Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition

While our scheduled Olympic distance race for Saturday was not yet cancelled, we proceeded with our planned workout for the day. A 2.5 hour ride followed by a 20-30 minute run off the bike.  The morning started as usual - the coaches were working hard while the athletes were eating, laughing and anticipating the training day ahead. With such a large house/resort, the coaches (and our camp support Alvaro) were tucked away on the far side of the house (with our own kitchen - one of four kitchens in the house!). After eating our pre-workout meal, it was time to pack up and drive to Waterfront Park to start our brick workout.  It was a beautiful sunny and warm day which was a pleasant change from our cooler temps and a big shock to our midwest and northern campers. I love the heat so I said bring it!  For this ride, we broke into three groups based on fitness levels and each of the coaches (Karel, Me and Joe) had a small handful of campers to follow each of...

For the past few years, Karel and I have dedicated a few days in the month of February to a personal "training camp." We ran this idea by our coaches and they supplied us with our workouts for 3.5 days of training in warm and sunny Clermont, Florida. We are very familiar with Clermont as it was the first place where we held a training camp back in 2013. Since then, we have held five camps in Clermont, Florida. Also, when we lived in Clearwater and then Jacksonville, Karel and I would annually participate in the Clermont Horrible Hundred bike event in November. Clermont is a great place for triathletes. The NTC (National Training Center) has an incredible facility with a huge outdoor pool that would make even the most anti-swimmer triathlete want to swim. The one-day rate is a little pricey ($15/person) but it's worth it when you get to swim outdoors and be surrounded by other like-minded individuals (there's no shortage of triathletes in the area, no matter whe...