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Reporting by: Nat Herz and Stuart Harden
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Devon and Nat return to recap a surprisingly lively women’s relay as the weather continues cooperating. And we preview Saturday’s men’s 50-kilometer race.
A full week into World Championships and we’re starting to get a little punchy, but keep the emails coming. We’ll be back tomorrow. We’re at devon@fasterskier.com and nat@fasterskier.com.


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Phew. Trondheim finally got a break from the relentless precipitation that’s afflicted us for the past week, and take our word for it: We’re grateful.
Devon and Nat are back from the hotel to recap Thursday’s men’s relay and preview the women’s race. Nat says he’s sorry for snacking on the air, but not that sorry, because a guy’s gotta eat. Send complaints to devon@fasterskier.com. We’ll be back tomorrow.


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Whew. The weather in Trondheim hasn’t let up, and neither has the racing.
Norwegian marathon skier and TV commentator Petter Soleng Skinstad joins us for the recap. We’ll back back tomorrow; as always, Devon’s email is nat@fasterskier.com.
