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Winter Tri-Camping...

Sunday, 13 January 2013 00:10

By Jacqueline Sweet (for triathlon.competitor.com)

The idea of jetting off to a warm locale for early-season training sounds like the perfect triathlete getaway: an incentive to build power on the bike and get back in the open water, with expert coaches and fellow athletes to push you to a higher fitness level.

If you choose your camp wisely, you can get a valuable head start on your race season.

San Diego-based coach Jim Vance runs camps in locations as far-flung as the Canary Islands and Costa Rica.

Although Vance