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...feet), leaving me completely out of sorts before the race even began. My resting heart rate had inexplicably doubled, settling in at about 90 beats per minute, my bowels were not working right, I got winded getting out of the car, and I had mysteriously forgotten how to ski during the trip from New Jersey. I felt terrible, and just for encouragement I was going up against the best biathletes in the country, two of whom had just completed the European World Cup circuit and were in the top 60 in the world. Twenty k was not only farther than...
...NICK OREDSON: INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST The taxi deposited me at Newark International with an impossibly large pile of stuff. Multiple pairs of skis, poles, clothing, waxes and a portable ski bench only rounded out half the load. The other half included various shooting accessories including, of course, my rifle. During my years of working summers in Alaska I transported firearms regularly during travels to the last frontier. However, no matter how many times you do it, there is nothing like walking through a crowded airport with a fully functional firearm and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in your bags. It never...
...hill I stepped on my right foot and planted my right pole in the snow. Next I went to push with my right pole and step onto my left foot, thus moving myself forward. Instead of the expected motion forward, this reliable method of propelling myself on skis resulted in net zero progress. I've fallen down skiing countless times, I've stumbled, I've crumpled, I've flopped. I've jammed a pole into the snow between my skis and raked it up my crotch. I've explored just about every awkward motion possible while trying to ski...
...shot translated into a one-minute time penalty. This format provides an enormous incentive to shoot well, but does not really give the same mental boost as the penalty lap format used during the second race. In the penalty lap format, there is no time penalty, but you must ski an extra 150-meter loop for every shot missed. Since I am a better shooter than skier, the shooting range becomes my only place of potential glory in this kind of race. I hit all five targets during my first prone shooting bout during the race, and get the thrill...
...area for the first time in several days. I start thinking about my family and my job, heading back to the mayhem of life in the web-lane. I realize how much time I was spending fighting to control the future in my day to day life. In a ski race there are so many factors that are obviously out of your control, that you've just got let go, do the best you can, and accept things as they come. This is a very healthy attitude to have towards life, and five days of racing and training has pummeled...