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Still wishing I was on Alpine
I’m glad I wore underwear today
Uh oh.. New poles aren’t expensive are they Ma’am?
Which target were you aiming at?
to Ex SPARTAN HIKE, the other Divi- sionals location to captain the first RAC women’s team. The women’s team put out a good fight for their first year, placing 4th at Divisionals and three members of the team were selected to compete as individuals at the Army Championships - an excellent starting point for promoting RAC women in Army sport.
Ex PIPEDOWN saw the beginning of race fatigue set in, but all things considered the men’s team continued to perform well, only narrowly missing out to be selected as a team for Army Cham- pionships, Ex RUCKSACK. Notable performances must go to Tpr Lewis and
Lt Logan who were selected to compete as individuals at Army Championships for the 2024 season.
Notable performances must go to Tpr Lewis and Lt Logan
sented the QDG incredibly well with both placing in the Top 20 of the British Nordic results for this year in their categories.
As the season on snow begins to come to a close, all is not over as we look towards a training programme in the summer to put out yet another competi-
Ex RUCKSACK is held
in the infamous Chiemgau
Arena, Ruhpolding, Germany.
Only a week before the arrival
of troops into Ruhpolding,
the annual BMW Interna-
tional Biathlon Union World
Cup took place, hosting elite athletes. Renowned for its demanding course full of steep hills both up and down and tight turns. Tpr Lewis as a Junior and Lt Logan as a Novice have performed and repre-
tive team for both the QDG Men and RAC Women for the 24/25 season, in the hope we continue to have troops representing at Army level for future years.
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