Athlete Comments
5/2/10
It was a stupendous clinic! I can’t stop talking about it. I also can’t stop drinking the wine!
Great coaching and great organization! I really thought the lecture and strategy talks about the sport were helpful. Technique focus was on target. I didn’t mind getting yelled at by Luc. Luc pays attention to each athlete!
Michael, I can’t think of any improvement. The training flowed well and days blended together for a great experience. The only problem I had, is that I was getting tired at the end of training days and did not have much for the race. My times were very slow. What burnt me out was not the biking or the running, it was the swimming. The swimming tore up my legs, they were heavy!
Had a great time! Michael, you run a great clinic!
Mark (nar-chee-so)
5/3/09
I haven’t raced since the clinic, so am curious to see how I do this summer. The swim definitely helped, but I need more specific open water swim technique. Swim w/a bunch of people in my lane, sighting, and feeling comfortable swimming with a mass. I loved the bike portion, loved learning right cadence for climbing, how to move your bike when climbing, how to ride with a group. Wish the weather had permitted a lil’ more time with the run. I feel like I could benefit from more instruction. Transition practice was awesome. How to take off the wet suit, how/when to put on what, etc. great. Post race analysis and debriefing with vino was awesome. Will definitely recommend this to athletes. thanks!
5/3/09
I enjoyed the TriCarneros clinic, and always feel that I can learn from and implement the techinques/advice from Luc into my triathlon racing. I would have to say, having Luc giving me tips during the race was the highlight of camp for me. I think the website expressed well what to expect and not expect from the clinic. The objectives were clearly layed out. I really love “kick you in the pants” approach in camps, where you barely can muster up enough energy for the next workout. Since the website was so clear, I knew that this camp was going to be more focused on technique than exhaustion which helped me prepare for what to expect when I got to the clinic.
The weather was not the best, and so running training was cut to a minimum. Not the fault of Tricarneros, but of mother nature. If the end of camp is going to culminate in a race, it would be nice to add another day or 1/2 day of training to the beginning of camp. I also really liked when we did time tests a few years back. I was new to the sport and it helped with future training that I did. We also did some video analysis that year, and reviewed our swim/ run that evening. It is very helpful when you can see your deficiencies. Overall, I enjoyed Tricarneros this year. Having a race at the end, and Luc at the race for help and pointers was fabulous.
