
Plan for Minor Mistakes
I was recently contacted by an ELITEAMer who was having a tough time finishing courses. He was feeling confused and frustrated and couldn’t understand why he was having such a hard time reaching the finish line, in both training and during races. After talking it through, we figured out that …

155 Athletes & 180,200 Burpees
ELITEAM wrapped up its 28th summer season of camps on Aug 16th in Park City with a fantastic and tough SUFFERFEST that included an assault on the 700 steps up the 134 meter Nordic Jump at the Utah Olympic Park. Over the Summer we educated and inspired 155 young athletes from 34 …

2018 EC Fri- Sandy. Fun. Epic.
Today at ELITEAM… We got “STRONGER” by completing 250 pushups! And that was the minimum. I know of two campers who completed 350!In the morning, we finished up with our Ropes Course and Gym/Agility rotation. Drier conditions made for easier conditions so the campers pushed farther both on the …

2018 EC Thurs- Everything was my favorite
Today at ELITEAM… We pushed our limits in the rain. Half the group was climbing in the trees all morning working on goal setting, visualization and jumping out of their comfort zones (literally!) in the high ropes course. Each camper attempted the Launching Pad, Cargo Net, Burma Bridge and Incline …

2018 EC Wed- Doug was all Burpee Crazy
Today at ELITEAM… We got a little tougher! Our theme this summer is “Tougher, Stronger, Fitter, Faster”, so this afternoon we broke into five groups and rotated through a variety of challenges to work on each of these aspects:Burpees- 100 burpees in 10 minutes… talk about digging deep! TOUGHERBoxing- …

2018 WC2 Fri- We’re Crazy, Fast, Strong and Dedicated
Today at ELITEAM… We suffered with huge smiles! Today was our “Sufferfest” workout… one of our toughest, but one of our best! In the afternoon we hit the sandpits, which is always a crowd pleaser. After 3 training runs, it was Game-On! Everyone pushed it to the limit. This …

2018 WC2 Thurs- Nerve Wracking but So Fun
Today at ELITEAM… We sprinted. Our “FASTER” challenge today was to sprint one mile. To complete the task, we broke it down into seventeen 100 yrd sprints throughout the day. Our last sprint was done in our “Duct Tape & Denim” costumes, which made it tough for those with …

2018 WC2 Wed- Poems, Views and the Feeling of Success
Today at ELITEAM… We challenged ourselves to 500 burpees! Today our focus was “Tougher” and it was definitely a tough day. Combining 500 burpees with a 4 hour Adventure Hike made for some serious sweat, grit and dig deep moments. But as Harry remarked, “Isn’t that what …