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Big Leagues

A week of high pressure racing is over and I have the day off to update all my supporters before training starts again tomorrow. Over the last 4 days the World Cup Trials for the Canadian Biathlon Team took place in Canmore Alberta. The races took place on a paved track at the Canmore Nordic Centre on roller skis to name the top Canadians who would be representing Canada at the first World Cup in Ostersund, Sweden. The top man (behind two pre-qualified athletes based on their results last year) would be named to the World Cup Tour and the next 5 men would be attending the IBU (International Biathlon Union) Cup Circuit.

This is my first year competing in the Senior Men Category and it is an entirely different class to Junior. The competition was at a whole new level and these races were the best way to show me how well I have to perform for me to reach my goals this season. I finished the week ranked 8th overall, one position off qualifying for the first tour. The immediate emotion was disappointment. I have trained the last 11 years to be at this level and I trained the entire year with this goal in mind. Ive spent thousands of dollars and trained thousands of hours to get to where I am right now. Who wouldn't feel unrewarded?

But rewards come to those who earn it. This morning I had two options. I could accept that I tried my best, or I could realize that everyone tries their best, and my best needs to be better. Ive trained hard all year, but so has everyone else. Ive spent thousands of dollars, so has everyone else. Ive made sacrifice, been disciplined and dreamed big.
So has everyone else. Of course everyone goes hard, its a standard for any professional in any sport. My next step in my athletic career is stepping out of my comfort zone. For me this means been meticulous with my training. Its too easy to skip the small details, but together they can make the difference between where I am and where I want to go. I have come to a point where I need to make every little detail work to my advantage. Despite the recent heart break, I feel awake and ready to improve. I have the skills, I have the training base, I have the coach, I have the motivation and I am in the best shape of my life. This week really showed me that I could either 1. simply wonder why I didn't perform well enough to make it, which would probably result in a bitter mood and loss of motivation or 2. I could figure out exactly what details I need to change in my training and racing and start improving them.These are the big leagues and its time to go big or go home!

Thanks for following,

Final Results World Cup/IBU Cup Trials

Here are the final results from the last week of racing! Brenden Green and JP Leguellec have been pre qualified off of their results from last year. These races determined the one remaining World Cup Spot and the 5 IBU Cup Spots.

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Best 2
24	1	Nathan Smith		93.22	100.45	102.20	101.33
25	2	Brendan Green		103.39	99.00	96.95	101.19
26	3	Scott Perrras		97.78	100.57	98.51	99.54
27	4	Tyson Smith		99.01	87.46	97.96	98.48
28	5	Patrick Coté		96.81	98.06	98.56	98.31
29	6	Scott Gow		96.81	96.34	98.90	97.86
30	7	Marc Andre Bedard		94.03	94.68	98.97	96.83
31	8	Mat Neuman		92.63	94.04	93.47	93.76
32	9	Beau Thomson		92.38	89.21	94.68	93.53
33	10	Aaron G.		89.07	91.53	93.62	92.58
34	11	Joel Pacas		92.38	87.09	88.43	90.40
35	12	Kurtis Wenzel		75.62	84.94	82.74	83.84
36	13	Aaron Neuman		79.44	81.98	81.90	81.94
37	14	Johnny Forward			80.94	79.18	80.06
38	15	Mark Arendz			80.74	71.55	76.15

Overall Results (Day 1 and Day 2)

Day 1 Day 2 Ave. Of 2

1 Brendan Green 103.39 99 101.19

2 Scott Perrras 97.78 100.57 99.17

3 Patrick Coté 96.81 98.06 97.44

4 Nathan Smith 93.22 100.45 96.83

5 Scott Gow 96.81 96.34 96.58

6 Marc Andre Bedard 94.03 94.68 94.36

7 Matt Neumann 92.63 94.04 93.34

8 Tyson Smith 99.01 87.46 93.23

9 Beau Thomson 92.38 89.21 90.79

10 Aaron G. 89.07 91.53 90.3

11 Joel Pacas 92.38 87.09 89.73

12 Johnny Forward 80.94 80.94

13 Mark Arendz 80.74 80.74

14 Aaron Neumann 79.44 81.98 80.71

15 Kurtis Wenzel 75.62 84.94 80.28

Day 2: 10km Sprint

Mens 1okm Sprint Results at Canadian WC and IBU Cup Trials

https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=9cd8959486&view=att&th=12b2bf72998ed569&attid=0.1&disp=va

# Name Start Finish Final 0:27:30
Men P S Total Time Time Percentage
1 Scott Perrras 02:00.0 1 1 2 0:29:21 0:27:21 100.57%
2 Nathan Smith 06:00.0 0 1 1 0:33:23 0:27:23 100.45%
3 Brendan Green 05:30.0 2 0 2 0:33:17 0:27:47 99.00%
4 Patrick Coté 00:30.0 0 1 1 0:28:33 0:28:03 98.06%
5 Scott Gow 00:00.0 0 1 1 0:28:33 0:28:33 96.34%
6 Marc Andre Bedard 02:30.0 1 2 3 0:31:33 0:29:03 94.68%
7 Mat Neuman 04:00.0 1 1 2 0:33:15 0:29:15 94.04%
8 Aaron G. 03:30.0 1 1 2 0:33:33 0:30:03 91.53%
9 Beau Thomson 01:00.0 1 2 3 0:31:50 0:30:50 89.21%
10 Tyson Smith 01:30.0 2 4 6 0:32:57 0:31:27 87.46%
11 Joel Pacas 03:00.0 0 1 3 0:34:35 0:31:35 87.09%
12 Kurtis Wenzel 04:30.0 1 2 3 0:36:53 0:32:23 84.94%
13 Aaron Neuman 05:00.0 1 2 3 0:38:33 0:33:33 81.98%
14 Johnny Forward 07:00.0 0 2 2 0:40:59 0:33:59 80.94%
15 Mark Arendz 06:30.0 0 0 0 0:40:34 0:34:04 80

First Day of World Cup/IBU Cup Trials

Results: 15km Mass Start

https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=9cd8959486&view=att&th=12b22831f46015e9&attid=0.1&disp=vah&zw

Sept. 17 2010
2		Mass Start	2xLong - 3xShort
3	#	Name	Start	Finish	Final Time	P	P	S	S	Total	39:19.0
4		Men								Miss	%
5	1	Brendan Green	02:20.0	40:22.0	38:02.0	1	1	0	0	2	103.39
6	2	Tyson Smith	00:30.0	40:13.0	39:43.0	0	0	1	1	2	99.01
7	3	Scott Perras	01:00.0	41:13.0	40:13.0	2	1	1	3	7	97.78
8	4	Patrick Cote	01:40.0	42:17.0	40:37.0	1	0	2	1	4	96.81
9	4	Scott Gow	00:40.0	41:17.0	40:37.0	0	0	0	0	0	96.81
10	6	Bill Bowler	00:00.0	40:50.0	40:50.0	2	0	1	1	4	96.30
11	7	Robin Clegg	02:00.0	43:22.0	41:22.0	1	0	2	3	6	95.06
12	8	Marc Andre Bedard	01:20.0	43:09.0	41:49.0	1	3	1	1	6	94.03
13	9	Nathan Smith	00:20.0	42:31.0	42:11.0	4	0	1	3	8	93.22
14	10	Matthew Neumann	02:10.0	44:37.0	42:27.0	2	1	0	2	5	92.63
15	11	Joel Pacas	00:10.0	42:44.0	42:34.0	2	1	0	1	4	92.38
16	11	Beau Thompson	01:50.0	44:24.0	42:34.0	1	2	1	1	5	92.38
17	13	Aaron Gilmor	00:50.0	44:59.0	44:09.0	1	1	2	1	5	89.07
18	14	Aaron Neuman	01:30.0	51:00.0	49:30.0	1	1	3	4	9	79.44
19	15	Kurtis Wenzel	02:30.0	54:30.0	52:00.0	2	0	3	3	8	75.62

2010 North American Summer Championships

Results for Saturday September 11's 10km Sprint Competition

http://www.biathloncanada.ca/dbfiles/1307.pdf

Sunday September 12th's 12.5km Pursuit

http://www.biathloncanada.ca/dbfiles/1306.pdf

First week in Canmore

My first week in Canmore consisted of unpacking, getting settled in my temporary place and racing with the National Biathlon Team in a 15km mass start time trial on Friday. I have been training with my new coach (John Jacques) for four days and started the race with the same guys ill be competing against for spots on the IBU Cup and maybe even the World Cup this season. I shot to my best ability hitting 19 out of 20 targets. I missed the last standing shot on my third of four bouts. With solid skiing this was enough for me to finish in 3rd place.just
behind National Team member Nathan Smith. Olympian, Brendan Green had
a demanding lead. This was a near perfect start to my training here
and proved I was on the level to achieve my goals this year and could
even be a threat for the final world cup spot. I am competing at the
North American Cup next weekend and World Cup Trials are the following
weekend here in Canmore. I am feeling confident with my move and
looking forward to the upcoming races! Unfortunately the team fee for
the first IBU cup will be $4100 and I will be forced to send alot of
letters out asking for support, if I make the team. Thanks for following!

(Picture credit to Daniel Giroux, www.flex-art-studio.com)

Just another Squamish Sunday

Yesterday afternoon I had a personal best running time completing the Chief's second peak in 18:50. I started the season in June with my best time been 20:05, thinking one second faster was impossible. Ive ran it about 8 times this year, every time a little faster. It feels so good to be collapsed against a rock at the top, breathing as hard as you can, and look down at my watch and see a record time. My heart rate reached 180 beats per minute instantly and it didn't go up or down until the final minute where it reached 191 bpm. I don't think I could have squeezed another beat in. About 600m elevation in 19 minutes. The session included running to the base and back from my house which added about 22 km to the day. Entire session: 2 hours 52 minutes. Just another reason Squamish is the outdoor recreation capital of Canada!

Hometown Heroes Award

This past weekend I made my way to Prince George, BC to accept Pacific Western Brewery's Hometown Heroes Award! The press conference happened Friday (June 11) and they announced that I would be awarded a commission on Canterbury Beer and Organic Energy Max energy drink over the next 6 months. The award was very welcomed and it felt great to be recognized for all the work Ive put in over the years. A huge thank you to PWB and Pacific Sport. Their help will go a long way this season!

Aiming Big!

The 2010/2011 season has begun which means high motivation and big training to match big goals. After a six week break, recovering from shoulder surgery, and a well needed rest, I'm back in full swing, training hard for another exciting year. I have started the base training season which is full of strength training and long slow distance (long runs and bike rides) to build a solid cardio leading into the summer. This week I put in about 600km on my road bike, which felt really good after spending the last two months resting. It feels so good to get started up again, and I've set some demanding goals to keep me motivated through the off-season.

In September, I would like to qualify for the IBU Cup at roller ski trials in Canmore as well as have a top 10 place at the 2010 Junior Summer World Championships. This is my first year as a senior and I'm hoping to make a smooth transition to the big leagues. It would be amazing to race in a world cup this season, but my goal is to make that level in 2012. 2012 World Championships are in Ruhpolding Germany, and it is my goal to compete there.

Of course, I am endlessly thankful to mom and dad and all my sponsors for this year. I just couldn't do it with out you!

photo: Daniel Giroux (www.flex-art-studio.com)

2 X Gold at 2010 Canadian National Championships!

The Canadian National Championships (Canmore, Alberta) this past week marked the end of 2010. It was also my final season as a Junior and Sunday's gold medal was a perfect way to end it. The week started Wednesday March 2nd, with the Junior Mens 10km Sprint. I won a silver medal and finished 20 seconds behind Alberta's Beau Thompson. With two mistakes prone and one standing, I was determined to shoot stronger in Thursday's Individual. With poor prone shooting, my chances of a medal became slimmer and slimmer, finally finishing in 5th place. I had the fastest ski time by over 1:30 minutes, but with no gold medals the pressure was on for the weekend. I spent the Friday (official training) in the range building up confidence for the upcoming 12.5km pursuit. Saturday's race was what I had been waiting for all year. I came into my last standing with one mistake and almost 2 minutes in the lead. I misses 3 on my final standing but finished with a strong bell lap and secured my first gold medal of the week.

The final event was Sunday's 3 X 6km Mixed Relay. Aaron Neumann started the first leg, tagging off to Emma Lunder in 3rd. Emma closed the gap to Alberta and tagged off to me in 2nd (20 seconds behind Quebec). It came down to the last standing and I pulled away on the last lap to win one of BC's 14 medals. It was an exciting way to end the season, and a good motivation for 2011. I am undecided on where I will train this season, but I have 2012 World Championships in Rupolding, Germany as my goal and I am determined to work towards that. I appreciate all the help I received this year and I couldn't have made these results with out it. I look forward to keeping you updated and thanks again for the support!

Off to Sweden for World Junior Championship!

After an up and down week at North American Cup #3 in La Patrie, Quebec, I pushed through some technical difficulties to qualify third for the 2010 World Junior Champs in Torsby, Sweden. On the weekend I started with a third place finish in the 10km Sprint, 29 seconds behind the lead. I started the pursuit on Sunday behind Scott Gow and Joel Pacas of Alberta. I had an aggressive first prone to come into the range for the second shooting 1^st, 5 seconds in the lead. I broke my sling hook going into position and was forced to shoot without using my armband. I tried to shoot, but had five misses and dropped into 10^th. I finished the race in 5^th but came to Sweden with a fire to redeem myself. The first race is on Wednesday and I’m excited to represent Canada and all my sponsors at the International level. This is the highest level for my age in Biathlon, and these competitions pave the way into the senior IBU Cup and World Cups/Olympics. For results and event info you can visit: http://www.biathlonworld3.de/en/events.html/do/showevent?EventId=BT0910JWRLCH__

Cheers

Pictures from Noram #3-La Patrie

Visit: http://www2.flex-art-studio.com/NORAM%202010%20-%20La%20Patrie/ for over 2200 pictures from Canadian Trials!

Courtesy of Daniel Giroux (Flex-Art-Studio.com)