Six months from now, 1.9 km of swimming, 90 km of cycling, and 21.1 km of running can stop feeling like three separate challenges and start feeling like one race you know how to manage.
This 24-week Beginner Half Distance Triathlon Training Plan is for athletes who have completed four to six weeks of aerobic base training and are ready for a clear path toward Málaga, Spain. You do not need to know everything on day one. You need a progression that tells you what to build next, when to add intensity, and how to practice the skills the race will demand.
FROM FOUNDATION TO RACE DAY
Early training reinforces aerobic endurance, swim technique, and strength before gradually introducing tempo work, VO2 max intervals, and anaerobic-threshold sessions. The progression is deliberate: learn the movement, build the endurance, then add the harder work.
MÁLAGA, ONE STEP AT A TIME
The 1.9 km open-water swim becomes less intimidating when pool technique, instructional swim drills, and open-water practice have already made unfamiliar conditions part of training.
The 90 km bike is prepared through structured RPE and heart-rate sessions that teach you to ride with purpose instead of guessing at effort.
Then comes the 21.1 km two-loop run. By the time you reach it, your training has already taught you how to manage endurance across all three disciplines rather than treating each sport as a separate workout.
STRENGTH WITHOUT THE GUESSWORK
Beginner-specific strength sessions include detailed video instruction, giving you a clear way to add useful strength work without needing to design your own gym program.
As race day gets closer, the Race Predictor Calculator gives you a performance reference, the Triathlon Fueling Calculator helps you organize race-day nutrition, and the Race Pace Strategy Calculator helps turn your training into a practical swim-bike-run plan.
If a workout, intensity target, recovery decision, or race-week question is unclear, personalized email coach support gives you direct access to guidance instead of forcing you to figure it out alone.
Your first Half Distance Triathlon should feel ambitious. It should not feel mysterious. Give yourself six months of structured preparation and arrive in Málaga knowing what to do next because you have practiced the path all the way there.
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