Day 11 – Rest, Relaxation and Packing Day 11 saw the team splitting for another action packed day of activities including an inflatable water park, a visit from royalty, the GB TR open golf championship playoffs, Vancouver Island and some…
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Shooting kit, check. Ammo box, check. 5.30am alarm, check….. Wait. Today was a day where the team needed none of the above and had a day to do whatever they chose – cue lie ins, hangovers and white water rafting! As per…
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So following a rather successful 3 days of individual shooting the team match day beckoned. Our trip out to the range this morning was uneventful but a glorious day was to be in store with fabulous views all round the…
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Sunday 13th August Today we see the last day of individual competitions in Chilliwack and the first team match. The morning weather was somewhat of a change from the last few days with heavy rain having fallen overnight and a…
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Shoot, eat, sleep, repeat was the easiest way to summarise the format for day 7 as the team started a repeat from day 6; 10 shots at 300, 400, 500 and 600m. The team woke early again and met in…
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Friday The first day of competition is finally here! Shrug off the relative comfort of R&R and get that game face on. Breakfast at 6.30 saw a stampede of locusts as the GB team raided the breakfast buffet to fill…
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Thursday So finally it is time to dust off the rifle pack up the range bag and focus the mind… well for 5 shots at least. Today was practice day which was the first opportunity to make sure all the…
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Today sees the team swell to 17 in number by the end of the day, with the return of the Captain, Tom, Phil and Dave. Except for Dave, all have spent the last few days in Vancouver, with Tom also…
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2nd Rest Day The team is now into its second day without the Captains’ presence, and it is starting to affect some members more than others, and in turn giving the transportation manager a headache. The Vice-captain drove into Vancouver…
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Today sees a guest diarist holding the pen for a few days whilst the main author spends time in New York on a work visit. This morning, the team exchanged stories on the various tactics to stop the rather binary…
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