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National Guard Biathlon Championship Races at Ripley
The National Guard Biathlon program is having a week long race series at Camp Ripley with the first race on Sunday, 24 Feb, 13—sprint. Zero at 8:50 am.
There is official training on Saturday the 23 rd with zero at 9:00 and 1:00pm. The full schedule is below.
Races are $20 each—with checks made out to the National Guard Family Support.
These races have only a Junior and Senior category—no Youth or Boys/Girls. Both categories ski the same distance per gender.
Bill Meyer would like to submit a list of participants by next weekend..so please click here to email Bill Meyer if you want to attend and designate the races you are interested in doing.
National Guard Central Regional Championships – This Weekend – January 23 – 27
| National Guard Central Regional Championships – January 23 – 27 – | ||||||
| January | 24 | Thursday | Camp Ripley | Official Training | ||
| January | 25 | Friday | Camp Ripley | Sprint | ||
| January | 26 | Saturday | Camp Ripley | Pursuit | ||
Zero is at 9:00 both days. Races are at 10:00 [those might be delayed if the overnight temps get too low so that by scheduled zero it is still below –4F]
Friday race is a 10K sprint for men.
Saturday is a pursuit format—the Juniors and Seniors do 12.5km
Cost is $20 per race.
http://nationalguardbiathlon.org for more information
Junior World Team Trials updated race formats
The formats for both the IBU Cup Trials (this weekend) and the Junior World Team Trials have been changed.
The revised formats are:
Sat, Dec. 15 SPRINT
Sun, Dec. 16 PURSUIT FORMAT
Mon, Dec. 17 MASS START
Fri, Dec. 28 SPRINT
Sat, Dec. 29 PURSUIT FORMAT
Sun, Dec. 30 SPRINT
If you have any questions, please contact Petra Cervenkova at pcervenkova@hotmail.com
Winter Schedule 2012 – 2013
Domestic Race Schedule here
MINNESOTA BIATHLON WINTER 2012 – 2013 SCHEDULE
| Month | Date | Day | Location | Description | Zero | Start |
| Minnesota Cup # 1 | ||||||
| December | 9 | Sunday | Mt. Itasca | Mass Start + Novice | 10 AM | 11 AM |
| IBU Cup Trials – December 15 – 17 + Minnesota Cup # 2 , 3, 4 | ||||||
| December | 15 | Saturday | Mt. Itasca | Sprint | 10 AM | 11 AM |
| December | 16 | Sunday | Mt. Itasca | Sprint | 10 AM | 11 AM |
| December | 17 | Monday | Mt. Itasca | Mass Start | 9 AM | 10 AM |
| Junior / Youth World Team Trials – December 28 – 30 + Minnesota Cup # 5 ,6 ,7 | ||||||
| December | 28 | Friday | Mt. Itasca | Sprint | 10 AM | 11 AM |
| December | 29 | Saturday | Mt. Itasca | Sprint | 10 AM | 11 AM |
| December | 30 | Sunday | Mt. Itasca | Mass Start | 9 AM | 10 AM |
| Minnesota Cup # 8 | ||||||
| January | 6 | Sunday | Duluth | Mass Start + Novice | 10 AM | 11 AM |
| National Guard Central Regional Championships – January 23 – 27 – To Be Confirmed | ||||||
| January | 24 | Thursday | Camp Ripley | Official Training | ||
| January | 25 | Friday | Camp Ripley | Sprint | ||
| January | 26 | Saturday | Camp Ripley | Relay – 3 person | ||
| Minnesota Cup # 9 | ||||||
| February | 17 | Sunday | Duluth | Mass Start + Novice | 10 AM | 11 AM |
| National Guard Championships – February 22 – March 1 – To Be Confirmed | ||||||
| 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM + | ||||||
| February | 23 | Saturday | Camp Ripley | Official Training | 2 PM – 4 PM | |
| February | 24 | Sunday | Camp Ripley | Sprint | 9 AM | 10 AM |
| February | 25 | Monday | Camp Ripley | Pursuit | 9 AM | 10 AM |
| March | 28 | Thursday | Camp Ripley | Relay – 4 person | 9 AM | 10 AM |
| Minnesota Cup # 10 | ||||||
| March | 3 | Sunday | Elk River | Mass Start + Novice | 10 AM | 11 AM |
| Minnesota Cup # 11 | ||||||
| March | 10 | Sunday | Mt. Itasca | Mass Start + Novice | 10 AM | 11 AM |
| Other | ||||||
| Western and Midwestern Regional Junior Camp – November 14-25 – West Yellowstone MT | ||||||
| North American Cup # 5 – February 9 – 10 – Jericho VT. | ||||||
| North American Cup # 6 – February 23 – 24 – Lake Placid NY. | ||||||
| U.S. Nationals – March 7 – 10 – Fort Kent ME | ||||||
| USBA National Championships – March 7 – 10 – Fort Kent, ME – To Be Confirmed | ||||||
| March | 7 | Thursday | Fort Kent | Sprint | ||
| March | 8 | Friday | Fort Kent | Official Training | ||
| March | 9 | Saturday | Fort Kent | Pursuit | ||
| March | 10 | Sunday | Fort Kent | Mass Start | ||