April 2010

HANNES TOURS HAWAII TRIATHLON TRAINING CAMP III 2010

I have heard many stories about training camps. There are today with all hobbies and sports such camps. Especially in endurance sports and promote competitive sport in triathlon, I keep hearing from friends how great the performance improvements are achieved through a training camp which can be. Exchange of experiences and training with the professionals. Education and the teaching of the finest, and finally from the great evenings are apparently still possible, despite high load.

Well now it is far from my first triathlon training camp, I have resolved to write down my impressions and experiences, this blog is to maybe one or two motivated also to participate in a training camp . My expectations are high, and a little respect is there from what I expect to be there. Is it in our scenes known that if you have high ambitions a triathlon training camp one can quickly make you sick. The rest of the season could already be gone then. Body physically and mentally two weeks under maximum load, which requires quite a bit of a day in three to five disciplines.

Now my impression already anticipated:! Toll, triathlon training camps are addictive, I would always sacrifice my long beloved ski vacation or other trips for a triathlon training camp OK, Yes, of course you have! already be a triathlete, but this is not a prerequisite. It's really a great experience to triathlon training camp at Hannah. Training on the system, together with the pros. Triathlon gives an indescribable feeling good body.

But now even the one after ....

Two weeks before the triathlon training camp I went to the tappering, I wanted to avoid but I already have trained the triathlon start training camp. All winter I went through training, gefinischt the marathon in March in Barcelona.

And then it started, the Airport already the first contacts with the sports colleagues. All with more baggage than in other typical vacation package, as many also brought their own bike. Ui since I first had to pay dearly: 180 SFr. Charge in a way! Arrived in Mallorca, right from the airport to first care by the organizer Hannes Hawaii Tours. Everything went well, and there you went off on the first evening with theory, tutorials, and details what we can expect in two weeks.

Introducing the guides, the first talks with sports colleagues, all ambitious triathletes. Even a well-mixed age distribution. I appreciate the 80 participants were as between 20th ... 65 years old.

Unfortunately I have are not all guides a picture

The two weeks in four training blocks divided. Between each Bock day announced recovery.

training block 1, three days from Sunday to Tuesday, Wednesday recovery.

Training Block 2, two days from Thursday to Friday, Saturday recreation.

training block 3, three days from Sunday to Tuesday, Wednesday recovery.

training block 4, two days from Thursday to Friday, Saturday recreation.

On Thursday the second week of coast classic is announced, are 180km by bike

training blocks and rest well planned, so that the maximum capacity until the end of training camp , can be achieved, and the coast classics are done well.

The main training clearly lies at the wheel, as this is also the most time-intensive discipline in triathlon. The training workload is growing up, making long tours with continuous increase of the load a powerful day by day. There are to different performance classes, where you can assign yourself. So depending on what you are trusts you can assign a group, and be so with an average speed of 23 .. to 30 + km / h road. There are not all distances the same length, there are three performance levels A, B, C can choose from which one. Training is on the system and plan so that everyone to the end of training but then significantly will be more efficient. The guides lead the groups of typically 4 to 12 persons, all have real professionals, ironmanerfahren and trained well, bring the necessary bite, training and follow through to the end with an iron hardness.

What happens during the now such a training day?

Always with you on the eve of the self into the desired Tranigsleistungsklasse, so the organizers are not regulated until the next morning must.

Here we go then at 7:30 with the swimming training, so get out of bed at 7am, and off to swim. An hour is announced, technique and stamina. Yes it does have discipline in the morning to climb in the cold in the pool. But this one is always rewarded with good feelings. After an hour I got my 2-3km swim, I feel really fit and well for the upcoming training.

Then there's breakfast, which I am already looking forward. Destroy us but a triathlete Enormous amount of calories. In theory, we have learned that only hourly ample and proper nutrition, sufficient capacity is available.

Yes, food is really always in abundance, and you can use at will, packed lunches may be arranged as desired.

typically declined by 10 clock's going on then with the cycle route on Anfand of the camp, the distances were about 80km, but then at the end 150...190km/Tag.

The first day I had myself in the middle of the power class registered, but I did not have what would come to me. But even then the second day we went with the top group with, because I am a bit proud, but the average age of this group typically 15-20 years was lower than my Gruftialter.

means riding in a group full responsibility for everyone, we have learned. Sign language, many different characters inform the rear in time. If you still go in the group with 40 to 50 mph. Typically in two columns, side to side front wheel with only 20-40 cm apart. Yes I quite demanding. But believe me, that is addictive, so as to fly through the area. The bike training is completed over the two weeks with various exercises, while the exits are actually even very sophisticated integrated strength exercises. Yes, you can then forward to the substance.

Back from bicycle training, you go directly to running training. Depending on the length of the bike ride it enough then just run to the coupling of 2-3km. I tried that but I typically run 10 km still could. Incidentally, when we had a 4x Duathlon (25km cycling and running 2.7 km) was really demanding.

After the run, most have an hour break. Enough time to eat at once vigorously what stash calories before it then goes up 17 clock for 1 h with trunk stabilization, stretching, and stretching.

Ui, I'm swimming my weakest discipline, but in the trunk stability, I have a lot of catching up to do. Since I have really learned a lot! What all so possible on challenging exercises, and that without additional equipment. It's amazing how fit are the guides, as I will in future own regular and sustainable exercise at home on.

18 clock, clock, and dinner break to 21. Tell of the day spent see and be seen. Hey all super great sports fans. And here it should be mentioned, the head of our Hannah is already a great super nice and competent type. S really fun with you John, I will come again! Dinner conversation and good food, eat, eat. I have a feeling the body absorbs it like this right to himself.

21 clock, information for the next day, theory and experience.
Great Themes: Training and load principles, techniques, swimming, sport-based diet, mechanics crash course Pollution control, etc.

also get the latest news to the next Day of John, including weather. Movies of Ironman has so impressed me the report from the hardest Ironman, the Norseman http://www.nxtri.com/ where our guide reached the Susi Buckenlei first place in 2009.

is already has 22 clock, The evening begins: bar, nightclub, office, social nets, etc.

has everything to stop it even the desire and energy, advanced after a fulfilling day. Photos of the sport make friends, and containing many, many good topics.

went as days pass by day. The first rest day had to sleep I desperately needed and much lying around. Yes, and still write a bit on this blog. Only the women had no rest, relaxation day = Shopping Marathon yes, yes, yes ;-).... to sow the evening.

Then at the end of the first week, I felt like I was really powerful. 160km bike I could cope even without great fatigue, for the first time I thought that I would probably enjoy the Ironman J

Yes and then it came out differently. Stories written by life. 2010 is definitely not my year. Visions, ambitions and dreams die. Great pain, arm broken end.

Yes, now I have time to write, the pain is endless. No, not the Arm, the head!

I find it incredibly difficult to stick to the templates of the doctor. The arm is now fixed with a plate. But first things first, I now have plenty of time. Only eifach be there, do not do anything that goes.

It was Monday late afternoon. I had no doubt tired after the hard training days in the top group a bit. Also recommended not like Susie in the GA1 strain on the road, but how many times a little too high, and therefore perhaps not as attentive. We drove in two column I in the posterior third of the right. Brisk pace as always. As suddenly there was this puddle to avoid any chance. OK, I thought, then just keep driving by, just no abrupt movements.

But full of luck, the fall was brutally fast. The pool was full of algae and slime, full of slick, worse than ice. With huge massive slammed to the ground. I especially felt that I could not control my head. He suggested several times to find any. I rolled over, again and again. But it was not over. The colleagues were able to escape. Then silence, a sharp pain in the hip and arm. Not long lasting. Shit I'm hopefully nothing broken!

I started to scan everything at once. The helmet is broken completely. Ui was coarser, their clothes torn, scraped the entire left side total. All colleagues came immediately and helped. hurt

Oh, if I have the arm move's such a strange noise, which can be a good thing.

I try to go further. Do not go, the arm is causing problems. A further group of Hannes passes, led by our guide Jens, he is chief by Triathlon magazine, and physician. An Ironman icon, a short test on my arm. The professional diagnosed: spoke is broken, shitt!

Then everything happened very quickly. Phone to Jack, with emergency transport to hospital. At the time, but we were still 80 miles from our home. Yes the training continues. The groups continue. Uli and another friend of mine was left sports, first service, you never know .... Now we went walking 2km to a clearer spot, and wait for Hannah, who just a few minutes later there was.

Hey great service, Hannes is already very involved, a great guy. It is now about 15 clock, from the hospital. Arrived at the hospital, bureaucracy is called for, who really want the insurance, although you give advance even cash collateral to and at the end of cash pay. It is now 18 clock, after all X-ray pictures are made, preliminary discussions with the doctors. Yes. something special, my doctor will operate me is also a triathlete, it starts at Ironman Frankfurt. Clock 19, the arm is numb, 20, the clock operation is completed. A night without sleep starts, the disillusionment that the season has gone, infinitely more painful than that severe physical pain.

The next day I'm back in training camp, much of my managed by Claudia, she took me from the hospital, brought a few triathletes in advance to the ferry and the airport. Yes, yes, but God knows she has to cope with much greater personal challenges, which in the scene are unknown.

The camp is a huge participation of the camp as friends , which probably all know what such a Malheur means. Since I also want to thank everyone for their participation. and mention the special: Claudia, John, Uli, Jens,

The two weeks went by in a flash. Last day closing party is announced, with many awards: Lactate King, King margins, disco king, king distance, etc. Yeah, I was there with my broken arm and King had to estimate. Cold comfort.