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Podcast: Heartbeat: US Biathlon Podcast
Episode: Clare Egan: Finding Biathlon Mid-Career
Description: Cross country skier and runner Clare Egan didnβt take up marksmanship until she was 25. Today, at 33, sheβs established herself as one of the top biathletes in the world. What inspired her to take up biathlon mid-career? And what are the motivational factors that push her to continue her quest for excellence? Clare spoke to Heartbeat from Kontiolahti, Finland where the BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon tour is underway amidst strict International Biathlon Union COVID-19 protocols.Athletes come into biathlon via myriad pathways. As a young girl, Cape Elizabeth, Maine native Clare Egan loved to run. She...