2010 Vancouver Olympics

2010 Vancouver Olympics
Welcome! It is here I hope to keep all of my sponsors and supporters up to date about my everyday life as a full time Biathlete. I will post regular updates about how my training and race season is progressing, which will hopefully provide a little insight as to exactly what my life is all about. With the Sochi 2014 Olympics fast approaching, I invite you to join me on my journey as I pursue my dreams...

Friday, November 29, 2013

On the podium in today's 20km IBU Cup Individual race in Beitostolen, Norway - 2nd place!



Click the link here for an interview with Fasterskier.com about today's race!

Thanks for your support!

Brendan

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Back to Europe - Let the racing begin!





I'm in Scandinavia at the moment to officially kick off my race season.  Access to internet has been limited, so I'll have a more in depth update about how things are going when I'm more connected.

In the meantime attached is an article from Fasterskier.com about our races last weekend and Canada's start to the new season!

http://fasterskier.com/article/canadian-biathletes-rocket-on-to-ibu-cup-scene-with-five-top-10s-in-opening-sprint/

You can also follow result at www.biathlonworld.com

Brendan

Monday, September 30, 2013

Euro Training Camp!



For the last two weeks I’ve been training over in Europe with the men’s A Team.   The goal of the camp is two fold - to begin the adaptation period from dry land training to training on snow and at the same time targeting altitude.  We do a similar periodization block at around this time every year.

Our first 5 days were spent in the biathlon-crazed town of Oberhof, Germany.  Every time I’m there it seems to be raining with miserable weather, but the training facilities are pretty amazing.  Oberhof is home to an indoor ski hall, which creates possibly the best training facility in the world for year round biathlon training.  The 1.8km snow tunnel contains an adjoining indoor biathlon range, and all is maintained at a constant temperature of -4 degrees C. 


Testing some new Salomon skis with my coach Matthias.

The adjoining shooting range.

More ski testing with our super wax technicians Tom and Pavel!

Doing intensity in the ski hall

Next stop - Ramsau, Austria, which is home to the Dachstein Glacier and where I still currently am at the moment.  Here we are able to engage in intensive and high altitude training. This glacier also allows for year round ski training, and is a popular destination for teams from all around the world.  At peak times, the glacier resembles a bustling ant-hill. The location permits our team to move to a lower elevation following our training sessions, which provides us with a faster recovery period and more positive response to the altitude training.



View of the glacier from the gondola station

Amazing skiing in fresh snow 

View from the ski track

Scenery from a roller ski


Shooting range in Ramsau

Rollerski track in Ramsau
During our first night in Ramsau the Hungarian Biathlon Fan Club was passing through and payed us a visit!
Shooting analysis session at the University of Salzburg

The final phase of our training camp will take place in Rupholding, another German biathlon training centre. In Rupholding, we will focus on intensity at lower elevation before making the trip back home to Canada.   The rest of October will consist of hard intensity sessions and testing on the rollerski treadmill before heading back to Europe to officially begin the race season in Scandinavia!
So far the camp has been going fairly well.  The snow conditions and weather for the most part have been good and I feel as though I am getting solid training hours in.  I did pick up a cold early on in our second week but with a bit of extra rest I was able to get back on my feet and back to training without missing too many hours.

Although I have achieved most of my Olympic qualifying criteria, I was unable to compete last season and I still need to fight for a start on the World Cup Team. To achieve this, I am scheduled to compete at the first IBU Cup event to be held in Idre, Sweden. The top Canadian will then move up to the World Cup Team. I am working hard to be that Canadian, and will then need a top 30 World Cup finish to complete my Olympic qualification. Stay tuned for more news as my season progresses!


Brendan

Saturday, September 7, 2013

Pursu.it - Check it out!

Hey everyone,

My girlfriend Rosanna Crawford and I recently decided to team up together for a joint fundraising effort before our winter of racing kicks off in just over two months.  The Olympics are approaching fast and as usual, the Olympic year brings with it a lot of stress.  If we can alleviate some of the financial burden that we are faced with each year sooner rather than later, it will help a great deal.  This in turn will provide us with the opportunity to focus more of our efforts towards training and racing, which is extremely important.

Rosanna and I set a goal to raise $6,500 each which would cover our base fee to allow us to train as part of the National Team.  Check out the link below and help out if you can.  Even if you can't donate you can still play a role by sharing the link over email or any other social media outlet!

Also if you have a minute, read the newspaper article below that was recently published in the Rocky Mountain Outlook.  It does a great job to put in perspective the situation Rosanna and I are in. http://www.rmoutlook.com/article/20130905/RMO1101/309059984/-1/rmo/funding-push-reaches-fever-pitch-for-biathletes


I look forward representing the North with pride and will keep you posted on my journey towards Sochi!

https://pursu.it/campaign/rosanna-crawford-and-brendan-green/



Thanks!

Brendan