Minnesota Biathlon

Check out your final rankings from this past winter season:

http://biathlon.teamusa.org/results/national-ranking

Go! Training and Twin Cities Biathlon

2010 Season Review, Looking Forward, and Testing Day
Sunday, April 25, 2010

The 2010-2011 Ski Season has started! Join Go! Training and Twin Cities Biathlon for our kick off for the new season.
Review your past season and assess where you are right now!
When: 12pm-3pm, on Sunday, April 25, 2010
Where: Lindberg Center at Hopkins HS, room N205, 206. Directions: http://www.lindbergh-center.com/directions.asp
Who: All athletes who are registered, or interested in registering, for Go! Training or Twin Cities Biathlon training programs. This meeting is MANDATORY for all athletes in Advanced and/or Biathlon Training. All athletes are invited: J4’s through college.

What:

1. Meet the coaches and your fellow athletes
2. Get the scoop on training details for May and this Summer
3. “What it Takes” – Caitlin Compton and Carolyn Bramante
4. “Windows of Opportunity”- Piotr Bednarski
5. Training logs and review your past season
6. Physical Testing- out on the track- 1:30pm-3pm, groups by age

Why: Start the ski training season with all the right information. Review your past season. Assess your strengths and weaknesses. Learn about additional training camps and opportunities for the summer!
Registration: No cost- just email Piotr at gotrainingus@aol.com that you will attending. Please confirm attendance a few days in advance. Questions- email or phone, 952/237-0765.

Piotr Bednarski
Go! Training
Endurance Training
4845 Emerson Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55419
952/237-0765 cell

Interval Hypoxic Training Workout System consisting of-

• MAG-10 altitude generator capable of altitudes up to 20,000 feet (6000 meters)
• 50-foot of air delivery hose
• Exercise masks (2)
• Pulse Oximeter (to measure blood oxygen saturation)

More info here: http://www.higherpeak.com/package-iht.html
Will ship (70 lbs from 55405)
$2400 or best offer

This particular unit was used by Caitlin Compton – who was a part of the 2010 Olympic Team for Nordic Skiing. Obviously, this type of supplemental training does have benefits!

Contact Ben Kremer at kremer333@gmail.com or 612 387 2002.

Friday Update from Petra- Too Much Rain. The race has been canceled due to continuous rain, and forcasted rain for Sunday.

CANCELED - Slush Cup Biathlon Race & Novice Race & Volunteer Appreciation Biathlon Day at Mt. Itasca

Hosted by MINSA (Mt. Itasca Nordic Ski Assn.)

Date: Sunday, March 14, 2010

Location: Mt.Itasca, Coleraine

Race Format: Mass Start (PPSS)

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123 Competitors took the course today in both an Experienced Biathlon Race and a Novice Race. Junior Team Member Raleigh Goessling held off both Olympian Garrot Kuzzy and Marathon winner Matt Liebsch (both shot 2x prone on standing and 2x standing on standing). Overcast skies in the early experienced race turned to blue skies and sunshine for the Novice event.

Results pdf

Participant Richard Hoeg took some video and photos of the Experienced race, and has photos from his point-of-view throughout the novice event – check it out-

Elk River Biathlon Race

Hosted by Twin Cities Biathlon

• Sunday, March 7, 2010
• Open to NOVICES and EXPERIENCED
• Elk River Biathlon Range at Woodland Trails

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Wynn Roberts began his first race of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics in the Individual Race. He finished 86th with 8 total misses.

Full Results

Wynn at the start – Photo: Ben Kremer