Camps & Clinics

The National Triathlon Training Camp (NTTC) held the world's first triathlon camp in May of 1983.  Twenty-two participants came to a place called Cottontail Ranch in Malibu, California for the first organized triathlon training weekend in the sport’s history.  On hand were several of the top names of the day – Pat Hines, Mark Montgomery, Kim Bushong, and Annie Dandoy.  Also on hand were a reporter and a photographer from the Los Angeles Times.  A feature article in the paper’s View Section the following week helped launch our media coverage.  A small article in Sports Illustrated followed several weeks later.  We moved camp locations in July of 1983 to the Irvine campus of the University of California.  CNN was on hand this time to cover the camp, providing NTTC with its first television coverage!

In 1985, our programs went national with our first East Coast camp, an event that was written up in a feature article in the Washington Post.  In the years that followed until 1994, NTTC events were held in major markets throughout the United States, including California, South Carolina, Florida, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Ohio, Vermont, Texas and Hawaii.  Our events have received critical acclaim and high marks from the media and experts in the sport.    

But, the opinion we value most is that of our camp and clinic participants.  We carefully track the feedback and rankings given to us in post-camp surveys.  In twelve years of NTTC events, trainees ranked our programs an average of 8.83 out of 10 for overall quality and our staff an average of 8.96 out of 10 for knowledge and professionalism.

(Pictured at Right: A full-page, four-color NTTC ad from 1988 promoting NTTC camps, clinics, Team NTTC, and NTTC tours to the Ironman Triathlon World Championship in Hawaii.)

Our events provide a top-quality forum for the exchange of ideas and information concerning triathlon training, racing, nutrition, and injury prevention.  We give participants the opportunity to learn from and train with select world-class triathletes in both large and small group settings.  In addition to Team NTTC pro athletes, former Ironman race winners Dave Scott, Mark Allen, Julie Moss, John Howard, and Ray Browning have all served on staff at NTTC camps.

Please click on the link below for our schedule of NTTC camps and clinics for 2008.  We look forward to seeing you at an NTTC event in the near future!

            Scheduled Events