Sponsored by Minnesota Biathlon and Twin Cities Biathlon
Thursday, July 18th, 2019
Woodland Trails Biathlon Range
Recap and results below –
Photos from Bryan Wray:
Full set here: https://photo.wrocket.org/2019/july_elk_river_biathlon/
More here: https://minnesotabiathlon.com/2019/07/roller-ski-biathlon-race-1-elk-river-july-18-2019-photos/
| Elk River Summer Biathlon – 2019-07-18 – By Event |
| Place / Class | Name | Category | Start | Finish | Overall | Back | P | P | S | S | Total |
| 1 / 1 | Grant, Jackson | YM | 1:30 | 35:59 | 34:29 | +0:00 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 / 1 | Bosek, Kaisa | YW | 2:20 | 37:18 | 34:58 | +0:29 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 / 1 | Raguse, Gabe | JM | 1:10 | 36:41 | 35:31 | +1:02 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 / 1 | Cervenka, Matej | Boy | 3:00 | 38:48 | 35:48 | +1:19 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 / 1 | Lindberg, Derek | MM | 1:50 | 38:03 | 36:13 | +1:44 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 / 1 | Stertz, Emma | JW | 2:10 | 39:55 | 37:45 | +3:16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 / 2 | Stertz, Sam | YM | 1:40 | 39:26 | 37:46 | +3:17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 / 2 | Pattison, Greg | MM | 2:40 | 40:33 | 37:53 | +3:24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 / 1 | Kautzer, Amanda | SW | 2:00 | 40:01 | 38:01 | +3:32 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 / 2 | Grant, Connor | Boy | 3:10 | 43:18 | 40:08 | +5:39 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 11 / 3 | Bosek, Ryker | Boy | 2:50 | 43:54 | 41:04 | +6:35 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 12 / 1 | Landrum, Saylor | Girl | 3:30 | 47:42 | 44:12 | +9:43 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 13 / 1 | Saxton, Tim | SM | 3:50 | 56:13 | 52:23 | +17:54 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
The trails are Elk River Woodland Park were in good condition. The weather was not—close to 90 with a dew point in the 70’s yielded an effective temp of about 95F. Fortunately the trails are shaded and there was a slight breeze.
The course was 3 med loops plus 2 short loops for 9.3km total. A pursuit format was used with 10 sec intervals to spread out the range. Originally 18 athletes has signed up, but 5 were sidelined with illness or injuries. Shooting was PPSS on standard targets for everyone.
The top finisher was Jackson Grant of Little Falls [NNW Biathlon] who missed 6 shots and finished in 34:29. In second was Kaisa Bosek [Wolfpack Bia] who was laying on the speed last night, still missing only 6 shots, and finishing in a time of 34:58 for first woman. Third place went to Gabe Raguse of NNW who struggled in the range a bit, missing 9 targets and finishing in 35:31.
Matej Cervenka, Mt Itasca, was the top Boy missing 9 and finishing in 35:48 followed by Connor Grant, NNW, missing 10 and finishing in 40:08.
Newcomer Saylor Landrum did really well in the range missing 9 for her first race effort, and was the only Girl with a 44:12 finish.
The next event will be on the 8th of August at the same venue.
–Bill Meyer
9.3km
3x medium, 2x short loops, 4 shooting stages, PPSS.
Online registration link: https://forms.gle/oRLkaskeuujEuEtK8
Younger/novice race categories may have a shorter race depending on coach/athlete decision.
Registration @ 4:30 PM
Please have your paperwork filled out beforehand.
Zero @ 5:00 PM
Race Start @ 6:00 PM
Time-trial start, 10 second interval.
$10 / racer
Cash or check made out to Minnesota Biathlon.
Racing?
Contact Bill Meyer at wmeyer@nisswa.net, or sign-up online (save some paper!) at https://forms.gle/oRLkaskeuujEuEtK8
Interested in volunteering, or have other questions?
Contact Brian at brian@minnesotabiathlon.com or 651-366-2952
