This past weekend was the first of a series of weekend training camps that Endurance Corner will be offering over the following dates...June 8-7
July 12-13
August 2-3
(read below to see how the weekend went)
These camps are the perfect opportunity to put together a solid weekend of Ironman specific training. These weekends are the perfect opportunity to practice your race day preps under the guidance of the EC coaching crew.
Camp will begin on Saturday morning with a solid swim. After the swim athletes will depart on their long ride where race day pacing and nutrition will be practiced (sag will be provided). After the bike, athletes will run off the bike for 30-45 minutes as a "self check". Could you run a marathon?
That evening, athletes will have the chance to sit down with the EC coaching team for a Q&A dinner.
On Sunday, athletes will perform a long run in the morning followed by an instructional swim session. Depending on departure times, we will have an optional spin.
We are limiting the camp to five athletes.
Cost for the camp will be $650 and does not include accommodations. There will also be a testing option (bike fuel) on Friday for $200 ($40 discount).
For more information view the forum on the Endurance Corner site or shoot me an email.
To secure your spot, please send a non-refundable deposit of $250(email for address)
mat 'at' endurance corner dot com
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This past weekend Endurance Corner had three guests come into town for a nice relaxing vacation. This may not be the type of vacation most seek out when looking to get some R&R, but for adventure seeking athlete's like Toby, Dee, and Rooter this was it.
Toby and Dee departed Tulsa Thursday morning arriving in Boulder that night. They made a quick pit stop at the Denver airport to pick up Rooter, who was in no mood to make the drive from Texas.We had a busy weekend planned which had to be rearranged a bit due to the sporadic weather we have been getting in Boulder.
The goal was to allow Toby, Dee, and Rooter the opportunity to get some big training in, while enjoying the beautiful scenery of Boulder.
Friday morning started out with some physiological testing so that each athlete knew precisely where their individual training zones lie and the energy cost for the particular zones.
Toby and Dee seemed to be pretty excited by their test results!After the testing we had planned to do bike fits, but the weather was great and we didn't want to spend all day inside. So, we headed out for a 2 hour ride with a little bit of climbing. On the way back into town Dave Scott passed us and then a bit later Matty Reed went cruising by. After the ride, we went for an EZ trail run.
Day two started out with a very windy long run around the Boulder Res. and the Eagle Trail loop. After the run, we headed over to the Elk's pool where Alan took everyone through some swim technique drills while critiquing our strokes making changes where necessary. Alan has worked with elite AUS national swim coaches and knows what he's doing. This was my first time attending one of his sessions and it was very useful.
We then spent the rest of the afternoon down in the lab where I performed bike fittings on them. We had Dan Empfield FIST certify our team a few months back and this was put to good use. This was also a very entertaining time because I got to listen to Toby and Dee work out a few compromises so they could each get some new equipment. I was told to keep quiet a few times or Toby's pocket book was going to take a big hit.Sunday morning started out with a team breakfast at Turley's so we all could load up before the day's long ride in the mountains. I went for a smaller portion since I would be spending the day in a vehicle providing sag for our guests. I did have some extra coffee though--needed to make sure I was alert. I didn't want to subject the team to Jan Ullrich training, where if you slow down you get ran over :-)
Alan wanted to try and sludge through it but JD talked him out of it.We took the crew all the way up to about 10,000 ft until they could go no further because the road was covered with snow. I found it funny that we intentionally headed up to where it was cold when we have been waiting for warm weather all winter. However, if you come to Boulder, you need to get up into the mountains so you can experience the attraction.
The picture above is of Rooter climbing the Rockies. Before the ride, Rooter told me that he hates to climb and I jokingly told him that I can take him on an very scenic ride out to Wiggins. He opted for the mountains.
On the last night we all headed out for pizza at The Sink which is the pizza joint in the book "Running With the Buffaloes." This was a great week and we all became very close. Toby, Dee, and Rooter all did an exceptional job and were a pleasure to be around.Cheers from Boulder
Mat
