Tri Training Harder
Friday brought to a close, Claire and my first holiday since the event. I had to tag along since I couldn't be left alone, but it was intended as Claire's training holiday and I'm glad I was there because it inspired the shit out of me.
Firstly, Tri Training Harder offers a fantastic all-inclusive bargain. Think 5-star accommodation in the beautiful Algarve with a coached, timetabled training plan. Add amazing food to that and you'll have some idea of what we got up to. I was inspired on 3 fronts, firstly, I was reading Born to Run in my Vibrams while Claire was training, and I'm sure that I will turn myself into a decent long distance runner after I can walk. Secondly, the athletes that I was surrounded by showed me that this is the perfect idea for a holiday, and I've got years left to enjoy this. For their years, they are all in great shape so I'm inspired to keep it up and train harder. Thirdly, I'm inspired to turn my attention fully toward endurance sports, especially given that due to my age I'm unlikely to get my place in the Arsenal line-up on the strength of my underperformances at 5-aside.
When Claire and I arrived, we were warmly greeted by the staff at The Residences and sent to our wheelchair accessible apartment, which was also the apartment, that is used for many group activities, for example, swim and running, individual, video analysis, carried out as a group; which I enjoyed as I got to see and take part, without showing anything.
The training camp wasn't officially starting until the next day, but we were invited for drinks in the hotel bar with the Tri Training Harder staff and a few of the remainders of the previous week's guests. Being that our apartment was the base-of-operations, we would have many flatmates before the end of the week, starting with the extremely spritely and youthful, englishman Phil, followed by the charming soon-to-be-newlyweds, Katee & Calum, also from the UK.
Tri Training Harder is mainly, for now, focussed on Vilamoura, in the Algarve and it's clear why. I got a chance to ride in the support car during the group's main rides, and the grueling, mountainous course looked like just the ticket while providing eye-watering scenery for onlookers.
The main thing for me while Claire trained, was an enthusiastic, no-nonsense physio, pictured here. João, or Pedro for those (me included) who struggle with that pronunciation. Among some great balance exercises he gave me, he prompted me to try to walk, where possible, without the cane. I have now, as you will have seen, worked the caneless walking into my Gehbarren training.
Thursday was a first day off for Claire, so we decided to take a break from the amazing food provided by the team couple of Lynn & Scott. We decided to try a vegetarian restaurant, Raizes, recommended by João. Everything on the menu was vegan with non-vegan dishes offered on request. Even, to our great surprise, the Snickers Pie managed to be both amazing and vegan.
Finally, each athlete received an athlete report specific to them, highlighting areas that require further work. Like many of our co-trainers we will be returning athletes, well I'll hopefully be a first-timer one year but I have a clear goal to work toward.
Firstly, Tri Training Harder offers a fantastic all-inclusive bargain. Think 5-star accommodation in the beautiful Algarve with a coached, timetabled training plan. Add amazing food to that and you'll have some idea of what we got up to. I was inspired on 3 fronts, firstly, I was reading Born to Run in my Vibrams while Claire was training, and I'm sure that I will turn myself into a decent long distance runner after I can walk. Secondly, the athletes that I was surrounded by showed me that this is the perfect idea for a holiday, and I've got years left to enjoy this. For their years, they are all in great shape so I'm inspired to keep it up and train harder. Thirdly, I'm inspired to turn my attention fully toward endurance sports, especially given that due to my age I'm unlikely to get my place in the Arsenal line-up on the strength of my underperformances at 5-aside.
When Claire and I arrived, we were warmly greeted by the staff at The Residences and sent to our wheelchair accessible apartment, which was also the apartment, that is used for many group activities, for example, swim and running, individual, video analysis, carried out as a group; which I enjoyed as I got to see and take part, without showing anything.
The training camp wasn't officially starting until the next day, but we were invited for drinks in the hotel bar with the Tri Training Harder staff and a few of the remainders of the previous week's guests. Being that our apartment was the base-of-operations, we would have many flatmates before the end of the week, starting with the extremely spritely and youthful, englishman Phil, followed by the charming soon-to-be-newlyweds, Katee & Calum, also from the UK.
Tri Training Harder is mainly, for now, focussed on Vilamoura, in the Algarve and it's clear why. I got a chance to ride in the support car during the group's main rides, and the grueling, mountainous course looked like just the ticket while providing eye-watering scenery for onlookers.
The main thing for me while Claire trained, was an enthusiastic, no-nonsense physio, pictured here. João, or Pedro for those (me included) who struggle with that pronunciation. Among some great balance exercises he gave me, he prompted me to try to walk, where possible, without the cane. I have now, as you will have seen, worked the caneless walking into my Gehbarren training.
Thursday was a first day off for Claire, so we decided to take a break from the amazing food provided by the team couple of Lynn & Scott. We decided to try a vegetarian restaurant, Raizes, recommended by João. Everything on the menu was vegan with non-vegan dishes offered on request. Even, to our great surprise, the Snickers Pie managed to be both amazing and vegan.
Finally, each athlete received an athlete report specific to them, highlighting areas that require further work. Like many of our co-trainers we will be returning athletes, well I'll hopefully be a first-timer one year but I have a clear goal to work toward.
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