Half Distance Boulder Triathlon Training Plan — This 44-week training plan is designed to build your endurance, strength, and race-day confidence—no previous endurance experience needed. Whether this is your first race or you’re aiming to improve your personal best, this plan prepares you for every phase of the event: swim, bike, and run.
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Why This Training Plan Works for You
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✅ No Experience Required: Start with a 12-week base phase that builds a solid foundation, then dive into 32 weeks of focused, sport-specific training designed to boost your performance.
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✅ Compatible with Your Devices: Sync workouts seamlessly with Garmin, smartwatches, and other platforms to track heart rate, power, and perceived effort.
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✅ Injury Prevention & Strength: Strength routines tailored for Masters athletes help keep you strong and injury-free.
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✅ Balanced Training & Recovery: Follow a proven 3 weeks on, 1 week off periodized structure that maximizes gains without burnout.
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What You’ll Do in This Plan
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Phase 1: Base Training (12 Weeks)
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🔹 Gradually build weekly training from 4 to 10.5 hours.
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🔹 Focus on swimming technique, endurance, and power for a strong start.
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Phase 2: Triathlon-Specific Training (32 Weeks)
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🔥 Increase weekly training to 12.5 hours with intensity and endurance work.
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🔥 Perfect transitions with brick sessions combining swim-bike and bike-run workouts.
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🔥 Boost speed and efficiency by developing VO2 max and anaerobic power.
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Extra Features to Sharpen Your Edge
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✔ Expert swim drills via video to improve your form in Boulder Reservoir’s cool 62°F water.
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✔ Training guided by RPE, heart rate, and power metrics—train smarter, not harder.
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✔ Strength workouts designed specifically to support Masters athletes’ long-term performance.
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✔ Easily follow your swim, bike, and run workouts on your device—no printing needed!
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Why This Plan Prepares You Perfectly for Boulder
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The Boulder course is unique: a challenging 1.2-mile swim starting at the east boat ramp, a fast 56-mile bike ride featuring rolling hills and smooth pavement, plus a fast, rolling 13.1-mile run on hard-packed dirt trails. Our training plan simulates these demands to build your endurance, power, and mental readiness.
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Take the Next Step
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🚀 Get started with the Half Distance Triathlon Boulder Training Plan and train with confidence for your best race day yet!
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Your next podium finish is waiting—make it happen today!
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Every level. Every Training Plan. One simple price: just $6 a week—and the plan is yours to keep and reuse forever. Welcome to the Andiamo²® family, where your goals, lifestyle, and personal best come first. Based in Austin, Texas, we offer in-person and remote triathlon coaching plus structured training plans that give every workout a clear purpose. Whether you’re preparing for your first race or your next breakthrough, you’ll have experienced guidance every step of the way.