The photos — also from Brian Wray — from Sunday’s race can be found here: https://photo.wrocket.org/2021/june_elk_river_biathlon/
Elk River Rollerski Biathlon Race and Practice – June 27, 2021 – RESULTS
Results, thanks to Brian Wray
The photos — also from Brian Wray — from Sunday’s race can be found here: https://photo.wrocket.org/2021/june_elk_river_biathlon/
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| Overall / Class | Name | Category | Club | Finish | Back | P | P | S | S | Total |
| 1 / 1 | Jake Ellingson | SM | National Guard | 31:48 | 00:00 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 / 1 | Matej Cervenka | YM | Mount Itasca | 32:05 | 00:17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 / 1 | Cheresa Bouley | JW | Twin Cities | 35:13 | 03:25 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 / 2 | Alex Vanias | SM | Wisconsin Biathlon | 35:35 | 03:47 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 / 2 | Matthew Broderson | YM | Twin Cities | 35:38 | 03:50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 / 1 | Hunter Zupko | JM | National Guard | 38:03 | 06:15 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 / 1 | Derek Lindberg | MM | National Guard | 39:17 | 07:29 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 / 2 | Kaisa Bosek | JW | Wolfpack | 39:50 | 08:02 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 / 1 | Eric Anderson | U17M | Bluff Nordic | 40:29 | 08:41 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 / 1 | Saylor Landrum | YW | Twin Cities | 43:12 | 11:24 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 11 / 2 | Evelyn Hudrlik | YW | Twin Cities | 43:26 | 11:38 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 / 1 | Ella Karkela | U17W | Mount Itasca | 45:43 | 13:55 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 13 / 3 | Ryan Houseman | YM | Twin Cities | 47:07 | 15:19 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 14 / 3 | Lauren Huber | YW | Wolfpack | 48:15 | 16:27 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 15 / 4 | Maeve Lindsay | YW | Twin Cities | 53:03 | 21:15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 16 / 1 | Emily Broderson | MW | Twin Cities | 55:01 | 23:13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 17 / 2 | Keith Kranz | MM | Twin Cities | 55:45 | 23:57 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 18 / 4 | Owen Fischer | YM | Duluth | 56:40 | 24:52 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
Coming up on the 27th of June will be a daylong program at the Woodland Trails and Range at Elk River. In the morning, we will have a practice working on shooting skills and roller ski technique, and in the pm—the first Rollerski Biathlon Race of the season!! See the above Invitation for the race!
The program for the morning practice is as follows:
9:00 Meet at the range
9:00-10:30 shooting accuracy, rifle handling, and range procedure
10:30-12:00 – ski technique on roller skis
12:00 to 1:30 lunch on your own and race registration at 12:30
1:30 zero for the race
2:15 race start
Who: The practice is open to all who have experience with biathlon and have a rifle of their own or leased. It will be limited in the first opening round to a max of 10 participants. If more are interested, then we may open it up to as many as 10 more and split the training.
Contact: If you are interested in either the practice or the race, please contact me asap.
Cost: There will be no cost for the practice—Race entry is $10.
Another step in the Journey!
Bill Meyer, Coach
Biathlon Camp – Summer Biathlon Race Running 6k/7.5k – June 19, 2021 – RESULTS
Results from the Summer Biathlon Race (Running) 6k/7.5k held on June 19, 2021 at Mt. Itasca.
2021 Midwest Regional Biathlon Camp
Mt. Itasca, Coleraine
Monday, June 14 – Saturday, June 19 2021
Cost : $320.00 – Includes coaching, venue , chalet use and meals. We try to run our camp as inexpensively as possible. The cost is about half of the price of what other Midwest ski camps cost!!!
Who: Biathletes from ages 14 and up, who have participated in the May Camp in Elk River or Mt. Itasca
New athletes should contact Bill Meyer or Vladimir Cervenka, if the camp is good idea for them.
Focus: This camp will focus on dryland training – running, roller skiing, strength, shooting accuracy and combo shooting.
Lodging and meals: We will be camping at Mt. Itasca. You should bring your own tent, or you can use the wax room for sleeping. Showers and bathroom will be available in the chalet. If you don’t want to camp at Mt. Itasca, you can stay in local hotels or other housing on your own.
3 meals/day will be served in the chalet.
Covid: We will follow the Minnesota and CDC guidelines, expecting all participants that can receive the COVID vaccine are to be fully vaccinated two weeks prior to the start of the camp. Extra precautions will be set in common indoor areas (chalet, food service, bathrooms)
Tentative training schedule: ( subject to change)
Monday 6.14 10:00AM Shooting and dryfire drills- focused on accuracy
2:00PM Shooting drills followed by roller ski technique at fairgrounds
Evening- rifle cleaning class, and shooting skills discussion- parents welcome!!
Tuesday 6.15 8:00AM Ski strength at fairgrounds 1:30 followed by accuracy shooting drills focused on range procedure.
2:00PM run 2h with poles on hilly trails, bounding uphills
Evening- training goals and concepts–discussion
Wednesday 6.16 8:00AM Shooting drills, accuracy tests, intro to combos 2h
2:00PM Roller ski agility, ski technique – fairgrounds- 2h
Thursday 6.17 8:00AM Uphill Test followed by shooting drills
PM: Rest, Swim- optional accuracy shooting.
Friday 6.18 8:00AM Roller ski time trial 11k- fair grounds
2:00PM: Shooting drills- timed shooting/ combos
Saturday 6.19 9:00AM Summer Biathlon Race 6k/7.5k- Running
All Athletes who want to come to the camp should register with Bill and Vlad as early as possible.
For more information contact Vladimir Cervenka : cervenkv@gmail.com cell: 218 256 8323 or Bill Meyer; wmeyer@nisswa.net cell: 218 839 4727
Sprint time-trial MAY 9, 2021 Elk River – PHOTOS
Here are some great pictures from the camp last weekend. Thank YOU, Lynda!!
More photos at this link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/zmEwFdpQWdPpr5L48
Good Afternoon Everyone!
The past weekend daycamps at Elk River went really well! It really helps having all the help we did—coaches, parent coaches, and parents all pitching in to do all the work!! I sincerely hope it was extra valuable to all who participated. I am looking forward to mostly a different crew from more northern MN on Saturday at Mt Itasca!
One word of note on shooting camps. We saw some really good shooting this past weekend. We changed the fit on most of the rifles. Now you need to get used to the new feel. Shooting positions, good ones, are not supposed to be comfortable—so when a change is made, you will normally feel it. And even after shooting all weekend, by the Sunday pm time trial..results are rarely ever your best. But also rarely ever your worst! And from here the improvement curve will normally climb faster than ever!
Most can hit with a poorly fit rifle some of the time. But a poor fit makes missing easier. A perfect fit makes hitting easier. Don’t get hung up on a new feel to the rifle. If it continues to feel awkward in a few weeks or your accuracy isn’t improving—let us know!!
Enjoy the Journey!
Bill Meyer, Coach
MNBiathlon
