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National Triathlon
Training Camp
Welcome to the NATIONAL TRIATHLON TRAINING CAMPSM!
About the NTTC
Founded in November of 1982 by triathletes Mark Wendley and Tom Peters, the National Triathlon Training Camp (NTTC) held the world’s first triathlon camp in Malibu, California in May of 1983. From 1986 to 1994, the NTTC also ran the sport’s most successful racing team, recording over 190 wins and 650 top-10 finishes in triathlons worldwide.
In 2006, after an 11-year hiatus, NTTC returned with a new business plan, a new Title Sponsor, and a hunger to regain our spot at the pinnacle of triathlon. Team Sport Beans/NTTC is being led by a new group of world-class and up-and-coming pros, who have won 84 triathlons and notched 200 top-10 finishes from 2006 through 2009. Our pros also work on staff at our triathlon camps and clinics. The team is open to everyone! When you join, you’ll get lots of freebies plus member discounts on NTTC camps, clinics, tours, team apparel and equipment, and much more! We’ve also added the most affordable, fully-customized online triathlon coaching available. Please check out all our programs and enjoy your stay at the NTTC web site. WELCOME!
Mark Wendley
Director, NTTC |
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BEN HOFFMAN WINS 2010 IRONMAN LAKE PLACID!
Team Sport Beans/NTTC picked up its 20th win of the 2010 season on July 25th, and it was a big one! Ben Hoffman went 8:39:34 to win Ironman Lake Placid, the oldest Ironman race in the Continental USA. Not only did Ben get the win, but his teammate Brad Seng placed 6th in 9:15:19 to give the team two in the top-6! Ben battled defending champion Maik Twelsiek of Germany for most of the day before pulling away around 6 miles into the marathon run. Twelsiek was passed in the later stages of the run by Petr Vabrousek of the Czech Republic for 2nd. Vabrousek finished in 8:46:33, almost 7 minutes behind Ben. Twelsiek held on for 3rd in 8:48:33. Brad Seng was 16th out of the 2.4-mile swim, 12th after the 112-mile bike leg, and moved up all the way up to 6th on the 26.2-mile marathon run. Including the bike and run primes he won during the race, Ben collected $12,500 in prize money for his long day's effort. The race was brodcast live on the Internet by Ironman.com and NBC/Universal Sports and will be televised later this year on NBC/Universal Sports.
Below are links to some of the press coverage:
Triathlete Magazine article Slowtwitch.com article
PressRepublican.com article Adirondack Daily Enterprise article
TwitPic photo of Ben I am Specialized Tri News article
Ironman.com article NBC/Universal Sports article |
    
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Pictured left is Ben Hoffman's moment of victory at the 2010 Ironman Lake Placid after breaking the tape in 8:39:34. The slide show above shows Ben and teammate Brad Seng, who finished 6th, in action throughout the day.
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Jessica Jacobs 3rd at Cellcom Marathon
Team Sport Beans/NTTC pro Jessica Jacobs ran 2:48:26 (6:26 minute/mile pace) and finished 3rd female (1st American female) at Cellcom Marathon in Green Bay, WI on 5/16/10. Her time was only a couple minutes off the women's qualifying time for the U.S. Olympic Trials in the marathon. She picked up $1,000 in prize money for the effort. Jessica went to school in Green Bay and came to town early at the request of the race director to do some speaking engagements and meet-and-greets prior to the race. (See picture right of Jessica signing autographs.) Fox 11 TV News did a story on her prior to the race, which you can view by clicking HERE.
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Ben Hoffman 2nd at Ironman St. George!
Team Sport Beans/NTTC pro Ben Hoffman had a breakthrough race at the inaugural Ironman St. George triathlon in Utah on 5/1/10, placing 2nd in a very competitive field of 32 pro men and on a very tough course. His 8:52:54 clocking was a little over 12 minutes back of the winning time of 8:40:08, recorded by Michael Weiss of Austria. Australian Chris McDonald, the 2008 IM Wisconsin and 2007 IM Louisville Champion, was 3rd in 8:54:42, while 2009 Ironman Florida Champion Kirill Kotsegarov of Estonia placed 4th in 8:58:18. Only four men broke 9 hours, and Ben was the only American finisher in the top-9. His 2nd place finish earned him $6,000 in prize money. Ben was 6th out of the water behind pre-race favorite Luke Bell of Australia who led the 2.4-mile swim in 49:22. Ben, along with four other riders, caught Bell early into the bike and the five rode together (minding the no drafting rule) until Weiss blasted to the lead on a downhill stretch about 65 miles in. Ben made a slight break from the remaining group near the end of the 112-mile ride to enter T2 in 2nd, a place he never relinquished during the tough marathon run. He had the 2nd fastest ride of the day and 3rd fastest marathon. His official splits were: Swim-51:13, T1-1:58, Bike-4:53:37 (22.89 mph), T2-1:13, Run-3:04:53 (7:03 min/mile).
Slide show photos by www.asiphoto.com. |
 
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Order Offical Team Sport Beans/NTTC Apparel!
Check out the complete collection of official team apparel at our online NTTC Sportshop! Tri-Tops, Tri-Shorts, Polo Shirts, Jackets, T-shirts, swim suits, goggles, and MUCH more! And, if you're a Club Team member, you'll also get an additional 15% OFF by using your special team promotion code at check-out. Plus, at the Sportshop, learn about discounts on blueseventy wetsuits and swimskins, Rudy Project helmets and sunglasses, Valdora bikes, and Flex-Power performance sports cream. So, don't delay! Order your Team Sport Beans/NTTC apparel and equipment today!
NTTC Sportshop |
Alexis Smith Wins ITU Pan American Cup in San Francisco!
Alexis Smith won the prestigious San Francisco Triathlon at Treasure Island on July 11, 2009. The race doubled as an ITU (International Triathlon Union) Pan American Cup race and was part of USA Triathlon's "Twenty-12 Elite Series" to prepare our triathletes for the 2012 Olympic Games to be held in London. The men's winner, in 1:54:40, was 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist and 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist Simon Whitfield of Canada. Alexis covered the Olympic-distance course (1.5k swim, 40k bike, and 10k run) in 2:12:40. Lindsey Jerdonek of Washington, DC finished 2nd in 2:13:30, while Canadian Tenille Hoogland placed 3rd in 2:14:04. Alexis picked up $2,500 in prize money for the win. Click HERE to watch video highlights of the race on Tri-Cal TV. To learn more about USA Triathlon's "Twenty-12 Elite Series," click HERE. (Photo right by www.asiphoto.com.) |
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