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Training in FREEEEZING Florida
Dear Friends and Sponsors, I am now home under manageable weather. Montreal weather at this time of the year is usually in the low -20C... which seems much warmer than my last ten days in FLORIDA. MIAMI TRI CLUB “AKA SNOW EAGLES” Training CAMP in Clermont, FL The first camp of the season is always chaotic. Either people are gunning for their new year’s resolutions or still recovering from their holidays. Even I don’t feel as quick (no joke please) or in “CAMP MODE”. We had a small group of 12 athletes, with half of the team coming from Canada. Not bad for a Miami team! All were seasonal athletes looking to improve on their performance. The camp focused on TECHNICAL SKILLS. We spent most of the camp complaining about the temperature and how old we all are (not me!!!), and switching between languages (English, Spanish, and French). And Yes we did train... when is wasn’t too cold, too early, too late, or too close to meal time (Mike this one is for you!). The great thing about this camp was that everybody improved their pre-identified technical skill weakness... The most important message we implemented was to “work on speed and frequency” before volume! My start of the season in Clermont, FL Other than the cold, I had the chance to see the sun! It was not warm but I came back with an outdoor swimming tan (it always looks good). I was able to manage to get in some good training (24k swim, 500k bike, 60k run) and also a road cycling criterium (1hr style). I had not done this in the last 10 years. I was very nervous at the beginning of the race. I raced PRO & CAT 1-2. Within a few second of the start I was dead last. I moved up slowly with a few bumping and pushing. Within 15min, I was back in the top 1/3 of the group and stayed there. I even managed to sprint for one of the primes (well I tried to sprint!). It took me until the last 15min of the race to feel comfortable in the group and jump in the holes as they were opening. The stats are the following: avr. Speed 48kph, max watts 1113, avr. rpm 97. NEXT CAMP: EPERORMANCE TRAINING CAMP MARCH 05-13 IN CLERMONT, FLORIDA
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