Biathlon Fitness training

1000 – 1130 hrs. Dress is sports gear; dress for the weather (including a running jacket, hat and gloves) and bring a water bottle with water. At Osprey Village. OPI Capt Middelveen; coach: CV Underwood.

We have started our sprinting & aerobic conditioning training for biathlon. We are meeting at The Stomping Grounds coffee shop in Osprey Village at 10:00 am on Sundays. We have 8 cadets:  FCpl Halstead (Team Captain), Cpl Han, Cpl Tryon, AC Zheng, AC Zhao, AC Zhan, AC Liu, AC Nichols, and AC Pangilinan signed up so far.

This Week: meet at 10:00 am. 2 km warm up; stretch;  2 km moderate – 10 min recovery;  2 km speed. Finish by 11:30. Each week moderate and speed time goals are to shorten and an additional leg added. Ultimate goal is 10 km (2 km x 5 times) with increase in speed at each interval.

Note: The Zone and Regional biathlon competitions are scheduled for:

• Stage 2 – Run & Shoot, January 27^th & 28^th 2024 at the Abbotsford Agriplex

• • Deadline for registration is January 5^th 2024.

• Stage 3 – Ski & Shoot, Mar/Apr 2024 at Sovereign Lake Vernon (TBD)