Category Archives: Elk River

Cleanup day at Elk River – June 4th at Noon

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Good Morning Everyone,

On Sunday, June 4th [next Sunday] at noon, we will have a cleanup/maintenance day at Elk River. The venue was the target [again] of vandals a few weeks ago. From that perspective we will no longer store any target paint in the building.

We will meet in the parking lot and figure out transportation to the venue from there. Lynda/Chad/Dave perhaps we could get vehicle passes for the main equipment/supplies vehicle?
You should come prepared to get dirty with paint clothes and old shoes. Paint brushes, rollers etc would be useful. Gloves for sure.

After the work party we will have a roller ski/combo practice to take advantage of the trip to the venue.

If you can’t make it, I would suggest each outlying venue hold its own work party and clean up your own range. Mowing, cleaning target boards, repairing anything and everything..lot of things can be accomplished if many hands pitch in.

For Elk River I have the following indicate intentions of participation:
Guthries –Hanne, Elizabeth and ?/
Bouley’s—5 or 6
Bosek—Jeff, Kaisa, Ryker
Alex—perhaps some others [Reineke, Hegg etc.]
Bill

Hope that helps with planning. On supplies, Dave Anderson, can you provide what we need? Lynda has the list.

Thanks all,
Bill Meyer

2017 Summer / Fall Schedule incl race dates

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MINNESOTA BIATHLON SUMMER / FALL 2017 SCHEDULE
 2017 Summer Schedule 3_24_17
Month Date Day Location Description Zero Start
May 19 Friday Mt. Itasca Shooting Camp 6 PM
20 Saturday Mt. Itasca Shooting Camp
21 Sunday Mt. Itasca Shooting Camp
20 Saturday Coaching Biathlon for Parents – evening – Bill Meyer
June 14 – 24 Wednesday – Saturday Mt. Itasca Shooting Camp
17 Saturday Mt. Itasca Mass Start – Running 10 AM 10:40 AM
       June 29 – July 13 – High Altitude Camp – Colorado – Vlad Cervenka
July 20 Thursday Elk River Individual Start – Roller Ski 5 PM 6 PM
     August 5 – August 13 – Jericho VT Camp
12 Saturday Jericho Sprint roller ski
13 Sunday Jericho Pursuit roller ski
August 24 Thursday Elk River Mass Start – Roller Ski 5 PM 6 PM
September 24 Sunday Elk River Individual Start – Roller Ski 10 AM 11 AM
October 19 – 21 Thursday – Saturday Mt. Itasca High Intensity Camp
22 Sunday Elk River High Intensity Camp Time Trial
MN Biathlon Fall Festival
October 29 Sunday Elk River Pursuit Format – Roller Ski 10 AM 11 AM

Minnesota Biathlon Winter 2016-2017 Schedule

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Specific times (zero, start, and so on) will be announced by the organizers of the events as the details emerge.

11 December – MN Cup #1 – Mt. Itasca
15 – 19 December – IBU Trials – Mt. Itasca
17 December – MN Cup #2
18 December – MN Cup #3
26-30 December – Y Jr Trials – Vermont
15 January – Snowflake, Duluth
28 January – 10km Pursuit – Nisswa
18-19 February – McMiller/Blackhawk, Madison
5 March – Woodland Trails, Elk River
11 March – MN Cup – Mt. Itasca

20th Annual Fall Festival Elk River Roller Ski Biathlon Race – Sunday, Oct 30, 2016 – RESULTS

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20th Annual Fall Festival

Elk River Roller Ski Biathlon Race

Sponsored by Minnesota Biathlon and

Twin Cities Biathlon

 Sunday, October 30, 2016

30 October, Elk River
11.4 km Individual Start
Last First Category Race Start Finish Final Time P P S S Total
Ellingson Jake SM 11.4 00:00 34:50 34:50 1 3 0 1 5
Christiansen Cam JM 11.4 00:10 35:04 34:54 1 1 0 0 2
Cervenka Vasek YM 11.4 00:20 37:02 36:42 1 0 1 2 4
9.3km Individual Start
Last First Category Race Start Finish Final Time P P S S Total
Ellingson Sienna JW 9.3 00:40 38:09 37:29 3 1 2 3 9
Guthrie Hanne SW 9.3 00:30 38:14 37:44 3 2 1 4 10
Brown Halcyon YW 9.3 00:50 41:21 40:31 3 0 2 0 5
Wyland Lucia YW 9.3 01:00 43:48 42:48 2 4 1 3 10
7.1km Individual Start
Last First Category Race Start Finish Final Time P P S S Total
Bosek Kaisa G 6 01:10 37:52 36:42 2 2 1 4 9
Bouley Cheresa G 6 01:20 39:10 37:50 2 3 3 3 11
Reineke Emma G 6 01:30 52:36 51:06 1 3 5 5 14
Running Race, 4.8km
Last First Category Race Start Finish Final Time P P S S Total
Cervenka Mattej B Run 01:40 ? — 0 1 ? ? 1

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  • 1 / 9.3 / 11.4km Interval Start (10 seconds apart)
    • Boys / Girls – 1 medium + 4 short loops
    • Women – 3 medium + 2 short loops
    • Men – 5 medium loops
    • PPSS with Penalty Loops
  • Registration 9:30 AM
  • Zero – 10:00 AM
  • Race Start – 11:00 AM
  • Cost – $10.00 (Cheap!)
    • Make checks payable to Minnesota Biathlon
  • Volunteers needed!! Please call Brian Wray to volunteer or with any questions – 651-366-2952.

Midwest Regional Biathlon Intensity Camp October 20-23, 2016

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Midwest Regional Biathlon Intensity Camp
October 20-23, 2016
Mt. Itasca/ Grand Rapids / Elk River, MN

This “hard core” camp will focus on the specific biathlon training – fast shooting drills, hard combo training, as well as  running,  strength and ski technique

Who:
experienced athletes – great camp to improve your biathlon skills:  range procedure, shooting under time pressure and hard combo intervals, additionally physical testing (uphill test, roller ski test)

Dates: Thursday, October 20 at 10 AM meeting at Mt. Itasca – Sunday, October 23 at 4 PM in Elk River

Schedule:

Thu 20:
10 AM: Shooting drills, 60 shoot and American tests
2 PM Combo RP Intervals 6×5 min
4 PM Easy Roller ski 1 h

Fri 21:
8 AM Uphill test
10 AM Shooting Drills, easy combo
3 PM Roller ski technique, Strength

Sat 22:
8 AM Roller ski intervals /test 6 x triple hill (4-5 min)
3 PM Combo shooting, Shooting drills 2h

Sun 23:
7 AM Departure to Elk River!!!
10 AM  Roller ski Combo / drills 1:45 h
2 PM  RP Combo Intervals/ short races

Cost : TBA – based on the housing. I need to know who plans to come, so contact me ASAP!!!!, please!

What to bring:

You will need  rifle, 1 brick of ammo (some ammo will be available to buy at the camp), running shoes, and several sets of training clothing. Also, skate roller ski equipment and helmet, water bottle carrier.  Bring some rain gear and also a pair of thin ski gloves for shooting.

If you plan to come, please let me know ASAP.
Don’t hesitate to contact me, if you have question.

Vlad Cervenka
cell: 218 256 8323 or cervenkv@gmail.com