Participate in a biathlon.

“It was also the first time there was an all-GRP relay on the biathlon World Cup! Susan was the scramble leg, followed by Clare, then me, then Emily as the anchor. These other three are well known for being really good at relays! Clare and Susan were in the top five for both of their legs and I haven’t been that nervous before a race start in a long time. While me and the other third-leggers were waiting to be tagged, a Swedish girl turned to me and said “Have fun! Enjoy it!” A smile instantly came over my face and I relaxed a lot. During the race, I got passed by several people and had one penalty loop in standing [...] Susan was out on the course cheering for me, which was really encouraging, as was Armin and our other coaches and wax technicians.”

“In our first race there was a pretty good wind during zero. When I came in to shoot prone during the race, the far wind flag was calm while the close wind flag was still blowing. I didn’t take clicks and all my shots were low and to the right. I missed two so it could have been worse but still, lesson learned.”

“My first ever biathlon race was my first time shooting or skiing in skating. I never had the chance to try biathlon beforehand, so I went straight to the competition. I missed all 10 targets and could not figure out the skiing. But I loved it and haven't stopped since.”