We drove up to the biathlon range in Jericho for a skate rollerski race yesterday. We hoped to have some solid competition, but the wind and rain (or our intimidation) drove people away so it was just us and a few racers. Our athletes stepped up to the challenge presented by tough conditions and a hilly course and skied fast!
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MK hammers out of the start: we were dodging biathletes the whole time, which made it seem like there were more people racing than there were.
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Fitzy has been suffering from a head cold but she skied with solid technique and good motions for the duration of the race.
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Ryley hammers up one of the steeper hills on the course.
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Antoine? Where’d you come from?
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Heidi grits it out up the big hill.
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MK skied a powerful, relaxed race and won the women’s title: a large beer mug with a tin hat.
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Ryley was third behind two fast master skiers: Eli Enman and Eric Eley.
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The course placed an emphasis on transitions: who could be most efficient in the switch between techniques? Who could conserve momentum most effectively?
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The course was supposed to be 6 km but it seemed more like 9.
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Things were pretty festive on the biathlon range.
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Our favorite Frenchman brought a group of Quebec biathletes to the range. We couldn’t get them to race with us, but I snapped some pictures of Antoine doing his thing.
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Beginning a clean prone session.
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Three shots in: #21.
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Antoine broke a pole but Ryley was right there with a replacement. Nice skiing and shooting, Buddy!
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