GEC's High Endurance Ironman Training Camp--Day 1

Year 2 for the GEC High Altitude Ironman Training Camp in Flagstaff, AZ. It's only at 7000 feet--no big deal, right!?!?

We've got a great group:
- Owen and Polita are a couple from Seattle. Their 'A' race is Ironman Canada in Aug. They've been GEC athletes for 1.5 years, and are doing well. Their sense of humor is a great asset to camp.
- Shawn is a friend of theirs from Seattle and is racing IM Canada as well. Shawn's coached by a great friend, Jonser, and is a solid athlete.
- Angie is a repeat athlete for the High Altitude Camp. She had a solid week and season last year, and is looking for the same this year. She's being coached by GEC's Bill Daniell and is aiming for IM Cozumel. Talk about a destination race!
- Luc is our Canadian. He's the oldest athlete but that's not fooling anyone. Strong on the bike, Luc is ready for the long days.
- Add to this our coaches: Bill is a solid triathlete and a world-class swimmer; Jill is the camp cook and hostess; and yours truly tries to hang on and act like i know what I'm doing. I surround myself by good people so they make me look good.

The week will include about 30 hours of training, lots of recovery, and a tens of thousands of calories. We've got great support by Hammer Nutrition, Trisports.com, Genuine Innovations inflation, Zoot multisport wear, Michelin tires and tubes, Dr Hoys pain relief gel, CycleOps and PowerTap, and Zipp wheels.

Tonight was simply a meet and greet and dinner. Holy Cow Shawn can eat. Based on his caloric intake, he's going to be on fire on tomorrow's ride.