off course and did an extra 5-7K)
• 1st, Winter Park Double Up run
• 3rd, Winter Park Double up bike
• 2nd, Vail Hill Climb (54:23)
• 1st, Summer Solstice 10K trail
• 1st, Leadville Silver Rush 15 (1:41:55)
• 1st, MeadowGold 11k trail
• 5th, Pikes Peak Ascent (2:18:40)
• 5th, Pikes Peak Marathon (4:18:24)
• 1st, Cougar Ridge Classic 26K (lengthened course from previous year by .7 miles) – 2:03:00