Spring has sprung and triathlon race season is around the corner, which means that you are going to see many triathlon camps popping up on your social media feeds. If you’ve never taken part in a training camp, you might feel intimidated and think that it is not for you, but we beg to differ. There are as many training camps as there are colours of the rainbow. They can be tailored for different abilities, different locations, price ranges and trip durations, but all have these things in common - swimming, cycling and running with coaches to provide guidance and feedback and fellow athletes to provide motivation and training partners. If you want to improve your performance, no matter what your current fitness level then a camp is a great option. What does a typical day look like in a camp? This depends on the time of year, length and focus of the camp, but usually each day will involve at least two of the sports. It could be a morning swim and afternoon run, or a morning run followed by an afternoon ride. There usually is one class-like learning component which could be a coach's talk or video lesson. Are they budget-friendly? Camps have a wide range of prices, and really depend on what an athlete is looking for. Training venues, facilities, services, locations, and travel to/from the camp, all play a role in costs. How do you decide which camp is best for you? Athletes should look to the coach who is leading it and see if it is someone they are interested in learning from. Other considerations are budget, time demands for the camp, proximity or location of the camp, unique opportunity, race-specific preparation, the timing of the camp with season goals, and the services offered. Talk to anyone who has attended a training camp, and most if not all will tell you how valuable it was, especially if the camp was hosted at the location of their upcoming race. Being able to get out on the course gives you information that you can take back home to tweak your training plan to make it more specific, that in turn will make your race experience on race day that much richer. If you are racing the Tremblant 5150, Half Ironman or Full Ironman you might want to consider attending our June Training Camp in Mont Tremblant. The camp is limited to 20 registrants. Full details can be found here Julia Aimers CSEP Clinical Exercise Physiologist CSEP High-Performance Specialist Certified Triathlon, Cycling, Yoga and Swimming Coach USA Cycling Level 2 Coach Training Peaks Accredited Coach
I love the accountability and the structure of the Virtual 70.3 Half Ironman training program. I don't think I would have gotten this far without the program. The accountability is huge for me!
Deborah Jackman
My coach Kevin Willis is amazing. His swim practices have been a real game-changer for me. A great communicator regardless of your swim level. The whole club is supportive of everything you do. You don't need to be an Ironman to benefit from their programs. 5 stars all around!!! - Denise Pittuck
I just wanted to thank you and your team (Gabi! Brenda! Maggie! Dawn!) for making last weekend's event so amazing. I had tried to do a try-a-tri on my own last summer, and the experience was night and day.
Even though I didn't make every virtual session, I felt so prepared... I knew where to go for information, and I knew I had a team of people (coaches and our beginner tri group!) who were all there to support me.
It was interesting to watch Eric train on his own (without access to the TrainingPeaks workouts and without the weekly meetings to ask questions and learn more about proper form and race-day stuff). When we left on Sunday, he looked at me and was like "we're DEFINITELY doing the training with Julia if we decide to go for the olympic distance, right?".
So glad to have found this club and looking forward to many more triathlons in the near future!!! Tai Teleso