We are a triathlon club dedicated to getting youth athletes in Orange County started in the world of triathlon.

Primary Disciplines

Swimming

Most kids (and people in general) don't have the type of swimming experience needed to do a triathlon. For this reason, this is the discipline that will get the most coaching. Our weekly practices in Garden Grove always contain swimming where you receive coaching on your technique and training to get you comfortable with the distance needed.

Biking

The bike is the biggest limiter for many people because of the cost. But, we have worked hard to get bikes for everyone to use and it has gone well. Through donations and purchases, we have accumulated 9 bikes.

We also have 9 trainers (things you mount bikes on to bike in place) and every week we practice cycling with bikes on trainers. Occasionally we also have off-site practice where we bike on a trail free of cars.

Running

Luckily you don't need much to run. We do running workouts weekly, and during those workouts you will get coaching on your run technique to make you more efficient. This is also something you can easily do on your own, which makes it a method of training that you can do often.

How Long is a Triathlon?

When a lot of people think of triathlon they think of the Ironman. But, there are many other distance besides that. Here are the main ones -

Sprint - 300-500 yard swim, 8-12 mile bike, 3 mile run (distances vary a lot)
Olympic - 1500 meter swim, 40 kilometer bike, 10 kilometer run
70.3 - 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run
Ironman - 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run

For this club, and youth triathlon in general, the focus is on the sprint distance.

Multisport

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Other Things

Triathlon is the most popular form of multisport, but it's relevant to know that multisport is more than triathlon. Multisport is any two or more sports put together. In recent years triathlon events have begun offering all kinds of combinations of disciplines and now there are other events available at most races. There is aquathlon (swim-run), aquabike (swim-bike), and duathlon (run-bike-run).

The point is that you don't have to begin with swim-bike-run to get into multisport. If all you can do to start is swim and run, we can still get you started on the road to racing multisport.

Transitions

Transitioning from one sport to the next is a discipline in itself and requires practice. This will be a core part of our training throughout so that it'll come very naturally on race day.

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Race Simulations

Racing is what we're preparing to do (although you don't have to sign up for a race right away). We will do several race simulations in the build up to your race, or if you're not racing you can still participate and gain experience in the sport. Racing is very fun and is an integral part of our training.

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Be Part of a Team

Anybody can get out there and swim, bike, and run on their own; but you have the opportunity to be part of a team. You will push and learn from each other and you'll always have each others' support.

Nutrition

How you eat both in preparation for and during training and racing is important. You will learn a lot about calories, carbohydrates, protein, fat, and other aspects of nutrition that will benefit you in many other aspects of your life.

What You Will Get

Weekly coached practice where you will work on swimming, biking, and running
Race simulations where we will put all three (or two if that's your focus) disciplines together
Training Schedule with workout specifics for workouts you will do on your own
A USA Triathlon membership
A very supportive coach
A team to be part of

What Will You Need?

Well, it may sound crazy, but just yourself to start. We'll take it from there. But, there are some things that will help you, and they are detailed below.

Swim: Swimsuit, goggles

Bike: Bike, helmet, bike shoes, bike computer

Run: Shoes

But, to get started you don't need anything. A goal of this club is to work with you to help you get all the things you need. And as a member of the club, you will most likely have access to one of the club's bikes when you are racing (I say most likely only because there are only so many bikes so I can't guarantee it, but I will do everything I can to make this happen.)

What Will it Cost?

To begin, there will only be a recommended monthly fee of $40. This is not required. There are costs to run this, but I also wish to provide an opportunity for everyone to try it out without too large of a commitment and I also want it to be available to those who cannot afford it.