Perhaps you're a mountain biker, runner, or skier, and although you hate to admit it, even to yourself, you've become a bit bored with your usual routine. Still, whenever you follow the advice of experts and attempt to add a bit of variety by cross training, you are left feeling vaguely dissatisfied. Happily, a cure is waiting right around the corner in Day, about twenty miles northwest of Saratoga Springs, at Jim Schreiner's Saratoga Biathlon Club. Thanks to the recent Olympic Triathlon, we all have a pretty good idea what a triathlon involves. The answer is up for grabs.
Purists insist that a biathlon is a cross-country skiing and shooting event, period.
They insist that two of anything else be called a duathlon. Most would agree, however, that a proper biathlon should contain some display of firepower. And this is pretty much Jim Schreiner's position. While his club's main focus is on skiing and shooting, other possibilities are encouraged. In the summer, they substitute trail running for skiing.