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Article: La Crosse Tribune, Wis., Jeff Brown column: BROWN: So I tried cross country skiing, and am I ever glad I did.
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- La Crosse Tribune (La Crosse, WI)
- Article date:
- January 21, 2007
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Byline: Jeff Brown | Tribune Sports Editor
Jan. 21--I thought of a thousand reasons why I couldn't -- our shouldn't -- do it. Too busy at work, too busy at home, too busy with our daughters' basketball games, too busy in general. That's exactly the reasoning that has led to my pants getting tighter, my stomach getting bigger, and my endurance becoming less. All the things I said I would never, ever let happen. Welcome to middle age. So after interviewing Duncan McLean for a story on cross country skiing, I couldn't help myself. I could have stopped after writing the story on the "Incredible McLean," but my curiosity wouldn't let me. It's been a life-long ...