Camps
TUCSON Camp Brought to you by MCC and TST
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2024 was a big success. Thank you to all the athletes who spent the week with us. Check back for 2025 dates and registration.
Grit happens. And sometimes in the most surprising places. Our triathlon camps are an opportunity to find out who you are. And who you are not.
We are proud that we create a safe environment for athletes to exceed their abilities.
Our camp attracts the best and people who want to be their best. Our camp creates lifetime friendships and people who will inspire us for a lifetime. At the end of camp, we become a band of people who laugh until we cry, regale each other with stories and digest a margarita or two. Sometimes an athlete fails a workout in the process. And when they fail, it is inspiring to see them dust themselves off and try again. Failure is acceptable. Cracking is not!
We came to camp as individuals and we left as a team.
Triathlete Magazine rates us as one of the premier camps to attend when seeking a personal record. See what some of our camp athletes had to say in Triathlete Magazine
"The draw: Over ten years strong,camps include fully supported training and guidance from a team of veteran coaches, some of which are current or former pro triathletes. Education is a big priority.
Game-changing gain: Because these are longstanding camps that see a lot of returning athletes year after year, new campers learn not just from the coaches but also from the “senior” campers. This camp’s reputation for camaraderie and friendliness is second to none."
Marilyn has been organizing and coaching camps since 2000. We see a lot of value in camps for an athlete’s overall development and setting up your year well.
Marilyn: “As long as I can remember doing this sport, I have been going to training camps. Plain and simple, camps are good! Everybody gets something different from them, but everybody gets something. I find that camps are one of the most important pieces in developing an athlete.
I have always approached camps with the attitude to learn as much as possible about myself, my limitations, and to really take the opportunity to push myself in some way.
I always push myself to new levels at every camp I’ve ever done. I won my first Ironman after attending a camp.”
MCC and Top Step Training join forces to bring you the best training experience.
Six days of in person coaching with Marilyn, Jesse and their trusted team. We want to provide great learning opportunities outside your normal environment. We will not only set up training to push you outside your comfort zone, but create environments for you to learn new skills. We hope you leave Tucson not only fitter, better as an athlete all around and with friendships for a lifetime. With access to Marilyn, Jesse and their team of coaches we hope to give you every opportunity to learn from us making you stronger and smarter athletes. We come together here in Tucson as a team to become the best we can be, all while having fun.
Our goal is to provide not only a good foundation of training volume to set up your season but also provide as many coaching opportunities with us as possible.
What is provided:
Accommodations
Top notch coaching
A challenging schedule
On road nutrition
SAG and on road support
Sponsored goodies and swag bag
Dinners on selected nights + Welcome/ Farewell dinner
Breakfast
Snacks
One massage
Featured talks/education
Achievement awards
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Certified experienced coaches with over a decade of elite experience. Every session you will have experienced coaches guiding and teaching you.
**Cyclist welcome. This is a heavy cycling focused camp.
This is for a week of high mileage and hard training to prepare for your season. Often you see professional athletes go to camp to get ready for the season; this camp provides amateur and professional athletes an opportunity to "live the life of a professional" for one week of challenging training. Your job will be to eat, sleep, learn and push yourself to new levels. You will come together with like-minded, similar-ability athletes that you might not get to train with at home. At this camp, you have the chance to push each other and get big miles. We provide many opportunities to learn new things to become a better athlete. This is a camp where athletes often step up to a new level, not only from pushing new boundaries, but also being around a new level of training you would not normally be exposed to. I experienced this when I first raced professionally and attended a big volume camp. I went on from that camp to win my first Ironman. These camps can shape your perspective on what it takes to be good.
Need some competition? We always have athletes trying to push themselves during each event. And they enjoy pushing each other too. Plus they respect that each of us may be training each day for different reasons. You get exactly the training stimulus you want or need.
Have I mentioned seeing the sun in February? There is nothing like getting out of your winter pain cave and back into the sun to bask in the warmth of the southwest. Plus you are getting a training jump on your competition!
CAMPS ARE AN OPPORTUNITY TO:
Be exposed to new things, so come with an open mind to learn.
Meet new people who share your interests. I've made some of my closest friends from camps.
See a new place.
Test and push yourself in an environment where you don't have to worry about much other than training.
Create memories and expose character you never knew you had.
Always come armed with a good sense of humor.
Always come humble and ready to learn.
I promise that you'll walk away with new friends, new perspectives, and a new motivation towards your season.
Testimonials
“This camp is amazing! The high level of coaching, camp experience, and iconic training ground of Tucson attracts dedicate, talented and passionate athletes. The combination of coaching, organization, and community keeps me coming back year after year. It’s a perfect environment to increase fitness, knowledge, and skills heading into the season. And it's just a lot of fun!”
“Marilyn's deep experience in running camps definitely showed - everything ran smoothly with a great mix of coaches (variety of backgrounds cycling, swimming, triathlon) and top notch support! Amazing group of athletes with a variety of levels meant you could push yourself on any and every workout. This was my first time attending a MCC camp and it definitely won't be my last!”
“Camp provided an opportunity to get outside with amazing athletes and just train, as much as I wanted to, in safe spaces, alongside other hardcore humans, with a coach’s feedback. It was a week of fun, laughs, and hard work to BEST prepare for the year ahead!”
RUNNING YOUR OWN CAMP AND NEED HELP? HIRE ME TO HELP YOU AT YOUR CAMP
**You can also hire me to coach at your camp, speak at your camp, or help you learn how to create a successful camp. Email me for inquires.
Athlete Quote: Rene Miles- " It isn't easy to create a team atmosphere when athletes work and train together on a daily basis. However, Marilyn has been able to bring together her athletes from all over the world to work together as a team at camp and accomplish that within a matter of hours. I now know why she wanted me to come to camp and am so thankful that I did."