Today marked the first day of the Mile High Multisport Vegas Tri Camp. Thirteen campers with varying ability levels from throughout the United States are spending the week with Coaches Pete and Kathy Alfino. We've rented a spacious house in Henderson, located about 8 miles from Lake Mead, blocks away from some running paths and close to several aquatic centers.
The day started with breakfast prepared by a couple of our campers, a brief meeting to go over house logistics riding rules and today's route/goals. I challenged each camper to do three things this week.
1. Learn from the coaches and other campers throughout the week. Ask questions, listen and observe. There is a lot of experience in the group and a lot to be learned.
2. Challenge yourself mentally and physically. Go beyond what think you are capable of doing. But also pace yourself as it is a long week.
3. Get to know eveyone at the camp. Don't just associate with the people you are familiar with.
Today's goal was a 50 mile easier ride so we can get the legs warmed up and make sure everyone's bikes were working properly. We had a side bet as to how far we would go before someone asked to stop to fix something. The general consensus was we wouldn't make it ten miles. At 9.6 miles we stopped so Michael could make an adjustment to his seat post.
We road portions of the 70.3 World Championship course and the Rage in the Sage race. The Las Vegas tri Club was doing a simulated race and we found ourselves in the middle of their race at times. The group spread out fairly quickly and it was aparent the estrongen was taking over. The girls were all out front with the guys hanging back and conserving energy. It will be a long week and it will be interesting to see how everyone paces themselves. As I rolled in at the end of the day I was thankful we had no crashes or other incidences. Then Kathy came out and told me we had someone fall but no serious injuries.
Our camps require everyone to help out. We purchase the food as part of the camp costs but teams of two prepare a meal each morning and evening. Everyone is on their own for lunch. We have a number of vegetarians in the group. Dinner consisted of Chicken for our meat lovers and a variety of different options for our Plant Based and Vegetarian eaters. At night we drove down to the Strip.
Tomorrow begins with a 5:30 a.m. outdoor masters swim practice followed by breakfast then a 60 mile ride on the long course ITU World Championship course.
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