Hi all –

Before we leave our email and offices for the Holidays, I wanted to give you all a heads up on this years’ Tucson Training Camp. As many of you know – this is a great 5 days in the warm AZ sun in February. I structure it around Presidents Day weekend to save all a vacation day. This will be our 7th annual Spring Training Camp!

What does it entail? Epic riding – from Kitt Peak Observatory to Mt. Lemmon. Throw in our famous Patagonia ride, and we hit close to 300 miles of cycling in 5 days. Sprinkle in some running (3x) and 4 swims in an outdoor sunny pool, it works out to be solid 5 days, 4 nights of training. The focus revolves around swimming and biking. This is for 2 reasons: we can run plenty in the cold and we are often not that fit in February to add some bigger running volume in. We want to take full advantage of our surroundings and that means cycling and swimming in a warmer & fun environment. Also – a nice overload of swimming and cycling in February is very effective and risks little injury.

When? Most arrive Thursday night, and depart Monday or Tuesday night. For most, Monday is a holiday, so they need not take a vacation day. Most take Friday off. 4 days of training for one work day. Thursday February 16th, thru Tuesday, February 21 are the ‘official’ camp dates.

How? Day 1, Friday is a swim and a longer bike (80ish miles) – – Day 2 is a long bike (105 miles & a transition run) – – Day 3 is a swim and a longer run with an afternoon spin (or off) – – Day 4 is Mt. Lemmon 26 miles of climbing and a morning swim. Day 5 is a medium bike (60 miles) after a morning swim.

Price: Most of you are familiar with the format from past years. I am considering pulling the massage out this year as the logistics always confuse our schedule and most of you have a good massage schedule at home. Unless I hear from you that it is critical, I will plan without. Therefore – pricing includes hotel, all the food, pools, and expenses besides plane tickets to get there. Price also includes bike transport to and from the Bay Area as well as ON SITE testing for those of you from outside Bay Area. We pick you up from the airport and provide all SAG during the rides. We also rent 3-4 minivans to get around as well as to go out for our group dinners, hit the coffee shops or ice cream stops. $1195 for all in – 5 days, 4 nights. So $200 less than last year and same pricing as the past 3 years minus massage.

NEXT: Please email me interest in attending. More details to follow on each, but first want to secure the size of the camp. Feel free to add any friends or training partners. This is open to all – but priority to AIMPers and friends of AIMPers. Price for non AIMPers is $1395.

Thank you and as always, please let me know of any questions.