<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'><P> </P>
<P><SPAN class=Object></SPAN> </P>
<P><SPAN class=Object>2009 US Biathlon National Championships (Senior, Master, Junior categories)<BR>will be held in Ft Kent, ME . Race dates will be March 19, 21, 22. This will also be NorAm # 10, so there will be Canadians competing. We can can<BR>anticipate some Canadian masters competitors as well.</SPAN></P><SPAN class=Object>
<P><A href="http://www.usbiathlon.org/events/NorAm10-USNationalChamp.pdf"><FONT size=2><STRONG>http://www.usbiathlon.org/events/NorAm10-USNationalChamp.pdf</STRONG></FONT></A></P>
<P><BR><BR>The North American Championships will be held in Valcartier, Quebec the following week, March 25-30. Valcartier is about a 3hr drive from Ft Kent, and is 20 minutes outside of Quebec City. Note that the Masters are 35+ and run a shortened 10Km Individual (Thursday) and 6 Km Sprint (Saturday).</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=Object><SPAN class=Object id=OBJ_PREFIX_DWT30><A href="http://www.acbq.qc.ca/cc2009/Invitation_English.pdf" target=_blank><FONT face="Gill Sans MT" color=#00008b>http://www.acbq.qc.ca/cc2009/Invitation_English.pdf</FONT></A></SPAN></SPAN></P></div></body></html>