From eating properly to running right, a group of Bermuda's triathletes will learn all the tricks of the trade at a six-day camp that starts tonight.Canadian triathletes, Mike Neill, Jen MacLean and Jasper Blake will give 25 of the Island's athletes the benefit of their experience with a camp that will culminate in two days of putting all they have learnt into practise this weekend.The trio, from Victoria, British Columbia, have been brought to Bermuda by organiser Dave Morrison to coach the group, which includes the likes of Hawaii Ironman participants Karen Smith and Karen Bordage, about competing over the longer distances in the discipline.“One of the biggest things that Dave (Morrison) was trying to get across to me was that there hasn't been a real focus on long-distance racing here on the Island,” said Neill. “And now I can kind of see that it would be hard to train for an Ironman here on this Island, there's not a lot of road.“But, because the Ironman and the half-ironman has gotten so big and so popular over the past few years I think he wanted to bring that aspect of expertise and coaching to the Island for the triathletes that are here.“For us, that's what we do, that's our distance, and most of the athletes we coach are that distance.”Triathletes mainly compete over three distances, Olympic (1.5km swim, 40km bike, and 10km run), Half-Ironman (2km, 90km, 21.1km) and Full Ironman (3.8km, 180km, 42.2km). And while the uninitiated may assume it's just a case of swimming, cycling, and running further, the reality is, of course, far different.“It's a slightly different energy system that you're training at, and Ironman is a much more about endurance,” said MacLean.“The biggest difference for a lot of people is just learning how to train your body properly to go that little extra and last a bit longer,” added Neill, “and also to fuel it.“The nutrition aspect of it is a huge part of it, that's why one of the first things we are doing at the camp is giving a talk on nutrition, that makes a huge difference.“And also learning to use your heart rate, because you can't red-line for four or five hours (in a half-Ironman), and then when you get to Ironman it's impossible to do that.“Training for Olympic distance you spend most of the day right on the edge of your threshold, whereas you want to become a bit more efficient aerobically, that's the difference.”Over the week Neill, Blake and MacLean will break down the various components of a triathlon, and hopefully help Bermuda's triathletes become more efficient, and as a consequence, quicker.“We're going to try and develop a lot of principles of training for the longer distance through the week,” said Neill. “We do want to go through skills, in terms of just proper running form and proper cycling form, those are the foundation of everything. If you can be efficient with your skills, then you're much better off overall on the longer distance.”And having been once, the trio, who are all sponsored by ProCity bike shop, want to come back. And next time they're going to bring their friends.“I'd really like to come back next year and make it an annual event,” said Neill, “and also bring some athletes that we coach back in Victoria, bring them here for a different experience. And vice versa, taking some Bermuda athletes out to Victoria to race and train.”