Richard Hobson

Maybe now is a good time to sort out your training camps for 2010! With the weather as it is you are probably either stuck at home so not able to work, or stuck at work and not able to work as you are the only one there!  But also with the weather being so bad it really makes you realize that training in the Uk is not a great option for the whole winter!

We do have the following camps planned for the coming months but as always there is a real issue with the accommodation that is available. So regardless of if there are still places available on a camp once the accomodation has gone than that is it.

So if you are interested in joining any camp please try to sort out your accomodation ASAP

Camps available and status reports:

Long Distance Camp – Lanzarote – Feb 25th to March 4th 201

• 2 places left on camp
• unlikly to get accomodation

Ful-on-Tri Club camp – Lanzarote – March 4th to 11th 2010 – This is open to anyone

• 6 places left on camp
• accomodation is available

La Garenne Bike & Run Week – France – April 4th to 11th 2010.

• Places available
• Accomodation available

Volcano Tri Camp 2010 – Lanzarote – April 22nd to May 3rd

• Plenty of space still available on camp
• Accomodation in worringly short supply – this is a busy time In La Santa so the place fills up early

For more information about all the above camps click here: Camps 2010

Racing in their new French Tri Club colours (Team Charente Triathletes) both Oliver and Oscar put in performances that made their mum and dad proud. Oscar lead from the start to win his 1km race around the town of Jarnac, and Oliver came in a very impressive 6th place in his 2km race.

When it comes to bike training there is no better way of doing it than doing it to power.

There are some great products available to enable us to do this and now TriLiving has a partnership with Cycle Power Meters.com a company that deals with the main products available. These include Powertap and SRM.

The Company is offering a 10% discount to Triliving athletes and followers on: Powertap, Zipp Powertap, FFWD Powertap, Mavic Powertap.

It is also offering 10% on rental of Powertap wheels

To benefit from this offer just use the code: triliving1 when you contact them via telephone or via their website.

Training to Power is invaluable for both athletes and coaches, or at least the ones who want to be the most efficient and productive with their training.

Only 13 places left, so do not leave it to long to decide!

Richard Smith Msc -  who many of you will know has agreed to join and help me on this camp and to offer support where needed. Richards strengths apart from been a fantastic coach and qualified sports masseur is in his knowledge of nutrition, recovery. So now not only will you be able to benefit from the training that this week will ensure you will also be able to go away from the camp having formulated your own race nutrition and recovery strategies. And this will be priceless when it comes to race day!!!

For full info about this camp click here

Stuart Andersen in another cool, calculated and consistent Ironman Wisconsin, has booked his slot for Hawaii 2010 – more than a year out from the event.

Stuart again produced his best Ironman result to date to finish 18th Overall and 2nd in his age group.

Stuart could have qualified for Hawaii this year after his race in Ironman Lanzarote but instead decided to take a year out from going to Hawaii and then making the experience even more special in 2010.

He is the 1st of a number of TriLiving athletes trying to qualify for Hawaii 2010 – so lets see who will be next!

Good Job

Ceepo are truly producing fantastic and fast bikes.

I have been luck enough to have been sponsored my Ceepo so now have my 2 Ceepo bike for Sale – Ceepo TT Venom and Ceepo Stinger.

Both bikes are in fantastic condition – The TT Venom has been used for a hand full of races so less than 500km and the Stinger has been used for drafting type races / training and a few road races.

For full info and product spec click on the links below

Ceepo TT Venom

Ceepo Stinger

Finish of bike at Cognac Team Triathlon Champs

Apart from it been wonderful weather all summer at our place in France www.livingfrance.org (I do like to rub that in). It has also been quite a action packed and successful summer with some events that I have done. I will admit that everything i have done has been pretty low key, but the main thing is that it has been great fun and I have had a chance to race with some great people.

Above I am racing for Team Charentes Triathlon club (Cognac) - In the regional championships for Team Time Trial Triathlon where we finished 2nd. The Swim and bike were relatively straight forward as I was one of the stronger athletes but the run was a different story!! with 3 athletes to count and one of our 4 man team beating me to drop off the pace it meant I destined to a very painful and hand assisted 5km run. One the plus side my wife found it quite amusing!

Finsh of run - only pushed for 4km!

The day before the triathlon I did the regional bike TT championships for the bike club I ride with “Team cyclist Angerien“where I secured a win in my age category (40 to 49) but missed out on the overall win by 13 sec – bit bumed about this but just was not a good course for me.

Departmental TT Champs

So in all I ended up as:

• Charente maritime Champion in both TT and on the road,
• Poitou Charentes champion for my age in TT
• 2nd in Poitou Charantee region for team triathlon
• 5th in Poitou Charantes for middle dist triathlon
• and a few other bits and pieces! See below

I maybe in yellow but not quite the flower girls of the tour de France!

Another nice shirt!

So what for 2010!! Big plans – see you

It has been a very active year so far with Triliving athletes out and about competing in places all over the World.

Some very notible results which I feel need a mention.

Lanzarote Ironman May 09

Stuart Andersen GBR

Time 9.53.47 -Place overall 42 – Place in AG 8

To follow Stuarts news and updates see his blog: Diary of an Ironman

David Gautier FRA

Time 11.06.04 – Place Overall 216 – Place in AG 59

This was David’s 1st Ironman and even with a mechanical problem that prevented him from using the big chain ring (not good when its down hill with a tail wind) he battled on for a great race.

The University of Bath has for many years lead the way for performance sport. It was the first triathlon high performance centre in the Uk and is the home to Team Bath and to Sport Science and Physiological Testing.

It is also where I spent 8 very happy years when I was head coach based there.

For full information about what Team Bath can do for you click here