East Lothian Triathlon Club

 

Haddington Triathlon Training Plan (7-9 Hours per week plan).

 

 

Week commencing: 19th August 2002

 

Refer to the key at the bottom of the page for an explanation of unfamiliar terms.

 

Monday

Day off or Long Endurance ride, aim for 20 minutes longer than your longest ride since starting the programme. Include a few short form sprints.

Tuesday

Run; 45-60 minutes Surges. Warm up for 10 minutes then run at race pace for 2 minutes (easy run to recover for 1 minute), 1 minute race pace (recover 30 seconds), 30 seconds race (recover 30 seconds). Repeat for entire course. As always maintain good form when running at race pace ie head up looking toward horizon, proud, upright posture, high knees, quick cadence, heels close to backside.

Wednesday

Swim; WU. 4 x 50 done as 25 swim, 25 drill. MS: swim 1 x 450 1 x 350, 1 x 250 1 x 150, 1 x 100, 1 x 50 (30 sec rest between sets) CD: 100 easy. Total 1550

Thursday

Easy run/skills practice. Pick one or two of the items given under good form on Tuesdays run and work on improving it

Friday

Bike; 45-60 mins Race pace long intervals. Ride at endurance pace for 10 minutes, include a few short sprints near the end. Then increase to race pace for 12 minutes, recover by pedalling easy for 3 minutes, repeat for one more 12 minute & one 6 minute interval. Ride at endurance pace for the rest of the time & allow 10 mins easy pedalling afterwards.

Saturday

Club swim session or repeat Wednesdays swim

Sunday

Brick; Interval/tempo brick. Bike about 1 hour with 3 or 4 x 5 minute intervals at race effort (2-minute recoveries) on Haddington race course if possible. Then quickly transition to a 20 minute Tempo run, then drop to Endurance pace for 10-20 minutes and walk for a few minutes afterwards to cool down.

 

Key

Run/Bike workouts