Monday, December 21, 2009

More Race Results

On Saturday as well as the Junior World Trials sprint race in Minnesota, the Eastern Cup Opener freestyle sprint took place at Nordic Heritage Center in Presque Isle, and the Sugarloaf Nordic Opener took was held at the Sugarloaf Nordic Center. On Sunday the second race of the eastern cup opener was a classic mass start. We had a few biathlon club members and Southern Maine skiers participate in the races. Sam Humphries and Walt Shepard were in Minnesota racing at trials. Jackson Hall, Chester Jacobs, Ian Moore, Tara Humphries, Molly Susla (now racing for Colby) and Carter Hall (classic on Sunday and BKL race) all raced this weekend. Congrats!

Sugarloaf race results: copy and paste this link-
http://www.mainehighschoolskiing.com/pb/wp_e3d9bae6/wp_e3d9bae6.html

Presque Isle Eastern Cup results: copy and paste this link-
http://www.nensa.net/results/index.php?io_view=events&top_event_id=542&season=

If anyone is planning on participating in other races or events over the holiday break keep me updated and I will post results.

Photos here by Abby Weissman (NENSA)
copy and paste link-
http://www.flickr.com/groups/nensa/

Sunday, December 20, 2009

US Biathlon World Trials- Day 2

Today, Sunday, was the second day of racing at US Biathlon World Trials in Coleraine, Minnesota with pursuit races. Walt Shepard had another fantastic day of racing and placed first in the men's competition. Sam Humphries placed tenth.

Results= http://minnesotabiathlon.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Dec_20_Pursuit.pdf

US Biathlon World Trials- Day 1

The first day of US Biathlon World Team Trials took place on Saturday with a sprint race. Walt Shepard, from Yarmouth, Maine, had a great race and came in third. Walt has been racing very well. Sam Humphries from North Yarmouth, Maine came in eleventh place.

For results just copy and paste this link into your search bar : http://minnesotabiathlon.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Dec-19-Sprint.pdf

Great job Walt and Sam!

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Christmas Gift Ideas

Looking for that last present and do not know what to get, how about an SMBC hat or jersey?!
We have several jersey's and a few hats for sale.

Hats are $15 for members and $20 for nonmembers.
Jerseys are $20 for members and $25 for nonmembers.

Contact Joel if you are interested!


Saturday, November 21, 2009

Bryant Pond 4H Camp

Drew
Gibby
watching
Jackson
Tom getting some tips on standing with Sarah
Carrie
Sarah showing correct positioning
Caitlin, Anne, Tucker and Tim

Mike Mullin learning a few things
Mitchell
Tim
Haley
Gibby, 5 years old shooting air rifles!
Lydia getting some shooting pointers
Gibby and JB
Gibby
Jackson
Jackson climbing
Joel ziplining
Joel climbing

Ian
Carter
Connor Cushman zipping away
Carter running up the ropes
Parents and coaches watching


The weekend before last the Southern Maine Biathlon Club packed up all of our rifles, orange hats, a bunch of snacks, and very warm clothes, and set off to Bethel for our fall weekend camp. It was more of an adventure camp than roller-skiing and training. We left on Saturday morning, arriving at the camp around nine. When we got there everyone was split into groups. Everyone started out with some basic team building and trust activities. Then the first group went to the zip-line, and the second group went to the "lower ropes course". We were taught safety, how to use harnesses and put on helmets correctly, and everyone set goals. The athletes climbed a large tree and zipped down a wire to the bottom. When I asked people how it was they said "exhilarating", "scary", "ballin" and "a rush". Pretty cool! Meanwhile the second group was on the lower ropes. These were smaller "elements". They consisted of a large seesaw, wires between trees to walk across, tree stumps to create log bridges, and more. An instructor brought the group around and at each element came up with a challenge for the whole group to complete together. They required a LOT of thinking, strategizing and focus, and also provided a lot of laughs. After being outside in the cold all morning, everybody went into the dining hall to sit by the fire and have lunch. After lunch the two groups switched activities. The camp also had a range, so after the second set of activities we split into more groups and went shooting. We had a few biathlon coaches from Gould Academy come over to help out and coach, which was great! Everyone learned new things to work on. After dinner Mr. Crawford brought everyone books on air rifles and we had a short lesson from him on safety and positioning. Then everyone bundled up for bed
In the morning after breakfast we set off for a short hike. The hike was a lot of fun, and there were some great views. We had another shooting session late Sunday morning. Our Gould coaches came back and helped out with the .22 shooters, and the air rifles. It was a very productive morning on the range. After lunch everybody packed up and we were off back to Yarmouth.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Snow!?!


November 5: woke up this morning to... SNOW! The white fluffy stuff that we have not seen in so long is back! Just a little bit, but it definitely got me excited for a big dumping. In no time we will be putting away the wheels and pulling out the wax =O. Keep your fingers crossed and we'll be skiing in no time!

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Eyes for the Pies

Sophia and Katrina Laukli, Tucker Grout, Jackson Hall, Drew Grout, Carter Hall, Chester Jacobs, Matt Goldstein, Kellan Humphries and Jackson Bloch satisfied after racing =]
Tara climbing last hill
Nate Niles almost finished

Sam Prattico, Fal. Middle School did a great job in his first roller-ski race
Vicky Bernard and Chester Jacobs close behind
Jackson Hall going around the corner
Drew Grout

Group at top of the big hill
Part of course
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Today was the annual Eyes for the Pies fall roller-ski race. It was a great event. Despite the rain on Saturday, it managed to clear up with blue skies just in time for the race on Sunday. The roads had a few wet leaves here and there which made things slick, but other than that the temperature and weather were perfect. We were lucky to have Colby, Bates, and Bowdoin join us this year, and we had our best turn out ever-- over 50 racers! We also had a lot of great volunteers- thank you everyone who helped out or organized!- and lots of delicious pies! There were all ages and abilities, from masters to college to middle school skiers. We hope that everyone enjoyed themselves and will return next year, and bring more skiers! Results http://www.nensa.net/docs/2009/2009-Eyes-on-Pies-Results.pdf. Pictures FlyingPointRoad.com. Thanks everybody who helped make this event happen, and we hope to have you back next fall!

-The Southern Maine Biathlon Club


Thursday, October 22, 2009

Lobster Roll

Last Saturday, club members Sam Humphries (Greely junior), Molly Susla (Colby freshman) and Nate Niles (Waynflete senior from MCN), participated in the Lobster Roll, a 15 k college roller-ski race on North Haven Island. Joel, Connor, Tiki, and Tara traveled out to watch. It was a great day-chilly but a lot of fun. Nate finished in 20th, and Sam in 22nd for the men, and Molly in 9th for women. Great job guys! Thank you Andy Shepard, for organizing such a fantastic event! Find video I took on Saturday at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwUoHF8atvQ.

Don't forget that air rifle practices are at the Grout's on Princess Point the first and third Tuesdays of the month, and .22 practices for those who have rifles are the second and fourth Tuesday at Toddy Brook Farm. If you are planning to attend a .22 practice let Joel know because there is a limit of 4 shooters.

Also if you are planning on signing up for the Bryant Pond weekend, Nov. 8-9, contact Lisa Adams- eadams1@gwi.net to see if there is still space.

Hope everyone is having a good fall! Time to put away the cleats and get our the roller-skis =]

Saturday, October 3, 2009

O'Natural's and Eyes for Pies


Thank you every one who came or spread the word about coming to O'Natural's last Tuesday night! There was a good turn out and everyone's presence was much appreciated! And don't forget to write down the Eyes for the Pies roller-ski race in your calendar, the date has changed to Sunday November 1. Also, SMBC shirts are now for sale so contact Joel for more information, and the website is coming along nicely and will be published soon!

See you on November 1!


L.L Bean Kids Day




On a Saturday in early September SMBC was lucky enough to have a table inside L.L. Bean on Kids Day. It was packed with families, and we had a table set up with brochures, a slideshow and information, along with two laser rifles and targets which the kids were absolutely obsessed with. Lots of kids, teenagers and interested adults meandered by the table and tried shooting, almost all getting back in line. It was great to get the word out about biathlon! Thank you Joel, Connor, Molly, Tiki, Drew, Tom, and Tara for helping at the table that weekend. Who knows, the next gold medal Olympian could be a kid from L.L. Bean...

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

You Tube Video Account

SMBC-
I Just wanted to let you all know that I have created a You Tube account. I will be able to download all the ski/biathlon videos my family and I take and you will be able to watch them online on YouTube! There are a few videos from Jericho so far and more to come. Check it out!
-Tara

Monday, August 10, 2009

Jericho Vermont Invitation Biathlon Camp

Friday Hike

top of Mt. Mansfield
Tom's wounds
More of Tom's battle wounds
Jericho checking email




Saturday Sprint Race

Walt shooting
Walt Shepard
the range
Tiki Drew Chester and Tom
Drew Tom and Sam
Chester getting his rifle off the rack
Tom about to ski the range loop
Tom
Sam

Sunday Race- 10k pursuit
Tara starting
Tara and Sam
Gary, Drew, Chester and Mike before the race
Drew and Chester loading clips
the range
Chester standing
Those nice military humvee's

A few SMBC members were invited to Jericho, Vermont this week to biathlon train along with many other biathlon teams and clubs. Of those athletes, Tom, Chester, Drew, Sarah, and Tara were able to attend. During the week they did a lot of shooting, rollerskiing, and running. On Friday Molly, Tiki, Chester, Sarah, Tom and Drew did a 4.5 hour hike up Mt. Mansfield. There were a few wipeouts on the way down, including Tom who "ate it" into a tree and will have some nice scars to show off. On Saturday everyone did the sprint race. They up in the youth men and women's category, which is 17 and 18 year olds. Everyone did a great job. On Saturday night we went out to dinner and walked around Burlington. Sunday was the pursuit race. Racing up again, everybody skied 10k and shot four times, two prone and two standing. Again, the athletes tried very hard and met with success. It was a fantastic week!