Camps

Steady Ride to Orient in Mallorca

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View the Ride on Strava   The Orient ride may not be the most well-known or highly-rated ride on the island, but it certainly has its charms. Starting off slow, it picks up in the middle with a climb that is reminiscent of what you would see out west, complete with broad turns, open roads,…

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Too Much of a Good Thing in Mallorca

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View the Ride on Strava The Mallorca camp offers a challenging ride that is a favorite among many cyclists on the island. Despite the additional logistics involved in a point-to-point ride, the experience is well worth it. The ride requires an early morning wake-up call and a costly (time-wise) transfer down to the southern point…

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MALLORCA MILES MAKETH FITNESS 

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On the way back from the cycling heaven that is Mallorca, and wanted to share out my explorations on the island – including some camp highlights. Also these notes are a good reminder for when I return in 2023 (oh yes, we will be back!). First up, the stats – 536 miles ridden and 29,950 ft…

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Spring Strava Challenges for the Phoenix Double Century Ride

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Challenges to prepare you for a Double Century We are super excited about the upcoming June 11 and June 12 Double Century Ride known as the Phoenix Challenge (www.weridewerise.com).  This challenge series is meant to be part of your foundational build-up, do them as you like. Even if you aren’t going to be able to…

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Adding A Training Camp to Your Season

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Being an endurance athlete is a constant struggle to meet the requirements of your training with the constraints that your life presents. From available time to physical health to geography, your top priority is finding a way to be consistent in spite of these challenges.  After all, we don't all live and train in sunny [...]read more

Podcast: The Strategy Behind Endurance Camps

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Join Coach Patrick and Mariah from Endurance Nation (www.endurancenation.us) for another weekly endurance podcast. This week we discuss how an endurance camp can add to your overall season planning, help you meet your goals and generally strengthen your overall fitness. Key Talking Points include: Race Specific Camps & when to place it in preparation How…

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Take That Snake Mountain

2017 Blue Ridge Cycling Camp Day Three – Snake Mountain and More!

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Day Three of the Blue Ridge Parkway cycling camp…and it’s on. Hard to get back on the bike after the epic ride to the top of Mount Mitchell and back. Even harder to stay focused. After all, you just put up the biggest ride of the year the most elevation and distance. Spoiler alert — we…

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The Calm Before the Storme

2017 Blue Ridge Cycling Camp Day Two – Mt Mitchell

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Only Time My Bike Was Pointed Downhill in the Last Two Hours! AKA the “Down with Mount Mitchell Edition” The second day of our annual camp is always dedicated to this epic quest: the full ride to and from Mount Mitchell. For those of you who don’t know, Mount Mitchell is the highest point on…

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2016 Kona Experience Recap (and 2017 launch)

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Sitting on the plane back to the mainland next to my teammates and surrounded by triathletes, it’s hard not to feel pretty darn good about this triathlon lifestyle. If you haven’t already read our Intro Weekend and Race Week Recap posts, click to check them out. This is the official end-of-camp and race over post.…

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