Category Archives: Everyday Training

Anatomy Of A Training Camp

I’m sitting in front of my new wood burner as the first cold snap of autumn hits. Everyday I check in on what’s going on in Kona, which renews my drive to get back there one day. This edition of … Continue reading

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Lanza Camp 2012 – Wrap Up

Our second camp is complete and it was at least as much fun as last time which is really more than I could have hoped for since last year had been so great. A good camp is all down to … Continue reading

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Lanza Camp 2012 – Day 6

Finally, I can report some genuine jelly fish news! Fortunately it was only Steven and Simon who had elected to get up early and do an optional swim prior to the long ride this morning. They only swam about a … Continue reading

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Lanza Camp 2012 – Day 5

We almost had some real jelly fish action today…but ,having managed to persuade everyone to get in the sea anyway, it turned out to be false alarm. This was just as well since we were all hoping to swim a … Continue reading

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Lanza Camp 2012 – Day 4

Another day and No Jelly Fish !! So, we brought the swim handicap forward to this morning rather than leave it to chance that we’d be able to hold this, the first of our “points” races, tomorrow. This was a … Continue reading

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Lanza Camp 2012 – Day 3

Day 3 begins with the gang assembled in wetsuits at 7:15am. It’s still dark and there are reports of restless night’s sleep and pre-ace anticipation as we make our way to transition….several comments are made about how akin this feels … Continue reading

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Lanza Camp 2012 – Day 2

Another Jelly Fish free day ! Checking for them each day is almost certainly going to mean I get most swim KM this camp as I get between 300 and 500m done before everyone else arrives on the beach. The … Continue reading

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Lanza Camp 2012 – Day 1

After a day of mostly smooth airport pick-ups, hotel check-ins and bike assembly and shake-down rides, our camp of 13 athletes, and 5 staff assembled for the formal welcome and camp introduction on Saturday evening. Having run through details of … Continue reading

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Hosting Our First Training Camp

I’ve always enjoyed my DIY training camps. In my fell running days I’d head off with a friend for a week or two and just run in the hills every day seeing how many Munros we could bag and enjoy … Continue reading

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First Camp Complete

Had a few days to just relax and reflect on our first EverydayTraining Camp. I don’t think in our wildest dreams we thought it would go as well as it did. I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I certainly underestimated the work … Continue reading

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