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Photo by Eric Engman
Eric Buetow gets a hug from his wife, Katie Madden, after finishing the 43-kilometer course during the Sonot Kkaazoot ski race Saturday, March 22, 2008, at the Birch Hill Recreation Area. "It was a beautiful day and I'm tired. What more could you ask for," Buetow said of skiing the race, which features both a 20-kilometer and 50-kilometer course and usually starts and finishes on the Chena River downtown. This year it was rerouted to be run entirely at Birch Hill with the longest run being shortened to 43K.