General Overview

The 5* Hotel Quinta da Marinha Resort is located in the excellent area of Cascais and Sintra, just 25 km away from Lisbon, and stands between the city and nature, the beach and the mountains, offering you the perfect setting for relaxation as well as triathlon training.

More about the rooms

The rooms are double or twin rooms. These can be upgraded.

Further upgrades

B&B - can be upgraded to half board

Hotel buffet breakfast is included in the package.

There is also the option of upgrading to half board for evening meals too.

As it is a short trip to the town, we recommend purchasing some snacks for rides as well as organising lunches or evening meals.

General Information

There are regular flights to Lisbon International airport (flights not included) or the train stations of Lisbon.

Transfers

Transfers from Lisbon airport or train station are available though not included. Please email us to arrange that for you.

Arrival and Departure times

We will not be able to guarantee your room access until 2pm and you will need to be out of your rooms at 11am on the last day of your stay.

Where possible we will try and get you in sooner and accommodate you.

This camp has access to the following facilities:

– Guiding & coaching all included

– Personal report for you to take home with video analysis

– Stunning ocean swimming

– IRONMAN Portugal race recce (Not the car racing track or motorways)

– Beautiful rides on the western coast of Portugal and into Sintra

– Coastal running paths

Kit choice suggestions:

– Wetsuit is recommended

– TT bikes are welcome

– We suggest road running shoes

General Overview

This camp can be an ideal weekend break, or it can be used as a race recce for IRONMAN Portugal. We are fortunate that we have two of our professional coaches living in Cascais, and both are more than happy to arrange course familiarisation and coaching.

Suggested Ability Level

This camp is open to all abilities. Due to the low numbers, it is almost 1-2-1 coaching.

Swim

Swimming takes place in either the ocean on the IRONMAN swim course or in the pool

– Open water skills sessions

– Endurance work

– Technical assistance

Bike

Cycling around the hills of Sintra and the coast of Cascais is stunning. We are able to offer:

– Course recce

– Endurance guided rides

Run

Running around Cascais is a fine balance between the beautiful backdrop of the mountains, the fresh ocean coastline or the charming town of Cascais. Sessions include

– IRONMAN Course familiarisation

– Running intervals

– Brick sessions

S&C

There is a gym in the hotel, though we don’t use it for this training camp.

The training schedule written below is subject to change and is meant to be representative of the style of training scheduled to help your planning. If you want any further information, drop us a line closer to the start date as we will have a better idea of any tweaks or changes due to facility closures or weather.

There is no set schedule yet for this camp.

The expected weather for Cascais is usually fine. We recommend that you make sure you pack for all eventualities and check the weather before you leave as it is coastal, so the Atlantic conditions can impact the weather on land.

Both the BBC and Dark Sky are good resources.

Bikes available

We do have access to local bike rentals for bike hire for both carbon and aluminium road bikes. See the booking forms for more information.

Accessories

If hiring a bike, we suggest you bring your helmet and pedals with you. Depending on your saddle type, it may be worth bringing your own saddle too.

This is a breakfast only training camp and so meal costs are not included. You can upgrade to a half board option.

You will need some money for cafe stops when out and about and if you wanted to purchase any snacks. You will also need to provide your other meals.