Adventures at Triathlon Camp!
I went to camp once as a kid.
We paddled in canoes, made friendship bracelets, and put on a play. It was a lot of fun.
Recently, I had the opportunity revisit some of that childhood nostalgia-making new friends, going on adventures, exploring the great outdoors- at camp. But this was a bit different because it was triathlon camp!
Over the weekend, Matt and I headed to Travelers Rest, South Carolina to join our coaches and teammates for a 3-day triathlon camp. We worked on bike-handling skills, terrain management, and transition practice.
Our Base Camp at Triathlon Camp
Matt always finds the most incredible places to stay when we travel. He’s booked a poolside cantina in St. George, a glass-walled cabin in Maine, and a tiny house in Clermont, but this Airbnb was truly special.
We stayed at Blue Wall Farm in Travelers Rest. It’s a small family farm that has miniature horses, sheep, chickens, and pigs. The apartment itself is on the top level of an old, red barn that’s been renovated with a small kitchen, living room, breakfast nook, and bedroom inside. There’s even a small closet that has two, twin astronaut beds for kids.
There’s a porch swing, fire pit, and a mini chicken coop so we could collect our own eggs for breakfast! (Our chickens decided to only lay one egg a day so we waited until the end of the trip to cook an omelette.)
We met “Snickers” a very friendly Calico cat, the miniature horses, and hungry sheep, but never found the pigs…
Welcome Campers!
We drove up to South Carolina on Thursday for the start of camp on Friday morning. Here’s the camp schedule for the weekend.
Day 1-
8:30 am- Long course swim at Westside Aquatic Center
10:30 am- Bike-handling skills at Trailblazer Park
1:00 pm- 2-hour terrain management bike ride
2:30- lunch at HeyDay
4:00 pm- 50-min. run at Furman University
Day 2-
9:00 am- 3-hour bike ride at Tuxedo Park
45-minute run off the bike at Summit Lake
2:00 pm- lunch at Flatrock Bakery
6:00 pm- Pizza party
Day 3-
8:30- 2-hour transition practice workout