🏅 2026 HALF DISTANCE TRIATHLON MAINE - INTERMEDIATE W/AI RUN GAIT ANALYSIS - PAUL M. JOHNSON
🏅 2026 HALF DISTANCE TRIATHLON MAINE - INTERMEDIATE W/AI RUN GAIT ANALYSIS - PAUL M. JOHNSON
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Length
36 Weeks
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Plan Description
Train Smart for the Half Distance Triathlon Maine — Build Strength, Endurance, and Race-Day Confidence
This point-to-point race delivers fast swim times powered by the river’s current, over 3,000 feet of bike climbing through Maine’s scenic Kennebec River Valley, and a rolling run along shaded river paths. To meet these course-specific demands and optimize your race-day performance, you need a strategic, progressive, and structured training plan designed with this event in mind.
🔥 Enter the 36-Week Half Distance Triathlon Intermediate Plan — a performance-focused roadmap developed to prepare you for the terrain, temperature, and pacing demands unique to this Maine-based event.
✅ Foundation First (Weeks 1–12)
The opening phase builds aerobic endurance from the ground up, ideal whether you're returning to training or stepping up in distance. Focused strength training supports muscular resilience—key for Maine’s hilly bike course and strong swim starts—while swim drills and technique development ensure efficiency in the river’s current-driven waters.
✅ Endurance & Skill Development (Weeks 13–24)
This phase transitions you into longer sessions (ramping from 7 to 12.5 hours per week), emphasizing open water readiness, brick workouts, and terrain-specific training. Strategic tempo sessions and sustained aerobic efforts mirror the demands of rolling run terrain and help you hold pace through Hallowell and Augusta’s shaded roads.
✅ Peak Training & Specific Prep (Weeks 25–36)
As race day nears, workouts intensify with VO2 intervals, anaerobic threshold training, and endurance-focused bike and run sessions—all aligned with the Half Distance Triathlon Maine’s elevation profile and likely weather conditions (air temps averaging 75°F / 24°C). Every detail is tailored to enhance pacing, reduce injury risk, and boost confidence for race day.
🏊♂️🏋️♀️🚴♂️ Plan Features Include:
💡 Video-guided swim drills for efficiency and confidence in open water
🧠 Heart Rate & Power-based structured bike/run sessions
🏃♂️ Strength routines built for endurance athletes
📧 Personalized email coach support for expert guidance and accountability
Ready to train with purpose? Build the endurance, strength, and confidence you need to conquer the Half Distance Triathlon Maine.
👉 Start your training journey today—with the support and structure that sets you up for success.
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Training Plan Sample Week
Stats
Average Weekly Breakdown
| Workouts | Weekly Average | Longest Workout |
|---|---|---|
|
Swim
x3
|
01:19:00 | 01:15:00 |
|
Bike
x3
|
02:29:00 | 02:25:00 |
|
Run
x3
|
01:49:00 | 01:40:00 |
|
Strength
x2
|
01:34:00 | 01:00:00 |
| Workouts Per Week | Weekly Average | Longest Workout | |
|---|---|---|---|
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01:19:00 | 01:15:00 | |
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02:29:00 | 02:25:00 | |
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01:49:00 | 01:40:00 | |
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01:34:00 | 01:00:00 |
Training Load By Week
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