Dave Morrison was so pleased with the response to the last week’s triathlon camp that talks have already started about hosting another one.The camp, arranged by the Bermuda Triathlon Association (BTA), and organised by Morrison, saw 25 of the Island’s athletes receive valuable information from respected Canadian elite triathletes Mike Neil, Jasper Blake and Jen MacLean.Blake has been competing professionally for more than 12 years and has numerous race wins to his credit including the 2006 Ironman Canada title. One of the strongest runners in the sport, he recently won the Dubai International Triathlon.Neill meanwhile is one of Canada’s most established professional Ironman athletes.He has more than 24 Ironman finishes to date and was the top Canadian finisher at the Hawaii Ironman World Championships from 2006-2009, and has won the prestigious Gulf Coast Triathlon for the past two years.“The response was fantastic. We have had very good feedback from a lot of the participants,” said Morrison.“The level of coaching was very high and what they appreciated the most was a lot of one on one time with the coaches. It wasn’t just a group thing, they also had time to do individuals and show them the finer points of the swim, bike and run.“We are already in discussions with them about possible future camps in Bermuda and also potentially a group of longer distance people going to Victoria, British Columbia to compete in camps and races over there.”Morrison admitted the need for the camp, with so many athletes on the Island looking to gain further knowledge of the sport in order to better themselves.With the long distance triathlon unseen on local shores, the event also brought together athletes that share a common goal and expectations.“These camps are important because we don’t have any local paid triathlon coaches here and a lot of people said that they were floundering and didn’t know what to do besides reading up and getting bits of advice from people.“They now have a focus and those who want to can pay these guys to coach them online, but the most important thing was that it gave them a much better understanding on the type of training they can do for the longer distances and the purpose of it.“The longer distance athletes can now understand what to do, and a lot of them were brought together and are now planning to train together.“Besides Karen Smith, who already has a coach, no one had any real experience in having someone guide them through the training.“The other aspect is that there are a growing number of people interested in doing the half and full Ironman course and it is hard for us to put these on because it is loop after loop, so it has helped to bring the longer distance athletes together and into the association.”