Triathlon Camp announcement

THE INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN TRIATHLON NETWORK INVITES YOU TO ….

The ICTN Triathlon / Endurance Sports Camp

Friday Morning – Sunday Noon, January 27-29, 2006 in Phoenix, AZ

WHO: All endurance athletes, runners, cyclists, duathletes, triathletes, etc. Also, spouses, race directors, coaches and anyone else who wants to attend are more than welcome to come.

WHAT: A 2 1/2 day Spiritual / Physical training camp. We’ll have great times together of spiritual encouragement through large group sessions where we’ll enjoy fellowship, singing, testimonies, networking and teaching. We have four pastors coming who have all completed Ironman distance triathlons and who will bring inspirational messages to encourage us in the race of life. You will also learn how to help other endurance athletes know where they are in their spiritual journey by using a booklet that is specific to triathlon and easy for any triathlete to understand. To see a copy go to www.StepUpToLife.com and click on “booklet languages” and scroll down to “Triathlete booklet.”

We’ll also have clinics/workshops, coaching and training (running, biking, swimming, resistance training, stretching, etc.) with some of the nation’s best endurance coaches and with some of the world’s best pros. This will be an awesome opportunity to further yourself in this sport and to learn from, and be coached by, some of the best.

Here are just SOME Of The Special Guests Coming To Help You:

Heather Gollnick – Professional Triathlete, Three Time Ironman Champion – IM Wisconsin ’02, IM USA CDA ‘ 03, IM Wisconsin ‘03, see www.HeatherGollnick.com

JR Rosania – Voted one of the Top Personal Trainers in America by Men’s Health Magazine, 12x Ironman Finisher, Coach of Olympic and Pro Athletes, see www.JRIronman.com

Brian Grasky – Professional Mountain Bike Racer, 4x Ironman finisher, Multiple Race Overall Winner, SW Regional Tri Champ, Certified Tri and Cycling coach, see www.counterpointcoaching.com/brian.htm

Brett Bastin – USAT Certified Triathlon Coach, Health and Wellness Expert, see www.dakotat2coaching.com

Brian Priddin – Race Director, USAT Certified Triathlon, USA Swimming, USA Cycling and USA Track & Field Coach, see www.teaminfaith.org

Kevin Paladino – 14x Ironman, USAT Certified Triathlon Coach, www.coachkevinmultisport.com

Kevin Weitzel – Certified Bike Fitting Specialist since ’87, ’88 Cycling Olympian, See www.TribeMultisport.com

WHEN: The camp will start Friday morning, January 27th with breakfast at the hotel or your host home. For those driving or flying in from outside of Phoenix we urge you to
arrive Thurs. afternoon or evening, so you are ready to go first thing on Friday. We’ll end Sunday, January 29th at noon, in time for everyone to get home by that night.

Schedule for Friday and Saturday look something like this:

Mornings - First half - Inspirational Meeting, and, Second half – Endurance Workshops/Clinics

  Afternoons – Swim, Bike, Run Workouts and Coaching  

Evenings – Clinics/Workshops, then Networking, Fellowship and Inspirational Meeting

  Sunday Morning – Final Workshop/Clinic, followed by the final Inspirational Meeting 

HOST HOTEL Comfort Suites, 8473 W. Paradise Lane, Peoria, AZ. 623-334-3993. A special camp rate of $99.00 per night has been arranged. Mention the ICTN Triathlon Camp when you call. For those flying in, you’ll fly into the main Phoenix airport - Sky Harbor. Home stays are also an option while the availability lasts. These will be secured via the registration form and payment for the camp being received, again, as long as there are homes available. Same gender hotel roommate situations may possibly be arranged as well.

WHY: The ICTN is not a ministry itself but is a network of ministries and individuals. It is an umbrella under which everyone can gather to build friendships, learn from each other and encourage one another. The ICTN Steering Committee feels that an annual, Christ-centered, national high quality camp will be a great way to do this. As far as we know there is nothing like this available at this time in the USA.

COST: Special Early Bird Registration - $80.00. Must be postmarked by Thanksgiving

  **Nov**.** 25 – Dec. 31** price goes up to $95.00 

  **Jan.** **1 – 26** $110.00 

This price includes all the sessions including clinics and workshops, lunch and dinner on Friday, lunch on Saturday, all workouts, use of pool, snacks, etc. Not included – dinner on Sat. evening, travel, bike shipping and hotel. (Check out other similar camps and you’ll be amazed at how inexpensive this is in comparison to them.)

Refund policy – full refund before Dec. 31, 2005. No refund after Jan. 1, 2006

BIKES: You can send your bike to Kevin Weitzel at Tribe Multisport www.TribeMultisport.com if you don’t want to travel with it. Tribe is the only tri specific shop in the Valley and Kevin is an awesome brother who will bend over backwards to see that your bike is ready to ride at the camp. Call Kevin for more information – 480-421-9442. (You do not HAVE to bring your bike. You can run and/or swim and attend all the sessions and still greatly benefit from this camp.)

FINALLY – IF YOU CAN COME…OR…IF YOU CANNOT COME, Please – FORWARD THIS TO EVERYONE THAT YOU THINK MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING.

Let’s spread the word about the only Christ Focused Triathlon National Camp in the nation!

Looking forward to seeing you in January in the beautiful Phoenix Valley!

Lincoln Murdoch (623-566-6514), Runner4G@aol.com, www.ICTriNet.com ……

…in behalf of the National ICTN Steering Committee and the Phoenix ICTN Tri Camp Planning Team

Registration Form below…KEEP THESE PAGES FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

ICTN Triathlon / Endurance Camp Registration Form

Please PRINT CAREFULLY AND CLEARLY

Name:_________________________________________________________________

Full Mailing Address:______________________________________________________

Phone(s):_______________________________________________________________

Email:__________________________________________________________________

Tri Club or Organization that you might be representing:___________________________

IF still available, I’d like a Home Stay arranged for me: Yes_________ No____________

I’m planning on staying at the host hotel: Yes______________ No__________________

If possible, I’d like a same gender roommate: Yes______________No_______________

I need transportation from the airport to the Hotel or Host Home: Yes_____ No________

Arrival Information – Airline____________ Flight number__________ Arrival time_______

(Transportation may or may not be available – We’ll let you know in time for you to rent a car if necessary. We will attempt to coordinate airport pick-ups if possible.)

Greatest area where you desire to improve as a triathlete/endurance athlete:_________________________________________________________________

Greatest area where you desire to learn/grow in your faith:___________________________________________________________________

Emergency Contact name and number of close friend or loved one:____________________________________________________________________

PRINT OUT THIS FORM, FILL IT OUT, AND MAIL WITH YOUR CHECK TO:

Lincoln Murdoch – 6757 West Rowel Road, Peoria, AZ 85383

Make checks payable to: “F.C.A.” or, “Fellowship of Christian Athletes” Memo: “ICTN Tri Camp” FCA is one of the great ministries associated with the ICTN.

(This is not a tax deductible gift to FCA, but a registration fee for a service rendered)

You are officially registered when this form AND your check are received. You will be notified by email when they have been received.

www.ictrinet.com for the website

Sounds like a great deal and opportunity for growth. Who are the Pastors that are coming?

Kevin

So just to be clear, they wont be passing out condoms in your goodie bag like at the Olympics, right.

Styrrell

Are Buddhist, Sikh, Hindu, Muslim, Jain or Zoarastrian Triathletes welcome ? :slight_smile:

"Are Buddhist, Sikh, Hindu, Muslim, Jain or Zoarastrian Triathletes welcome ? :slight_smile: "

How about Agnostics?

Seriously, I see nothing wrong with like minded people, in this case people with similiar religious values, getting together, but I don’t see the connection between God and sport.

Those of you who are baiting the originator with the “Sikhs, agnostics, etc” are in the wrong here. In my view this is a passive-aggressive cheap shot.

Of course they would be welcome at a Christian gathering…

But I ask, why would they want to come? To learn more about Christ while sharing in athletic development…? Unlikely. There are plenty of camps that are not religiously oriented available for them.

If this is a shot at the “shameless marketing plug” then state that. Otherwise, shame on you for introducing an underhanded religious controversy on what appears to be an admittedly Christian, but non-denominational camp to improve both the physical performance and the spiritual fitness of the attendees.

JDub

Are Buddhist, Sikh, Hindu, Muslim, Jain or Zoarastrian Triathletes welcome ? :slight_smile:

Buddists? Yes.
Sikh? Of course.
Hindu? Without doubt.
Muslim? I see no reason why not.
Jain? Unquestionably.
Zoarastrian? Are you fucking crazy? No way.

Kevin,

I am not sure I know the names of all 4, but here are the three pastors I do know will be there:

Linc Murdoch; competed in Hawaii a few years back and wrote a book on it called See You At the Finish. He is involved in The Anitoch Network (they do church-planting in 3rd World) and leads a church (All Nations) in Peoria, AZ.

Scott Bennefield, who is administrative pastor at Hoffmantown Church in Albuquerque. Tinley wrote a piece about Scott in Triathlete mag a few years back: http://www.novafca.org/img/assets/1114/Tinley_Talks_article_1.jpg

Dan Perkins, who qualified for Kona at IMAZ in M45-49, is a pastor at Southwest Community Church in La Quinta, CA. http://www.novafca.org/Triathletes.html#Perkins

Looks like there will be some chatter about this on ST. There is a spiritual angle, to be sure, but the message we’re passing along to folks is that all are welcome. Mark’s just posting as an FYI, just to capitalize on the forum as a quick/easy way to get the word out to some folks we know who surf ST and also to some folks maybe we don’t already know; we’re not trying to marginalize, ostracize, or criticize in anyway anybody who wouldn’t be interested in/go for this.

Thanks Stan. I am looking for the best airline rate from Kentucky to Phoenix right now. Sounds like an awesome weekend.

Kevin