Mt Isa Rats Custom Triathlon Training Camp

In March of this year Nick and Jess made the trip up to North Western Queensland to conduct a two day Custom Camp for the Mt Isa Rats Triathlon Club. With fifteen eager participants on hand to take in the two days of the camp program a busy few days was ensured.

As with all custom camps the participants were able to choose subject matter relevant to themselves over the course of the weekend, both practical and in the class room. As the race calendar was heading into the off season the theme of the weekend was very much about building into next season as a way of planning for the events individuals were targeting and learning about program structure, the importance of working to heart rate and ways to self-test to find lactate threshold heart rates and learn about the training zones best suited to the various phase’s in the training and how to pace in races of varying distances.

A clinic on nutrition for every day, training, recovery and racing was very well received and drove home the fact that many age group athletes still struggle with planning this important aspect of the training and racing process. A mini triathlon with transition skills and cycle skills plus open water swim clinic was a big part of the weekend as was the general group discussions answering many of the individual questions of the group. In all a great few days and great to see a number the campers participate a few weeks later at the Mooloolaba triathlon and then go onto some big personal best a few weeks later in the major race of the season for the region – The Dirt and Dust tri Festival at Julia Creek.

Thanks to our Sponsors in Pure Sport, Newton Running, Fuel Belt, Le Cyclo Sportif and USM Events for supplying samples and Random Draws for the Camp.

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