The Paintball Biathalon

So it was my first experience at the paintball Biathalon. It was about what I expected, just colder. All in all things went pretty well. I was pretty confused with the registration, the addition of t-shirts made for a little more to keep track of. But we got it all sorted out, and got down to the skiing. The scene at the range was pretty hectic, lots of skiers coming in and out. Three 1.5km loops lead to occasional periods of congestion and other quiet moments, but always the popping of guns.

There were a ton of volunteers doing the scoring of shooting which looked pretty confusing to me. Our skiers skied well, Britta and Dominique finished 3rd and 5th with really close skiing times. Maddie had a great race, though her shooting wasn't quite sniper material, her skiing would have landed her in 13th, a solid result. Will Earle had another solid race, 8th and Will Conlon and Austin also skied well finishing 15th and 17th.

We're taking a little time off of racing, but we'll be back at it on Tuesday at Colchester for the night relays. We have a little time trial on Saturday to keep things sharp. We're getting a little bit of snow here and there, and skiing is improving daily. After the rains last week, I think everyone is glad to be skiing again after a week of running.