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2024 RTB Tri-cities Training Camp
We hope you can clear your schedules for the chance to escape and enjoy the course and wine country with friends at the RTB Camp in the Tri-cities!
This camp is put together with the 70.3 Coeur d'Alene, Salem, and Tri-cities athletes in mind - but any RTB member can attend. There will be different training distances, times, or intensities suggested to accomodate everyone. The camp is early training for Salem and Tri-cities, and the final showdown before tapering for CDA. While there will be training guidelines provided, we're aware many of you have training plans you are following. You'll be able to work those into the camp.
Official training will begin Friday morning and goes through Sunday afternoon on the Tri-cities Race Courses.
Camp Headquarters is a big, beautiful VRBO in Kennewick just a few miles from Columbia Point Marina Park ( the location of the IM 70.3 Tri-cities Transition) All camp meetings and dinners will be at Camp HQ . It will sleep 9 campers and the staff and will be an open-door meeting and lounging space for everyone throughout the weekend. A 2nd VRBO will hold another 8 athletes and is about a mile from Camp HQ.
Campers will need to share rooms - there are a variety of bunk, double, queen, and king beds at each house. After sign-up, we'll work with athletes to assign beds and get everybody settled comfortably. Some of you will likely want to sleep on an air mattress instead of doubling up on a bed - and we'll work out those details after signup. At this time, beds will be assigned first-come, first served basis. If you are interested in sharing a room with a particular athlete, please note that in registration.
Fri & Sat Dinners, snacks, some training fuel, and coaching are provided, not to mention a fun weekend with old and new friends. You'll be able to opt out of lodging if you'd rather stay at another spot. But come for the training, meals, meetings, and fun!
Tentative Schedule - Subject to change but this is the general idea
Thursday 5/30 5pm - Early Check-in at camp housing for 3-night campers. Pitch in for pizza if you like!
Friday 5/31 -
6:30AM - Breakfast - you provide
8:00AM - Open water swim and explore the Race Venue
11:00 AM - Lunch - you provide
12:30 PM - Transition Talk, short run, medium bike, short run
6:30PM - Dinner provided by the camp @ HQ. Enjoy conversation, and planning for Saturday training (fueling and intensity strategies)
Saturday 6/1 -
Breakfast, morning stretch - you provide
9:00AM - Long Bike on the Tri-citiesbike course (distances and times vary according to athlete preference and plan) followed by a brick run up to 1 hour.
6:00PM - Dinner provided by the camp, conversation, debrief the day's training, Q&A, prepare for Sunday at HQ
Sunday 6/2 -
Breakfast - you provide
8:00AM - Open Water Swim
10:00AM - Up to 13.1 mile run on the Tri-cities run course
(Camp HQ will be open for showers after training)
1:00PM Meet close by for a fun lunch and a stop in wine country?! and head home.
Coach Linda McCandless will be leading the training at camp. Linda has coached for many years and has herself competed at 70.3 Worlds and the 2023 IM World Championships in Kona. Other staff will be present to cook your dinners, provide sag on the courses, and applaud your successes along the way.
Questions? Reach out to Patty Swedberg 206 779 7727 patty@weraisethebar.com