From walter.warwick at gmail.com Thu Aug 6 17:32:35 2009 From: walter.warwick at gmail.com (Walter Warwick) Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 18:32:35 -0600 Subject: [CBCmembers] Summer Biathlon Message-ID: Hi CBCers, Time to start thinking about racing again. We're planning on Sunday September 20 for our "summer" biathlon. As usual, the plan is to host both running and MTB events and we'll have a vast array of fabulous prizes. Stay tuned for further details (including another possible work day at the range on the 19th). As for the winter events, this year's schedule will mirror last year's, though we're still waiting to see an official 09-10 NorAm schedule before we make our dates final (we'd like to avoid as many race conflicts as practical). Again, stay tuned for details. see you at the races, Walter, CBC Commander in Chief From quinlan at comcast.net Thu Aug 20 23:21:48 2009 From: quinlan at comcast.net (Bill Quinlan) Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:21:48 -0600 Subject: [CBCmembers] 2009 CBC Biathlon Clinic Message-ID: <4A8E3CFC.7060906@comcast.net> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.juliacollins.us/pipermail/cbcmembers/attachments/20090821/c6ab78aa/attachment.html From quinlan at comcast.net Sat Aug 22 15:47:02 2009 From: quinlan at comcast.net (Bill Quinlan) Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:47:02 -0600 Subject: [CBCmembers] 2009 CBC Biathlon Clinic In-Reply-To: <4A8E3CFC.7060906@comcast.net> References: <4A8E3CFC.7060906@comcast.net> Message-ID: <4A907566.7070407@comcast.net> PS. Since there seems to be some confusion about the Clinic Registration form, allow me to restate that you should use the CBC Membership form in lieu of a Clinic specific form. " k) Mail a signed CBC Membership form & SIGNED waiver on the back of the form, and your check made out to '2009 CBC CLINIC' for $50 ...". Thanks for your cooperation. I have received 2 registrations as of today's US mail. Bill Quinlan Bill Quinlan wrote: > Greetings Biathletes! > An intensive one day clinic devoted to biathlon specific skills and > strategies with experienced Olympic and national class lecturers and > teachers will be held at Snow Mountain Ranch / YMCA in Granby CO and > open to all levels from beginner to aspiring national masters. > > Lectures > USBA coaching handouts. > Range procedure lessons and coaching. > Dryfire and Range procedure drills. > Target Rifle fitting. > Individual coaching opportunities as time permits. > Shooting position coaching. > > Instructors: > - Olympic Nordic Skiing and Olympic Biathlete Sarah Konrad, > - NORAM competitor Michael Brothers, > - 2 time US Masters Champion Bill Quinlan, > - USBA Technical Delegate and Olympic Official Julia Collins, and > - CBC Certification Instructor David Wells. > and a host of unknown volunteers and hangers on. > > Schedule: Sunday, Oct 11th 2009, 8AM-Noon, 1-5PM, at Snow Mountain > Ranch/YMCA of the Rockies between Granby and Fraser, CO. > > Please note: > a) Cost will be $50/person. A waiver must be signed to participate. > b) Clinic participation is limited to 15 students. We have > commitments from 5 instructors. > c) Payment by check is due at time of Registration. Registrations will > be ORDERED and ACCEPTED by postmark date. > d) Participants must provide proof of a Winter Biathlon Certification > (e.g. USBA Red Book). Provide RED BOOK number or scan/photocopy. > e) Minimum Age of participants is 16 years old on Oct 11th, 2009. A > parent or Guardian MUST accompany any participant under 18 during the > entire clinic. > f) Preference will be given to participants with their own rifles > (owned or borrowed). Otherwise, a limited number of club rifles will > be available. > g) You must INDICATE IF YOU WANT TO BE PLACED ON THE WAIT LIST ON YOUR > REGISTRATION. If you do NOT indicate so, you will NOT be placed on > the waitlist. IMPORTANT: Write "PLEASE WAITLIST ME' on the top of the > form. > h) Accepted Registrants may receive a full refund if they request such > by email before 12:01 AM Sunday Sept 27th AND if a waitlist person is > available to take their place. There will be NO REFUND after that date. > i) Wait List Registrants will be contacted during the week of Sunday > Sept 27th thru Saturday October 3rd. Checks will be returned after > Oct. 3rd to Wait List Registrants by Oct 2nd for which there is no > space in the class. > j) The organizer reserves the right to cancel due to insufficient > participation. > k) Mail a signed CBC Membership form > & SIGNED waiver on > the back of the form, and your check made out to '2009 CBC CLINIC' for > $50 to: > > 2009 CBC BIATHLON CLINIC > c/o W. Quinlan > 2952 4th St > Boulder, CO 80304-3045 > > REMEMBER to INDICATE ON THE TOP OF YOUR FORM: > 1) 'PLEASE WAITLIST ME' or 'DO NOT WAIT LIST ME' > 2) 'HAVE MY RIFLE' or 'USE CLUB RIFLE' From quinlan at comcast.net Sun Aug 23 20:22:33 2009 From: quinlan at comcast.net (Bill Quinlan) Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:22:33 -0600 Subject: [CBCmembers] 2009 Fun at the CBC Range Day! Message-ID: <4A920779.9020303@comcast.net> Ok, now that I've suckered you into opening this email, I need to confess that this is really the Range Work Day. But it really IS fun! The race is the next day, so make it a weekend! Energetic new members are strongly encouraged to show up and absorb what it takes to run a race and a Range. Yes, you! While working you can get all your burning questions about Biathlon answered by an old hand. We'll pair you up. We'll shoot, uhh... practice for the next day's race, after the work is done. I'll be there about 8AM. Lunch is provided !!! (Who said there is no free lunch?) Below is a list of jobs and what would be needed. Bring tools especially if at all possible !!! 1) Plastic wrap the hut south and east walls. (need staple guns that work with 1/2" staples, hammers and 2" nails) 2) Check, Lube, & Align/Adjust targets. (need a measuring caliper thingy, http://www.physics.smu.edu/~scalise/apparatus/caliper/) 3) Split some firewood. (need a maul and wedge, and a manly man) 4) Set up carpet rack. (need portable drill / screwdrivers, bits) 5) Unload attic for race the next day. 6) Course marking of race and set up for the next day's race. 7) Paint targets for next days race. (need cheap black and white spray paint, bring long shirt, dust mask or respirator, goggles, hat) 8) * Design a paint mask device for masking the black target while painting the white surface (like a plywood/plastic disk with a long-ish handle?) 9) Set out target reset rope spools. 10) Organize Bibs on the hangers. 11 ) * Engineer the prototype shooting position edger boards at the pellet positions. 12) * Test prototype models for swing-away lane markers (We hope these and the edger boards will replace the posts and allow the grooming machine to get close to the firing line to provide a hard packed firing position.) Contact me if you are interested in building with prototypes of #11 and #12 to test. 13) * Make some wind flags ( we have one lonely prototype now. A lot more would be great to have, with some improvements!) 14) Collect kindling from behind the Hut and stack inside (need leather gloves) 15) Check and repair / reinforce Rifle Racks as necessary (2x4 lumber, portable skill saw, long deck screws, metal connecting plates) 16) Design and construct some portable ski racks for the range area. 17) Weed wack the areas of the range infield that the mower doesn't reach / misses. ( gas powered weed wacker, ear and eye protection, long pants & shirt / boots. 18) Use a flat spade shovel to shear off the weed and grass clumps to provide a smooth, flat surface for the shooting positions. (flat blade shovel) 19) Walk the courses and cast the branches off the trail.( gloves) * Email me if you are interested in taking on some of these complex engineering projects (marked *). I can provide some rough specifications, or watch *BiathlonWorld.com *to see how the pros do it. The sooner we get done the sooner we can start wailing away at the targets. This is easy when more bodies show up! PLEASE Support your local Range! Please email me if you plan on coming and also what you will be bringing / planning on doing ( Especially if you want lunch). THANKS! Bill Quinlan CBC SMR Range VP From quinlan at comcast.net Sun Aug 23 20:56:16 2009 From: quinlan at comcast.net (Bill Quinlan) Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:56:16 -0600 Subject: [CBCmembers] 2009 Fun at the CBC Range Day! In-Reply-To: <4A920779.9020303@comcast.net> References: <4A920779.9020303@comcast.net> Message-ID: <4A920F60.6010900@comcast.net> BTW the Range Work Day is Saturday, September 19th. The Summer Biathlon race is the next day! ( They're just playing 'So ya had a bad day' on the radio. How appropriate! Thanks, Siga! ) Come on up and help us out! Bill Quinlan wrote: > Ok, now that I've suckered you into opening this email, I need to > confess that this is really the Range Work Day. But it really IS fun! > The race is the next day, so make it a weekend! > Energetic new members are strongly encouraged to show up and absorb what > it takes to run a race and a Range. Yes, you! While working you can > get all your burning questions about Biathlon answered by an old hand. > We'll pair you up. > > We'll shoot, uhh... practice for the next day's race, after the work is > done. > I'll be there about 8AM. Lunch is provided !!! (Who said there is no > free lunch?) > > Below is a list of jobs and what would be needed. Bring tools > especially if at all possible !!! > 1) Plastic wrap the hut south and east walls. (need staple guns that > work with 1/2" staples, hammers and 2" nails) > 2) Check, Lube, & Align/Adjust targets. (need a measuring caliper > thingy, http://www.physics.smu.edu/~scalise/apparatus/caliper/) > 3) Split some firewood. (need a maul and wedge, and a manly man) > 4) Set up carpet rack. (need portable drill / screwdrivers, bits) > 5) Unload attic for race the next day. > 6) Course marking of race and set up for the next day's race. > 7) Paint targets for next days race. (need cheap black and white spray > paint, bring long shirt, dust mask or respirator, goggles, hat) > 8) * Design a paint mask device for masking the black target while > painting the white surface (like a plywood/plastic disk with a long-ish > handle?) > 9) Set out target reset rope spools. > 10) Organize Bibs on the hangers. > 11 ) * Engineer the prototype shooting position edger boards at the > pellet positions. > 12) * Test prototype models for swing-away lane markers (We hope these > and the edger boards will replace the posts and allow the grooming > machine to get close to the firing line to provide a hard packed firing > position.) > Contact me if you are interested in building with prototypes of #11 and > #12 to test. > 13) * Make some wind flags ( we have one lonely prototype now. A lot > more would be great to have, with some improvements!) > 14) Collect kindling from behind the Hut and stack inside (need leather > gloves) > 15) Check and repair / reinforce Rifle Racks as necessary (2x4 lumber, > portable skill saw, long deck screws, metal connecting plates) > 16) Design and construct some portable ski racks for the range area. > 17) Weed wack the areas of the range infield that the mower doesn't > reach / misses. ( gas powered weed wacker, ear and eye protection, long > pants & shirt / boots. > 18) Use a flat spade shovel to shear off the weed and grass clumps to > provide a smooth, flat surface for the shooting positions. (flat blade > shovel) > 19) Walk the courses and cast the branches off the trail.( gloves) > > * Email me if you are interested in taking on some of these complex > engineering projects (marked *). I can provide some rough > specifications, or watch *BiathlonWorld.com *to see how the pros do it. > > The sooner we get done the sooner we can start wailing away at the targets. > This is easy when more bodies show up! PLEASE Support your local Range! > > Please email me if you plan on coming and also what you will be bringing > / planning on doing ( Especially if you want lunch). THANKS! > Bill Quinlan > CBC SMR Range VP > > _______________________________________________ > CBCmembers mailing list > CBCmembers at juliacollins.us > You can find list information (including unsubscribe options) at http://www.juliacollins.us/mailman/listinfo/cbcmembers > > From collinsja at mac.com Sun Aug 23 23:38:52 2009 From: collinsja at mac.com (Julia Collins) Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:38:52 -0600 Subject: [CBCmembers] Summer Race update Message-ID: Now that you've recovered from the excitement of Bill's "Fun at the Range Day" announcement, here's more information to thrill you: Links to printable registrations forms for our Summer Race, along with a link to the online Active.com registration, are at: http://www.coloradobiathlon.org/summer/ Enjoy! See you on Sunday September 20 (and Saturday the 19th too, of course, for the pre-race range maintenance party). Julia -- Julia Collins Colorado Biathlon Club Secretary secretary at coloradobiathlon.org info at coloradobiathlon.org www.coloradobiathlon.org From skiercat at gmail.com Mon Aug 24 14:24:19 2009 From: skiercat at gmail.com (Fred Call) Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:24:19 -0400 Subject: [CBCmembers] 2009 Fun at the CBC Range Day! In-Reply-To: <4A920779.9020303@comcast.net> References: <4A920779.9020303@comcast.net> Message-ID: Hello Bill, Wish we could join you for the range work day and race, but it's a long drive. However, I can offer advice for a paint mask for your targets. I know that some of your targets are identical to mine, and they were patterned from the Devin B500. The mask plate (the one with the 115 and 45 mm holes) is constructed like an "I" beam, creating a space of approximately 1/2 inch between the face of the mask plate and the back of the target face plate. The space between the top and bottom of the "I" beam is 6 inches, and the overall length of the mask plate is 48". I use a piece of 1/4"-thickcomposite board or corrugated board measuring 24" X 5.5", but a full-length 48" board could speed the process. This board slides neatly between the mask plate and the target face plate to cover the mask plate while painting the target faceThere are some welds holding the perpendicular portions of the mask plate I together, so rounding the corners of the paint mask board will assure that it slides easily. . My painting sequence is as follows: *Black paint first*. With multiple targets it is best to apply all the black, then go back to the starting point and use the white paint. This allows the black overspray to dry and be covered by the white paint coat. I begin by pushing the 5 impact plates down to the "hit" position and painting these. Then, with the mask plate in the prone position, paint the mask plate through the face plate holes. *Orange/Red/Yellow paint next. *If needed, paint the "Offhand position indicator" end of the mask plate with a bright indicator color. *White paint last.* With the mask plate in prone shooting position, insert the mask plate cover board discussed above and go crazy with the white paint. This should yield a race-worthy biathlon target. Best wishes for a great weekend, Fred and Amy Call Green Lake, Maine On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 11:22 PM, Bill Quinlan wrote: > Ok, now that I've suckered you into opening this email, I need to > confess that this is really the Range Work Day. But it really IS fun! > The race is the next day, so make it a weekend! > Energetic new members are strongly encouraged to show up and absorb what > it takes to run a race and a Range. Yes, you! While working you can > get all your burning questions about Biathlon answered by an old hand. > We'll pair you up. > > We'll shoot, uhh... practice for the next day's race, after the work is > done. > I'll be there about 8AM. Lunch is provided !!! (Who said there is no > free lunch?) > > Below is a list of jobs and what would be needed. Bring tools > especially if at all possible !!! > 1) Plastic wrap the hut south and east walls. (need staple guns that > work with 1/2" staples, hammers and 2" nails) > 2) Check, Lube, & Align/Adjust targets. (need a measuring caliper > thingy, http://www.physics.smu.edu/~scalise/apparatus/caliper/) > 3) Split some firewood. (need a maul and wedge, and a manly man) > 4) Set up carpet rack. (need portable drill / screwdrivers, bits) > 5) Unload attic for race the next day. > 6) Course marking of race and set up for the next day's race. > 7) Paint targets for next days race. (need cheap black and white spray > paint, bring long shirt, dust mask or respirator, goggles, hat) > 8) * Design a paint mask device for masking the black target while > painting the white surface (like a plywood/plastic disk with a long-ish > handle?) > 9) Set out target reset rope spools. > 10) Organize Bibs on the hangers. > 11 ) * Engineer the prototype shooting position edger boards at the > pellet positions. > 12) * Test prototype models for swing-away lane markers (We hope these > and the edger boards will replace the posts and allow the grooming > machine to get close to the firing line to provide a hard packed firing > position.) > Contact me if you are interested in building with prototypes of #11 and > #12 to test. > 13) * Make some wind flags ( we have one lonely prototype now. A lot > more would be great to have, with some improvements!) > 14) Collect kindling from behind the Hut and stack inside (need leather > gloves) > 15) Check and repair / reinforce Rifle Racks as necessary (2x4 lumber, > portable skill saw, long deck screws, metal connecting plates) > 16) Design and construct some portable ski racks for the range area. > 17) Weed wack the areas of the range infield that the mower doesn't > reach / misses. ( gas powered weed wacker, ear and eye protection, long > pants & shirt / boots. > 18) Use a flat spade shovel to shear off the weed and grass clumps to > provide a smooth, flat surface for the shooting positions. (flat blade > shovel) > 19) Walk the courses and cast the branches off the trail.( gloves) > > * Email me if you are interested in taking on some of these complex > engineering projects (marked *). I can provide some rough > specifications, or watch *BiathlonWorld.com *to see how the pros do it. > > The sooner we get done the sooner we can start wailing away at the targets. > This is easy when more bodies show up! PLEASE Support your local Range! > > Please email me if you plan on coming and also what you will be bringing > / planning on doing ( Especially if you want lunch). THANKS! > Bill Quinlan > CBC SMR Range VP > > _______________________________________________ > CBCmembers mailing list > CBCmembers at juliacollins.us > You can find list information (including unsubscribe options) at > http://www.juliacollins.us/mailman/listinfo/cbcmembers > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.juliacollins.us/pipermail/cbcmembers/attachments/20090824/838343b2/attachment.html From quinlan at comcast.net Sun Aug 30 21:47:11 2009 From: quinlan at comcast.net (Bill Quinlan) Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:47:11 -0600 Subject: [CBCmembers] Biathlon Certification Class - Sunday Sept 27 In-Reply-To: <4A975FE7.902@comcast.net> References: <4A975FE7.902@comcast.net> Message-ID: <4A9B55CF.3080401@comcast.net> Correction: I meant to say that the proposed date is *Sunday Sept 27th. *Also, please* *confirm your attendance via email to me AND sign up at http://www.doodle.com/pefsn9b9znkq5mtp , or express your desire for an _alternate date_. I apologize for any inconvenience. Bill Quinlan wrote: > Dear Potential Biathletes! > > You are receiving this notice since you requested to receive > information about a Biathlon Safety Certification class. Taking this > class enables you to train and compete at the CBC Biathlon Range at > Snow Mountain Ranch / YMCA of the Rockies between Fraser and Granby, > Colorado. > > The next certification clinic is proposed for *SUNDAY SEPT 27 > (corrected date)*. However, you may express your preference for a > alternate date(s) here . > A clinic for already > safety certified Biathletes is scheduled for Oct 11th. > > PLEASE BRING A (working) PEN, AND THE CORRECT AMOUNT (see below), OR > EXTRA $5 BILLS. > Also sunscreen, chapstick, warm clothes, /thin /gloves, hat, layered > look, sunglasses, running shoes (and warmer footgear), and a *heart > rate monitor* if you have one. The Range is at *9000 ft*. Dress > appropriately for standing around. > > We'll hold it upstairs in the Snow Mountain Ranch (SMR) YMCA Nordic > Center between Fraser/Tabernash and Granby, pending YMCA approval. > http://www.coloradobiathlon.org/ > Register: 09:30-10:00 (you need to fill out a membership > application/waiver and pay $20/individual, or $20/family+$5/student > family member. ) > Classroom: 10:00-12:00 > Lunch: 12:00-12:30 (bring your own!) > Range work: 12:30-2:30 > > Please be advised: Biathlon is a hard sport. Hard to learn to ski. > Fast. Hard to learn to shoot. Fast. Easy to suffer. Very. It's > really a ski race, where you happen to shoot. Not the other way around. > > Bill Quinlan > 303.444.5082 (H) > > Here's some homework: > Iszmash rifle: http://www.raacfirearms.com/Biathlon_7-3_7-4.htm > Beginner Biathlon experience article: > http://www.fasterskier.com/training4765.html > General Biathlon info: http://www.biathlon.net/ > Biathlon history: http://www.biathlon.net/intro.html > Boulder Nordic Club: Events and deals: http://www.bouldernor dic.or g > / > Boulder Nordic Sport: When ya gotta ski fast. > http://www.bouldernordicsport.com > Natl Guard Biathlon > http://www.ng.mil/news/archives/2008/03/032008-2008_Biathlon.aspx > Shooting Clinic > http://www.anchoragenordicski.com/Racing/Biathlon/0809/Shooting%20Clinic_Barlow5_18Apr09.pdf > Jacked Up Old Man > http://www.jackedupoldman.com/2009/06/shooting-is-key-to-success.html