For the last 4 days of my camp in Fort Kent I was joined by
the friends David Gregoire and Vincent Blais for Quebec Biathlon. David, Vincent and I
are all very close in age and ability and it was beneficial to train
with other athletes at my level. I have competed with David and Vincent on the NorAm Circuit and at World Juniors. In many of the closest races I have contested, I
have been battling with one or both of them.
 |
| Sprinting with Vincent at Canadian Nationals last March |
 |
| Battling with David at Canadian Nationals |
David and Vincent are
both very fast and accurate shooters (See video) and I definitely had to raise
my game on the range over the course of the weekend. Besides having great training partners, I was
really cool to talk about the differences between our training methods, share
our goals, and get to know each other a bit better.
I am now back in Yarmouth, recovering from my biggest
training block ever (79 hours, 2,220 shots) before I fly out to Utah for a
training camp at the 2002 Olympic Venue in Soldier Hollow. At the end of the
camp I will be contesting two rollerski races that will serve as the last set
of qualifiers for the first period of World Cup racing. I am looking forward to
seeing how my fall training has positioned me, and getting in a few more races
before the snow flies.
No comments:
Post a Comment