Carlos Pointer
27.02.13
Conditions ( Overcast, hard packed snow, around -4 degrees celcius)
On Sunday there were 2 races held, the 12.5km Biathlon Mass Start (Senior Men) and the 10km Biathlon Mass Start (Junior Men – Grant Wilson only!). Both races included 5 laps, with 4 shoots - prone, prone, stand, stand.
This race was seeded from how well we did in the previous day! Mass starts are always extremely exciting because where you come in the race is where you finish. Unlike the 10km Sprint Race, which is kind of like a time trial, between each person there is a 30 second gap. Meaning you have to guess how far infront/behind a fellow competitor you are.
Throughout the beasting the pressure was on, big time! Most of the RAF team were laying on the firing point at the same time! Scary shizzle! For every shot missed an extra 150m had to be skied around the penalty loop, ultimately wasting precious time. Hitting the same amount of targets as the Coach (13/20), we met at the start of the last lap. I heard the Coach mutter something, but I was more bothered about keeping up with his old ass! With a sprint finish at the end the old timer won! By a measly 1.4 secs. I'll get him next time ;)
After our race was over there was no time for feeling sorry for ourselves! Warm kit on and straight out to cheer on Grant!
Grant as mentioned before in the blog has taken to snow exceptionally fast, which allowed him to 'smash' the Novice Race. Getting him top Novice by a whole 2min lead! :D
27.02.13
Conditions ( Overcast, hard packed snow, around -4 degrees celcius)
On Sunday there were 2 races held, the 12.5km Biathlon Mass Start (Senior Men) and the 10km Biathlon Mass Start (Junior Men – Grant Wilson only!). Both races included 5 laps, with 4 shoots - prone, prone, stand, stand.
This race was seeded from how well we did in the previous day! Mass starts are always extremely exciting because where you come in the race is where you finish. Unlike the 10km Sprint Race, which is kind of like a time trial, between each person there is a 30 second gap. Meaning you have to guess how far infront/behind a fellow competitor you are.
Throughout the beasting the pressure was on, big time! Most of the RAF team were laying on the firing point at the same time! Scary shizzle! For every shot missed an extra 150m had to be skied around the penalty loop, ultimately wasting precious time. Hitting the same amount of targets as the Coach (13/20), we met at the start of the last lap. I heard the Coach mutter something, but I was more bothered about keeping up with his old ass! With a sprint finish at the end the old timer won! By a measly 1.4 secs. I'll get him next time ;)
After our race was over there was no time for feeling sorry for ourselves! Warm kit on and straight out to cheer on Grant!
Grant as mentioned before in the blog has taken to snow exceptionally fast, which allowed him to 'smash' the Novice Race. Getting him top Novice by a whole 2min lead! :D
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