Over 30 athletes and their families gathered at Camp Nan-Ke-Rafe over the Father’s Day weekend to train, learn, relax and race at the 2010 Cape Cod Triathlon Team Training Camp. Nestled at the back of Nickerson State Park, Dream Day on Cape Cod’s wonderful camp provided athletes with immediate access to ponds, roads and trails for working on technique and skills. Expert coaches Craig Lewin (Endurance Swimming), Ali Winslow (Boston Performance Coaching) and Geof Newton (Athlete’s Companion) presented seminars and guided athletes through workshops on all aspects of triathlon. And after a day packed with workouts (and a peaceful night’s sleep deep in the Nickerson woods), the participants got to put it all together at Long Pond Practice Triathlon 2. There is nothing better to jumpstart your racing season than a spring boot camp so be sure to pencil this in to your 2011 calendar! [Long Pond Triathlon #2 Results] [Long Pond Photos] [Training Camp Photos] [Long Pond Race Schedule]

The weather obliged with Chatham Harbor Run tradition and greeted runners and walkers with hot and humid conditions at race time on June 27th. Despite the heat, Taylor Burmeister repeated his 2009 performance with a second win, 45 seconds off of last year’s time in a nevertheless impressive 33:30. Second up was visiting Otis Ubriaro in 34:45 followed by undefeatable master Mark Clifford of Osterville in 35:20. Recently relocated from Connecticut, Mark is now potent competition for Cape Cod Master runners. The women were led by Karen Friedman of Brewster in a time of 40:57 who strung out the women’s field by several minutes; Katherine Schock who netted first Chatham Resident honors posted second in 42:40 followed by Dover’s Laura Soriano in 44:38. The CCAC’s Rick Heath was on-hand to photograph the event and you can browse or purchase photos from his SmugMug site. [Run Results] [Walk Results] [Photos]

It’s almost here – the 2nd Annual Cape Cod Triathlon Team Training Camp opens Friday and with almost 30 athletes already registered, this will be one serious training weekend that you won’t want to miss. And even if you’re a single-sport fanatic, there’ll be plenty to learn from our coaches from Boston Performance Coaching, Endurance Swimming and Athlete’s Companion. Plus, there’ll be lots of time to unwind as we setup camp in the back reaches of Nickerson State Park. Register now for a day or the whole weekend and come get lost in the woods! [More Information]

The Falmouth Track Club has opened registration for their 5th Annual Summer Youth Running Program. For kids from 1st grade through high school, the program will introduce running essentials, include games for the young ones, and focus on form and technical training for the more experienced runners. The one-week sessions begin 13 July and continue through 12 August at the Falmouth High School Track. Contact Anne Preisig for more information. Additional volunteers are also welcome.

Were you caught on the photographers’ rolls at the Great Hyannis Races? Check out the album brought to us by VP Kristen Navas and the official race photos by Capstone. [Full Race Results]