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Clear skies, temps in the mid-teens and barely any wind greeted the competitors in today’s pursuit format race.  Racers were sent out in 10 second intervals based on their finish position in Saturday’s sprint race.  This lead to some exciting shooting in the range with many lanes filled at one time.  Congratulations to the following […]
A brisk day for kicking off the NY Biathlon Championship weekend in Lake Placid.  Temps in the low to mid teens, snow off & on and a nice breeze that picked up right at race start greeted the 26 competitors in today’s sprint event.  Snow conditions were great for this time of year and a […]
Mt. VanHo provided another solid day for biathlon with 14 teams competing in a relay event.  The two boy groups showed how it was done leading the way in 1st & 2nd even shooting small prone targets.  The open group was led by the team of Zac Weller, Helene Thomas & Scott Thomas.  Silver went […]
A nice size field of 46 took part in today’s sprint event at Lake Placid.  Calm winds, overcast sky and fast trails made for a great day.  Results can be found at the link below. ESG SPRINT RESULTS
Both Syracuse and Old Forge are cancelling their races for this weekend.  While there is some snow in the forecast over the next couple of days along with potential of a decent storm on the weekend it just will not be enough in time to get both venues into competition condition.  We are looking at […]
We’re just under a week to go for the Syracuse/Old Forge Pursuit Weekend and things look pretty brown out the window at the moment.  Currently, the races are still on as Osceola and McCauley have an ability to hold snow when other venues can’t but we’ll be watching conditions closely over the week.  If we […]
Mother Nature tried to wash out the 2nd day of the Syracuse/Polar Bear Pursuit Challenge Weekend but biathlon prevailed.  A nice group turned out to tackle the McCauley Mountain course and determine the pursuit champion.  Age group results are available at the link below but special recognition goes to Craig Wiggers who took the men’s […]
The first day of the Syracuse/Polar Bear Pursuit Weekend Challenge is in the books with the sprint event at Pratt’s Falls.  Race results and the updated SYR/PB Points List are available at the following links: SYRACUSE RESULTS POINTS LIST STANDINGS You can still join in tomorrow’s pursuit race at Old Forge with registration starting at […]
The folks from Polar Bear survived some rough overnight weather and were able to pull off their first event of the season.  A good group showed up to take part in the sprint race and improve their standings in the Syracuse/Polar Bear Summer Point Series.  Race results and Point Series standings can be found at […]
Online registration for this summer’s Pursuit Challenge Weekend is now available.  This weekend event recognizes the top female and male biathletes (non-novice) over the two races.  Things will kick off on Saturday, July 13th with the Syracuse sprint format race at Pratt’s Falls Park.  The pursuit format race will be the following day in Old […]
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