First-timer half distance triathlon training plan: 18 weeks, 6–10 hrs/week, 80/20 Endurance intensity, free coach email support. Your best 70.3, on fewer hard days.
Is this plan for you?
At a glance: Half Distance Triathlon · Level 0 · 18 weeks · 6–10 hrs/week · intensity by pace and power. Prefer another metric? All versions.
This plan is intended to enable first-time Half Distance Triathlon (1.2m/1.9km swim, 56m/90K bike, 13.1/21.1km run) participants and even first-time triathletes to finish strong in a Half Distance Triathlon event. You're ready to start when the first week below looks comfortable.
Your first week: 6 sessions, 3.2 hours. Mon rest · Tue Run 30 min · Wed Swim · Thu Ride 60 min · Fri rest · Sat Run 45 min · Sun Swim + Ride 60 min.
Not sure about the level? Swap to another level or intensity type free, any time. Compare levels.
What's included with your plan
One-time price. No subscription. Yours for life.
Included: free coach email support, Mind of Matt Weekly Analysis, the Level Guarantee, lifetime access, Garmin and Apple Watch sync, and heart rate, pace and power versions.
Based on the best-selling books
Based on 80/20 Triathlon by Matt Fitzgerald.
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Racing more than once this year?
80/20 Endurance is the creation of Matt Fitzgerald and David Warden. Based on the breakthrough books 80/20 Running and 80/20 Triathlon, runners, triathletes, and other endurance athletes improve the most when they consistently do 80 percent of their training at low intensity and the other 20 percent high intensity. The typical endurance athlete spends only 50-70 percent their total training time at low intensity. The solution? An 80/20 training plan that ensures the optimal intensity balance.