Ful-On Tri Training Camp 2008
This year Ful-On Tri will travel to Club La Santa, Lanzarote from Thursday 17th - Thursday 23rd April for Richard Hobson’s TriLiving Training Camp specifically tailored for our club.
Club La Santa
Club La Santa is the number one sports and active holiday resort in the world and an ideal location to bring partners and family as there are so many activities on offer and also a kids club. It is located on the north east coast of Lanzarote, approx 20mins from Arrecife airport. If you don’t know this resort, have a look at www.clublasanta.com.
The running and cycling facilities are awesome, and there is a heated outdoor 50m pool for which we will have up to 6 lanes during the swim sessions, plus open water swimming in the lagoon. The range of optional free classes is far too wide to make informed choices – there are free sessions in windsurfing, spinning etc.
Our TriLiving Training Camp
Our TriLiving Training Camp is being tailor-made for our club by Richard Hobson and supported by a team of top coaches. The aim is to provide quality coached training sessions for all levels of athlete in all three disciplines. The venue lends itself to a relaxed atmosphere since everything is on offer from one location, so there is no time wasted travelling to sessions which means more time to relax and sit by the pool!
Richard Hobson is passionate about the sport of triathlon, having spent 10 years as a pro, 5 times National Champion, Olympic coach to 2 athletes, former performance coach for the BTF & head coach at Bath Triathlon Performance Centre, and age group coach to European and World Age Group qualifiers. He and the rest of the coaching team know what it takes to succeed, whether you are a beginner, an elite performer, doing it for fun, or you want to be the next Olympic Champion; the knowledge and experience to help will be there. For more information about TriLiving, visit: www.triliving.co.uk.
The swim sessions will include a mixture of technique coaching and open water swimming in the lagoon. Bike rides will be split by ability groupings and will include hill work, long rides and brick training sessions. And there will be a number of running options, including a track session.
There will also be evening lectures on offer covering swim technique, training smarter and a Q&A with the coaches. We'll finish the week with a mini-tri competition and one of our, now legendary, “Last night out” dinners with some dodgy dancing thrown in for good measure.
The typical training programme will be as follows:
| Date |
Time
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Activity
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Description
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Thu 17th
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All day |
Club members arrive at Club La Santa |
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17:00-19:00 |
Swim - 2 lanes |
Relaxed, de-stress session. Ok to arrive any time between 17:00 and 19:00 |
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21:00-21:30 |
Camp introduction |
Brief intro to the camp and to Club La Santa |
Fri 18th
|
08:00-09:00 |
Run |
Steady run between 3-10km |
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11:00-13:00 |
Swim - 6 lanes |
Aerobic conditioning session, 2.5-4km |
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15:00-17:00 |
Bike |
Steady ride in groups of similar ability 30-60km |
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19:00-20:00 |
Lecture - swim technique |
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Sat 19th
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09:00-12:00 |
Hilly bike |
60-80km with hard hill or two |
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13:00-15:00 |
Swim - 6 lanes |
Race pace awareness session, 2.5-4.5km |
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17:00-18:00 |
Run |
Ridge run 12km (shorter options available) |
Sun 20th
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08:00-09:00 |
Swim - 6 lanes |
Easy relaxed drill session |
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11:00-15:00 |
Brick session: run/bike/run/bike/run |
Individual distances depending on event training for: Olympic distance: 2km/15km/2km/15km/2km; Ironman distance: 5km/40km/5km/40km/5km |
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17:00-18:00 |
Swim - open water |
750-1500m with specific open water technique |
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19:00-20:00 |
Lecture - training smarter |
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Mon 21st
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08:00-09:00 |
Swim - 6 lanes |
Sprint session |
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10:00-14:00 |
Bike |
Long bike, 70-120km |
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17:00-17:30 |
Run |
Easy jog and stretch & relax |
Tue 22nd
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09:00-10:30 |
Run |
Track session |
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13:00-15:00 |
Swim - 6 lanes |
Longer aerobic and technique session |
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19:00-20:00 |
Lecture - Q&A |
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Wed 23rd
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09:00-11:00 |
Mini tri |
400m open water swim - 20km bike - 5km run |
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11:30-13:00 |
Bike |
Recovery ride with cafe stop |
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15:00-17:00 |
Swim - 3 lanes |
Technique session |
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20:00-... |
Club Dinner |
TBC |
Thu 24th
|
08:00-09:00 |
Swim - 6 lanes |
Recover session if people have chance before they leave |
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All day |
Club members depart |
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The Cost
Club la Santa does an all-in package including flight, self-catered apartments and free use of all their facilities. These apartments have small kitchens for a self-catered breakfast with numerous restaurants and snack bars in the resort for other meals, in addition to a well-stocked supermarket. The cost is based on one-bedroom apartments that sleep up to three people (a twin room with additional pull out bed in the living room). We are currently holding 17 of these apartments. For those booking after the deposit deadline, there may be a slight variation in price according to what apartments are available.
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ONE WEEK:
Per person based on 3 sharing |
ONE WEEK:
Per person based on 2 sharing |
| Coaching & accommodation |
£270 |
£350 |
| Flights & transfers (approx) |
£165 |
£165 |
| Total |
£435 |
£515 |
Possible extras: Hire of a Cannondale carbon road bike for the whole week - 85 Euros (these are limited so MUST be prebooked); Transporting your own bike (depends on airline) which needs to be pre-booked; price for non-training partners will be less.
Flight options depart from London Gatwick and Stansted – details to follow. It is important that we know if you are bringing your own bike, so that we can book the bikes on the plane.
How to Book:
NB: All spots for the training camp have now been filled, but we are operating a waiting list, so please send your details through if you'd like to be on the waiting list!
Contact Stuart Anderson by email and send in your deposit payment & booking form. We must receive all deposit cheques by Friday 5th October.
This is what we need from you:
- A deposit cheque for £100 made payable to “Club La Santa”;
- A completed TriLiving Training Camp booking form;
- The bike frame size you wish to hire or confirmation that you will bring your own bike;
- Your room share preference (if any).
The balance will be due 12 weeks before we go, ie. by Thursday 24th January. We will allocate room shares once we have made the final booking, unless a preference is specified.
Stuart Anderson
Email: stuando@hotmail.co.uk
Training Camp Bike Tops:
Commemorative technical sleeveless bike tops for the training camp made by Champion Systems are available to order:
The sizing is as follows:
Men: XS – 38”: S – 40”: M – 42”: L – 44”: XL – 46”
Ladies: XS – 30”: S – 32”: M – 34”: L – 36-38”: XL – 40”
The cycle tops follow the same sizing as the new Ful-On Tri (CS) bike tops, so please contact our kit officer is you need to try on some stock shirts.
Price: £30. Cheques should be made payable to "Ful-On Tri Club"
Deadline for orders: Thursday 14th February 2008
NB: These tops are available by pre-order only. If you do not order one by the deadline, there will be no spares!
Contact Stuart Anderson by email on stuando@hotmail.co.uk and make sure you send in your cheque!