We recently finished our 13th group training camp. We had triathletes travel to Greenville, SC from all over the U.S. for 4.5 days of swimming, biking and running. The campers left feeling accomplished and exhausted - with new skills, knowledge, memories and friendships.
Although putting on a triathlon training camp for 15 athletes is incredibly time-consuming, stressful and exhausting, it's always a rewarding experience to see how our campers stretch comfort zones, push physical and mental limits and are open to trying new things. Most of all, we feel incredibly lucky that such incredible human beings attend our camp. Every camper is kind, supportive, humble and supportive. While there are times that we want our campers to shine and show-off their strengths, we believe that no camper ever feels too slow or too fast at our camp. It's the perfect mix of learning, working and fun.
The final stats are in and over 4.5 days, our campers accomplished.....
~4 hours of swimming
Although putting on a triathlon training camp for 15 athletes is incredibly time-consuming, stressful and exhausting, it's always a rewarding experience to see how our campers stretch comfort zones, push physical and mental limits and are open to trying new things. Most of all, we feel incredibly lucky that such incredible human beings attend our camp. Every camper is kind, supportive, humble and supportive. While there are times that we want our campers to shine and show-off their strengths, we believe that no camper ever feels too slow or too fast at our camp. It's the perfect mix of learning, working and fun.
The final stats are in and over 4.5 days, our campers accomplished.....
~4 hours of swimming
~12 hours of cycling (~12,000+ elevation feet gained on the bike)
~3.5 hours of running
Total: ~19.5 hours of training!!
~3.5 hours of running
Total: ~19.5 hours of training!!
This camp would not be possible without the help of our SAG support Joey (and photographer), our on-course support (and giver of positive energy) Al and our amazing assistant coach Joe (who is an expert problem-solver).
Also, a huge thank you to the following Trimarni affiliates who supported our camp with sport nutrition products for our campers to use throughout their intentional training overload:
BASE Performance
Breakthrough Nutrition
Skratch Labs
CarboRocket
CLIF Bar
As a sport dietitian, I feel it’s important to align myself with a variety of companies who offer well-formulated sport nutrition drinks. By offering these products to my athletes, they can try out different products, during all types of workouts, and then decide which ones will work the best based on personal experience.
Here's a quick recap of camp:
Thursday:
AM: 90 minute OWS-specific pool swim at Furman
AM: 75-minute hill run workout
PM: 3 hour terrain management/heavy gear work bike workout
Friday:
AM: 3 hour terrain management bike + time trial
AM: 30 min brick run (race pacing)PM: 90 min endurance focused swim + smoothies from Dane at Run In!
Saturday:
AM: 5 hour ride
AM: 30 min interval brick run
PM: Pizza party (Yum Sidewall pizza!)
Sunday:
AM: 1 hour open water swim workout
AM: 90 minute progressive interval hill run
Congrats to our campers for surviving camp!
We can't wait to see you next year!