10 week Olympic Plan for Beginners/Intermediates
Author: Alissa Anderson
Length: 10 Weeks
Typical Week: 1 Day Off, 2 Swim, 3 Bike, 2 Run
Longest Workout:
2:40 hrs
Event:
olympic distance triathlon
Author: Alissa Anderson
Length: 10 Weeks
Typical Week: 1 Day Off, 2 Swim, 3 Bike, 2 Run
Longest Workout:
2:40 hrs
Event:
olympic distance triathlon
10 week Olympic Plan for Beginners/Intermediates
This ten-week olympic plan is a simple to follow plan for beginner to intermediate triathletes. It is a low-to-moderate-volume plan that is appropriate for beginners and also those who have experience in the sport of triathlon, but have limited time to train. The plan prescribes 2 swims, 3 bikes, and 2 to 3 runs per week. The weekly volume ranges from 5 to 9 hours. This is a Monday to Sunday plan, so the plan should be applied to your Training Peaks account with a Monday start date. If your race is on a Saturday, we suggest modifying the final week, rather than starting the plan on a Sunday, so that your long workouts still fall on the weekends. Monday is the rest day as this plan is written and the 4th and 7th weeks are rest weeks.
RTB coached swim or
1000 yards including a main set of:
10 x 50 yards at an easy pace (rest 15 - 30 sec between 50's)
Ride for 40 minutes on a flat course or indoor trainer at a comfortable pace with quick cadence (90 rpm). include 5 x 20 second accelerations within the ride (2 min. RI).
Join RTB morning track workout OR
10 minute jogging warm-up, stretch
Then: Run 15 minutes at a moderate pace and include 5 x 20 sec. relaxed sprints with at least 90 sec. recoveries
Cool-down jog 10 min.
RTB coached swim or
1200 yards including a main set of:
4 x 100 yards comfortable pace (15 - 30 sec. Rest Intervals, or RI); 6 x 50 yards at a moderate pace (10 sec. RI)
Easy spinning indoors or out on a flat to gently rolling course. Keep it easy!
JOIN an RTB Saturday run workout...
Or go solo....
3-4 miles easy to moderate pace. Rolling terrain is best.
Bike at a comfortable pace for one hour. Try to get in 13-15 miles. Consider joining an RTB bike ride.
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