Author: rsederquist
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Super Mom
My wife and I used to have this awesome part-time gig in the summer filming U.S. Track and Field championships for protest and review purposes. The best part — besides free passes to the University of Oregon dining hall — were the front row seats at some of the most competitive track meets in the […]
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Minnesota Nice
After being thoroughly dominated by the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the NBA playoffs last week, Denver Post sports columnists lamented the woebegone nature of the helpless Nuggets. As this was happening, the Minnesota Timberwolves were doing what Minnesota sport’s franchises have done since the dawn of creation: indescribably blowing sure-wins and […]
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Skieologians: Risen from the dead
Our family’s new Easter tradition was — and I’m not making this up — my wife’s idea. The blank expression on my face at dinner, attempting to process my Minnesota Timberwolves’ first NBA playoff win since the Truman administration was the first clue. My tip-toeing around the house afterward, unsure of how my desire for […]
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Sederquist caught using “cheat sheet” at wife’s birthday date dinner
Here is what it said LEADVILLE, COLORADO – Photos emerged of Ryan Sederquist, the self-proclaimed “Skieologian,” out on a dinner date for his wife’s April 1st birthday carrying a “cheat sheet” containing answers to tough relationship questions. Enemies of the writer’s weekly sport philosophy column pounced on the opportunity to corner the 30-year-old, who has been […]
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SederSkier Sprinter Stories: We forgot pickles
Snow Mountain Ranch Stampede 50k Classic – March 13 Result: 1st overall (2:38:17) I almost didn’t go the SMR Stampede. Last year, sleeping in the van for a couple of nights and racing a beautiful skate 50k followed by a tough classic race in falling snow was one of the highlights of the year. Sure, […]
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Skieologians: How to succeed as an athlete
A recently published editorial in the International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance outlined eight necessary elements for athletic success. The first seven ingredients mentioned — talent, health, development, consistency, coaching, opportunities, goal-setting — were essentially diminished under the umbrella of the final one: luck. And here is where we need the skieologian. Carl Foster, […]
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Skieologians: How America won all that gold (in 2030)
A call back to their plundering of the 2018 Olympics, three “architects of Norway’s sport system” shared key ideas for nationwide sport development in an Aspen Institute article titled, “How Norway won all that gold (again).” The Beijing Games saw Norwegian winter athletes win a record 16 gold medals. As Aspen Institute editor Tom Farrey […]
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Press Release: Sederquist will attempt 200k at 10,500 feet
Leadville, CO – The team captain of Seder-Skier.com Racing Project will attempt to ski 200k in a 24-hour period at the Equinox Challenge at Mount Massive Golf Course March 19-20. “Not sure if this is a good idea,” Ryan Sederquist said in a hastily arranged press conference via Zoom byway of Seder-Skier.com’s new interim promotional […]
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Something feels off
Something still feels off about the International Ski Federation’s decision to ban Russian athletes from the remaining 2021-2022 competitions because of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. War is awful, so obviously that part is “off,” but it’s not what I’m getting at. After an intense board meeting and external pressure from various organizations, including the […]
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sederskier sprinter stories: Leadville loppet and pepsi challenge
Leadville Loppet – 42K Classic Result: 2:18:33, 1st place After some initial hesitancy, I elected to register for the hometown race, and I’m happy that I did. My logic was three-fold. First, this is really the quintessential Ryan Sederquist race. Gradual, unceasing railroad grade climbs with placid, working downhills. At 10,000 feet and with almost […]
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