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The annual Iron Man race has just wrapped up in Petawawa. Like most competitors I had a great time driving the body on work up training and was challenged by the event itself. The record turn out was commended by the Bde Cmdr as a sign of our strong commitment to physical fitness and hunger for a challenge. We had well over 500 competitors forcing organizers to run the event in two races over two days instead of one.
Now that this years event has drawn to a close I can see the need/opportunity for a second annual event. Biathlon would be right up our alley.
Traditionally Biathlon combines cross country skiing and rifle marksmanship. But a few minutes of googling and I’ve discovered that Biathlon does not just have to be cross country skiing and shooting.
Variations on the theme include -Mountain biking and shooting
-Snowshoeing and archery
-Running and shooting
It doesn’t seem that far fetched to have a race of any kind from range to range in the training area where weapons could be held and supervised. Competitors could move from range to range via, ski’s, snowshoe, running or even ATV or snowmobile. Further more the type of weapon could be rotated to include not just C7 but also 9mil and C9.
I just may be ambitious enough to put together some type of proposal.
Would you take part in this event?
Now that this years event has drawn to a close I can see the need/opportunity for a second annual event. Biathlon would be right up our alley.
Traditionally Biathlon combines cross country skiing and rifle marksmanship. But a few minutes of googling and I’ve discovered that Biathlon does not just have to be cross country skiing and shooting.
Variations on the theme include -Mountain biking and shooting
-Snowshoeing and archery
-Running and shooting
It doesn’t seem that far fetched to have a race of any kind from range to range in the training area where weapons could be held and supervised. Competitors could move from range to range via, ski’s, snowshoe, running or even ATV or snowmobile. Further more the type of weapon could be rotated to include not just C7 but also 9mil and C9.
I just may be ambitious enough to put together some type of proposal.
Would you take part in this event?