Training Camps Mallorca & Events

What a week, a great way to focus on your race fitness and have fun at the same time! Being a cyclist really, a Triathlon camp was a pretty daunting prospect for me, but the coaching team and the other participants turned out to be a great bunch of people, and we all worked together to help each other through some well focussed training in all three disciplines. I came out of the week exhausted, but fitter, pleased with myself and with a great new set of friends!

One of the best experiences of my life, highly recommend signing up.

Nick Dunn, triathlon coach and founder partner of Challenge Tri Camp, came highly recommended in 2014 and for the past years 8 years has been my coach. I chose Nick mainly because of his twice World Champion AG successes, as those were my goal. Nick guided me on my triathlon journey from a novice sprint to now an Ironman Kona qualifier/completer. I also attended several Challenge Tri Camps in Mallorca which are a must for improving your triathlon fitness and skills. Nick understands family life and is flexible and adaptive when faced with unexpected dramas, injuries, setbacks. He is professional, positive and patient and always has a sense of humour. He will help you achieve your potential and guide you with his knowledge and experience. Nick is passionate about helping people to develop their knowledge and skills. Thanks to Nick for coaching me to qualify for the AG World Championships in every triathlon distance from Sprint to Ironman, with a few titles along the way. I can fully recommend Nick and Challenge Tri Camp.

I’d been considering attending this camp for over a year before I eventually signed up for the fall edition. My only regret… why did I wait so long!! Every session was planned to perfection. I was nervous about being able to complete the amount of planned training, especially the swimming… get ready for over 14ks in a week. The tips I received were so simple and brought my times down to PB levels despite the fatigue by the end of the week. The cycle routes are just beautiful and a perfect mix of fast TTs, mountain torture, peloton cruising and easy coffee rides. The runs teach you perfect pacing and remind you of what your body is capable of even when you don’t think you can manage another brick. We were lucky enough to experience some yoga sessions from a fellow athlete and even a strength circuit due to a day of rain. If you want to spend a week feeling like a professional athlete, eat-sleep-train-repeat, sign up for a camp now!! I had the most incredible week and hope to join a follow up soon.

Coming into Triathlon in 2013 at the age of 54 I found that there was so much information available it was overwhelming. Consequently I came to the conclusion that by the time I digested and understood all the material, and all the different training methods, I'd be too old to put it into practice. The best option for me was to find an experienced coach that knew all the stuff I didn't and could guide me through the maze in the right direction with a coaching methodology that worked for me. I have been coached by other coaches before coming to Challenge Tricamp. I have been coached by Brent Perkins of Challenge Tricamp since 2019 but our relationship started earlier in 2018 when the company was taking tours to Challenge Roth and then later in early 2019 with a Triathlon Training camp run by the company. Each engagement was such a professional and positive experience that it wasn't difficult to make the decision to change coaches to being coached by Brent. There is an old adage that says "if it seems to good to be true then it probably is", however in this case the actual experience has been far far better. Brent's expertise as a coach has allowed me to achieve objectives that I simply thought were dreams. These include several long distance triathlons, more middle distance triathlons, long distance swims, half and full marathons and various other activities such as cycling Lands End to John O'Groats, Trans Pyrenees and the occasional ultra run. At no point has he suggested 'don't be ridiculous' to my next new challenge, rather his approach is 'this is the training you need to do to make it happen' and we work together to achieve the goal. With Brent's input I just keep on improving. I am also a regular attendee at Challenge Tricamp training camps and totally recommend them for the quality of the coaching experience. You will need to do some work but you will never be asked to do anything you are not capable of doing. And you will laugh and have fun doing it! Brent and the team have worked hard to ensure that you aren't simply a client of the coach and the company but you become part of a wider Challenge Tricamp family which has room for all and includes world champions. All abilities are welcomed, encouraged and supported and life long friendships are made. Naturally, when you push boundaries with your body you open yourself to risk of injuries, and I have had my fair share through accidents, e.g. by tripping over my own feet and causing serious damage to my shoulder. When this has occurred Brent has used his experience and knowledge in collaboration with health professionals to provide me with well managed plans to rehabilitate the injury, keeping me positive and usually getting to a point of performing at the same or better level than before the injury. When you engage with Challenge Tri Camp Coaches, and in my case Brent Perkins, you engage with sound personal experience, deep knowledge and good athlete management. You will always understand the objective of a session, and providing you do your part, the dreams are achievable. I have no hesitation in recommending Brent Perkins or Challenge Tri Camp to anyone.

As an experienced Age Grouper, a week with Challenge TriCamp always gives me a boost to my training. The coaching is very thoughtfully planned with each athlete in mind. Brent and Nick deliver the training sessions in a serious and focussed way but with fun and humour. The sessions are adapted so whatever your level or distance everyone gains the most from them

I was in my late forties when I first tried a sprint triathlon which I completed but wanted to improved feel more confident. As part of my wanting to improve I signed up for a weeks camp with Challenge Tri Camp in Majorca. The camps have been challenging but enjoyable so much so that I have now done 4 camps over the years. The last three camps have been from the Viva & Spa Hotel. This hotel has excellent facilities with the bike garage under one of the accommodation blocks and the training pool on site with only a short walk to the sea. The coaches, Brent and Nick have provided me with advice and inspiration on my triathlon journey. The last two camps I have been on, I have been in the cycle group led by Brent. These rides were varied and challenging in different respects. The rides included mountain rides, hill repeats, track riding and time trials. All of the rides included breaks and we would meet with the other bike groups for the stops, where luckily there was always time for coffee & cake! The camps have always been highly organised with Helen doing the organisation and admin and also having the opportunity to be on the bike rides with us. The swimming was in the on site 25m pool or in the sea. The swim sessions were structured with different objectives therefore I improved greatly through out the week and took lots of tips to improve my swim. The sea swims were also varied with a few swims going out to a buoy then swimming parallel to the beach before getting out running down the beach to repeat the swim. The days on the camp have been well structured with a good balance between running, swimming & cycling. It is a friendly place to train and meet like minded people who are at various competitive levels.. There is no pressure to do all the activities and on my last camp I sat out the running sessions which I was grateful for when I saw what the others were doing! Overall the Tricamp weeks have been excellent for me as it helped with training, given me new ideas on how to train and gave me inspiration for the following season. I have come from being a coach potato to completing Ironman distance triathlons and have even been selected for the British Age Group Team for Aquabike at the European Championships!

Still scratch my head as to why I waited so long to attend a training camp. Thankfully for me (and possibly you) I came across Challenge Tri Camp. Majorca provides the perfect backdrop for the team to run great camps across a variety of levels; and here experience really tells and furthermore will show in your time/s ⏱ Brent, Nick, Helen, thank you 🙏🏼

In 2017, I was lucky enough to attend a Challenge Tri Camp training week in Mallorca, were I met Brent ( joint head coach alongside Nick). At that point I felt I had reached a plateau with my triathlon training and results. On the second day I asked Brent if he would be my coach, and would he help me win a World Championship and get that elusive gold medal. Fortunately for me at that point he hadn’t actually seen me swim! Luckily he agreed to coach me. We have been on that athlete/coach journey ever since and when I look back on it and still to this day, I am extremely grateful to what Brent has given me. Expert knowledge in all technical and physical components of all of the three disciplines, in all distances. Excellent, thoughtful, creative, interesting, challenging plans on training peaks bespoke to you and your ability. Passion, feedback, patience and care for you personally whilst training. Consistent management of you in strength and conditioning, recovery and stretching. Advice on injury, nutrition, hydration, builds to relevant competitions, tapering, pre performance routines. Top class hands on coaching. Total, determined, unwavering belief and confidence that you can be the best you can be. We won that gold medal and championship. With Brent it is about that challenge, but also very much about the best you can be and how you both as a team can accomplish it.

Challenge Tri Camp helped me so much in March, the swim sessions were great, working on technique and being filmed to see where I could improve in my stroke. I loved the bike sessions, for me the bike was my nemesis. They gave me confidence and tips on how to improve. I want to say a big thank you. And will be returning.

What an amazing week I had at my first Challenge Tri Camp in Mallorca. From my initial phone call prior to booking to find out if it would be suitable for me everything followed on smoothly and it really did cater for all abilities, ambitions and ages. Top marks for the excellent organisation, carefully grouped coaching and sensitive individual support – my goodness it was hard work but at the same time such fun with a great bunch of people. The camaraderie and encouragement of each other was an unexpected bonus. The spacious rooms at this hotel are perfect for precious down time and rest and there is no shortage of wonderful food, we needed it! Thank you Brent, Helen and Nick. I can’t wait to come again.

I was in my late forties when I first tried a sprint triathlon which I completed but wanted to improve and feel more confident. As part of wanting to improve I signed up for a weeks camp with Tricamp in Majorca, it was here that I met Brent Perkins. After competing for a few years at various triathlon distances I had the goal of completing for the British Age Group Team. I discussed my training and goals with Brent and he agreed to coach me at that point in time as I had qualified for the British Age Group Team to compete in the European Aquabike Championships and I wanted to perform at a high level. Brent provided me with a comprehensive weekly coaching plan which was supplied through TrainingPeaks application. After an initial consultation Brent provided me the plan which was structured yet challenging that was also worked around my work and lifestyle. After each session I would feed back on my training and would always receive a very quick response on the sessions and my feedback. After a break in training due to COVID and work I contacted Brent again to request if he would coach me again earlier this year in 2022. The sessions he set were challenging, for example having a weekly swim set using bands. I found these sessions hard but the results were evident as Brent set a swim test and my swim times were a lot quicker. In just a few weeks my CSS had improved and I was swimming 400m nearly one minute quicker. The swims were a mix of technique, strength and stamina and would be combined with other sessions on the same day either cycle, walk, run or strength & conditioning. On the bike I was set a mixture of indoor and outdoor rides. I would do rides on a turbo during the working week and longer rides outside on the weekend. Brent encouraged me to purchase powermeter pedals which I did. Brent would set me power targets on my rides and again the results were evident with my FTP increasing. Other aspects of Brent’s coaching was nutrition and I used an APP to monitor my diet and was able to determine what food worked for me for my workouts. He also provided strength and conditioning along with yoga which increased my flexibility. Brent’s coaching was evident in my fitness levels increasing and this showed in the performance metrics on TrainingPeaks. His feedback was invaluable to me to understand what went well and where I could improve.

Training and coaching with Brent at Challenge Tricamp coaching has helped me become a better athlete both physically and mentally, Brent's wealth of knowledge in providing individual workouts, health and recovery together with injury rehabilitation has helped me become a complete cyclist both on the road and mountain biking. I have had many injuries which with Brent's support has helped me overcome and prevent from recurring. Communication and support kept me focused during tough times. The attention to detail in the training sessions in spot on and helped me get to the next level, plus I have had many many successful races and podium positions in the last 2 years.

I have been coached by Brent for the past 2 plus years and the coaching has been so much more than weekly training plans and structured sessions. His positive approach and support has kept me motivated through good times and set backs to turn my triathlon dreams and goals into reality and racing for Team GB in 2022 was a great highlight. I really appreciate having a balanced personalised training plan, taking into account work, life and family commitments, something I struggled with before signing up with Challenge Tri Camp, and real bonus has been that in all but one race in 2022 I have achieved a podium position so very pleased.

I have been accompanying my wife as a ‘plus one’ on Challenge Tri Camp’s camps for many years. Despite not being a triathlete I enjoyed staying in a great hotel, in a great location, and spending time in the sunshine and warmth. It wasn’t all rest though, as I often hired a bike, as Mallorca really is one of the best places to cycle in the world. On one particular ride I really struggled to keep up with the others and realised I was not fit at all! Brent and Nick, Challenge Tri Camp’s head coaches, were amazing and got me through the ride, including up the Coll de sa Batalla, despite experiencing really bad calf cramps. Following this I decided that I needed to do better for my long term health and get much fitter. I have always struggled with my weight and never considered myself an athlete or sporty person. Following a chat with Brent, I agreed to entering the famous Mallorca 312 cycle event the following year. Brent was amazingly supportive and agreed to be my coach, getting me on Training Peaks and also making sure I had my essential Garmin watch. His enthusiasm, attention to detail and variation of training workouts was excellent. I really appreciated the support and time he invested despite the fact I’m not your typical ‘athlete’. The following year I completed the 167km leg of the 312 event (in fact I did more as I got lost towards the end and added another 18kms onto my total!), and I should mention I had no calf cramps at all. What was noticeable was the level of energy I still had following the event - I’ve never felt so fit in my life. As a result I have kept up my training with Brent as my coach, with eyes on future events! Whatever your motivations, I can really recommend using a professional coach like Brent as he has added so much value to my health and fitness. My job is busy and very stressful, as I’m a frontline NHS worker, but Brent has helped me realise I need to make time for me and prioritise my physical health and wellbeing. It would be remiss of me not to mention that Brent, Helen and Nick at Challenge Tri Camp are also such lovely people too, and I consider them my friends!

Having been on seven camps with Challenge Tri Camp, it's time to update my testimonial! The training camps have progressed me from being a 'non-triathlete' to competing at the IM World Championships. The knowledge of every single one of their coaches is second to none and the time and commitment they put into each athlete is admirable, no matter at what standard they are competing (or not). An example of which are the 1-2-1 sessions given to my boyfriend who came on camp with me as a 'non swimmer', to teach him front crawl. The camps are designed to be at the pace of the athlete, relaxed (like my boyfriend) or intense (like me!) with all training facilitated to personal needs. Helen runs the show (don't tell Brent!) with her brilliant organisational skills and caters to everyone's needs! The standard of coaching is outstanding and the swimming tuition comes from one of the top Swim Smooth coaches in the world. I absolutely fully recommend Challenge Tri Camp and since training with them, would never use another company

I have been lucky enough to enjoy five Challenge Tri Camps to date and each one has been outstanding. The camps are well organised with the right balance of training and downtime. NicK and Brent are great coaches. They are professional, knowledgeable and friendly, their tailored feedback, particularly in the pool, has really developed my swim skills. The hotel accommodation, food and facilities are of a high standard and without fault. It's always great to meet like-minded athletes of all levels, I am looking forward to returning in 2023.

It took me some time to look for a new coach that I felt suited me, and one that I felt would have the balance to help me progress through the sport. After a lot of deliberation from me, and patience from Brent I decided to move to Challenge Tri Camp. My progress has been fantastic since working with Brent. The programme has been specific to me as an individual athlete, and to the races we decide to train for. The training set is worked around my busy life, and makes the most of the training peaks platform. The specificity of the training I believe has been the key to success since starting with Brent. We have already competed in many races, and over the past two years I achieved so much - several podiums including two ironman 70.3 (and two world champs places), and a European AG middle distance bronze medal. The balance of being extremely supportive and knowing when to push me that bit further has been really valuable to me, and something which is key to my training. I have also attended tri camp in Mallorca with the whole coaching team, and immediately booked for the following year. A packed timetable with lots of local knowledge made this trip super effective and fun. As well as the Mallorca tri camps, Brent and the team run day swim clinics in the UK of which I have attended a number over the past two years. This has undoubtedly pushed my swimming forward. My time is very stretched and working with Brent definitely helps me make the most out of each day!

My first Tricamp I was really apprehensive, I was travelling solo and was quite new to triathlon but fancied a holiday, the chance to work out and meet new people. What you get is so much more than I could have imagined. It’s a whole group of likeminded people who just want to build fitness and learn ‘stuff’. The coaches strike the right balance between pushing you to your limits and true coaching… I’ve gone from standard distance GB age group qualification being a dream to a reality..and gone on to compete at middle and Aquabike distances and events too. When I decided to do Patagonman Extri, I knew I was in safe hands with my training… although you might not think that from the photo Unofficial version They are completely awesome those Tricamp dudes… Brent and Nick pretend to be in charge but we all know that Helen is the real plate spinner. They’ve given me much more than being called ‘athelete’ for a week - I’m also pleased they they haven’t worked out that I have a little bottle of Prosecco every night as my reward for good work.

I’m in no doubt that, without Brent’s coaching, I wouldn’t have been able to become World Age Group Aquabike Champion. His calm, consistent and honest approach has brought not only focus and confidence to my training but improvements to my speed, strength and endurance. I w always been a triathlete or even very sporty, so don’t think coaching from CTC only applies to those who have made age group or elite status! It needs commitment from both sides, investment into coaching isn’t the silver bullet (or gold medal) and, like anything worth striving for, it can be hard work with compromises in other parts of life, but…. when you find a coach like Brent and the support of the wider Challenge Tri Camp team, it feels like a guide through those hard times, like someone always has your back and gives you the best possible opportunity to develop towards being the best you can.

I started working with Brent having secured a place for Challenge Roth 2019. As a father of 3 with a full time job, I knew that, to get the best out of myself, I needed someone in my corner that could provide experience, structure, consistency, flexibility and accountability to my training. In a true athlete/ coach partnership, Brent tailored and adapted my program to maximise my progression whilst accommodating life’s pressures. Success at Challenge Roth paved the way to competing for GBR Age Group Team in September this year. Again, Brent’s bespoke program, 1:1 approach and regular feedback provided both accountability and motivation, taking me to a 6th and 1st Brit in age group, surpassing my perceived limits. As we start planning the ’23 season, I look forward to continuing my journey with Brent and Challenge Tricamp.

How it started: I had done many running events and wanted to mix things up a bit so signed up for a triathlon even though I couldn’t swim; that first event was 200m pool swim, 12k bike, 3k run… I got through it and then discovered Challenge Tri Camp. I arrived at my first camp unable to swim a whole length without stopping, along with a fear of open water and had never ridden a road bike. I left at the end of that week having cycled up mountains, swum in the sea, with an amazing bunch of new friends and with Nick as a coach. How it’s going: Since then, I’ve completed many sprints, a few standards and in summer 2022 completed my first middle distance triathlon and loved it. My swimming endurance and cycling performance have improved so much. This would not have happened without Nick as a coach and the support of the Challenge Tri Camp team; I’m still surprised when I complete the next challenge whether it’s a longer triathlon or a single discipline event, that I actually did it. I attend camp in Mallorca every year, and it amazes me each time how they manage to cater for groups of athletes with different abilities and goals while ensuring that everyone gets the attention they need, is supported to perform at their best and most importantly have fun while doing it. I have made so many friends through Challenge Tri Camp from beginners to GB athletes, all ages and different nationalities, and I think it’s a testament to CTC that they enable that to happen.

I first found Tri- camp randomly during a Google search and of course, at first I was hesitant, if this is the right thing for me. I wanted to use the week to prepare for my first Ironman 70.3, and specifically gain confidence and swimming. The experience was even better than I expected due to the great work of the coaches, and the great schedule that we had. The camp and the group had a great atmosphere. We learned a lot both from the coaches and from each other did a lot of great training sessions and overall had an amazing time. I would highly recommend this to anyone regardless of your experience level as the coaches can tailor the training to your specific needs. Thanks a lot once again for everything…

Thank you for a great week with Challenge Tri-Camp I had the most amazing time. The one thing I found was it’s the overall experience and not just the physical element which resonates with me the most, especially the mental and emotionally side to the camp which maybe gets overlooked. The week had so many mental benefits for me including the interaction with like-minded athletes and coaches. It was a pleasure to spend time with such a diverse group of people who were all sharing the same experience. The components that are the scaffolding to the training are also superb, the hotel, bike hire, food, schedules, pre-camp info and the team that you have put together are second to none and I can’t think of a single component that I would change. Thanks for a wonderful week.

Having attended multiple camps with with Challenge Tri Camp, we aways come together, and the structure of the camp weeks allows for different ability athletes to train at their level but also have a great week together. Its a very good week of training. Great support & coaching with feedback on swim, bike and run. Hotel very good offering all the facilities, with a 25m pool + beach & sea just across the road. We have made great friends through Challenge Tri & will be back for more.

I just wanted to drop you an email to thank you and Brent for such a brilliant day of coaching yesterday. I thoroughly enjoyed it! From the moment we arrived at the complex you, Brent and Helen made us all feel very welcome, very relaxed and very much part of the Tricamp family. There was a really nice camaraderie yesterday amongst us all, and our little group of 4 in the pool had fun, whilst putting in some hard work! I think Brent’s “one fin, one paddle” drill The coach athlete ratio meant that we benefited from almost 1:2:1 coaching, and certainly the detailed insights I got from Brent with regards to my swim technique, or maybe lack of, were invaluable. He was able to add to the points that you had already picked up on when we met in Luton, and he definitely helped hammer home the key areas for focus. By the end of the day I really felt like I was more aware of my weaknesses, and more dialled in to what I needed to do to correct them. Whilst there is a lot of work to do over the winter months to improve my technique, I did feel like I was swimming better by the end of the day. I felt a bit more like I was in my comfort zone during the run session, but that said, it was still a testing session! I am looking forward to receiving the run analysis from you and Brent over the next few days but was grateful for the early feedback yesterday to my technique as well as to the type of run shoe that I am using. It was illuminating to see how much I dropped in those Saucony shoes. The venue was perfect! I had not been aware of this facility before but the location was lovely, the pool really nice and not heavily chlorinated, if maybe a little cool (!), and the track was great to run on. I think you have found yourself a really impressive training ground here! Thank you very much also for the fabulous down jacket that we all received. It was definitely an unexpected, but a lovely surprise. And we were the first to get them, which is was a nice touch, and super cool! I shall wear my jacket with pride - photo to follow!

I started swimming in 2019 and also decided to ‘have a go’ at triathlons. As part of my progress I have attended 2 Challenge Tri Camps in Mallotca in 2020 and 2021 and a swim clinic in 2021. The coaches are all awesome very skilled and knowledgeable in boosting confidence and I have no doubt that Brent, Nick, Helen and the other coaches played a big part in my Ironman journey. This coupled with the other athletes who help and support each other to create a great family atmosphere makes Challenge Tricamp my preferred choice for intense training week. I wish I could do it even more often.

I have been working with Nick since 2020 and due to the Pandemic my dream of the Ironman World Championships and Kona turned to 2022. I had entered both the 70.3 and had the postponed 140.6 in the build up in 2021. I had a good winter training, plenty of training time following the plans from Nick for swim, bike and run. Plus it was a winter where I swam in OW throughout. I felt strong flying out to Lanza for the 70.3 in early March 2022. Then something went wrong, Covid struck me whilst I was out there, I had breathing difficulties and unfortunately didn’t finish the race. I worked with Nick through this period to try and get back to training and slowly we managed it. Covid hit me hard and we had to keep adapting and changing how we trained but I got through it. With a few build up races I made it to the big island of Hawaii and had the race of a lifetime with my family (including granddaughter) all there to support me. Nick helped guide me not only to Kona, and to race as best I could with all the health issues I had in the build up, but also coming into the race with adapted sessions to make sure I was ready for the big day – I never thought a sauna would be so useful for a triathlon training!!