Elk River Biathlon Novice Clinic – Saturday, Feb 29th, 2020

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Note: The registration cap for this event has been reached, please stay tuned to this website for future events.

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Sponsored by Minnesota Biathlon and Twin Cities Biathlon

  • 11:00AM:​ Come see experienced biathletes compete at a 9km, 5-lap race from a close-up, range-side view.
  • 12:00PM – 12:45: ​Mandatory ​safety instruction and rifle practice.
  • 1:00PM: ​Untimed, low-key 2.4km race. Three ski laps, two shooting stages!

Woodland Trails Biathlon Range – Directions

$40 / participant

In-person cash or check made out to Minnesota Biathlon.

What’s Included

  • Rifle safety and marksmanship instruction.
  • Shooting practice.
  • A low-key, non-technical, and untimed “race” to test out your new skills.
  • Rifles and ammunition will be provided by the club.

Prerequisites

  • Parental permission if under the age of 18.
    • For participants under the age of 14, a parent ​must ​be present during the clinic.
  • Basic cross-country ski proficiency.
    • You don’t have to be fast!
    • You should be able to ski a few kilometers and negotiate easy hills and turns.
  • There is no minimum age to register, but:
    • The rifles will be adult-sized.
    • Attendees ​must ​be able to listen and carefully follow coach directions for the duration of the clinic.

What to Bring

  • Skis, poles, and boots.
    • Skate gear is strongly preferred, but classic can work.
  • Gloves. Mittens will interfere with riflery.
  • Appropriate clothing to the weather.
  • A snack.
  • A positive attitude!

Interested? Have questions? Contact Brian Wray at brian@minnesotabiathlon.com, or sign-up online (save some paper!) at https://forms.gle/tmB1xCWX3vcfmBVGA

MNCUP #4B – (changed to) SUNDAY, 16 FEB, 2020 – RESULTS

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  MNCup 4B 3.3km Sprint – Nisswa
NAME CLASS START P S
Total
FIN TIME RACE TIME OVERALL PLACE

Zean Baker SM 00:20.0 2 1
3
12:19.0 11m 59s 1
Jackson  Grant YM 00:00.0 3 2
5
12:58.0 12m 58s 2
Kaisa Bosek YW 00:40.0 0 1
1
14:08.0 13m 28s 3
Saylor Landrum YW 02:00.0 1 1
2
16:09.0 14m 9s 4
Ryker Bosek B 01:20.0 1 1
2
15:58.0 14m 38s 5
Connor Grant B 01:00.0 3 2
5
15:50.0 14m 50s 6
Cormac Shanoff B N 03:20.0 5 5
10
19:46.0 16m 26s 7
Bennet Capella B N 02:20.0 1 5
6
19:22.0 17m 2s 8
Angus Rustad B N 03:00.0 2 5
7
20:54.0 17m 54s 9
Liz Axberg JW N 02:40.0 2 3
5
21:42.0 19m 2s 10
Tim Saxton SM 03:40.0 0 3
3
22:50.0 19m 10s 11
Braden Capella B N 01:40.0 4 5
9
23:11.0 21m 31s 12
Note: All Novices [N] shot prone on standing without support. Most used sling and cuff if rifle fit fairly well. 

We still have snow!! Another inch last night. Paul, my groomer, broke up the crust from Sunday’s melt and left the trails in really good shape!

The high school State meet is NOW MOVED TO FRIDAY THE 14TH, which is the end of that season. With all that in mind Boseks, Grants and I decided to add another race to our MNBiathlon schedule, but no lunch this time!! Welcome to come over here, eat your lunch, change or whatever before or after the races. 6054 Shady Acres Ct, Nisswa.

NISSWA RANGE
MNCUP #4B BIATHLON RACE
WHEN: SUNDAY 16 FEB, 2020
TIME: zero at 10:00 am, races begin when all are zeroed—10:45- 11:00
WHERE: Nisswa range. 24757 Charmin Ave, Nisswa. Lower Roy Lake Rd, Nisswa. Next to the Nisswa Wastewater Treatment Plant/Nisswa Maintenance Facility. Note: there are no bathroom facilities available at the range.
WHAT: Two races are planned, both short and fast! A 3.15 km sprint [2 shooting stages] followed by a single mixed [matched] relay with teams based on finish in the sprint [3 km and 2 shooting stages each w/ relay rounds x 2 plus an extra 1.5km for the last leg]. So first skier will end up skiing 6.0 km total and second 7.5 km in the relay.
CLASSES: There will be no age classes per say. Experienced athletes will carry and shoot normal p,s targets. Younger experienced athletes will do the same but not carry. Anyone who is just advancing from a Novice race will not carry and will shoot prone on standing.

WHO: Any athlete who has been taught biathlon safety and who has shot on their home range is eligible to participate. All will zero at 10:00 am. All participants will use their own slings/cuffs, except Novices will shoot free position unless they provide a rest for the rifle. Those without their own rifle can use a club rifle but no support will be provided unless they bring something. Up to 4- possibly 5 Novices advancing from a Novice event this year or last can apply. [Based on my rifle availability]. If you would like to try biathlon for the first time, contact me or Jeff Bosek. You might have to come early for some indoctrination.

WEATHER: We have snow. A lot of snow. A whole lot of snow!! Temps look good for the next 10 days at least.

COST: There is no cost.

SIGNUP: Please let me know by Thursday, Feb 13th, wmeyer@nisswa.net if you plan to attend the races. For Novices I suggest letting me know this weekend. There is a Subway between the range and my house if you would like to grab a sandwich and bring it or your own lunch over after we are done racing!!

Bill Meyer, Coach
MNBiathlon

Last update on YJr World Championships Pursuit races

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All 4 races are available to watch online at
https://www.eurovisionsports.tv/ibu/ very unusual to have the Youth races video taped! You can spot our team members here and there in the video feeds.

Note: All racers start the Pursuit with their finish interval behind from the Sprint race, behind the winner of the Sprint. They do not get their start time back.

In the Youth Men’s 10km Pursuit:
Place Bib [start position] Name Shooting time or time behind
1st 4 [Norwegian] 1000 26:28:00
27th 9 Bjorne Westervelt 2214 +3:37
32nd 3 Maxime Germain 3421 + 3:57
44th 21 Sam Stertz 0043 +5:08

In the Youth Women’s 7.5km Pursuit
1st 4 [Austrian] 0010 22:01
51st 58 Helen Wilson 1201 +5:01
56th 53 Kaisa Bosek 1111 +6:18

In the Junior Men’s 12.5km Pursuit
1st 7 [German] 1020 35:34.2
2nd 5 [Russian] 1211 +0.6
3rd** 11 Alex Cizar, Slovenia 1000 +1.2 [** Alex spent a month or so at Mt Itasca a couple of years back]
32nd 38 Garrett Beckrich 1101 +2:37.6
45th 32 Lars Leopold 2212 + 4:41
49th 53 Vasek Cervenka 2013 +5:05

In the Junior Woman’s 10 km Pursuit
1st 1 [Russian] 0000 30:45
24th 28 Chloe Levin 0011 +3:08
55th 52 Emma Stertz 0102 +8:42

Names in Bold are from MN.

Our congrats to all from the US!! And welcome back tonight for those coming home!
Our take away from the above is the Europeans are both skiing and shooting very fast—and in the case of the winners, shooting very well!! Keep in mind the ‘race’ times include shooting time in the shooting points 4 times plus 150 meters extra skiing for each miss in the range!! Some are getting into position, loading the rifle, shooting 5 shots, putting the rifle on their backs and getting out of position on the range in around 35 sec in prone and 25 sec in standing.

That is the essence of Biathlon!!

Enjoy the Journey!
Bill Meyer, Coach
MNBiathlon

YJr Worlds update

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Tomorrow brings the last day of the YJr World Championships. Based on the results of the sprint races the past two days. All 5 MN Biathletes are in the top 60 of their classes and will race in the Pursuit in the am!!!!

In today’s Junior sprints- 10km for the men and 7.5km for the women:

Men

1st Norway  0,1                                                24:02.7

32nd Lars Leopold Calif, 2,0                             +2:10.9

38th Garrett Beckrich, Grand Rapids  0,3      +2:21.1

53rd  Vasek Cervenka, Grand Rapids  1,3       + 3:03.4

92nd Camren Nielson, Wash, 3,1                      + 6:11.1

Women

1st Russia   0,0                                                  23:19.3

28th  Chloe Levins      0,1                                   +2:06.1

52nd  Emma Stertz, Grand Rapids 0,0                +3:38

74th  Arienna Woods         3,1                             +6:17.9

Enjoy the Journey!!
Bill Meyer, Coach
MN Biathlon

MNCup #4 in Nisswa, Saturday, Feb 1, 2020 – RESULTS

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MnCup #4 Nisswa- 2 Feb 2020

3.3 km Sprint
Last First Club Start time
P S total
Finish time
Race Time Place
Bosek Ryker Wolfpack 0:00
2 3 5
14:48
14:48 1st
Landrum Saylor TC 0:30
1 3 4
16:17
15:47 2
Bitzan Teresa Wolfpack 2:00
3 2 5
19:30
17:30 3
LaHammer Audrey Bluff Country 1:30
5 ? p/p, p,s
19:39
18:09 4
Murray Hanna TC 1:00
3 5 8
20:24
19:24 5
Fischer Owen  Duluth 3:00
? ? p/s; p/s
23:33
20:33 6
Cushman Jack Bluff Country 2:30
? ? p/s; p/s
1:0:42:00.000
22:12 7
3.0 km 1/2 Single Relay w/Relay rounds  
Landrum  Saylor
Mass start
0 0





Cushman Jack


1 ?



0:32:55













Bosek Ryker


0 0





Landrum Marcus


1 ?



0:34:24













Bitzan Teresa


2 3





Fischer Owen


0 ?



0:35:31













LaHammer Audrey


4 0





Murray Hanna


0 ?



0:36:56













Note: did not get all the shooting. 

INVITATION 
MNCUP #4—SATURDAY FEB 1, 2020

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NISSWA RANGE

Coming up two weeks from tomorrow, Feb 1st, is the next in our MNCup series of races. The following day, for anyone interested, is the BNSC’s Lumberjack Jaunt, at the Arboretum in BRD,  a 6/16 km Nordic race..classical or skate. For information regarding that event—please go to the BNSC webpage.

MNCUP #4 BIATHLON RACE

WHEN: Saturday, 1st of Feb, 2020  

TIME: zero at 10:00 am, races begin when all are zeroed—10:45- 11:00

WHERE: Nisswa range. 24757 Charmin Ave, Nisswa. Lower Roy Lake Rd, Nisswa. Next to the Nisswa Wastewater Treatment Plant/Nisswa Maintenance Facility. Note: there are no bathroom facilities available at the range. 

WHAT: Two races are planned, both short and fast! A 3.15 km sprint [2 shooting stages] followed by the first ½ of a single mixed relay with teams based on finish in the sprint [3 km and 2 shooting stages each w/ relay rounds].  The formats have been picked to help prepare you for the section races if you are in high school. 

CLASSES: There will be no age classes per say. Experienced athletes will carry and shoot normal p,s targets. Younger experienced athletes will do the same but not carry. Anyone who is just advancing from a Novice race will not carry and will shoot prone on standing.

  WHO: Any athlete who has been taught biathlon safety and who has shot on their home range is eligible to participate. All will zero at 10:00 am. All participants will use their own slings/cuffs, except Novices will shoot free position unless they provide a rest for the rifle. Those without their own rifle can use a club rifle but no support will be provided unless they bring something. Up to 4- possibly 5 Novices advancing from a Novice event this year or last can apply. [Based on my rifle availability] 

WEATHER: We have snow. A lot of snow. A whole lot of snow!! And are forecast tonight for up to 10” more. The temps appear to be mellowing toward race weekend. 

COST: There is no cost. 

SIGNUP AND LUNCH: Please let me know by Thursday, Jan 30th if you plan to attend the races. For Novices I suggest letting me know this weekend.  A lunch will be provided at Meyer’s after the races. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU PLAN TO JOIN US FOR LUNCH and how many we should expect—parents, coaches etc.

YJr Worlds Update

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This morning the Junior [19,20,21 yr olds] Individual races were held in Switzerland. One minute add on penalty. Shooting order P,S,P,S

From MN:

Jr Men’s 15km

Garrett Bechrich    37th           0,1,1,1         3:40 back of winner from Germany who shot clean in 40:15.

Vasek Cervenka     72nd            0,1,1,4         7:26 back. 

Jr Women’s 12.5 km

Emma Stertz    69th           1,0,1,3       11:10 back of the winner from Russia who shot clean in 41:32

Up tomorrow are the Youth relays.

Bill Meyer, Coach
MN Biathlon