Men 40-70 · sprint to 70.3
Boulder has more triathletes per capita than anywhere on earth, and most of them are twenty-nine. We are the other club: men 40-70, coached swims at 5:30am, Saturday rides up Left Hand Canyon, open-water season at Boulder Res, and a race calendar from sprint to 70.3. First week free — bring your goggles and your birth certificate.
The 40+ advantage
In age-group triathlon, the 40-49 and 50-59 brackets are the deepest, fastest, and — we would argue — most fun fields in the sport. The twenty-five-year-old flash dies on the run; the forty-eight-year-old who has trained with a plan for two years passes him at mile nine and waves. Patience, base, and brains win races in our sport, and you have been stocking all three for decades.
Our squad has podiumed at Boulder 70.3, qualified athletes to Age-Group Nationals, and — more importantly — dragged nine men who could not swim 100 meters in January across their first sprint in July. Whether you are racing the pointy end or finishing your first, you get the same coached plan and the same canyon.
From the field
No-drop rule, orange jerseys, questionable coffee.
Real work, real weather, real mornings.
The squad leadership
Head Coach, USAT L-II
USAT Level II, ASCA Level 2 swim coach, 9-time 70.3 finisher — six of them after forty. Writes the annual plan and runs the 5:30am swims; her catch-phase drill has been described as "life-changing" and "a form of justice" in the same week.
Bike Coach
Former Cat 2 cyclist, USAT-certified, 54. Leads the Saturday canyon rides with a gaze that enforces the no-drop rule. Also our bike-fit guy: the fit bay at HQ is his chapel.
Run Coach
USATF-certified, masters marathoner (2:58 at 46). Owns the Thursday track sessions and the run-strength blocks that keep forty-plus hamstrings attached.
Club Director
61, five-time Ironman, zero interest in slowing down. Handles USAT sanctioning, race-day logistics, and the Rule of the Club: whoever flats gets first draft on the spare, whoever complains about the wind does the paperwork.
Membership
Try-a-Week
Free7 days
Everyone starts
All sessions, all sports, all coaches, one week. Most men know by Thursday; several signed up in the parking lot after their first open water.
Monthly Membership
$149per month
The standard
All 14 weekly sessions, the training calendar, race-day logistics sheets, and the club's negotiated rates at the Res and the track.
Race Season (Apr-Oct)
$9807 months
Season commitment
Monthly membership plus a periodized plan for your target race (sprint, Olympic, or 70.3), open-water clinics, and race-day support at five Colorado events.
The Full 70.3 Year
$2,90012 months
The big one
Annual periodization toward Boulder 70.3 (or your pick), all sessions, two bike fits, VO2 testing at cost, unlimited open-water clinics, and a coach at your race. For the man who has decided.
All prices USD. USAT annual license required for sanctioned events (we handle the paperwork). The no-drop rule applies to every ride, every run, every swim — the squad is fast because nobody gets dropped, not the other way around.
A race season
01
Swim Tuesday, ride Saturday, run whenever. You meet the coaches, the pace groups, and the post-ride coffee culture.
02
A 400m swim time trial, a functional threshold bike test, and a mile run. Your training zones are built from these, not from a formula.
03
14 coached sessions a week; you attend what fits your life. The plan fills the gaps with targeted homework.
04
Logistics sheets, transition walk-throughs, and a coach at five Colorado events. You will not wonder where the mount line is; you will have walked it in April.
Client stories
“ "I showed up at 52 unable to swim 100 meters without questioning my life. Kat rebuilt the stroke in six weeks, Digger taught me to hold a wheel, and in July I crossed my first sprint. The no-drop rule is real: Digger towed me up Left Hand for a month and pretended it was for his training." ”
Mike S.
52, finance (Boulder)
“ "The 40-49 wave at Boulder 70.3 was eleven deep on the podium and six of us were Brick Squad. But the moment that matters: the guy who started with the learn-to-swim group in January finished the same race in September, and forty men in orange waited at the line. That is the club." ”
Raj P.
47, physician (Denver)
“ "62, retired, terrified of the open water in May, 70.3 finisher in August. I am not the fastest man in the squad; I am possibly the happiest. The coffee is mediocre and I would not change a thing." ”
Chuck D.
62, retired (Longmont)
// Before you book //
Try your first week
Tell us your swim truth (everyone has one) and your race ambition. The first week is free and the coffee, though mediocre, is included.
Phone (303) 555-0162
Hours Mon-Fri 5:30am-8pm, Sat 6am-2pm MT
Email [email protected]