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/ October 9, 2015

Canadian Biathletes Pump the Volume with Park City Camp

Nathan Smith on a long traditional rollerski to Mirror Lake. (Photo: Matthias Ahrens)

Nathan Smith on a extended classic rollerski to Mirror Lake. (Photograph: Matthias Ahrens)

If you currently train in the Rockies, taking a two-hour flight (or a heck of a long drive) to yet another part of the Rockies might seem to be a small nuts.

But the Canadian biathlon group is getting utilised to undertaking an autumn camp in Park City, Utah &#8211 a leap south from their normal base in Canmore, Alberta.

&#8220My favourite workout routines around Park City have often been the lengthy climbs in the location,&#8221 wrote Brendan Green, a longtime national staff member. &#8220It’s so easy to get to a high altitude on truly good high quality roads and climbs which is amazing. This is certainly one thing we lack all around Canmore, so I consider to make the most out of each and every chance I have to climb.&#8221

And in terms of areas you can go to get some reliable rollerski and running climbing in, Park City is really rather handy for the Canmore-based staff.

Coaches picked a steep hill for a joint ski bounding exercise with the cross-nation and biathlon teams. (Photograph: Matthias Ahrens)

Coaches picked a steep hill for a joint ski bounding workout with the cross-country and biathlon teams. (Photo: Matthias Ahrens)

&#8220It&#8217s the exact same time zone, no jet lag, a two hour flight for the athletes, and the final sunny and warm period just before winter begins,&#8221 Canadian Head Coach Matthias Ahrens wrote in an e-mail.

With that setup, the aim for the staff was to get in a huge block of volume instruction at altitude before heading in direction of race season.

&#8220It&#8217s the last volume camp prior to intensity block in Canmore,&#8221 Ahrens explained. &#8220There&#8217s good altitude differentials with lengthy sustained uphill climbs for rollerskiing.&#8221

They also took benefit of the Canadian cross-country group becoming in the identical spot, and did a ski-bounding work out with the skiers early in the camp.

&#8220The joint session with XC was an uphill bounding / striding intensity session down in Salt Lake City,&#8221 Green wrote in an e-mail. &#8220Every workout we can do with XC I think is really beneficial for us &#8211 It’s excellent for us to be pushed by guys like Alex [Harvey], Devon [Kershaw], and Ivan [Babikov].  I actually hope this is one thing we can do more of in the potential.&#8221

Even though that was the only joint training session, the cross-country and biathlon coaches also did a mountain bike ride collectively on the athletes&#8217 off day to chat and contemplate much more joint arranging.

How several coaches does it take to read through a map? (Photo: Matthias Ahrens)

How a lot of coaches does it consider to go through a map? (Photo: Matthias Ahrens)

&#8220Last yr we had the possibility to do some sessions with the U.S. biathletes but this 12 months unfortunately they have been not there at the same time,&#8221 Ahrens wrote.

Besides the volume emphasis, Green was doing work on a number of other troubles stemming from a disc injury in his back a few years in the past.

&#8220I’m nevertheless doing work via some issues with my back but I have been trying a number of diverse treatments,&#8221 he wrote. &#8220I hope that I’ll be in a position to deal with the pain much better in the upcoming season and I truly hope to steer clear of one more painful season of racing like last yr. I have made a few small adjustments to my system and places of concentrate for this season.  I consider things are headed in the proper course but of program the actual test will come when race season rolls about.&#8221

Most of all, absolutely everyone loved obtaining some new scenery as they place in hour soon after hour of instruction.

&#8220We had outstanding climate for almost the entire two weeks in Park City which constantly makes for more satisfying coaching,&#8221 Green wrote. &#8220It is good to get out of Canmore once in a although to break up the coaching program.&#8221

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