Dates for the Washington Games and the second series in the Tri-Cities have been posted. In addition, Saturday times for each of the Tri-Cities weekends have been moved back an hour to accomodate commuters from the west side of the mountains.
There will be at least one more summer race (TBA, possibly Black Diamond) and another MTB race to be announced, so stay tuned.
More Summer Events Posted
Final Results Updated
The results from this weekend's races at SPNC are posted, as well as the final Washington Cup Standings!
Great winter season to everyone!
Also, look for more bells and whistles on the site. Check out your individual page for a shooting stat breakdown by season. The race and season points formats have been updated to give a better sorting order. I've added shooting percentage for individual races, and time back in the race results. Look for more things to be incrementally added - visit often!
Just a reminder, if you'd like to add a bit about yourself to your athlete page, drop me a note and I'll add whatever you wish.
Recaps of any race are always welcome - check out the results for race #10 as an example.
Great winter season to everyone!
Also, look for more bells and whistles on the site. Check out your individual page for a shooting stat breakdown by season. The race and season points formats have been updated to give a better sorting order. I've added shooting percentage for individual races, and time back in the race results. Look for more things to be incrementally added - visit often!
Just a reminder, if you'd like to add a bit about yourself to your athlete page, drop me a note and I'll add whatever you wish.
Recaps of any race are always welcome - check out the results for race #10 as an example.
2013 North American and Canadian National Biathlon Championships
Thanks to Chris Fletcher for the recap:
Fourteen biathletes from Washington State competed against 154 other biathletes from across Canada and the United States in the 2013 North American and Canadian National Biathlon Championships at Whistler Olympic Park, March 16th -20th.
Races opened on a wet Saturday with a sprint race format. Washington biathlete Lori Selby took first place in the 6km Masters Women's race. Dave Anana and Casey Smith each took second in their categories (Masters Men 6k, Junior Men 10k). In the Men's 10 km, Sean Kato finished 16th, Chris Fletcher 18th and Aaron Scott 21st. Masters Men 6 km Sprint: Cory Hoeger 8th, Josh Alms 9th, Jim Slyfield 11th, Dave Painter 12th and Victor Woo 14th. In the Masters Women 6km Bryn Black finished 5th.
Sunday was another wet day -- races were in a Pursuit format, with racers starting in the order they finished in Saturday's Sprint race. Dave Anana and Casey Smith again took second in their divisions (MM/JrM), with Jim Slyfield, Josh Alms, Cory Hoeger, David Painter and Victor Woo finishing 9th, 10th, 11th 12th and 14th in Masters Men respectively. In the Men's 12.5 km, Sean Kato finished 17th, Aaron Scott 21st and Chris Fletcher 22nd. In Masters Women 7.5 km Bryn Black finished 4th, Sabine Arnold 5th, and unfortunately Lori Selby disqualified on a false start.
Monday with improved weather provided a rest and training period.
Races resumed on Tuesday with a Mass Start or Individual format (depending on category) and cooler temperatures improved snow conditions. Casey Smith placed 2nd in the 12.5 km Mass Start. In the Men's 15 km Mass Start Chris Fletcher finished 17th and Aaron Scott 21st. Lori Selby moved to the Women's category, excited to try a more competitive age group and finished 14th. Sean Kato switched to the Master's Men 10 km and took 1st place, followed by Dave Anana in 3rd, Jim Slyfield 5th, Josh Alms 8th, David Painter 9th and Victor Woo 10th. Paul Everett, arriving back from the Junior National Cross-Country Ski races in Alaska, finished 8th in the Senior Boys 7.5km race.
Final race events on Wednesday consisted of mixed relay teams consisting of two men and one woman. In the 3 X 4.5 km relay the team of Sean Kato, Lori Selby and Dave Anana took first place with the team of Josh Alms. Sabine Arnold and Victor Woo taking 5th place. Competing in the longer 3 X 6 km relay the team with Paul Everett, Kelsey Dickinson and Casey Smith placed 3rd. Paul Everett raced on two relay teams finishing in 8th place with CJ Merhar and Anne Jehle. Jim Slyfield, Bryn Black and Chris Fletcher finished in 11th.
Full Sprint Race results can be found at the North American/Canadian Biathlon Championships website.
Fourteen biathletes from Washington State competed against 154 other biathletes from across Canada and the United States in the 2013 North American and Canadian National Biathlon Championships at Whistler Olympic Park, March 16th -20th.
Races opened on a wet Saturday with a sprint race format. Washington biathlete Lori Selby took first place in the 6km Masters Women's race. Dave Anana and Casey Smith each took second in their categories (Masters Men 6k, Junior Men 10k). In the Men's 10 km, Sean Kato finished 16th, Chris Fletcher 18th and Aaron Scott 21st. Masters Men 6 km Sprint: Cory Hoeger 8th, Josh Alms 9th, Jim Slyfield 11th, Dave Painter 12th and Victor Woo 14th. In the Masters Women 6km Bryn Black finished 5th.
Sunday was another wet day -- races were in a Pursuit format, with racers starting in the order they finished in Saturday's Sprint race. Dave Anana and Casey Smith again took second in their divisions (MM/JrM), with Jim Slyfield, Josh Alms, Cory Hoeger, David Painter and Victor Woo finishing 9th, 10th, 11th 12th and 14th in Masters Men respectively. In the Men's 12.5 km, Sean Kato finished 17th, Aaron Scott 21st and Chris Fletcher 22nd. In Masters Women 7.5 km Bryn Black finished 4th, Sabine Arnold 5th, and unfortunately Lori Selby disqualified on a false start.
Monday with improved weather provided a rest and training period.
Races resumed on Tuesday with a Mass Start or Individual format (depending on category) and cooler temperatures improved snow conditions. Casey Smith placed 2nd in the 12.5 km Mass Start. In the Men's 15 km Mass Start Chris Fletcher finished 17th and Aaron Scott 21st. Lori Selby moved to the Women's category, excited to try a more competitive age group and finished 14th. Sean Kato switched to the Master's Men 10 km and took 1st place, followed by Dave Anana in 3rd, Jim Slyfield 5th, Josh Alms 8th, David Painter 9th and Victor Woo 10th. Paul Everett, arriving back from the Junior National Cross-Country Ski races in Alaska, finished 8th in the Senior Boys 7.5km race.
Final race events on Wednesday consisted of mixed relay teams consisting of two men and one woman. In the 3 X 4.5 km relay the team of Sean Kato, Lori Selby and Dave Anana took first place with the team of Josh Alms. Sabine Arnold and Victor Woo taking 5th place. Competing in the longer 3 X 6 km relay the team with Paul Everett, Kelsey Dickinson and Casey Smith placed 3rd. Paul Everett raced on two relay teams finishing in 8th place with CJ Merhar and Anne Jehle. Jim Slyfield, Bryn Black and Chris Fletcher finished in 11th.
Full Sprint Race results can be found at the North American/Canadian Biathlon Championships website.
Save the Date!
On June 15th, 2013 the WBA will host a presentation seminar by Sondre Nordberg at the Seattle Police Athletic Association pavilion in Tukwila (Seattle), WA. Nordberg is a former top level biathlete from Norway, a biathlon coach and a graduate of the Norwegian College of Elite Sports. He is devoted to improving the performance of biathletes through training and mental preparation. Nordberg was the key note speaker at the Kvalfoss Sprint in January 2013. He has a unique insight into the importance of Dry Fire Training from his extensive work in the area, and he is considered one of Norway's most competent experts in this field.
Nordberg is the author of the groundbreaking book Torrtrening (Dry Fire) Training for Biathlon (not yet available in English). The book focuses on improving all aspects of biathlon shooting through Dry Fire Training. Nordberg provides a thorough, easy to understand step by step guide to perfect prone and standing positions. He also covers everything you need to know about mental training and optimal mental preparation before competition and training, and also a wide range of shooting tests to measure your progress from the Dry Fire training.
Based on his book, Sondre Nordberg has developed a presentation seminar that gives both athletes and coaches a detailed and understandable step-by-step guide to improve biathlon performance through Dry Fire training. Dry Fire training is a significant aspect of biathlon training that has not received the focus it deserves. There is a tremendous potential in all biathletes that can be brought to the surface through effective and optimal Dry Fire Training.
This presentation is Nordberg's first in North America and is set for June 15th, 2013. It is two hours of initial lecture instruction, and covers every aspect of Dry Fire training for Biathlon. By the end of the session, athletes and coaches know exactly how to Dry Fire train in order to effectively improve performance.
The presentation Dry Fire Training for Peak Performance in Biathlon will focus on:
How optimal Dry Fire Training makes you a better shooter Specific Dry Fire Workouts How to combine mental training and Dry Fire Training to achieve peak performance How and why use Dry Fire Training in preparation for competition and training to perform at your maximum Questions and Answers regarding any special issues Included after the presentation will be a meeting time with attendees to plan and detail what types of Dry Fire exercises they should be using to improve their specific weaknesses on the shooting range.
The SPAA Pavilion can handle several hundred attendees and the presentation is open to biathlon competitors interested in improving their abilities on the range. The cost is being kept down at the level of a single competition entry cost. In addition the SPAA biathlon range will be open after the session and there is a WBA Summer Series Cross Biathlon competition the next day, June 16th. We are working on identifying a host hotel close to the venue which is minutes from Seattle Tacoma International Airport. If you have question,s please contact Bob Vallor [bob.vallor(at)wabiathlon.org] or Bryn Black [bryn.black(at)wabiathlon.org]. We hope to welcome biathletes from across the United States and Canada for this unique opportunity, and to participate in the competition the following day. A registration package and invitation letter will be posted on this website in the very near future.
Nordberg is the author of the groundbreaking book Torrtrening (Dry Fire) Training for Biathlon (not yet available in English). The book focuses on improving all aspects of biathlon shooting through Dry Fire Training. Nordberg provides a thorough, easy to understand step by step guide to perfect prone and standing positions. He also covers everything you need to know about mental training and optimal mental preparation before competition and training, and also a wide range of shooting tests to measure your progress from the Dry Fire training.
Based on his book, Sondre Nordberg has developed a presentation seminar that gives both athletes and coaches a detailed and understandable step-by-step guide to improve biathlon performance through Dry Fire training. Dry Fire training is a significant aspect of biathlon training that has not received the focus it deserves. There is a tremendous potential in all biathletes that can be brought to the surface through effective and optimal Dry Fire Training.
This presentation is Nordberg's first in North America and is set for June 15th, 2013. It is two hours of initial lecture instruction, and covers every aspect of Dry Fire training for Biathlon. By the end of the session, athletes and coaches know exactly how to Dry Fire train in order to effectively improve performance.
The presentation Dry Fire Training for Peak Performance in Biathlon will focus on:
The SPAA Pavilion can handle several hundred attendees and the presentation is open to biathlon competitors interested in improving their abilities on the range. The cost is being kept down at the level of a single competition entry cost. In addition the SPAA biathlon range will be open after the session and there is a WBA Summer Series Cross Biathlon competition the next day, June 16th. We are working on identifying a host hotel close to the venue which is minutes from Seattle Tacoma International Airport. If you have question,s please contact Bob Vallor [bob.vallor(at)wabiathlon.org] or Bryn Black [bryn.black(at)wabiathlon.org]. We hope to welcome biathletes from across the United States and Canada for this unique opportunity, and to participate in the competition the following day. A registration package and invitation letter will be posted on this website in the very near future.
Latest Results Posted
The results for winter Race #5 and Race #6 are posted. However, the system is not yet set up to handle Junior/Juvenile results with three shooting bouts, so results from Saturday's Mass Start are incomplete.
In addition, I know that there has been some feedback on desired details in race results. Changes are definitely in the works - please be patient. I will do my best to fit all the desired information into a format that's still understandable and concise.
In addition, I know that there has been some feedback on desired details in race results. Changes are definitely in the works - please be patient. I will do my best to fit all the desired information into a format that's still understandable and concise.