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Show WINNER’S CIRCLE iif Peterson FITNESS fc fiir GETAWAYS (1))))20:/5 ) \Vinie? Are you finding it difficult to stick with your NewYear's fitness resolution? Here is a tip from personal trainer Joel Platts of the Metro Sports Club in Salt Lake City: “Instead of swearing to grind out 50 Bitter, extreme conditions did not stop Alta’s Linda Peterson from being named Queenof the Extreme Crowdat the 1999 Canadian Freeskiing championships on Jan. 7 in Whistler, B.C. Peterson, who works with | minutes onastair machine, howabout Alta’s parking crew, crashed through the fin- mountain biking, tenn’ ish and tore a ligamentin her knee. Sheleft ‘ountry SNAPSHOT OF skiing . things that aren't a mental drain. Next, set up a rewardsystem. Then on sled, waving to the cheering crowd. Ye Find out whereanimals go and what they do during the winter months by taking part in a snowshoe program at the RockCl re Center at Jordan elle State Park near Francis. Participants must bring their own snowshoes. Forinformation, call (435) 783-3030. UTAH only take rewards if you get there.” 7 WHERE IS IT? Ifyou can identify where this photo w en, you could be a winner. See page C-2 TheSalt LakeGribune UTDOORS A WEEKLY GUIDE TO UTAH K0M0 v RECREATION TUESDAY mANN LANDERS, C-3. m COMICS, C-4 w TELEVISION, C-5 m WEATHER, C-6 TOM WHARTON FEBRUARY 9, 1999 2002 Tutorial: Ninth in a Series ee" Combining skit d shooting, the binihonischa oftthemoreintriguing Winter Ol vents, Athlete: t combine phy | sedsiehesoa skiing Ray whconinaereear and mental concentration. Now Is the Timeto Think About Future i Demanding Sport 17 B lends Sk l Ing, Fine Marksmanship THESALTLAKE TRIBUNE Of Utah Recreation Imagine working yourself into a cardiovascular frenzy, then aiming a .22-caliber When began taking serious camping trips to southern Utah 25 years ago, the most poe: ‘alm his breathing and “clean” 20-for-20 targets during the courseof a 20-kilometer ski race — without the aid of a scope. It is one of the mostexacting feats in sport, on par with hitting a major-league pitcher's rifle at five targets the sizeofa silver dollar at a distance of 50 meters. An Olympic gold-medal biathlete will ularattractions were seldom overrun with fun-seeking outdoor enthusiasts. It was possible to camp at Kodachrome Although distances and the number of Basin State Park on Easter weekend without making reservation, all the while knowing the campgroundseldom filled. There were days when a campercould obtain a spot at Arches’ Devils Garden without arriving at 9 a.m, Campers couldstill find solitude at Gob- mosttreasured outdoor destinations are crowded from March through October. Even backpackers going into huge wilderness areas such as the High Uintas have to pick their routes carefully or find dozens of other SHOOTING RULES such as urban sprawl, open space and wildor R 3 _ Aes ows Ee at ge areloaded whenthey are pointing the target. After thelast shotis ~ e y_ now, we won't be much different than Arizona and California, where they wish they had j| total : 17 at Salt Lake City’s DoubleTree Hotelwill begin to address thatvision. 115: millimeter target \ , o MY pen Shooting skills and endurance are not enough. Top biathletes must also develop a Zenlike ability to slow their breathing and loops and si le heartrate and sharpen their concentration. Missed targetsresult in penalty laps or time added to their racing times, which could at four make the difference between a win and fin- ishingin the pack. BLETINIO POSHON, StL BREATION (COP, “Thekeyis not to jerk the trigger,” said Bill Spencer,a veteran Salt Lake biathlete Biathlon Venue ] ; % imeter target actual size | ° | eeeee, Sree Reservoir at the south end of Wasatch Mountain State Park. \ / 45-mill of \ ' | satch Mountain State Park's Soldier Hol- ties, regional organizations, state government and federal land managers can work together to save open space and wildlife habitat, | Theconference will address how communi- | | | | develop park andtrail facilities and provide out sessions into Utah’s regions where city, county, state and federalofficials joined by \ Shoot to Score. | | In individual races,there are four rounds of shooting, 20 shots in all, To score, a bullet musthit the striking plate inside each ofthe five round windows (see above). The and open to the public. The venue's first international competition is scheduled for Feb. 20 and 21, when membersofthe U.S. and Canadian biathlon teams will compete ina North American Cup if there is enough snow, according to Wallin. Competition starts at 10 a.m. both days, with the sprint event (7.5 kilometers for wo- men and 10 for men) on Saturday and the middle-distancerace (15 and 20 kilometers for women and men, respectively) on Sunday. Spectators are welcome and should park at the park's chalet and hike or ski to the starting area, Wallin said. plate drops out of sight whena bullethits the mark. Missed shots result in 150-meter penalty laps or time added, depending on the event. You'll let the air out, then you'll hold and For the Salt Lake 2002 games, biathlon will be staged at the cross-country skiing venue currently under construction at Wa- low. A 7-kilometerloopis already complete | speech. Other speakers include Will Shafroth, executive director of “Go Colorado”; John Kimball, director of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources; and Norma Hansen, executive director of the Outdoor Recreation Coalition of America But the key part of the day will be break- who competed in the 1964 and 1968 Olympics. “There’s a breathing sequence that biathletes go through depending on whether they're in oxygen debt. Normally between shots you'll take two to three breaths. that’s when you squeezethetrigger.” | Moab during spring break now, just wait for the needs of a growing population. Gov. Mike Leavitt will deliver the keynote minute, you're sweatinglike ‘ 5 all get-out, and it could be snowing. It’s really hard to shoot: 3 X 7.5-kilometer relay aall \ t v Biathlon eventswill be stagedat Soldier actual size \ “Yourheart rate is goinga bazillion miles a saeee) eyoeaerent five Ba millimeters (1% inches) across. other sponsors including The Salt Lake ee se ae ae ae ete HOW THE COURSEIS RUN » ; ects ererane repreaia \ position, the shooter musthit a target measuring 115 millimeters (4% inches) in diameter. From the pronestance,the target measuresjust 45 Tribune, hopes a statewide conference Feb. “The idea is to ski as hard as you can and then shootstraight,” said Gary Wallin, pres- 4X 7.5-kilometer relay 15 kilometer and skis on. Marksmanshipis on television. 20 kilometer ma nilomater cover, shoulders therifle Zz - The Targets Few sports combine such disparate skills as biathlon — or are as difficult to convey WOMEN'S EVENTS “tired: athiete closes snow measured bytargets that 7 stand one meteroff the ground / and are 50 meters from the 7 firing line. From the standing planning for a new highwayor preserving long-term water quality. If we don’t plan If you think things are crowded around ~- ~~ CF / Courtland Nelson,director of the Utah State Parks.“It should have the samepriority as cause Utah’s population is expected to grow by 1 million people in the next 20 years, J in many former Soviet republics. 10 kilometer unshoulders therifle,flips State leaders are slowly recognizing the decline of Utah’s quality oflife. Subjects nymity — except in eastern Europe, where marksmanship on skis is the national sport MEN'S EVENTS Athleteskis to firing point, peoplein popular destinations, Planning for funding, wildlife habitat and recreation needs nowiscritical, largely be- But unlike tennis and baseball stars, world-class biathletes labor in virtual ano- complete stages of cross-country skiing, interspersed with shooting sequences, alternating between the standing position and the proneposition. Those days are long gone. Many of Utah’s gone through this planning process 20 years to” 20. ‘The State Parks director, working with the run andlandingtheball just short of the paseline 78 feet away. by event, the biathlon requires competitors to lin Valley State Park. life-habitat preservation that were hardly a blip on the political radar a few years ago are now considered of prime importance. “Nowis certainly the time to begin thinking about an outdoor-recreationvision,” said fastball or returning a tennis pro's serve on i shooting sequences vary ‘) 2 — ————————! ‘Todd Adams "The Salt Lake Tribune folks from private industrywill prioritize the See BIATHLON,Page C-6 recreational needs in their area. These ses- sions will be conducted by professional facilitators from Utah State University, “The idea is to have a challengeand a vi- sion,” said Nelson. “Wearenotin a crisis yet. But the city manager in Cedar City or the forest-service recreation specialist in Vernal need to get working now. Thereis a sense of urgency.” Perhaps the most urgent need is coming up with a funding source. A statelottery, which funds recreation programsin neighboring states such as Arizona and Colorado, is not an option in Utah. Possible funding sources include money appropriated from the general fund as is the case now, a real-estate transfer tax, energy savings from retrofits of state buildings, or a portion of a sales tax dedicated to parks facilities or preserving critical wildlife habitat ‘The meeting is open to the public (regis: tration information can be found in today's Tribune Outdoor Calendar), While about 1,500 members of Utah's recreation commu nity have been invited, only about 250 are expected to attend. RCOPY! Walking-Shoe Market Takes Off BY SKIP KNOWLES THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE mance exercise walkers.” They are an Thereis nothing pedestrian about the walking-shoe market these days. Retailers are scrambling to get achunk of amarket shape and variety of walking-specific noncompetitive 10K walk, mimicking the signers will haveto install crosswalks for casualstrollers who wantto break through the human streams of exercise-walkers Most road races for runners nowinclude a shoes has exploded, judging from the models unveiledat the recent Outdoor Re tailer Winter Market at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City. old Germanvolksmarchtraditions of Burope. There's no business like shoe business. “Our U.S. business in walking shoes has ‘These products are not aimed at speed grown 30percent each year for thelast walkers, an early '90s fad that quickly fiz- ied. Shoe makers are going where they ! formerly fearedto tread totarget perfor- army of 60 million people who walk a few miles, three to five times each week, according to Joe Gugliemetti of Technica. At the rate things are going, urban park de- growing twice as fast as any other footwearniche In the past, it was easy to choose a good style because choices were few. But the The L.L. Bean Cup, an amateur event open to the public, will be held in conjunction with the - See WALKING SHOES, PageC-6 Teva offers a lightweight-sandal alternative for walkers. |