tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567521155209055252024-02-07T09:49:11.021-08:00Matthew Strum - Biathlete, Cross Country Ski RacerMatthew Strumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503181016740424704noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356752115520905525.post-8874241327830321102015-12-25T15:13:00.001-08:002015-12-25T15:13:11.430-08:00News & Updates<div style="text-align: center;">
So! Some big news again this year!</div>
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Once again, I ahave been selected to compete at the World Junior Championships, which this year are in Cheile Gradistei, Romania! I am super excited to be competing at this event for my final year as a junior man, and will do my best to out perform all WJCH performances I have had before!</div>
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In other news, the first races of the season were in Canmore this year, and after some difficulties coming into the race season, I was able to bang out a few very good races.</div>
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I raced in the Mass Start at XC Noarm #1, which was a 16km crazyfest. I had a crash on the big corner of the 3.3km loop (yeah, that one - yikes) which slowed me down a bit and lost some positions, but otherwise it was a good race to start the season off with.</div>
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Trials races were next. From Thursday 17th to Sunday 20th, I underwent three races that would decide the course of my season. Thursday was a sprint disipline race, as was Saturday, and Sunday was a Pursuit.</div>
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Thursdays race was less than optimal. Missing three prone and one standing target, I finished well back of my teammates Aidan and Alex, almost 3 minutes in fact.</div>
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However, I didn't let this affect my races on the weekend. Despite having the stress of performance and qualification, on Saturday I triumphed over the Junior Mens category! I hit 9/10, missing one shot prone.</div>
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Sunday was almost as successful, with a second place finish in the pursuit. I hit 15/20, one miss prone and four standing.</div>
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With my performances last weekend, I was able to secure the last spot on the World Junior Championships team. I am once again excited and honoured to compete for Canada internationally at such a prestigious event.</div>
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I have a new sponsor! <a href="http://www.exelsports.com/cross+country+skiing/" target="_blank">Exel poles</a> and <a href="http://www.canadianwintersports.com/" target="_blank">Canadian Winter Sports</a> through Peter Rozmovits. Thanks so much Peter for supporting me this year by supplying top quality poles!</div>
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I would also like to thank Phil Villeneuve with <a href="http://www.salomon.com/caus/" target="_blank">Salomon Canada</a> for his continued support this season, as well as a big thank you to Clint Cawsey for supporting me this year! If you are interested in sponsoring me this year, send me an email at matthewstrumathlete@gmail.com and I will get in contact with you!</div>
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Onwards and upwards from here!</div>
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So Slovakia is pretty nice.<br />
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I mean at least the Osrblie area.<br />
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And this area hosted the sixth IBU cup of the season, in which I was able to compete in for Canada, among some of my teammates. It was a Sprint-Pursuit weekend, and Canada fielded a team of 6 athletes, 4 men, and 2 women, primarily made up of the World Junior Team. </div>
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Everyone did fairly well, considering three of the men (myself included) were participating at their first international circuit race.<br />
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In the men's category for the Saturday sprint race, I was ranked third Canadian at 56th, 6 seconds behind Aidan Millar in 55th, and Stuart Harden finished 40th as the top Canadian. Carson Campbell was 61st, just missing out on the pursuit.</div>
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My race felt fairly good. Not a perfect race, but I shot 8/10 and skied well on the steep, hilly trails.<br />
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I was super excited and happy with my result in the sprint, as before the race I did not think I would be able to make the pursuit. However, I outperformed my expectations and made my goal of qualifying for the pursuit race on Sunday.<br />
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The women did well in their sprint as well. Sarah Beaudry was 43rd and Erin Youngblut was 51st, both also qualifying for the Sunday race.<br />
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The Pursuit day went well for the women as well. Sarah made up 15 positions to finish 28th, ad Erin finished 41st. They were faced with some rough wind and a little bit of snow early on.<br />
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The Men's race however was pretty crazy. Near the end of zero, 20 minutes before the start, the weather turned and it stared to just dump wet, heavy snow everywhere. At one point you couldn't see the end of the range from the firing line. but everything started as planned.<br />
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I felt alright skiing, but certainly not amazing, and by the end of the second lap my legs were burning (not literally, don't worry). Shooting was also fairly good, until the second prone, where the snow and wind started to do that thing where the targets disappear and large amounts of snow, wind, water and other stuff was blowing directly into my shooting eye. That was probably the low point of the race.<br />
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But everything finished off well, I managed to shoot clean my last bout standing, which felt good after missing so many. In the end, I moved up 2 positions, but lost almost 7.5 minutes to the leaders. Probably no my best race, but it was a great experience to be racing people like Lars Birkeland who has raced for a long time on the World Cup circuit.<br />
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The other Canadian men had better races than I, both Aidan and Stuart moved up a few positions and seemed to be happy with their races.</div>
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So ends my racing experience in Slovakia for now. I have had a good time and the experience is amazing. To race for Canada is an honour, and I hope to represent my nation well in the events to come. Next stop will be Minsk, Belarus for the Junior World Championships, which will also be very interesting and new. Looking forward to those races!</div>
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I would just like to recognize those who have supported me in my dreams and have donated to help get me where I am right now. Thanks to:</div>
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Graham Low & Family</div>
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Erik and Ann</div>
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Troy Delfs</div>
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Barbara Clemes</div>
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Nana and Pop</div>
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And Mom and Dad for all the support!</div>
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So recently, after about a month long hiatus, we are finally back into racing again! Two weekends ago, I raced in the Cross country Western Canadian Championships in Canmore in the sprint and 20km skate races.<br />
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My better day was Saturday, the sprint day, which is very unusual for me because I have never been much of a sprinter. Both the quarter and semi finals went well, and although it was far more aggressive on the part of my competitors, I think the A-final was a success. I ended up placing 4th, which is far better than I have done in a sprint race in many years, so I am very happy about it.<br />
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Sunday's race was a 20km skate race on the world cup trails. That race was not quite as good for me, because of some poor snow conditions (it was dumping all night before our race) and general fatigue. I wasn't feeling 100% after the sprints - only today did I stop coughing stuff out of my lungs - so really I didn't expect to be on top of the standings.<br />
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All in all a good race weekend.<br />
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I was also in Edmonton last weekend for the Biathlon Western Canadian Championships. There ended up being only one race, due to lack of snow.<br />
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It certainly wasn't my best race ever - probably the worst this year. However, I don't really see this as a failure or what have you, but rather as a learning experience, for me to figure out what I need to work on.<br />
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And all this is gearing up towards my trip to Europe! I leave on the 3rd of February, where I will compete in IBU Cup 6 in Oserblie, Slovakia, and then to Minsk for World Junior Championships. I am super excited and proud to have this opportunity to race for Canada at international events like these, and I will update more frequently during my trip.<br />
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I also have a crowd funding initiative going on right now at <a href="http://makeachamp.com/mattstrum" target="_blank">Make-A-Champ</a>, where you can support my trip to Europe. Any and all donations are greatly appreciated. I only have 7 days left in the campaign, and I am 18% there! Help me reach my goals!</div>
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Finally back in the swing of things. I haven't posted in a while because of school, training with a new team, as well as other aspects of life holding me back. I will however attempt to do more posts, possibly on a monthly or bimonthly basis.</div>
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ANYWAYS! Lots of news! I joined the Biathlon Alberta Training Center, which is one of the best of its kind in Canada. I am really happy to be a part of that group so that i may improve and compete to the best of my ability.<br />
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Over the summer I trained with them, and also competed at both the Biathlon Canada Testival events, which is basically a week of testing both physical fitness and shooting skill. I feel pretty happy with the results, and the second Testival week I improved.<br />
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So, now we are in racing season. The first races of the year were the Biathlon Canada IBU Cup Trials held in Canmore. During both of the races I shot pretty well, like 80-90%, and was ranked 12th overall, and 2nd Junior. Super happy with the result, I went on to Noram #2, also in Canmore and the first official race of the season, due weather Noram #1 was canceled. Noram #2 was also World Junior Championships Trials. Now, for those of you who don't know, last year's Trials were very disappointing for me, because as the only youth male returning from qualifying last year, I did not make the team, finishing 6th overall in the averages. Not so good.<br />
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Trails went really well for me! I had a couple very good races, felt like I skied my best in all of them, and shot clean in every one! Woo chocolate! All the training and shooting over the summer and fall have started to pay off.<br />
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And then I qualified! I am so stoked to be going to Belarus to represent Canada at the Junior World Championships. I have worked so hard to bounce back from last year's disappointing result, but I have made it.<br />
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In addition to competing at World Juniors, I have the opportunity to race at IBU Cup 6, in Slovakia, and tentatively Open European Championships in Estonia. It will be a great adventure of over a month in Europe, with lots of racing and traveling.<br />
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Speaking of traveling, it can be super expensive. So, to combat this expense, I have created a page on the crowd funding website Make-A-Champ, so that people like you can donate and help send me to Europe to compete for Canada. The link for the page is <a href="http://makeachamp.com/mattstrum" target="_blank">here</a>, and I appreciate any and all donations.<br />
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Anyways, there is the recap. I will update more often now, with more info pertaining to recent events. And Europe will be super awesome, so I will get more info up about that. Thanks for reading!<br />
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Matthew Strumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503181016740424704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356752115520905525.post-29882245427597583762014-12-18T20:46:00.002-08:002014-12-18T20:46:57.284-08:00News Update<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Hey! There will be a new blog post as well as some exciting news going up this weekend, regarding where I have been and what I have been doing since April.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have started a page on the crowd-funding website Make-A-Champ! I have created it so that I can fund future racing and tours. If you want to support me, you can donate at <a href="http://makeachamp.com/mattstrum" target="_blank">my make-a-champ page</a> and the funds will help support my goals of being a high level athlete!</span></div>
Matthew Strumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503181016740424704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356752115520905525.post-73956598818240244442014-04-04T12:00:00.000-07:002014-04-04T12:00:05.133-07:00Thank You Salomon Canada<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I would like to thank Salomon Canada for being a part of my recent racing successes.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I placed well at both National Championships, and Salomon Canada was a big part of these successes. Thank You Salomon Canada and Phil Villeneuve</span></div>
Matthew Strumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503181016740424704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356752115520905525.post-78589574588293951502014-03-31T12:00:00.000-07:002014-03-31T12:00:03.488-07:00Thank you One Way<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I would like to thank my sponsor One Way Poles in relation to the successes I have had at my recent competitions.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I placed 2nd in all four of the races at Biathlon Nationals</span><br />
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Matthew Strumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503181016740424704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356752115520905525.post-86521975752568126042014-03-28T19:06:00.002-07:002014-03-28T19:36:16.770-07:00Post Nationals Recap<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I am back from traveling the east of Canada, from a tour including the Biathlon Nationals and Haywood Ski Nationals. I would like to reflect on the successes I had at both of these events.<br />
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Biathlon Nationals were held in Charlo, New Brunswick. I had many successes at Biathlon Nationals, including four silver medals. Coming back from the upset of not making it to the World Youth Junior Championships that were held in Presque Isle, Maine, I felt like I was able to prove that I had what it took to preform at that level. I feel that the successes that I had will help me further my career as a biathlete.<br />
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Haywood Ski Nationals were also a success for me. I had set some goals at the beginning of the year for my results at nationals, and I felt I met those goals. I placed 17th in the skate 15km, after a full day for traveling. Lets say I didn't have the best sleep the night before as I got to the place we were staying at around 3 in the morning. My goal was to place top 20 at nationals, and I made that goal and am happy with my results.</div>
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Matthew Strumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503181016740424704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356752115520905525.post-36288388488739927722014-01-15T20:52:00.003-08:002014-01-15T20:52:32.924-08:00Thanks Salomon Canada!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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You can't be a high level athlete all by your self. I recently gained the support of Salomon Canada and Phil Villeneuve. When my Salomon boots broke (they were like 4 years old and heavily used) Phil Steped up and offered to substitute a pair of his demo boots while he ordered the replacement parts for my old boots. I am very thankful for the kind offer and the support from Salomon Canada and Phil.<br />
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My first experience with Salamon Racing gear was in Austria at the 2013 World Youth Junior Championships when I raced on some world cup test skis in numerous races. Since then I have had some great experiences so far with my new Salomon race skis, including a silver medal at the recent Calforex Cup and some awesome racing at the World Junior Cross Country Ski trials in Canmore last weekend. Thanks so much again Phil and Salomon Canada!<br />
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Matthew Strumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503181016740424704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356752115520905525.post-78132736957133912462014-01-15T20:24:00.000-08:002014-01-15T20:24:04.720-08:00Race Season Begins!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I have had an awesome start to the biathlon racing season this year. In the first couple of race weekends I had 3 Podiums - 2 wins - and a fourth place (4 races in total for clarification) and finished the double weekend as the North American Cup points leader for Youth Men. I also qualified for the Canadian National Biathlon Championships as the top Alberta Youth Man.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gold Medal Nov 2013 - NorAm Cup Canmore</td></tr>
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Matthew Strumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503181016740424704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356752115520905525.post-6481151880671370312013-11-03T18:20:00.003-08:002013-11-03T18:20:57.871-08:00November 3rd SkiingSo, on November 1st and 2nd, there was a tremendous snow storm that made roads unsafe and dumped maybe half a foot of snow. Today I went skiing on that snow, at Frozen Thunder!<br />
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... and here is our time that we completed the course in. The course starts at the Canmore Nordic Center day lodge, and finishes at the Rocky Mountain Ski Lodge. If you want, try your time against ours, se how you do. We collected every item and picture of every location.</div>
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The camp was other wise pretty good, with a lot of focus surrounding standing shooting and dry-firing. I had a wonderful time and feel prepared for the season to come.</div>
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Today I had the pleasure of speaking with Chris Lindsay about my schedule for this up coming race season and my future as a biathlete. And I got PRESENTS! Some awesome skis, boots, bindings and a couple pairs of gloves for being on the 2022 Olympic Squad! Woot!Matthew Strumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503181016740424704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356752115520905525.post-83127565585748993452013-06-26T21:27:00.000-07:002013-06-26T21:27:02.324-07:00Canmore Nordic Center Trail Clean Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Today I volunteered in the Canmore Nordic Center Trail Clean up. In light of the recent events here in Canmore, I decided to help out and clean up and repair some of the mountain bike trails at the Canmore Nordic Center. There was over 60 people who came to help out, which is a huge showing. I ended up working on a section of upper EKG that was washed out by the floods. At first the section seemed like it couldn't be fixed. But with help and inspiration from our fearless leader Matt Hadley, me, my friends Ben and Mitch, and a few other guys, managed to make the trail ride-able again! It was very satisfying to see the washout transformed to an amazing trail in under an hour. We ended up working for quite a while, and eventually got our section of the EKG trail all fixed! I hope everyone enjoys the new, improved trails!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Saturday, June 15 2013, I participated in All Sport One Day in Calgary. All Sport One Day is a day of activities that is supported by the City of Calgary Recreation Department, as well as Winsport, the YMCA, the Talisman Center, and Cardel Place, as well as many other great sponsors. I participated as a teacher and coach for Biathlon at COP. I 'coached' 4 groups of kids between the ages of 8 and 12. We were using laser rifles to simulate the shooting aspect of biathlon, and the kids loved it! I had a great time coaching them as well.</span></div>
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In the first parts of our 45 min sessions, I mainly focused on shooting prone, or lying down, but at the end I taught them a bit of standing shooting. They had fun with that!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> Hey all - here is what has happened with me over the spring. Enjoy!</span></div>
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In early May, I attended the Vernon camp with the Alberta Ski Team. Our focus for this camp was mostly just getting back on skis, getting some mileage, and working on technique and strength. i had a good time with everyone on the ski team, and would like to thank Mike Viera and Stephan Kuhn for being awesome coaches at the camp.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">May 25th:</u> <b>Calgary</b> <b>City Championships - Track and Field</b></span></div>
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<b> </b>On May 25th, I had the opportunity to race at the 2013 Calgary Track and Field City Championships. I raced in the Intermediate age group in the 3000m, 1500m, and 4x400m events. I placed pretty well in both of my individual events. I finished 4th in the 3000m out of about 13 of the fastest grade 11 guys in Calgary, and placed 9th in the 1500m, a shorter, faster, and in some ways more demanding event. In the team relay, we had a great team of 4 guys who I got to race with. During my leg of the race, I had a good pace, and ran a faster 400m than I thought I could. I was happy to represent my school's new track and field team, the National Sport School Polar Bears!</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><u>June 2nd:</u> Camp Chief Hector YMCA Family Fun Run - 10Km</b></span></div>
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On the first sunday in June, I did a 10Km Fun Run at the Camp Chief Hector YMCA. It was supposed to be an easy training day for me, and I had done a 2 hour run the day before, so I decided to take it relatively easy. Easy meaning a pace that I could finish the race in around 45 minutes. I didn't want to push myself that hard, but the course was pretty flat and rather easy to run on, so I went for it on the last kilometer or so. At the finish, many people were in awe of me, so judging by their reactions, I think I did pretty good. My final time was 42 minutes and 14 seconds, which I personally would find pretty slow. But, I am proud and happy for myself for accomplishing this great feat.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><u>June 8th:</u> Iron Maiden Cross Country Mountain Bike Race - Canmore AB</b></span></div>
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Just last weekend, in fact, I raced in the Iron Maiden, a Cross Country Mountain Bike Race at the Canmore Nordic Center. I have been training and practicing my mountain biking a lot this spring with Matt Hadley, coach of the RMCC Rampage program, and this race proves how much I have improved. I stayed with the lead pack for a majority of the race, even though it got spread out a bit. I was actually having an amazing race until I got a pinch flat on the first half of my last lap. I ran down to the 'Pit Stop' area and fixed my tire. It kinda sucked, but I got some good race experience from it. After fixing my tire, I continued and finished the race in last place. Oh well, it happens. I am pretty new to mountain bike racing, so for my second race this year, I was doing pretty good up until my flat.</div>
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So that's pretty much what I have been doing for the past couple of months. I have been very busy balancing school and training. In face today I finished Grade 11 classes! I am now officially on summer break. I have a busy July - 4 scheduled camps in the month ahead - Canada Winter Games Team Alberta Camp, Jasper-Canmore road bike camp, Alberta Ski Team Haig Glacier Camp, and Biathlon Alberta Training Centre camp. Looking forward to summer and summer training!</div>
Matthew Strumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503181016740424704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356752115520905525.post-77939248450536742362013-05-18T20:09:00.002-07:002013-05-18T20:17:16.505-07:00Coulee Cruiser With RMCC<div style="text-align: center;">
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May 3rd, 2013. Coulee Cruiser Alberta Cup, Lethbridge Alberta. I am officially a racing cross country cyclist. I didn't do quite as well as I was expecting, but then again I was racing men almost twice my age. Anyways, I had fun and didn't hit any cactuses, so all around a pretty good race!</div>
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Very recently, I was nominated to be on the Alberta Ski Team. I am very proud to have achieved this level of excellence in my skiing this year. This is the first year that I have been nominated to this team, and I am very happy about it. In the coming season, I am looking forward to representing my province, both in races and at camps. I would like to thank my coaches Alain Parent, Jeff Lodge, and Geret Coyne for supporting me and helping me get to where I am right now. I am looking forward to another successful season to come!</div>
Matthew Strumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503181016740424704noreply@blogger.com0Canmore, AB, Canada51.086985 -115.34681450.9273325 -115.66953749999999 51.2466375 -115.0240905tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356752115520905525.post-72629619295285059072013-04-25T18:36:00.000-07:002013-04-25T18:36:24.674-07:00About this Blog<div style="text-align: center;">
Matthew Strum - Biathlete, Cross Country Ski Racer</div>
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Welcome to my blog! This is a space where I can (and will) share my adventures and experiences as a junior athlete. </div>
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2012-2013 was an incredible season for me. Here are some of my accomplishments:</div>
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<li>Member of the Canadian Biathlon World Youth/Junior Championship team where I competed in Obertilliach, Austria, in January 2013</li>
<li>2 time medalist and team relay national champions at the Canadian Biathlon National Championships in Whistler, BC</li>
<li>Alberta Biathlon Champion, Youth Men, Hinton AB, March 2013</li>
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<li>2 time medalist at Cross Country Western Canadian Championships, Junior Boys, Feb 2013</li>
<li>Member of the Alberta Ski Team 2013/2014</li>
<li>2 top 25 finishes at Haywood Ski Nationals, Whistler, March 2013</li>
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Thank you for visiting my blog.</div>
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