OK, here we go again. The second annual Xmas camp. We did one last year for 10 days and followed it up with 10 more days around Easter.

The concept here is to get in as many hours of training as possible. Intensity and speed do not count. In fact the 17 hour Ironman finisher can "compete" in this camp with sub 9 hour studs, cause it is all based on minutes of training, not distance covered (personally, I'll be throwing in a bit of intensity as I start racing again within 5 weeks).

Below is the point scheme. Please do not debate it. It is what it is (refined after much debate from 2 camps last year). If you do something else not listed below, use the honour system and translate it into something (for example, 60 min of hard core pond hockey with your 14 year old kids skating circles around your middle age attempts might qualify for 40 points)

1. Run 60 min = 60 points
2. Swim 60 min = 40 points
3. XC ski 60 min = 40 points
4. Snowshoe 60 min = 40 points
5. Speedskate 60 min = 40 points
6. Bike Indoors trainer or rollers on a real bike, or spin bike 60 min = 40 points
7. Weights 60 min = 40 points
8. Rollerski or In Line skate 60 min = 40 points
9. Cardio equipment at gym (recumbant bike, lifecycle, elliptical) 60 min = 30 points
10. Outdoor Biking 60 min = 30 points

translates to:

1. Run 1 min = 1 points
2. Swim 1 min = 0.66666 points
3. XC ski 1 min = 0.66666 points
4. Snowshoe 1 min = 0.66666 points
5. Speedskate 1 min = 0.66666 points
6. Bike Indoors trainer or rollers on a real bike, or spin bike 1 min = 0.66666 points
7. Weights 1 min = 0.66666 points
8. Cardio equipment at gym (recumbant bike, lifecycle, elliptical) 1 min = .5 points
9. Outdoor Biking 1 min = 0.5 points

OK, so who is in?

By the way, here are the "levels"

1. Platinum Club 2000 pts (rarified zone occupied only by gods like Francois or Kus)
2. Gold Club 1500 pts
3. Silver Club 1000 pts (my goal...I ended at ~1300 for the past 2 camps)
4. Bronze Club 500 pts

Keep in mind that Platinum club is the "aerobic equivalent" of running 3:20 per day, Gold Club would be 2:30 per day, Silver Club 1:40 per day and Bronze Club 50 min per day.

Anyway good luck, and see ya on the "start line" on Saturday morning...may the suffering begin!

Alex, if you are out there, can you keep score? Please post your daily points and running tally of overall points only once a day.

thanks

Dev