Former pro triathlete Helle Frederiksen has launched her new 10-Week YOU VS 2020 Triathlon Bootcamp. This is one of several upcoming initiatives that Helle Frederiksen is focusing on ‘leveraging the knowledge of the world-class for the benefit of global amateur triathletes.’
The YOU VS 2020 Triathlon Bootcamp kicks-off on Monday, June 8th. The online bootcamp will deliver weekly video learning, structured training and will connect amateur triathletes of all levels with the same common focus – getting back on track in 2020.
In January of this year, Helle ran her first online 10-week training bootcamp. The first camp catered to 350 participants from 49 countries and included athletes of all levels. The focus was all about off-season/early-season learnings.
“The first camp was a special experience for me, it really moved me, in a way that I never anticipated,” said Helle Frederiksen. “When retired from racing I knew I wanted to see people develop, grow and succeed, as a consequence of my role and influence on their daily lives.”
She continued, “It really brought me close to the participants. It exposed me to how much opportunity there is for amateur athletes to be better informed, to make better decisions and become better athletes, not only for their performance in sport, but for good health and habits on the whole.”
The start of the global shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic coincided with the end of Helle’s first bootcamp initiative. Not wanting to let 350 global amateurs navigate the challenges of the COVID-19 period alone, Helle chose to donate her time to maintain the original group in a bid to provide them with some structure, motivation and a purpose. However, it was clear that, with all goals removed, motivation lacked, athletes lost their way and there were no targets.
This became Helle’s inspiration for the YOU VS 2020 Triathlon Bootcamp.
“It is time to help amateur athletes regain their focus,” she added. “I want to provide them with motivation through learning and in the process teach them the value of goal setting. World-class athletes are superb at goal-setting and self-motivation; together we can teach amateurs athletes how to achieve personal targets irrelevant of racing. I’ve called on some of the best minds in our sport to help me along the way.”
Priced at €129 / US$139, the YOU VS 2020 Triathlon Bootcamp will guide amateurs through 10-weeks of content, as well as delivering a 10-week structured training plan designed by Helle. The bootcamp will be focused on in-season and race specific learning.
Helle will be joined by appearances from world-class performance coach, Dan Lorang, corporate talent and sports science specialist, Torbjørn Sindballe, injury prevention specialist, Patrizia Pastwa, cycling efficiency and bike fit expert, Ivan O’Gorman and with ‘many other world-class guests promised along the way.’
The YOU VS 2020 Triathlon Bootcamp will culminate on Sunday, August 16th with a special event for-all. This event will provide participants with an opportunity to put their training and learning to the test.
YOU VS 2020 is partnering with Zwift and Santini. Zwift will host non-compulsory cycling and run training events in the Zwift platform with several guests appearing as training leaders. Santini will create a one-off YOU VS 2020 Cycling kit with all sale proceeds going to local causes impacted by COVID-19.
www.hellefrederiksen.com/you-vs-2020
