The Spencer Smith Weekend

For more than 20 years, Spencer Smith was one of the world's top professional triathletes—successful in all distances (sprint, Olympic, ½ Ironman, and Ironman). When you sign up with F12TRI, you gain the advantage of having a coach who knows the complexities of a multi-sport discipline.

Spencer has won over half of all the races he has ever started a phenomenal statistic that is almost unparalleled in world sport.

Spencer's Career Highlights
At the age of 20, Spencer became the youngest ever World and European Champion. He was then the first male triathlete to win consecutive Senior World Championships (1993 and 1994) in addition to his Junior World Championship in 1992.

Known and respected for his tough, hard-driving style of racing, away from the course he is universally considered to be one of the friendliest and most charismatic of triathletes.

Interestingly, he is also one of the very few champion triathletes to have raced in the highly competitive world of professional cycling (Lance Armstrong being another), where he spent the 1999/00 season with the Linda McCartney team before reverting to triathlon, proving his adaptability by winning Ironman Florida in a record time that still stands today.

F12 and Spencer Smith coaching philosophy
We believe athletes should be coached with a “hands on approach”. Our ultimate aim for F12 Tri coaching is to provide the athletes we coach with the tools necessary to reach their potential. We feel that building a close relationship between the athlete and Spencer will be instrumental in their success.

The camp is the perfect time to make changes to your training, both mentally and physically with the ultimate goal of spring boarding you to the next level. During the camp, Spencer will be available anytime to answer all your questions. We never want you to feel that a question may be silly or too small; please feel free to fire away on any subject. We will try to sit down with everyone individually and perhaps go over a number of topics of your choice (some examples of which could be; periodization, training tips, goal setting, race nutrition etc). But, please don’t feel any pressure. We simply want you to get the most out of your time at La Manga Club and for you to walk away with some good training tips and new ideas that will make you a more informed triathlete.

Thursday:
• Meet and greet
• Bike assembly
• Ride into Run

Friday:
Swim and Run specific day
• We will do a full swim workout/drills, analysis.
• LONG Run. We will leave from the Los Lomas reception at 1pm. The run will be approx 2hours, for some and can be shorter for others.
• Core session

Saturday:
Bike specific day TBD / T-Run
• Early morning pool swim
• Breakfast
• Three hour bike ride into 30 minute run
• Core session
• Flexibility session
• Recovery session

Sunday:
Run specific day with core after
• Open water swim
• Transition
• Bike
• Breakfast.

Advanced Dates:
Thursday 17th February - Sunday 20th February*
Thursday 24th February - Sunday 27th February*
*All retreats have a maximum of 18 clients attending.

Optima Life and Triathlon
F12 have linked up with Optima-life, who specialises in technology and services for optimising health and performance in sport, work and everyday life. With a portfolio of clients in sport ranging from international and professional teams, world class individual players and fitness industry specialists, Optima-life helps athletes understand more about many factors that will influence their performance and their recovery thus providing objective data for practitioners, not just to understand what is happening but, most importantly, why it is happening. If you are an advanced triathlete seeking that competitive edge, Optima-life will tell you exactly how your body is responding to training and recovery. We strongly recommend you use the technology during your training weekend. Available when you book on line.

Our Parnters
During your stay with us at La Manga Club our sports nutrition partner ZipVit will be providing you with free products to make sure there is always some fuel in tank! You will also have the opportunity to hire the latest performance gadgets from Garmin with an option to receive 20% off should you want to purchase, please see online booking form for more details.

What do I need to bring?

Everything will be done to make your retreat a great experience. Whilst we think of everything, there are a few things you might want to bring with you. Your Bike* There are bike available to hire from with in La Manga Club, however the number of bikes is limited and we recommend that you bring your own. *If you choose to bring your bike, we are unable to accept responsibility its transfer. Pedals and Cleats We recommend that you provide your pedals and cleats, to ensure complete comfort during your ride. Wetsuits Depending on the season you may feel it necessary to bring your wetsuit, Amenities All accommodation has washing and drying facilities for your gym kit. We do however, suggest you bring three changes of gym kit.

• Mobile phone charger • Laptop charger • Swimsuit for the spa • Sunscreen • Travel Insurance