Benefits Of A Training Camp

Today’s post comes to you from Chris Brown and Sara Gross. If you’ve thought about, but have yet to try a training camp, here’s some motivation to make it happen.

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Why Camp?

For many of us, it’s that time of year when we are putting in some miles on the three T’s; trainer, treadmill and track. I recently spent 3 ½ weeks in Calgary, Canada… burr…. I have to admit, I have become soft when it comes to cold weather. I forgot what its like to have your lungs burn on a long run when it’s -25! Enter the perfect solution: the warm weather training camp.

Taking part in a warm weather training camp is not only fun, but can help us get a competitive edge for the season. Here’s my list of top 5 reasons for attending a training camp:

5. Coaching: A good camp should have a variety of good coaches on hand to help you improve technically in all 3 sports… So much can be accomplished in a week dedicated solely to training.

4. Warmth and sunshine: Nothing can break up the winter blahs better than a little time in the sun. What better way to absorb some Vitamin E

3. Be a full-time athlete for a week: There is no way to improve faster than to focus solely on training and recovery. Most of us can’t do this every week, so why not do it for 1 week?

2. Bike miles and strength: There some things you simply can’t do on a trainer like multiple long rides (without going insane that is) and hills. Like Eddie Merxx once said, “Don’t buy upgrades, ride up grades.”

1. Camaraderie: I can honestly say that some of the most fun weeks of my life have involved long hard hours of swimming, biking and running in a camp situation. There is nothing sweeter than surviving tough training days with good friends.

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Sara and her partner Chris Brown are holding a training camp in Tucson, Arizona February 14th-22nd. They still have a few spots available.  If you want to get in on the fun, details can be found at http://www.saragross.ca/