Presented by Minnesota Biathlon
Sunday, June 25th, 2023
Hot out of the development tank. As always, feel free to forward and share as appropriate.
https://photo.wrocket.org/2023/june_elk_river_biathlon/
Thanks for coming to our race today!
-Brian
Elk River Summer Biathlon #1
Presented by Minnesota Biathlon
Sunday, June 25th, 2023
| Over all | Cat. Place | Category | Racer | Start | Finish | Overall Time | Back | P | S | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | JW | Kaisa Bosek | 1:00 | 26:09 | 25:09 | +0:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | JW | Saylor Landrum | 1:30 | 29:29 | 27:59 | +2:50 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | YW | Lauren Huber | 2:00 | 33:27 | 31:27 | +6:18 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | U15W | Irina Viskovatykh | 2:30 | 36:50 | 34:20 | +9:11 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | SW | Alissa Johnson | 3:30 | 38:19 | 34:49 | +9:40 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Over all | Cat. Place | Category | Racer | Start | Finish | Overall Time | Back | P | S | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | SM | Jakob Ellingson | 6:00 | 34:06 | 28:06 | +0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | U17M | Jack Cashman | 8:00 | 38:37 | 30:37 | +2:31 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | JM | Logan Jensen | 7:00 | 37:50 | 30:50 | +2:44 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | U17M | Gabe Hallgren | 7:30 | 39:08 | 31:38 | +3:32 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | JM | Eliott Swanson | 6:30 | 38:11 | 31:41 | +3:35 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | 1 | SW | Cheresa Bouley | 5:30 | 37:17 | 31:47 | +3:41 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 1 | YM | Joel Bouley | 9:00 | 41:23 | 32:23 | +4:17 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 1 | MW | Caitlin Gregg | 5:00 | 37:52 | 32:52 | +4:46 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | 2 | YM | Reid Binsfeld | 9:30 | 43:13 | 33:43 | +5:37 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | 3 | U17M | Sergei Viskovatykh | 8:30 | 43:08 | 34:38 | +6:32 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | 2 | SM | Blake Wagoner | 10:00 | 51:02 | 41:02 | +12:56 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Over all | Cat Place | Category | Racer | Overall Time | Back | P | S | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | YW | River Fena | 29:58 | +0:00 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Woodland Trails Park
20135 Elk Lake Rd NW, Elk River, MN 55330
Sprint Race
Long race – 8.6km – Junior/Senior Men Short race – 6.6km – All Other Categories
Three laps, two shooting stages (prone + standing) with penalty loops.
Shorter courses can be arranged for younger athletes at coach discretion.
Schedule
9:15am – Registration opens 10:00am – Zero opens ~11:00am – Race start
$10 per racer
Payable by cash or check to “Minnesota Biathlon” on the day of the race. Sign up online!
https://forms.gle/yZ3XPWC9tc3JW2wr7
Volunteers needed and appreciated!
Please contact Lynda at lyndabouley@gmail.com for opportunities. Questions? Concerns? Contact administration@minnesotabiathlon.com
To help your shooting, nothing beats dryfiring—a lot!! That will build the reactions and small muscle control needed by a good shooter! Please note the training plans generally call for twice the number of dryfire shots as live fire!! Here are a few drills to get you started:
There are a lot more that can benefit you!! But the bottom line is: “Just do it!!”
As we continue into the Summer, the shooting emphasis will shift from pure accuracy to fast, smooth range procedure to shooting when tired, to shooting with a heartrate/high lactates, to race shooting. While we don’t confine ourselves to one of these focus points at a time—this progression has worked the best to build solid Biathlon shooting!!
Enjoy the Journey!!
Bill Meyer, Coach
MN Biathlon
Coming up in just under two weeks is the annual 4 day camp at Mt Itasca in Coleraine!! I have again attached the Invitation and the tentative schedule. Please note that if you can’t make the full 4 days, you can attend for a day or more at a time!! Each day will provide some shooting and some rollerski work—so really good way to get the summer started in Biathlon!!!
The camp is designed to enhance the skills of all from first year to veterans!! We will be building on the skills covered at the daycamps last month!!
Most participants will tent camp onsite or stay in the HQ building. The Chalet will be available for showers and dining. All meals will be provided either at the Chalet or at the homes of local participants.
Please contact John Gould to sign up or if you want more information. Early signups really help us in planning for food and coaching needs!
Thanks and looking forward to seeing everyone!!
Bill Meyer, Coach
MNBiathlon
Good Morning Everyone!!
Attached is a checklist for good skating ski technique. As you get onto rollerskis again, take a few of these points at a time and work on them—over and over!! Then add a few more each time you ski…..
Good technique is the foundation for ski speed..you always want to optimize what you are doing to the terrain, snow conditions, your level of fitness and fatigue!! You should be skiing at around to slightly above your lactate threshold [Race Pace] in any biathlon race—and, of course, learning when to start backing down as you approach the range; along with learning to shoot at a HR/lactate level just below your threshold.
So look this over, and get on back to me with any questions!!
Bill Meyer, Coach
MNBiathlon
Good Morning Everyone!
Hope by now, nearing the end of the 2nd month of the training year, everyone has been out on rollerskis to get used to the feel and to start working on technique!! Don’t drag your old bad habits into the new season!! It takes about 3 weeks of steady work doing something right, to get out of those bad moves/timing/body positions etc!! Later in the week I will send out a checklist of things for good skiing. You can gain a ton of time in racing by being efficient and putting your body weight to work! To say nothing about building the strength in the exact muscles you need on skis!!!
You should also be shooting regularly now, working on improving your accuracy, your moves getting into and out of position, and in taking less and less time to identify that perfect white circle of the sight picture [see attached] – and getting the shot off smoothly!!! Basic marksmanship!! We will be working on cutting down range time, shooting fatigued, and shooting with a high heartrate at the practices and camps!! But if you can’t hit the target shooting when calm, you will have multiple problems as we approach the physiological demands of actual race shooting. One of the most productive things you can do is dryfire!! Everyday is best! I knew a World Cup competitor who used to put on her race gear to dryfire!! And she was good!! [not her skis!!—but it wouldn’t hurt to stand on rollerskis in your basement!!]
Coming right up is the 4 day camp at Mt Itasca starting on Wed, the 14th of June—the Invitation is attached!! We have plenty of room on that range, and it should be a really fun 4 days!! Please sign up asap so we can get a handle on numbers for food and coaching needs!!
And following shortly after the Mt Itasca camp, there will be a daycamp on Saturday the 24th followed on Sunday the 25th with the first rollerski biathlon race of the year at Elk River! Mark your calendars, and keep an eye out for the Invitations to those events!!
I am also including the WI Biathlon schedule for those who live near Brillion!
Put together by Gregg Pattison and Mark Torresani: Gregg and I have been working closely with Ariens to bring a fun-filled summer and fall roller ski and running biathlon series. Once a month from June through November, Ariens will be hosting this series. Although we haven’t ironed out all the details yet, there will be multiple race distances for all abilities. For those of you who aren’t roller skiers, there will be a running format as well.Save these dates
So the Journey is well underway!! Enjoy!!
Bill Meyer, Coach
MNBiathlon