2010
Two times available per week: Thursday evenings 6pm & Saturday mornings 8am We will start out at Paul Lake and temperature permitting may move to Lac Le Jeune
For safety reasons and the ability to provide the best coaching these sessions are limited to 10 participants per session (there are 2 sessions booked per week, so 20 spots available each week). If there is additional interest I can create more sessions.
Cost: 6 Open Water sessions (100$ for all sessions, or 20$ per session) *Tri club members are eligible to register for all sessions for 90$ and/or 18$ per session *Train with a buddy program. Register with a buddy for all sessions and receive 25% off your cost.
Dates:
Thursday June 3 & Sat June 5 Open water swimming vs. swimming in the pool. Training do's and don'ts. Safety when swimming training and racing
Thursday June 10 & Sat June 12 Warming Up Technique & efficient swimming (How fast do I need to be, or can I become more efficient and conserve energy for the rest of the race)
Thursday June 17 & Sat June 19 Interval training in swimming- maximum improvement in fitness in a short period of time Race Start- land start vs. water start The first 5 minutes of your race (How to conserve energy in the first part of the race)
Thursday June 24 & Sat June 26 Sighting & weather challenges Swimming faster with less effort- technique work
Thursday July 1 (Canada Day) & July 3 Long distance day (fuel well for this session)
Thursday July 8 & July 10 Drafting The last few hundred meters of your race Transition tips and practice for triathletes
Monday July 12 BC Open Water Provincials @ Paul Lake 1500m and 3km Open Water event
There will be 2 wetsuit legal events: a 1.5km & 3km swim. Registration for this event available by the end of this week
To register: email patrick@waterswellness.ca (subject line: Open Water Swimming)
*Private swim coaching is available and offered at the TCC & at Paul Lake. Contact Patrick Waters (patrick@waterswellness.ca) for more information.
Our commitment: after these 6 sessions you will feel more confident in your swimming ability, improve your swimming fitness and become more efficient in the water. We offer a money back guarantee on these commitments. If you complete all 6 sessions and feel you have not met these 3 criteria we will fully refund your initial investment.
Kamloops Spring Sprint Beginner Training Swim This 4 week program is designed for beginners that are comfortable in the water and would like to take the first steps towards learning front crawl. The sessions are geared for people that would like to train in preparation for the Kamloops Spring Sprint on May 8. (but all beginners are welcome.) 6 weeks in March and April March 25, April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Thursdays 6:00am at Canada Games Pool Cost is $70.00 Kamloops Triathlon club members $60.00 Entry to pool is included Contact Teresa Seibel at tseibel@shaw.ca to register. Bike This 5 week program is designed for the rider that would like an introduction to basic techniques used in a triathlon race. The sessions are geared for people that would like to train in preparation for the Kamloops Spring Sprint on May 8. (but all beginners are welcome.) 5 Wednesdays in April 5:30pm First 2 rides we will meet at Dallas elementary and the last 3 rides we will meet at the Westsyde Pool and Community Centre ½ hour – 45 minute talk plus ½ - 45 minute ride March 31 – Gears, cornering and bike etiquette April 7 – Brick workout (bike plus run) April 14 – Triathlons 4th sport – Transition April 21 – Brick workout (bike plus run) April 28 – Visualizing the race/easy ride Cost is $55.00 Kamloops Triathlon club members $45.00 Contact Teresa Seibel at tseibel@shaw.ca to register. Run Many running programs are already offered in the community. The triathlon club supports these programs and does not want to pull participants from these programs. For beginners to advanced runners, Run Club started on March 14. Check out www.runclub.ca. For advanced runners, clinics are continuing at Runners Sole http://www.runnerssole.com/halfandfullmarathon.htm
The Kamloops Triathlon club is the new owner of an underwater video camera!!
Email info@trytri.org if you are interested in helping organize an underwater video swim analysis.
