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Lee Dassler of Otisfield watches as Christopher Lacasse, right, and Jonathan Koehler apply kick wax to their skis Sunday prior to the start of the Nonstop Nordic race “Born to Ski” at Roberts Farm Preserve in Norway. Dassler is the development director for Western Foothills Land Trust, of which Roberts Farm is a part. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Jonathan Dawson, second from right, of Pownal applies kick wax to his skis Sunday prior to the start of the Nonstop Nordic race “Born to Ski” at Roberts Farm Preserve in Norway. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
High school athletes from left; Tait Harvey, Owen Dawson, Leif Hellstedt, Henry Morrison, Jonathan Koehler and Brendan Ledwick line up Sunday for the start of the Nonstop Nordic race “Born to Ski” at Roberts Farm Preserve in Norway. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Maeve Wolford, left, and her sister, Makena Wolford finish their Nonstop Nordic race “Born to Ski” Sunday at Roberts Farm Preserve in Norway. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Caehyl Mann, 13, of South Paris, competes Sunday during the Nonstop Nordic race “Born to Ski” at Roberts Farm Preserve in Norway. Sunday’s race was Mann’s first ski race said her father, Kyle. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Evelyn Lacasse of Greely High School finishes her 5K Nonstop Nordic race “Born to Ski” Sunday at Roberts Farm Preserve in Norway. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Annika Hellstedt, 13, skis past a wooden sculpture Sunday during the Nonstop Nordic race “Born to Ski” at Roberts Farm Preserve in Norway. The sculpture was created by Maine artist Bernard Langlais. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Kirk Siegel of Bethel leaves the start line Sunday of the Nonstop Nordic race “Born to Ski” at Roberts Farm Preserve in Norway. Siegel is a former member of the U.S. Biathlon Team. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Daryn Slover always pulls for the underdog - what would you expect from someone that was raised in Cleveland and lives in Lewiston. He drinks cheap coffee and cheap beer so that he can afford to put his...