Biathlon Camp: Thursday

Thursday morning we split into groups and either went for a mountain bike, jog, or walk to get moving. After breakfast we did a strength test in the UMFK gym. It was a series of exercises that you did as many as you possibly could for a minute with one minute rest in between, and the middle schoolers did 30 seconds. The exercises included pull ups, push ups, dips, box jumps, and curl ups. It's a good way to test your strength so you can do various tests throughout the year to see improvement. You can also compare yourself to other skiers around the world doing the same test.

After strength we did a skate rollerski with technique and video. We swam, had lunch, did rollerski and shooting combos, and after a short break the high school athletes had a 5k skate time trial. That went well, and after dinner we went back to the lodge to watch a movie.