ICE LAKE—Hard work and training is certainly paying off for Ice Lake biathlete Mackenzie Turner.
“I was just in Canmore (Alberta) from December 10-21 training and racing,” Ms. Turner told the Recorder this past weekend. “All the hard work with training this summer paid off as I had a top finish of fifth in a mass start, hitting 18 of 20 targets.”
The races included athletes between the age of 17-18 from all over Canada.
“I am very pleased with all my other races also, placing very well in all of them,” said Ms. Turner. She pointed out, “this was a very good start to an upcoming busy season, one that I am very excited for.”
Ms. Turner will be heading to La Patrie, Quebec for her next race on January 15-17. She will be staying in Ottawa to train for the week, then heading off to Valcartier, Quebec for races on January 22-24.
“Training is going very good, now that there is a bit of snow from me to ski on here at home,” explained Ms. Turner. “I can really work on my ski technique more. A bit more snow would help the trails though.”
“I am very excited as well that MSS (Manitoulin Secondary School) has a Nordic ski team, so I will be competing for us there also,” continued Ms. Turner. “We compete for NSSSA in early February. I may have some pretty tight travelling times in there to make it to Blind River, but I will be there.”
