As part of his continuing commitment to personal skills development, and a deeply held desire to get more shooters actively engaged in his sport, Rob organized yet another unique training opportunity for shooters in his area. This time, focusing on more advanced shooters, Rob was instrumental in convincing one of the best firearms instructors on the planet to offer advanced training to Canadian shooters. As we go to print, Rob is in the process of hosting world-renowned firearms trainer, Ken Hackathorn, for a two day Advanced Tactical Pistol and two Day Advanced Tactical Rifle course, at Abbotsford Fish and Game Club. This will be the first time Mr. Hackathorn has taught in Canada; something for which Rob and TEAM NFA are justifiably proud.
Megan Heinicke
For now, preparations are still underway for the World Shoot in Greece this fall, followed by several additional international competitions, including another match in the Czech Republic and one in Germany. In addition to working, training and competing, Rob continues to run his “Skills & Drills” nights at his home club in Abbotsford every week; seeing an average of 15 students a night! As a result, Rob and the gang are now running two or three lines of shooters each night, in order to process everyone through the drills safely. Well done Rob and good luck for the rest of the competition season.
Cycling is a key component of Megan’s off-season training regime.
When we last checked in with Megan, she was looking forward to several of the biggest competitions of her abbreviated post-pregnancy season. Turning in yet another stellar performance, Megan posted a Top 10 finish at the IBU Cup in March! Her first international race for Team Canada (post-pregnancy), Megan shot 18/20 in the 15km Individual race and placed 9th making her the top Canadian competitor. This was Megan’s personal best finish for the IBU Cup circuit, as well as being Canada’s top IBU Cup result this season! To finish off her season, Megan joined 11,361 skiers (2456 of which were women) for one of the world’s largest ski loppets – the 42km Engadin Ski Marathon. According to Megan, she was feeling pretty tired by the second half of the race, after just turning in a Top 10 finish at the IBU Cup less than a week before, however, she dug deep and turned in another great performance. Overall, she placed 17th in the women’s field and 7th in her own category. Not a bad way to end her mini-comeback season. Megan is now well into her spring/summer training schedule, following the official end of her abbreviated competition season. Thanks to NFA support, Megan has already made her first training camp of the season, concentrating on cycling and roadwork. She has had an opportunity to train quite a bit during the past several months, thanks in part to her short competition season this year. As a result, Megan was able to begin her critical base training (the long slow hours) sooner than most winter athletes do; a bonus four weeks of training that can only give her an extra edge come the start of the new race season.
Rob in the middle of a speed reload.
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In addition to the above training, Megan plans on using her NFA sponsorship funds to cover ammunition testing costs May - June
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