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Day 8: Last Day!!!

The last day of Epic Camp has come and gone.  It started off with a “fun” swim relay, which was kind of an intimidating event for me. It wasn’t until I turned 30 that I learned freestyle, and I’ve never … Continue reading

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Day 7 – Zones 3 and 4 not available

It is the second last day of Epic Camp. Today was a pretty challenging day, all things told. I headed out with the group for the ocean swim this morning, instead of just doing the pool swim. I swam just … Continue reading

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Day 6 – Back to the Grind

Today was the very first day that the following combination of events all managed to occur: I had access to my own wetsuit and swam the prescribed 3km, I did the entire prescribed route without getting lost, I did double the … Continue reading

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Day 5 – Rest Day

Wednesday is the traditional “rest day” for Epic Camp.  I woke up early to a big life decision, delivered to me by e-mail.  So, I decided to start of my rest day with another long 18km run on the island … Continue reading

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Day 4 – Asymptotes

Today was my toughest day so far, but it was also my best day, in a way.  I got up with most of the others to do the Aquathon this morning.  Unfortunately, though, when we got down to the beach … Continue reading

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Day 3

Yay! I made it through another day of Epic Camp. ~ 7 hours of training later, I am on my bed, exhausted after today’s latest journey across the island. I started the day with a 3km pool swim. I know … Continue reading

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Days 1 and 2 – Epic Camp Lanza

This is my third ever Epic Camp. It is really nice to come back and see familiar faces (Tara, Lisa, Suzanne, Bruce, Maya…!) and do what I love to do for 8 days straight. My goal for the camp is … Continue reading

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Day 7: Hawaiian Punch Drunk

Lisa and I just stumbled into the hotel room, both of us babbling incoherently after what we thought was going to be an EASIER day. We thought wrong! For sure, Lisa has more reason to be incoherent: she has been … Continue reading

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Day 6: Head in the Clouds

Today was my favourite day so far. It was also one of the toughest days. Most people who come to Hawaii drive up the volcanoes and cycle down. Tara had us do it the other way around, which is much, … Continue reading

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Over the Hump

Day 5 has come and gone. It was our “easy” day. *All* we had to do was a 10k run, 3k swim and 60k bike. Lisa and I got up and ran to the pool and did our workout. Then, … Continue reading

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