Three days of purposeful swim, bike, and run training designed to sharpen your skills, refine your pacing, and build confidence heading into race season.
This camp is built for committed triathletes who want more than miles. You will leave with improved technical understanding, clearer execution strategies, and a deeper sense of how to train and race with intention. Open to both men and women.
What This Camp Is About
- Creating enhanced awareness and skill to move efficiently and effectively in variable water conditions
- Practical pacing skills on the bike and run; when to push and when to stay steady
- Learn to optimize strength and durability through skills and drills
- Conversations that connect training, fueling, and execution
- Community that supports playing to your personal best
Kelowna offers the ideal setting: open water swimming at Gyro Beach, rolling terrain along Lakeshore, punchy climbs at Knox Mountain, and track access for purposeful speed work.
What This Camp Is About
- Creating enhanced awareness and skill to move efficiently and effectively in variable water conditions
- Practical pacing skills on the bike and run; when to push and when to stay steady
- Learn to optimize strength and durability through skills and drills
- Conversations that connect training, fueling, and execution
- Community that supports playing to your personal best
Kelowna offers the ideal setting: open water swimming at Gyro Beach, rolling terrain along Lakeshore, punchy climbs at Knox Mountain, and track access for purposeful speed work.
Meet your Coaches
Tenille Hoogland
Tenille is the founder of Element Sports Coaching and creator of the MNTR Integrated Training System. A former professional triathlete who trained and raced internationally, Tenille blends elite level experience with a physiology first approach to coaching women in perimenopause and beyond. Her passion is helping athletes understand their stress, strain, fueling, and recovery so they can perform at their best in sport and in life. She believes performance is not about perfection. It is about awareness, intention, and courageous action.
Savannah Holmes
Sav is an ultra endurance athlete and competitive triathlete based in Kelowna. Her true love is running, where she obsesses over finding the rhythm and stride that will go forever. After rehabbing a broken neck, she has seen firsthand the incredible resilience of the human body and believes that power exists in everyone. She views mind and body as one system and believes even the smallest muscles play an essential role. For Sav, nothing beats finding wildflowers on a long run, having her husband join her for a ride, or hiking in the mountains with her dog George.
Meet your Coaches
Tenille Hoogland
Tenille is the founder of Element Sports Coaching and creator of the MNTR Integrated Training System. A former professional triathlete who trained and raced internationally, Tenille blends elite level experience with a physiology first approach to coaching women in perimenopause and beyond. Her passion is helping athletes understand their stress, strain, fueling, and recovery so they can perform at their best in sport and in life. She believes performance is not about perfection. It is about awareness, intention, and courageous action.
Savannah Holmes
Sav is an ultra endurance athlete and competitive triathlete based in Kelowna. Her true love is running, where she obsesses over finding the rhythm and stride that will go forever. After rehabbing a broken neck, she has seen firsthand the incredible resilience of the human body and believes that power exists in everyone. She views mind and body as one system and believes even the smallest muscles play an essential role. For Sav, nothing beats finding wildflowers on a long run, having her husband join her for a ride, or hiking in the mountains with her dog George.
Camp Itinerary
Friday, May 22
Welcome to Triathlon Training Camp
6:00 PM: Welcome + Swim Dryland Preparation
7:00–8:00 PM: Pool Swim Session
Location: H2O Adventure + Fitness Centre
After an introduction, we will activate and prepare the body to apply news skills in the water. This session will focus on a new appreciation of how to feel and move water; key determinants for open water swimming.
Saturday, May 23
Saturday Intention: Skill acquisition and execution. You will learn how to prepare for speed, how to control pacing, and how to climb efficiently and with strength.
7:00 AM: Open Water Swim
Meeting Location: Gyro Beach
8:30 AM: Walk to Breakfast + Morning Talk
Hosted at Savannah Holmes’ home
10:30 AM: Technical Run Seminar
How to prepare for speed workouts and how to actually pace a run
11:00 AM: Track Workout
12:00 PM: On Your Own Lunch Break + Rest
3:00–5:00 PM: Bike Hills and Drills
Meeting Location: Knox Mountain Parking Lot
6:30 PM: Dinner + Nutrition Talk
Location: Railside Brewing
Sunday, May 24
Sunday focuses on race application. Open water confidence, real-world bike pacing, and swim refinement to close out the camp strong.
7:00 AM: Open Water Swim
Meeting Location: Gyro Beach
8:00 AM: Bike Pacing Session
How to ride efficiently on rolling terrain
Route: Lakeshore Loop (approximately 35 km)
11:00 AM: Brunch + Performance Talk
2:30–4:00 PM: Pool Swim Session
Location: H2O Adventure + Fitness Centre
Camp Itinerary
Friday, May 22
Welcome to Triathlon Training Camp
6:00 PM: Welcome + Swim Dryland Preparation
7:00–8:00 PM: Pool Swim Session
Location: H2O Adventure + Fitness Centre
After an introduction, we will activate and prepare the body to apply news skills in the water. This session will focus on a new appreciation of how to feel and move water; key determinants for open water swimming.
Saturday, May 23
Saturday Intention: Skill acquisition and execution. You will learn how to prepare for speed, how to control pacing, and how to climb efficiently and with strength.
7:00 AM: Open Water Swim
Meeting Location: Gyro Beach
8:30 AM: Walk to Breakfast + Morning Talk
Hosted at Savannah Holmes’ home
10:30 AM: Technical Run Seminar
How to prepare for speed workouts and how to actually pace a run
11:00 AM: Track Workout
12:00 PM: On Your Own Lunch Break + Rest
3:00–5:00 PM: Bike Hills and Drills
Meeting Location: Knox Mountain Parking Lot
6:30 PM: Dinner + Nutrition Talk
Location: Railside Brewing
Sunday, May 24
Sunday focuses on race application. Open water confidence, real-world bike pacing, and swim refinement to close out the camp strong.
7:00 AM: Open Water Swim
Meeting Location: Gyro Beach
8:00 AM: Bike Pacing Session
How to ride efficiently on rolling terrain
Route: Lakeshore Loop (approximately 35 km)
11:00 AM: Brunch + Performance Talk
2:30–4:00 PM: Pool Swim Session
Location: H2O Adventure + Fitness Centre
Team Element Riding Experience
May 22–27 ( or Extension from Triathlon Camp
Team Element Riding Experience
May 22–27 ( or Extension from Triathlon Camp
The Team Element Riding Experience runs alongside the triathlon camp and continues after it.
This option is ideal for athletes who want:
- Connection and community
- Road or gravel riding routes
- Shared meals and performance conversations (optional)
- Advanced gravel riding with Tenille (May 25–27)
What’s Included
- Breakfast available daily at 7:30 AM at the Royal Kelowna
- Optional participation in camp meals and talks
- Road and gravel riding routes provided (self-guided)
- Tenille will join advanced gravel rides Monday through Wednesday
Team Element Riding Experience
May 22–27 ( or Extension from Triathlon Camp
The Team Element Riding Experience runs alongside the triathlon camp and continues after it.
This option is ideal for athletes who want:
- Connection and community
- Road or gravel riding routes
- Shared meals and performance conversations (optional)
- Advanced gravel riding with Tenille (May 25–27)
What’s Included
- Breakfast available daily at 7:30 AM at the Royal Kelowna
- Optional participation in camp meals and talks
- Road and gravel riding routes provided (self-guided)
- Tenille will join advanced gravel rides Monday through Wednesday
Accommodation & Food
Accommodation
We are staying at the Royal Kelowna - Bellstar Resort
Reserved accommodations include:
- One 3-Bedroom Premium Suite (sleeps 7)
- Two 2-Bedroom Suites (each sleeps 5)
Food
Team Element does not like to travel without their resident Chef Carolyn Ellis! She will provide:
-
Daily breakfast
- Dinner Sunday through Tuesday evening
Accommodation
We are staying at the Royal Kelowna - Bellstar Resort
Reserved accommodations include:
- One 3-Bedroom Premium Suite (sleeps 7)
- Two 2-Bedroom Suites (each sleeps 5)
Food
Team Element does not like to travel without their resident Chef Carolyn Ellis! She will provide:
-
Daily breakfast
- Dinner Sunday through Tuesday evening
Who This Camp Is For
- Triathletes preparing for race season
- Athletes who want technical refinement
- Those who value learning how to pace, fuel, and execute
- Athletes who thrive in a focused and supportive environment
You do not need to be elite.
You do need to be willing to engage fully.
What You’ll Leave With
- Clear swim cues for both pool and open water
- Practical pacing skills for bike and run
- Confidence climbing and riding rolling terrain
- A better understanding of fueling and recovery
- Renewed motivation heading into your season
