Feb 182010
I grew up as a cross-country skier, and I guess I always wanted to try biathlon, but my parents had this “thing” about not trusting me with guns.
Downhill skiing may be fast, and loaded with danger, but I would argue that cross-country skiing is much, much more difficult. And, if you want some danger, just add loaded rifles.
Sure, they shoot at stationary targets — but what if:
(via vodou’s Twitter stream)
Grant Hamilton
2 Responses to “Truly, biathlon is a man’s sport”
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Mr. Hamilton—
As an avid reader of this blog, I humbly request that you add twitter as a “share” option to Absurd Intellectual posts. This would allow me (and the rest of your readership) to share easily such gems as this biathlon post. In the meantime, I will be eating cinnamon rolls like an Olympian.
Respectfully yours,
Lewis
Keep readin’ and keep eatin’ … and in the meantime, spare your keyboard a few sticky-fingered clicks with a BRAND-NEW Twitter share button!
(shoulda done it long ago — thanks for pointing it out)
(also added Posterous)