US Biathlon Blogs

Sun, Mountains and Pasta

Tue Jan 19 05:10:00 -0500 2010

 The view from our hotel deck I just arrived in Antholz, Italy after a tough week of racing in Ruhpolding.  Racing did not go exactly as planned in Ruhpolding, but I am hoping to get back on track this week in Italy. I knew going into Ruhpolding that I had my work cut out for me … Read More

Cookie Testing

Wed Dec 23 08:54:00 -0500 2009

The first period of World Cup racing has come to an end and I could not be happier with the result.  Taking over the Yellow bib in the last race really was a dream come true for me.  I am honored to be the first American to reach the top of the World Cup rankings.  I am also… Read More

Slovenia

Wed Dec 16 09:11:00 -0500 2009

I arrived in Slovenia two days ago for the third stop of the World Cup.  We have three more races here and then we get a little break for the holidays.  I am definitely starting to feel the effects of all of the racing over the past two weeks and I am looking forward to getting a… Read More

Bruksvallarna

Tue Nov 17 04:28:00 -0500 2009

I arrived in Bruksvallarna, Sweden two days ago for our World Cup prep camp.  The trip over was really smooth and I feel that I am adjusting well to the time change.  The ski conditions are super here and they have over 30 k of well-groomed trails.  It feels great to get back on… Read More

100 Days!

Fri Nov 06 03:37:00 -0500 2009

We now have less than 100 days until the start of the Games in Vancouver and under a month to the start of the World Cup!  It’s crazy how fast time has flown by. The last few weeks have been super busy for me.  I was out in Utah at our fall training camp for three… Read More

Sun at Last!

Sun Jul 26 10:37:00 -0400 2009

I just finished up my first week of a training of my three-week training block.  I was back to Jericho for a few days in the beginning of the week to get a little more time training on the loop over there. When I’m in Jericho, my training is really ski-specific so that I can take… Read More

Jericho

Wed Jul 08 05:08:00 -0400 2009

After two weeks of training in Lake Placid, Armin, Lowell, Jeremy and I moved over to Jericho, Vermont for our last week of camp.  Jericho is home to the Ethan Allen firing range and possibly the best roller loop in the country. Despite the daily rains, training has been going well. … Read More

Back to Work

Sat May 09 07:30:00 -0400 2009

The official start to the 2009/2010 season is here and I am back to work in Whistler, BC at our first team training camp of the season.  As always, I used the month of April as a break from biathlon and the day-to-day routine of training.  Although I trained some in April, I was not… Read More

Spring time!

Mon Apr 06 03:41:00 -0400 2009

I arrived home about a week ago after two long days of travel from Russia.  For the past week I have been catching up on some much needed sleep and recovery.  After traveling across 13 time zones in the last three weeks, I was definitely feeling a little worn out. Just as last year,… Read More

Short Norway Update

Sat Mar 21 07:27:00 -0400 2009

All is well here in Norway.  It has been nice to have some solid results again with 9th and 13th place finishes here although I was hoping for a bit more today.  Of course it was disappointing to go from 4th to 17th in one shooting stage, but this is biathlon… After being a… Read More

Home at Last!

Mon Mar 02 05:55:00 -0500 2009

I am back in Lake Placid now and am enjoying some quality time at home.  I had been on the road since Christmas, so it feels great to be back and catch up with family and friends and to sleep in my own bed! World Championships in Korea was quite the experience.  I saw everything from… Read More

Solid Start

Wed Feb 18 07:53:00 -0500 2009

I have had a solid World Championships so far but I am definitely not 100% satisfied with my results.  I placed 11th in the sprint, 21st in the Pursuit and 14th in the Individual.  While these are good results I came here to fight for a spot on the podium.  I will give no excuses and… Read More

Rain and Slush

Thu Feb 12 22:56:00 -0500 2009

Extremely warm weather and heavy rain have seriously put a damper on things here.  We are scheduled to race the sprint tomorrow but official training has been cancelled today and we will be unable to train or test skis.  I am really lucky that I was able to get in one last speed workout… Read More

Momentum

Thu Jan 29 15:06:00 -0500 2009

After a frustrating start to the season, I finally feel that I have gained some good momentum heading into World Champs.  The turning point for me, and the team, was definitely the relay in Ruhpolding.  Everyone on the team had a solid race and we finished a best ever-5th place.  This… Read More

Ruhpolding

Thu Jan 15 07:05:42 -0500 2009

All is well here in Germany.  Racing went pretty well last week and it felt great to get back in the points.  I was 22nd in the sprint (out of 118 racers) and was only around 14 seconds out of the top ten.  Although results in the 20’s are not what I’m aiming for, this was… Read More

Recharging During the Holidays

Mon Dec 29 15:43:31 -0500 2008

December 23, 2008 - I arrived home at about 2:30 am last night after a solid 24 hours of travel.  Besides taking a long time, my trip was actually pretty stress free and I managed to sleep during almost all of my flights.  It feels great to be back, especially when we have over two… Read More