May 17, 2015 – The rest over and it’s back to work. As the calendar rolled over from April to May, most teams restarted formal training for the upcoming 2015-16 biathlon season. Although, April is a “rest” month, most professional biathletes do not spend that down time sitting around. Rest really means stepping away from formal training and especially, the shooting range. At the end of March and in early in April, athletes were still on the snow; Belarusians snowboarding in Austria, French athletes savoring a few warms days of spring cross-country skiing and Germany’s Laura Dahlmeier hiking high in the German Alps.

Back to Work
As the weather warmed, the mountain and road bikes were taken from storage for some early tours through the countryside for both enjoyment and to get in some basic fitness. After some holidays in a warm spot for most, official training started slowly this month; time to get back to work!

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