Tag Archives: Lanzarote

As usual most people had earned wild cards to avoid a swim on the final day of camp when everyone is riding either the full Ironman Lanzarote route, or our extended 200km version of it. This meant at 7:55am much … Continue reading →

Day 5 of camp is a key day with lots happening and tonnes of logistics for Jo and I to handle. It’s very busy but great fun.

On our 4th morning on camp, we make room for the option of a longer more relaxed sea swim – either a lap of the official Ironman course, or an out and back around to the next bay of Playa … Continue reading →

One of the most enjoyable events on camp for us as coaches is our mini aquathlon race on day 3, which we use to gather the swim and run times required for handicapping our swim and run points races. With … Continue reading →

What a windy day. Last night Jo and I had long discussions about what to do today as the wind forecast was for very strong winds. 28 knot winds with 34 knot gusts. This pretty much translates to 50 km/h … Continue reading →

The typical “camp day” starts with a 7am sea swim…and so early on day 1, the sun barely risen as we walk from our hotel, we took the new group of campers over the street to the beach for a … Continue reading →

The sixth running of our camp and as usual, on the flight home we’re already chatting about all the ideas that we’ve had between us for next year’s camp! We feel that it’s a special year as we’re “Everyday” Training … Continue reading →

Since everyone had earned a wild card yesterday morning after the swim race, most of the campers appreciated the extra half hour sleep, and by 8am several were queueing outside the dining room to ensure they had enough time to … Continue reading →

The penultimate day on camp is always very full-on and exciting day – despite a clear sense of fatigue now amongst the group – because we have the last two handicapped races which will decide our camp rankings going into … Continue reading →

Another 7am start for the chance to swim the Ironman course. We still have campers that are not only training hard but managing to enjoy a little bit of the night life Puerto Del Carmen has to offer. I think … Continue reading →