Race Preparation
Race season is kicking off!! We are almost into May and already some big races have taken place and with Challenge’s ‘The Championship’ along with other high profile
Behind the Scenes in Mallorca
If you have ever been on a training camp you might have seen it all running smoothly with the coaching team seamlessly taking you from one activity to the next and just joining
Benefits of a Training Camp
There are some really obvious benefits from going on a triathlon training camp which most of us would think about when booking one…a warmer climate, a break from work,
Goal Setting….. what makes it work?
Well here we go, it’s that time of year again where you’re likely thinking about what 2022 holds for you, which races you’d like to target and if we’re really honest, how many of them
New Partnership Agreement
Challenge Tri Camp & The Challenge Family Announce New 3 Year Partnership Agreement. Great news for triathletes around the world as leading triathlon training camp
Zones, RPE & Terminology
Challenge Tri Camp Zones, RPE & Terminology Indicator. Calculate your own training zones and improve your training and racing by using the correct numbers for you
The Gustav Iden Challenge Part 2
Challenge Daytona took place in December 2020 with a host of top athletes competing for over a million dollars in prize money and coming out on top was one of Challenge
Challenge Walchsee Training Camp
With the announcement that the ETU European Championships for Middle Distance Triathlon, Aquabike and Aquathlon are in the idilic Austrian town of Walchsee
Multi Sport Training Camp Austria
Walchsee Austria, we can’t tell you how amazing this location is for all things swim, bike and run. Home of Challenge Kaiserwinkl-Walchsee this is one of the most picturesque
A Magical Experience
Swimming at night in open water can be a magical fantastic and experience, its normally super quiet and if you pick the correct evening it can be very calming.
2xOlympian Joins Challenge Tri Camp
Challenge Tri Camp is already known for its World Class coaching both on camp and through our on-line bespoke coaching services. 2021 sees another break through
Challenge Tri Camp Update
Challenge Tri Camp – COVID-19, BREXIT & Triathlon Training Camps Well what a year 2020 has been – who would have thought that all of our lives would have changed so much in such a short period of time. In March 2020 we were busy running our training...
Age Grouper to Olympian Challenge
Age Grouper to Olympian Challenge After the success of our Gustav Iden Challenge on Sunday 31st May we have decided to run one last Challenge for our athletes! We are so excited!!!! We have enlisted one of our triathlon heroes, the 2008 ITU World Cup Series, 2 x...
Vegan Diets – Endurance Athletes
It is hard to ignore that vegan diets are gaining popularity – for some it is for ethical reasons, for some environmental reasons and others because they simply believe it
Athletes thoughts about camp
Athletes Thoughts About Camp Athletes Thoughts About Camp If you are thinking about doing a triathlon training camp, no matter what ability you are or whether you’re travelling solo or as a couple or group have a read about what a range of our guests told us about why...
The Ketogenic Diet
The Ketogenic Diet Ketogenic Diets – keto is it the silver bullet, and can it help athletic performance? So what is a ketogenic diet? A ketogenic diet is one that is very low in carbohydrate, usually under 50g a day (equivalent to 100g of a baked potato), and high...
How Important Is A Warm Up
How Important Is A Warm Up Well how important is a warmup ? You roll out of bed (late as usual) and rock up to your morning run group just as they are starting the hard intervals. So you join in. These guys have spent a good 15 minutes plus warming up at the start of...
Walchsee ETU
Walchsee ETU Middle Distance & Aquabike 2020 Walchsee ETU Middle Distance & Aquabike 2020 We are planning a Team Challenge Tri Camp mass assault on both the Middle Distance or Aquabike events at the 2020 ETU European Championships in Walchsee Austria on 25th...
ITU Triathlon World Champion
Emma Fisher – ITU Sprint Triathlon World Champion Coached by Joint Head Coach Brent Perkins Emma Fisher – ITU Sprint Triathlon World Champion – coached by Brent Perkins Joint Head Coach At Challenge Tri Camp we are so lucky to work with and coach...
The Perks of a Sports Massage
The Perks of a Sports Massage The Perks of a Sports Massage Are Sports Massages worth the Money and Time – or should we just foam roll and put our feet up in front of the TV after a hard session? We’ve all heard of a sports massage but are they actually worth...
Weekend Round Up & Team Relays
Weekend Round Up & Team Relays A hot weekend for our athletes in Nottingham at the triathlon relays and in France as well it seems. We had two athletes racing over the channel, one at Ironman Vichy and the other at the half distance event at the Chantilly Castle...
Race Season by Barbara Holmes
The 2019 Race Season by Barbara Holmes The 2019 Race Season blog by Barbara Holmes Barbara is coached by joint head coach at Challenge Tri Camp, Nick Dunn. Barbara and Nick have a very strong athlete – coach relationship, Barbara has been coached by Nick now...
Lausanne Course Info
Lausanne Course Info SWIM, BIKE AND RUN COURSE INFORMATION Detailed notes from our visit to check out the courses for Sprint and Olympic Age Group races. Search for: Recent Posts Athletes thoughts about camp The Ketogenic Diet How Important Is A Warm Up Walchsee ETU...
The Ultimate Triathlete Diet
The Ultimate Triathlete Diet The Ultimate Triathlete Diet Interested in how your diet effects your performance and what you can do about it? Challenge Tri Camp coached athlete, Katherine, who recently spent two days with us in Mallorca for some 1-2-1 coaching and is...
Medal Monday August 12th
Medal Monday – August 12th Wind, rain and a bit of sunshine over the weekend for our team athletes. So we are coming towards the end of the season and some of our team and coached athletes are either winding down and doing some races while still fit after they...
Are transitions important?
Are Transitions Important? Are Transitions Important, by Hev’s Transitions. If you’re going to do a triathlon there’s no avoiding these funny areas full of very expensive equipment that are essential when transforming from a swimmer to a cyclist or a cyclist to...
Another great weekend of Action.
Another great weekend of action Another great weekend of action, home and away… Amazing weekend for Challenge TriCamp with 3 coached athletes at Ironman Hamburg and all finishing strong. The two girls Sarah and Judith completing their 1st Ironman event, what a...
How to start out in triathlon
How to start out in triathlon A little fun blog on starting out in triathlon, by Hev’s For whatever reason you’ve decided to sign up for a triathlon and good for you because running around the streets in Lycra is all the rage at the moment! It’s a fantastic...
