TrySports’ Triathlon Training Program

It's that time of year again, the 2007 Triathlon season is rapidly approaching. This is our second year, and after a very successful first year where we got over 20 athletes ready for the 3rd race in the Charleston Sprint Triathlon Series, this year we're starting our triathlon training program early, giving you a 16 week training program to make sure you are ready in good time for all 4 races. We are also going to modify the program to ensure each and every participant receives their own customized training program, so whether it's going to be your first or 10th triathlon ever, we'll give you the training to make sure you reach your goals! This program is tailored to suit:

• Beginner or novice triathletes.
• More experienced triathletes are also welcome.

Picture of the 2006 Athletes at the Charleston Sprint Triathlon Series, and a comment from one of the Ladies who attended:

"Last spring I decided to challenge myself in a new way by participating in the Charleston Sprint Triathlon Series. Joining the triathlon training program through Try Sports was the best decision I could have made. Being a novice, I was scared that I could not keep up or fit in. I had no reason to fear. The staff at Try Sports and the other people in the training program were wonderful. It was great to have people teach you the correct way to train and to cheer you on the whole way. During the races, having your new friends shouting your name and ready to hug you after the race was wonderful. I cannot wait to train with them again.

Hope all is well in the store. Please tell everyone I said hello.

Best,
Diana."

Our Objective

Our objective is to produce a triathlon-training program that will simply be the best around. While you will ultimately be the judge and jury, we plan to pull out all the stops to make our program a great experience.

Your Goal

Your goal will be to complete one or more of the 2007 Charleston Sprint Triathlon Series, to be held on the following dates:

• 17th June
• 8th July
• 29th July
• 12th August

Your Training Program

You will receive a detailed training program to ensure that you achieve your goal. We will provide 5 training opportunities a week and you should try to commit to at least 3 of these every week.

Bike and run training will be based from the store with swim training held at the Mt Pleasant Recreation Department under the supervision of the swim coach.

Special Clinics

We will hold a number of clinics that will help you to become a more effective triathlete. Some of these will be presented by TrySports staff with others by guest speakers. Our aim will be to be informative, interesting and fun, and they will include such topics as:

• Bike Maintenance.
• Avoiding Injury.
• Effective Hydration/Nutrition.
• Managing your Transition, Riding with Aerobars, Heart Rate Training and more.

TrySports’ Coaching Team

We have an experienced team of triathletes as follows:

• Stephen Schlachter – Conference champion in decathlon in college and also placed 1st in age group in Duke Bluedevil (ironman distance triathlon). Stephen is also a qualified personal trainer and specializes in aerobic and gym fitness.
  
  
• Neil McDonagh – Local 5Km and 10Km road race champion, finishing 1st local and 16th overall in the 2006 Cooper River Bridge Run 10Km, and 1st overall in the 2006 Turkey Day Run and Reindeer Run 5Km races, setting a new course record. Neil also competed in his first triathlon last year, the 4th CSTS on 13th August, and finished 16th overall and 1st in his age group.

• David Bolger – Training for and participating in Sprint, Olympic, Half and Full Ironman races since 1999. David completed Ironman UK in 2005, L'Etape Alp D'Huez in 2006 and The Floridian Challenge (half-ironman) in 2006.

Assistant Coaches

• Jim Kirwan – Owner of TrySports and over 10 years experience of Sprint and Olympic distance triathlons in both the USA and Europe.
• Fred Edgar - Graduate of TrySports 2006 Triathlon Training Program.
• Chris Moore - Graduate of TrySports 2006 Triathlon Training Program.
  

Some Other Benefits

All participants will receive the following:

• Your personal copy of Joe Friel’s The Triathlete’s Training Bible.
• Believe. Achieve. moisture wicking t-shirt.
• Yanks (elasticated laces), essential to shave seconds off your transition time.
• Our best selling moisture wicking Feetures Socks.
• Try Sports Water Bottle so you can stay hydrated.

You will also receive special participant store discounts for the duration of the program as follows:

• 15% off all Believe Achieve Gear (Shirts, Tanks, Tri Tops, Tri Shorts, Swimsuits)
• 10% off everything else in the store including Shoes but excluding bikes.
• 5% off all bikes.

Training Program Fee

There is a once off, all inclusive, training program fee of $250, payable at registration. This includes the complete training program (including swimming), clinics, as well as all the above benefits.

Registration

To register for the training program all you need to do is either sign up in person at the store, over the phone or you can sign up right here. Simply login to your MyTry account (or join now) and follow the link to register for the Triathlon Training Program.

Current Proposed Schedule

The following table is an overview of the proposed weekly training schedule, however we are flexible and will work with you to ensure you attend as many sessions as possible. The first session will be an informational setup session on Saturday February 24th at 09:00 AM in TrySports Mount Pleasant.