Yes, it is time to think about the “back to school” needs! Our partners at New Balance Williston have put together some new pairs of shoes and offers for kids this fall…check it out and give them a visit in Tafts Corners soon.
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Mini Mountain Camp 3
The third edition of Mini Mountain Camp wrapped up yesterday, and once again this trip highlighted some of the coolest parts of club skiing. Mountain Camp is extremely tough and demanding, and often very experienced skiers are taking part. This camp, by contrast, is more of an introduction to training camp life.
Some of this crew have been racing since the young BKL days, and others are totally new to the sport. Everyone got to spend some fun time together though, whether training or just hanging out in our team house.
In both summer camps this year we’ve gotten to do some joint race efforts with local teams. In Stratton we had a classic timetrial with SMS, and on Saturday the Mini Mtn Camp group travelled to a favorite road of Ford Sayre to do a team sprint race. With one partner from MNC and one partner from Ford Sayre (team sprints have 2 skiers on each team) it was a cool way to meet some competitors and bring teams together!
Niko leading the charge in on a team sprint lap
After the team sprint we were welcomed to FS parent Jay Davis’ house for swimming and lunch!
We also completed some favorite workouts like a rollerski up the Killington access road, this year making two trips on on skis instead of switching to bounding/running equipment. We wanted to get some extra work on skis for a group that in some cases is just picking up classic rollerskiing.
Always gotta have some lounging time
Thanks to Ford Sayre coach Hilary for joining us at camp this year!
You can check out lots of photos from camp at the albums below. Time to start planning for 2022!
Mini Mtn Camp Team Sprint w/Ford Sayre
Mountain Camp ’21
The best yet? Mountain Camp 2021 featured the most consistent and high-level training the club has ever put to trails or pavement. It included a timetrial with SMS on a fleet of matched NENSA rollerskis, and a warmup/cooldown with the World Cup skiers from T2.
Fast athletes, hardworking friends, fun-loving teammates, and an incomparable vibe. The most rewarding and exciting training or racing trip I have ever been a part of, bar none!
I sent a note to the team including a few bullet points on why I thought this went so well…
- Willingness to work harder than any group has at Mountain Camp, and for the right reasons/with the right attitude about it. There was a lot of push for personal goals and improvement, but it never felt competitive among our own group. There was also plenty of team motivation, like whole groups asking to ski longer, do more intervals, and extend camp more days 🙂
- The USST often talks about various skiers on their team falling into “roles” within the group. They reference descriptors/roles like “caretaker” or “listener” or “cheerleader” and that goes one level deeper than just saying someone is a “role model”. It was fun to see this group define and develop these roles, and watch skiers in action bringing out the best in each other.
- This group knows how to have fun and bring everyone into it. It’s too easy to be on a team where the hard work is the focus and the fun is forced. Or a team where the fun is paramount at the expense of hard work. I don’t think either were less than 100 this week.
You can check out some photos from the week on the MNC Flickr album HERE.
US Biathlon Summer Nationals: Volunteers Needed!
If you want to see the nation’s best biathletes in action and help them achieve their national and international goals, consider volunteering at the 2021 US Biathlon Rollerski Championships!
The races take place August 7th and 8th and are hosted by Ethan Allen Biathlon Club at the Range. Part of the reason our Juniors have been able to rollerski at the Range this summer is thanks to the help and guidance of EABC in navigating the intricacies of the National Guard process. We definitely owe them one, and this is a great way to show our thanks 🙂
If interested in volunteering, please reach out ASAP to John Madigan:
jpmad2013@yahoo.com
eabiathlon@gmail.com
Thank you!
Tim racing to 3rd in the Pursuit
Summer Running Biathlon events from EABC
Summer 2021 Running Biathlon Races (open to first timers without a rifle)
We have a 6 race summer running training race series will be held on Thursday evenings throughout July and August.
These races are open to beginners age 14 and older as well as experienced biathletes. No experience is needed and first timers with no shooting experience are welcome.
Race distance is usually 5 kilometers on mostly dirt with some pavement. Safety clinic, instruction and shared rifle use is available for novices. Rifles will be left on the mat.
Register here: https://www.skireg.com/
You must register before 1pm day of race. This allows time for the list of attendees to be sent to Force Protection so you will be allowed on base.
Sport Class /Novices are required to attend a safety clinic, which are good for 1 year. These will be held on the day of race at 5:00pm to 5:30. This safety clinic is required in order to be able to race.
Zero will be 5:30pm to 6:00. Race start 6:15pm.
The cost per race is $15 and there is a discount for current EABC members.
Please email questions to: eabiathlon@gmail.com
The speed limit on base is 20 mph, it is very important to adhere to this as we are guests on base and this activity can lead to our lease being revoked.
Dates: July 22nd, 29th, August 12th, 19th, 26th
Awards are given at the end of the 6 race series. We look forward to see you!
