'25 Early Season Training Camp - behind the scenes

We held our first training camp in March of 2014 (picture above). It's wild to think that it was 11 years ago when I told Karel that I wanted to bring our coaching athletes together for a group training camp.  At the time, we lived in Jacksonville, Florida. Clermont, Florida was a few hours away and the perfect location for a triathlon training camp. After a successful first camp, I started planning the next camp. We learned a lot and I wanted to make it even better. A few months later, we moved to Greenville, SC. We continued hosting our early season training camps in Clermont for a few more years, while also holding a second training camp (endurance camp) in our new home of Greenville, SC. 2020 was the year of our last training camp in Clermont, Florida. The world shut down due to Covid the week after we finished our camp. Since then, we have held all of our triathlon training camps in our incredible playground of Greenville, SC. Over the past few years we have added gravel and off-road triathlon skills to our camp registry.

This past weekend we held our 11th consecutive early season training camp. Over the past eleven years we have held over 30 different training camps. This means we have had over 200 athletes attend a Trimarni training camp.  Putting on a triathlon training camp is no easy feat. It requires a lot of planning and logistics.  When I plan our camps, I have a tentative idea of what we want to accomplish throughout our 3-day camp. However, it isn't until our campers complete their pre-camp questionnaire that I can start planning the routes and workouts. Unlike other group training camps which send athletes out on a specific route to complete, we prescribe specific workouts for each training session. This requires us to be creative with the routes so that we can keep everyone somewhat together. We do a lot of out and backs and loops so that no athlete feels too fast or too slow. Even though we have pre-reqs for our camps (for safety reasons), we have to work with a variety of fitness (and experience) levels.  At our recent camp, we dealt with a very unpredictable weather forecast. With rain predicted all day on Friday, I was obsessively checking the weather all week so that I could have a plan A, B, C and D. This required a lot of communication with the aquatic center in order to tentatively reserve lanes and communication with our campers. Thankfully, we could stick to our schedule (with a slight modification of swapping when we would bike and run) it all worked out and we didn't experience any rain on day one of camp.  We started the morning with an hour swim at the Westside aquatic center. I enjoy starting off camp with swimming as it's the least stressful sport on the body after travel and athletes are generally pretty fresh and eager to start training. We always start with name introductions so that everyone can get to know one another. One of the highlights of Trimarni camp is seeing the friendships form throughout camp.  We focused on technique with a variety of drills and finished the session with a main set to put everything into action. After the swim we had a short break (~90 minutes) before we met at Trailblazer park for our bike skills session. We brought cones to work on bike handling skills and Karel demonstrated all of the skills before we worked with our athletes. We have found that the bike handling skills and terrain management component of camp is always a favorite by our campers. We have learned that most triathletes do not have great bike handling skills. This is for two reasons. Many triathletes did not grow up racing bikes. There's a big difference between casual bike riding and riding a bike that is designed to go fast. Secondly, many triathletes ride primarily indoors on a stationary trainer. This limits the opportunities to work on bike handling skills outside in real world conditions. As a result, the risk for accidents and unsafe riding increases. We love helping triathletes with bike handling skills as it allows for faster and more confident riding. After the skills session we bike a few miles down the road to a road that we had our athletes work on u-turns and terrain management (gentle climbs and descends). After the session, our campers had another quick 90-minute break before our last session of the day at Furman University. We love running at Furman because it's a beautiful campus and it offers a variety of terrain. Plus there are bathrooms if needed. Karel and I were on our bikes so we could watch everyone run around the lake. After the warmup, the campers finished the day with a run main set of 5 x 30 sec strong, 3 min steady, 30 sec strong followed by 1 min walk into 1 min easy. This set took 30 minutes.  We like loading our campers with a lot of training on the first day as they are fresh and able to absorb a good amount of training.

On Saturday, we were presented with perfect weather conditions. We drove ~30 minutes away to Tuxedo, NC to start the bike session. Although we try to limit driving at our camps, this location provided us with a great time trial bike course, a steady climb for the bike and a packed gravel road for running. Our campers found the bike course to be beautiful and perfect terrain for the workout. We all rode together to the "course" and we instructed our athletes of the workout (which was also written out on an index card for each camper). The workout was:  4 rounds of  3 x 1 min strong, 4 min half IM effort, 1 min strong Then 2 min EZ  Each round took 20 minutes and our campers did the set 4 times for an 80 minute main set. Karel and I would ride with each camper here and there. We had a turn around at each end of the "course" which allowed our campers to continue to work on their u-turns.  After the workout we finished with a 4.5 mile climb up Cabin Creek road. For many of our campers, this was the longest climb they have ever completed. We love seeing our campers stretch their comfort zone and try new things. We helped our athletes safely descend down the climb (while reminding them of their new and improved skills from Friday).  After the bike we gave our athletes a 45-minute run workout. We love seeing our campers work through self-doubts and fatigue and surprise themselves. Plus, in a group environment, everyone brings out the best in one another. The run workout started with 10 minutes easy into 20 min best easy pace (best effort that feels easy and with good form). Then came a 10 minute build effort followed by 5 minutes easy. We did an out and back by the lake and Karel and I ran with our campers.  In the evening we ordered pizza from D'Als for our campers and enjoyed getting to know everyone even better at the Swamp Rabbit Inn (where two of our campers were staying). Sunny got to meet everyone and he enjoyed his first Trimarni pizza party.

Now that our campers were nicely tired, it was time for the last day of camp. Karel and I were really looking forward to this session as we planned a transition workout. We biked to a location where we set up a transition area (bike rack and floor bike stands) for our athletes to perform an hour of biking and running. We had a course laid out for a 2-loop bike (~3 miles) and out and back (~1 mile) run. We biked to the transition area while Alvi (our camp support) set up the transition area and brought bags (run gear from our campers) to the area.

Although this workout was super fun, logistically it was the most difficult to organize and plan for. We couldn't have done it without the help of Alvi. And to make the workout even more fun, we threw in some obstacles that our campers may experience during a race - like changing a flat tire (Karel brought two wheels for our campers to practice on), filling a flask, putting on gear while running and dealing with a few unexpected challenges like shoes tied together. Let's just say that our campers had fun and Karel and I had a blast coming up with different ways to challenge our campers during their transitions. This was one of those workouts where it's impossible to do by yourself and so much more intense and fun to do with others.  After the session we biked back to Trailblazer park and finished with closing remarks and questions.

And just like that, camp is complete. 1 hour of swimming  7 hours of cycling  2 hours of running And in August we get to do it again - but with even longer workouts - at our endurance triathlon camp.  Although training camps are a lot of work to put on, we know our campers find value in learning new skills, training with others, stepping out of their comfort zone and showing off their strengths.  If you'd like to read more about our recent early season camp, Trimarni athlete Brittany attended camp and wrote a great recap about her first triathlon camp experience. You can check it out HERE.

'24 Early Season Training Camp

 

We just finished 3 packed days of triathlon training in Greenville, SC. with eleven campers. Although we've been holding camps for the last 10 years, this camp was extra special as we only had primarily first-time Trimarni campers. This means fresh ears and eyes to absorb a lot of information and skills. 

When triathletes hear the word "skills" they often think that this focus is for newbies or beginners. But we believe that you are never too good, too old, too young, too fast or too slow to improve. When athletes come to our camp, they leave tired. They put in a lot of work over 3 days. But the main focus of our camps is learning. Athletes can train hard at home but when they attend a training camp, we want to make sure that the athlete learns how to train better and race smarter. 

We see it and hear it all the time. Triathletes don't have the best bike handling skills. Open water swimming is exhausting and triathletes struggle to translate their pool technique and fitness to the open water. Triathletes have difficulty running well off the bike and believe that running harder, faster and longer are the answers to better run times. 

At our camps, we master the basics of better triathlon skills and technique. No matter how fast or experienced the athlete, there's always something to improve on. Rather than believing that more training is the answer for better racing, believe that you have tremendous opportunity to improve in every aspect of the sport of triathlon.....especially on the bike. 

While you can improve through hard work, successful athletes have an insatiable desire to learn, improve and grow. They don't feel that they know everything and they seek ways to get better. Often this means, stepping out of the comfort zone and trying something new. 

Day 1
75 minute long course swim
60 minute run workout 
2.5 hour bike skills and ride

We started the morning at 7:45am at the Westside aquatic center. After a dry land warmup and athlete introductions, we had our campers warmup for 10 minutes. The rest of the session was focused on a variety of drills and technique work. We mostly prescribed 50's so that we could speak to each of our campers at the wall to give immediate feedback. It was a great session to start camp. 

At 10:45am we met at Furman University and talked to our campers about the run workout. We started the workout with 20 minutes at a conversational pace (10 min out and 10 minutes back). We ran by the Furman lake and encouraged our campers to talk to one another so that they could keep the effort easy. For the main set: 7x (90 sec build effort from smooth to strong into 30 sec EZ into 60 sec best EZ pace). This was a great session to work on going from a high effort, high heart rate to learning how to find good form and rhythm (best EZ pace). We did an out and back so that all of our athletes were running on the same route and we could also see our athletes in action. We finished the run with 20 minutes easy running on the other side of the lake. The weather was cool and cloudy which made for great running. All of our campers wore hydration belts so that they could work on their fueling and hydration for race day while also keeping the body fueled and hydrated for the next session. 

At 2pm, we met at Trailblazer park for a bike session. It was a little cool and drizzly out but our campers came with a great attitude and didn't complain. We spent some time in the parking lot working on important bike handling skills like descending, sudden stopping, u-turns and cornering. We then went out on the bike to apply these skills to real world conditions on our Goats and White dogs route. It was cold and rainy but this allowed our campers to really work on their skills in the less-than-ideal conditions. We finished the 2 hour ride around 5pm to wrap-up day 1 of camp. 

Day 2
3 hour ride 
40 minute run 
75 minute long course swim 

We met at Trailblazer park at 8am and did a quick refresher of bike handling skills before we went out on our bike route: F-Mart Loop. With so many different types of routes and terrain where we live, we have endless options for routes. We design our bike routes based on what types of skills and training we want our campers to achieve throughout camp. For this ride, we had ~60 minutes of riding to get out to our out-and-back section for the workout. To get out to this area, we had a bit of climbing and descending for our athletes to work on their skills. The workout was 2 out and back sections (each section was ~3 miles) to spend time in the aerobars. This route has some climbing but a lot of the time can be spent in the aerobars working on skills and terrain management. After this part of the workout, we rode a few miles back and then had our campers do a 4-mile strong effort on River road which has a bit of climbing and descending along with a little flat section in the middle. It was a great almost 3 hour ride and ~45 miles and a little over 2000 feet of climbing. 

After the ride, the run workout was 4 rounds of: 5 minute best EZ pace, 2 min "up tempo" as an opportunity to continue to work on settling into a good rhythm after getting the HR up. 

We had a short break and then met at the aquatic center at 2:45 for another 75-minute swim. For this session the campers did a longer warm-up to loosen out from the bike and run and then we did a few refreshers on technique. We finished off with some intense open water swimming drills to get the HR up. 

At 5pm - we all enjoyed pizza from D'Als at the Swamp Rabbit Inn. 

Day 3
2.5 hour ride
40 minute run 

We had been so impressed by our campers throughout camp but they really continued to impress us with their endurance and application of new skills during our bike workout. We like to pick new routes and courses for our camps but our Pink Arrow Loop is one of our favorites. This 4.8 mile loop has ~350 feet of elevation and includes every type of terrain. Short and long climbs, long descends, flat and fast and false flats. We rode 45 minutes out to the loop, did 1 recon loop and then 2 continuous loops at a strong effort. We then rode back home. Throughout every ride, we always stop and talk about important features of the course, what athletes are doing well, areas to focus on and we spend time with the campers to give instant feedback. 

After the ride, we finished the camp with one last run. The workout was ~6 minutes easy to the Swamp Rabbit Trail to warm-up and then 2 x (10 min best EZ pace, 5 min "race effort), then cool down

Our campers did amazing. They made friends, they learned a lot, they laughed, they challenged themselves and they enjoyed our incredible training playgound in Greenville, SC. We are very thankful that our campers took time out of their life/work to spend three days with us. Also a big thank you to our friend Alvi for helping us out throughout the three days of camp. 

3-day camp stats: 

2.5 hours swimming

7.5 hours cycling (~7000 feet elevation gain)

2:20 running

2023 Trimarni Early Season Tri Camp recap

 

Day 1 Friday: 

8:30-9:30am - Long Course Swim at Westside Aquatic Center (technique and skills) 
11am-12:30pm - Run workout at Furman (hills - strength and posterior chain activation)
2-4:30pm - Tour of Boyd Cycling followed by a bike skills and terrain management discussion 

We have a great group of 10 athletes, with over half first-time Trimarni campers. We love returning campers but we also really enjoy having new ears and eyes to absorb new skills and information. Every Trimarni camper received Amp Human PR lotion (3 packets), Run In socks and a Trimarni water bottle. At the end of camp, every camper received a gift from us. 
We started the morning with an hour long course swim focused on the technique and skills.
After the swim, we had a short break before a late morning run workout. We are passionate about building strong and economical runners off the bike so the run workout included hills, strides, bounding and best EZ pace running.

Our afternoon session was at the Boyd Wheels facility. We had a very informative tour, learning about how the wheels are produced in-house and the great attention to detail to each wheel. We finished off the afternoon with a discussion on bike handling skills and terrain management.

Day 2 Saturday: 

8:30-9:30am - Long Course Swim at Westside (open water focus)
11am-2pm - Bike workout from Travelers Rest (terrain management and skill focus)
2:30-3:15pm - Run workout (pacing, form)

The goal of our early season camp is to help our campers develop and/or fine tune their skills in route to their upcoming early season events. Our morning 1hr long course swim session was entirely focused on open water skills and race day simulation.
During our 3-hr ride, Karel took every camper through specific descending, cornering, u-turn and climbing skills to help with safety and confidence on two wheels. After the sectioning session, the athletes did a 5-mile TT on rolling terrain to put all the skills to good use. Then it was time for a 25-35 min brick run with a bit of spice (long hill). Travelers rest was busy so we enjoyed the vibe as if it was race day. Everyone was amazing and worked really hard and applied all of their new skills to the workouts. 


Day 3 Sunday: 

9:30-11:30am - Run/Bike/Bike/Run/Bike/Run/Bike/Run/Bike/Run at Furman
Transition practice
The inaugural 2023 Trimarni camp duathlon x5.

We know that the majority of triathletes do not practice transitions in training and if they do, it’s never with the high heart rate, nervous and pressure that you feel on race day. For the last workout of our 3-day early season camp, our campers had ten opportunities to practice transitions with a
Run/bike (course recon) bike/run/bike/run/bike/run/bike/run workout.
The bike course was around 2.8 miles and our campers had an opportunity to get their heart rate up on the hills and work on bike handling skills like cornering. For the almost 1-mile run, they had to climb a steep hill before settling into a steady rhythm. Only to do it all over again…and again, and again and again, etc. We also had a designated mount and dismount line.
The workout was over 90 minutes total and the athletes collected almost 15 miles of cycling and 5 miles of running.
I’ll be honest, their transitions were very rusty to start 😵‍💫 with lots of mistakes and fumbles but toward the end, everyone mastered their transitions with confidence. Mission accomplished.
We really enjoyed working with this group of athletes. They learned, applied and worked hard. We had all different levels and everyone felt included and supported.

We'd love to have you at a future Trimarni camp. Here's a video sharing a bit more about our camp. 

2022 Early Season Camp Recap

With so many training routes available to us in and around Greenville, SC. no two Trimarni camps are ever the same. With several returning athletes to our 2022 Early Season triathlon camp, we made sure to give our athletes new workouts, new routes and new experiences. 

Every Trimarni camp includes the following: 
-Safe run and cycling routes
-Specific structured workouts (swim/bike/run)
-Proper recovery and nutrition focus
-Education
-Specifically designed routes so that no one is too fast or too slow
-Terrain management execution
-Skills, technique and form focus
-Race specific tips

Our campers settled into Greenville, SC. on Wednesday afternoon/evening and we started our first day of camp bright and early on Thursday morning. The day before camp is always a bit hectic for me as I'm packing swag/goodie bags, printing off liability forms, triple checking the weather and pool reservations and answering any last minute questions from our campers. I always send out an itinerary before our camps so that our athletes know exactly what to expect - from where to met, what workouts they will be doing and what to bring to how to fuel and eat throughout camp. 

Day 1
90-minute long course swim
3-hour ride
40-minute run

We started the day at 7:30am at the Westside Aquatic Center. I reserved two long course lanes for our group. Prior to getting in the water, I handed out the goodie bags filled with products from some of our amazing partners. I ordered the cutest reusable bags for the items - each bag had a specific animal/nature print on it. 

For the group swim, we started off with a warm-up and then spent some time working on technique with a series of single arms drills. We finished with 8 x 50's strong effort at the end from a 'dead' start (no pushing off the wall) to simulate open water swimming. 

After the swim, we had a short break for the campers to refuel and get ready for the bike/run workout. 
We met at Furman University by the amphitheater at 11am and spent an hour in an empty parking lot working on bike handling skills. Knowing the confidence (and safety) that comes with proper bike handling skills (like sudden stopping/braking, u-turns, getting out of the saddle and high speed cornering), we made sure our campers had an opportunity to work on their skills before heading out to real world conditions. 
We took a short break (~20 minutes) to have a snack before heading out for our ride. Although we were out for 3 hours, some of this time was spent talking about specific terrain management execution to help athletes ride more efficiently over rolling terrain and punchy hills (without losing speed/momentum). Thankfully, we have so many different types of terrain that our campers are constantly applying and learning new skills. 

After spending a little time back and forth on one stretch of road with a series of rollers, we rode to our "main set" out and back. This ~10 min stretch of road included a few twists on a somewhat flat (bumpy) road and then it included a short climb with a few gentle switchbacks. Our athletes rode this section (out and back, up and down) 3 times with several opportunities to work on climbing, descending and cornering. 

When we returned back from our ride, it was time for a run. It was getting warm out and for several of our campers, this was their first "warm" workout outside so we needed to be mindful to not overstress the body. 

The run workout was a short warm-up followed by 3 rounds of (3 min steady, 2 min strong, 1 min very strong w/ 30 sec walk between). After each round, 2 min best easy pace. We stayed on one side of the Furman lake so that everyone could see one another and support each other. The campers ran really strong and accumulated several running miles after a packed first day of camp. 

Day 2
90-minute long course swim
Run-bike-run-bike-run-bike-run

The morning started off a bit cool outside so we were happy to be swimming indoors. Our campers arrived with their race kits on (and swimskin) to get a feel of swimming in their new race kits. With the race on Sunday, we used this swim as a "race rehearsal" and practiced a few race strategies specific to the Sunday race. With this being a pool swim to start the triathlon race, we had our campers practice diving, jumping or sliding in to figure out the best strategies to start the race. We then practiced getting out of the pool to simulate the elevated HR from transitioning to swim to bike. Lastly, we practiced "snaking" under the lane line. We had our athletes start close to one another to feel like they were in a race and they practiced turning on the wall and then moving into the next lane. For some, they felt more comfortable going under the lane line into the next lane prior to turning. This was great practice for everyone as they gained a lot of confidence going into the race. We then finished the swim with a bit of pulling since the race rehearsal practice was of high intensity. 

Because of the weather, we needed to change our original plan of doing a run after the swim and then an afternoon bike. We told our campers the night prior that they would be doing a "fun" mega brick workout. With wind gusts up to 30 mph and colder conditions (40-50s), our mega brick would give them a quality workout in a safe environment. 




After a break to refuel, we met at Pointset Park for the brick. The athletes started off with a 15-minute run and then got on their bikes for 3 x 8 minute big gear repeaters on Paris Mountain (descending down for recovery). After the BG work, back to the park for 3 x 3 min strong effort running up a steady hill w/ EZ jog between. Then back on the bike for 2 x 10 min up Paris Mountain (alternating 2 min choice, 2 min BG) w/ descend down for recovery. Then another run - this time "only" 2 x 3 min strong effort up the hill. Then, a climb up Paris mountain (~2.2 miles). The wind wasn't too bad since we were covered by the trees but there were a few gusty segments as we were descending. It was great practice for everyone to work on the important skills of descending on switchbacks, with gust/side winds. The last run was an EZ jog. 

In total, the athletes did almost 45 minutes of running and almost 2 hours of riding (~3300 feet elevation gain in 19 miles). It was a mega brick and our athletes finished feeling very accomplished. 

In the evening, we had our typical pizza party with delicious pizza from D'allesandro's. I always look forward to our pre-race and camp pizza parties as it's a chance to talk to our athletes in a more relaxed setting. 

Day 3
3 hour ride 
20 min run

We went from summer to fall to winter over 72 hours. It was a chilly 40-degree start to the morning but we have no shortage of hills where we live to warm up the athletes. We used the first hour as a warm-up and rode to our "out and back" segment where the campers had 3 efforts to ride in the TT position and ride up and down a steady long climb. It was a quality workout and everyone worked really hard. It was great to see the athletes support one another and showcase their resiliency and strengths. For some of our repeat campers, it was great to see how much their skills (like descending) have improved over the years! 

After the ride, our campers did a "pre-race" 2-mile run on a concrete track with 100 meters fast strides to finish each loop. Although Saturday was a "short" day of training with only 3.5 hours, our campers had to pick up their race packets in the afternoon (and drive the bike course) and prepare for their race on Sunday!

Day 4 - Sprint Triathlon!

I'm so proud of our athletes. Not only did they complete a sprint triathlon on the last day of their training but they raced in very cold conditions - 33 degrees! We didn't have one complaint by our campers and everyone showed up prepared and focused. With the pool swim to start, our campers felt very prepared because they practiced their starts, turns and exits on Friday. On the bike, our athletes were prepared with Hot Hands (to keep toes/hands warm), towels and dry clothes to layer up on the bike. For the run, our athletes wore their hydration packs/belts similar to a 70.3 so that they could practice going through the transitions similar to a long distance race. Even though this was "only" a sprint, everyone (including myself) went through similar motions and emotions similar to a long distance triathlon. From the very early alarm to pre-race nutrition and laying out gear, this was a valuable opportunity to "dust off the rust" and race. After everyone finished, we went for an easy jog on the course and cheered on the other athletes before the award ceremony. Every athlete on our team received an award (with one 4th place just off the podium) which was the bonus to a fun, educational and incredible 4-day training camp. 

I love every camp experience for our athletes but this recent camp will be one that I'll never forget.

Our athletes were constantly being thrown out of their comfort zone yet no one complained. It was incredible to see their resiliency day after day. Everyone stayed mentally strong and focused, no matter what obstacle got in their way.

2022 Trimarni Early Season Camp (+ sprint triathlon race)

We held our very first triathlon training camp in Clermont, Florida from Feb 27th-March 2nd, 2014. For several years I had dreamed about putting on a training camp but it took me several years to have the confidence (time and energy) to finally make that dream come true. After six years of Karel working as the GM of the Trek Store in Jacksonville, FL. there were some changes with upper management and we decided that the timing was right for him to take the courageous leap to work with me at my small business, Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition. 

To be honest, we really had no idea what we were doing when we put on our first camp. We had no experience holding group triathlon camps and we had never attended a group triathlon camp. But somehow, we made it work. We learned a lot and found new ways to making the camp experience even better for the future.  Thankfully, our campers had fun, they learned a lot, everyone was safe and we continued to coach all of our campers for many more years! And for those who we no longer coach, we are still friends with everyone who attended our very first triathlon camp. They will always hold a special place in our hearts because they trusted us when we had little group camp experience. 

A few months after our first camp, we moved to Greenville, SC. We quickly learned that our new town would be the perfect playground for future training camps. Although we returned to Clermont, FL for several more group training camps, Greenville continues to be the perfect location for group training camps. 

At our first group training camp, we finished the camp by having our campers participate in a mock triathlon. We set up the course and even had a transition area. We loved the idea of having our athletes apply their new skills to a "race" scenario while also proving to themselves that they could complete a triathlon after several days of structured training. In 2015 we returned to Clermont for our group training camp and all of our campers completed an Olympic distance triathlon on the last day of camp. Participating in a sanctioned triathlon was the perfect ending to camp as it helped our campers build confidence and excitement for their upcoming racing season. 

Over the past seven years, there have only been three early season camps that did not have a race at the end of camp. It's been a few years but we are so excited to finally return to our roots of having our campers participate in a triathlon on the last day of camp.

We love putting on an early season camp because it's a great way for athletes to dust off the rust after a long winter of training. For many of our campers, our camp is the first time that they can safely ride outside. There's nothing better than that first outdoor training session when you can feel the spring air on your face and warm sun on your neck when training outdoors. Additionally, being in a group environment can make training so much more fun as you have accountability and support for your fellow campers. 

Our early season camp is a fantastic way for athletes to learn new skills, accumulate some good training miles and to build off strengths and to recognize areas of improvement. Stepping into a different training environment can also help spark motivation for the season ahead of you. 

We combine our early season camp with a race because it's a safe and fun way to put our campers into a race environment. As part of your camp registration you get a free entry into Andy's Race. Plus, athletes will often perform at their best when they race with no expectations or outcome goals. We have had many best-ever, PR performances from our campers at the race on the last day of camp! Our campers can go through the motions and emotions of racing without the typical nerves and expectations that athletes often bring to early season races. More so, our campers get to share the race experience with their new friends/campers - knowing that everyone is doing something epic by completing a sprint triathlon on the last day of camp. Seeing our campers cheer for one another and share the race experience together is one of the best parts of our early season camp. And we love it when our campers are able to apply their new skills and strategies (learned at camp) to the race. Every camper leaves camp sad that it's over but confident and excited for upcoming training sessions and races.

To meet the criteria for this camp, you should have enough endurance to ride your bike for at least 3 hours on hilly terrain, you can train for at least 3 hours a day (total) for the duration of your camp (two or three workouts a day) and should arrive to camp with at least 6 months of consistent training (and fitness) to get the most out of this camp experience. Your health is important to us, thus the criteria. We never want any athlete to feel left out so if you feel this camp is not for you, we do offer private camps to meet your individual needs. Please reach out and we can discuss some options for you.

To learn more about this camp from April 7th-10th, 2022, click HERE.