iCAN Junior Triathlon Team is composed of athletes of all sizes, ages, and skill level. Some participants may be experienced youth and junior triathletes while some are participating in sport of triathlon for the first time. We create a safe, fun, and encouraging team environment, in which athletes develop the skills to enjoy the sport of triathlon. Triathletes train to their age appropriate developmental stage, current conditioning, experience, and skill level, to accomplish their individual goals.
Session I – April 14 – June 7 – 2025
Training Times – Session I – (Times may vary depending on conditions)
Mondays & Thursdays 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. (Run & Bike)
Saturdays 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Run & Bike)
Monday – Friday – (Swim with Clovis Swim Club at assigned group swim time)
Training Location – Session I
Clovis Community College West Parking Lot & Clovis North High School (Mondays, Thursdays & Saturdays)
Clovis Swim Club Assigned locations (Monday – Friday)
Register For Session ISession II – June 16 – August 9 – 2025
Training Times – Session II – (Times may vary depending on conditions)
Mondays & Thursdays 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. (Run & Bike)
Saturdays 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. (Run & Bike)Monday – Friday – (Swim with Clovis Swim Club at assigned group swim time)
Training Location – Session II (Times may vary depending on the weather)
Clovis Community College West Parking Lot & Clovis North High School (Mondays, Thursdays & Saturdays)
Clovis Swim Club Assigned locations (Monday – Friday)
Register For Session IIRaces:
Generally, there are 2 youth races per Session. The youth race schedule is emailed to parents at the beginning of the session. Triathletes have the option to compete in any of the scheduled races for each Session and enter other races that they choose or as their coach recommends.
Session Cost:
$395.00 per athlete. Cost doesn’t include swim with Clovis Swim Club, race entry fees and travel. For flexible training you can purchase a Triathlon Training Card for $250.00. This gives you 10 training’s. The triathlon training card may be used for Session I and II of the current calendar year only. Daily training is available for $30.00 per training.
Training and Equipment:
Swim Training
Youth swim training is with Clovis Swim Club so we have more time to focus on the bike and run training. Swimmers will assessed and assigned to their appropriate swim group. This gives athletes the opportunity to swim multiple days per week. Assessment date and time can be found on the homepage of the Clovis Swim Club website. We will schedule an occasional open water swim trainings at Lake Millerton (in shallow water) so that the athletes get familiar with lake swimming.
Youth Team Swim Training (6-12)
All youth team members swim with Clovis Swim Club. We used to coach all the swim, however, with all the different ages, abilities, and skill level our coaching requirements and CUSD pool facilities were too costly to justify continuing swim training for the youth team. The decision was made not to increase our triathlon program costs so the additional Clovis Swim Club costs would still make the program affordable. This new schedule gave athletes more swim training time and gave us more cycling, (which the athletes enjoyed) run, and strength training time. It also greatly improved the athlete’s overall performance. For the competitive youth, the bike and run have the greatest impact on overall performance. The swim is important and begins to impact the overall performance more as the athlete ages up.
Junior Team Swim Training (13-16)
The junior team members are coached and swim under the expert coaching of Coach Todd.
Bike
You should have a bike (with a freewheel) in good operating condition and an approved bike helmet. Appropriate biking apparel will be discussed at practice.
Run
Basic running apparel and a good pair of running shoes.
Training Levels:
Youth Team: Ages 6-12
In this group of entry level athletes, the inherent emphasis is on safety, fun, and skill development. Athletes develop the correct skills for swimming, biking, and running through sport specific, skill development training. Athletes at all levels of development should enjoy their training and racing experience. This is accomplished through a variety of skills based training’s, positive experiences, and positive social interaction with fellow triathletes and coaches.
https://www.usatriathlon.org/multisport/youth
Junior Team: Ages 13-19
This group of triathletes can be beginners or have had several years of training and racing experience. They can be new to the sport or come up from the youth team. While some are still in a developmental stage, these triathletes are mastering swim, bike, and run techniques, building base, and speed to advance in future years. These athletes have usually chosen the sport of triathlon as a primary or secondary sport and want to further develop their skills, knowledge, training, and performance with a goal to perform at the Youth or Junior Elite level. Some of these triathletes may be on an Individual Training Plans (ITP).
High Performance Development Team (HPDT)
Youth Elite: Ages 13-15
Junior Elite: Ages 16-19
A HPDT is organized around the purpose of identifying, recruiting, and developing elite level talent. Athletes who meet specific swim and run benchmarks can join the HP Team, They are furthering their mastery of swim, bike, and run techniques and are training specifically for future opportunities within the highly competitive ranks of national and international competition. These triathletes are on Individual Training Plans (ITP). These individual team members work very closely with their coach and his sports performance staff to move strategically through the USA Triathlon developmental pipeline.
https://www.usatriathlon.org/our-community/elite-development/youth-jr-u23
NCAA Scholarship Program
Becoming an NCAA Emerging Sport for Women in 2014, and as of 2022, triathlon has become a varsity sport at schools in all three levels of NCAA competition across the nation. With scholarships offered to qualified triathletes, women’s collegiate triathlon features the same fast, tactical, and draft-legal racing that is contested at the elite level. Our High-Performance program offers and creates a scholarship pathway for young women seeking triathlon scholarships.
https://www.usatriathlon.org/multisport/ncaa-triathlon
Age Appropriate Swim, Bike, and Run Distances
Race directors may modify these distances slightly to fit their specific race course
6-9 Youth – 50 to 100 swim, 2 to 4-mile bike, .5 to 1 mile run
10-12 Youth – 100 swim, 3-to-4-mile bike, 1 mile run
13-15 Youth – 200 to 400 swim, 4-to-6-mile bike, 1.5 to 2 mile run
16-19 Junior – 500 to 750 swim, 12-mile bike, 3 mile run
13-15 Youth Elite – 375 swim, 5-mile bike, 1.75 mile run
16-19 Junior Elite – 750 swim, 12-mile bike, 3 mile run
SWIM = YARDS
Race distances may vary based on the race directors discretion and the race venue