Nick Harris British Triathlon Federation level 3 Coach, Training Bible Master endurance coach
This program should be used for an athlete who is new to duathlon and their goal is to complete a standard distance duathlon of 10km/4km/5km
The schedule consists of 3 workouts per week in each sport.
This program can also be used to lead you into the 12 Week 10k/40k/5k Distance duathlon plan.
Heart-Rate training
This plan uses heart-rate training zones for intensity specific training. There are also a few weeks with some additional testing in this plan, see See 'Related Links' at bottom for testing protocol and how to determine and setup your heart-rate zones.
Since this is a basic program and some athletes may not be able to complete the test outlined in this article above, I thought it would be best to leave out the testing in the program.
Background requirements
You should be able to bike at least 90 minutes, and run at least 45 minutes.
Nick is a level 3 British Triathlon Coach, STA level 2 Swim Teacher, Level 1 Training Peaks coach, and Training Bible coaching Master endurance coach with 25 years’ experience in triathlon, founder and Head Coach for Speedy Swimming.
Nick is a Level 3 British Triathlon Coach with 18 years’ experience and has worked as a Master Endurance Coach with Training Bible Coaching UK. He is also a TrainingPeaks Level 2 Accredited Coach and has served as a Regional Development Coach for British Triathlon in the South East.
Alongside his online coaching, Nick runs Speedy Swimming, specialising in 1-2-1 front crawl technique lessons, endless pool video analysis, swim clinics, and group swim sessions.