THIS 24 WEEK PLAN

Is a PODIUM ability bike only plan for LONG DISTANCE | IM athletes.It combines perfectly with racestronger®CUSTOM swim and/or run plan modules whose individual ability you choose to create a bespoke programme that trains to your individual strengths in each discipline. See 'Custom Modular' below

TRAINING METRIC

Percentage of Threshold HR

ABILITY

'PODIUM' bike ability means that you're an 'at-the-top-of-your-game' biker, on the podium or high-placing regularly. You may be a very strong 70.3 biker moving to IM or a cat 1/2 cyclist. It's likely that you intend to qualify for AG World/European/National Champs or have already. View guide bike splits in Training Plan Sample Week 'Welcome...' below

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CONTENT

Av 6hrs over 3 workouts/week. Peak 7hrs

Fresh, different, highly rated and current. Many sessions pro derived. We follow strong-before-long, and fast-before-far principles. 24 weeks gives you a gradual ramp building into a weekday indoor-trainer focus on power development - raising threshold HR and resilience. Weekends feature rides focussed on IM effort tolerance before moving to 'wrap and fill' sessions - easy endurance rides blending IM specific intervals. Pre raceday you complete a series of bike leg simulations at varying intensities designed to test your run-off ability. Plans feature a 1 week taper, a flexible race week download schedule and full S&C, PLUS free access to the world's most comprehensive endurance racing and training content

PERSONALISED & PROVEN

Long Distance | IM BIKEmodular plans offer a race-proven format that has powered 100's of multisporters to surpass their race-day goals. Your personalised Threshold heart rate training zones are set via your week 1 bike test. Race-specific rides are at global average intensity percentages for athletes of your ability. All workouts have built-in progression challenge - they get tougher as you get more race-fit

CUSTOM MODULAR

You’re probably not equally strong across all multisport disciplines. Most one-ability plans don't adjust for this - you crush some workouts, others are a struggle. Asymmetric training across disciplines means lost performance gains. For you, the uncommon athlete chasing long distance minutes and seconds, it's time to train different!

racestronger®CUSTOM single-discipline modules allow you to finesse each of your individual disciplines by ability level intensity and training metric and combine into one-fit-for-purpose plan. They integrate together seamlessly to create a perfectly weighted 'no compromise' endurance training programme designed by you, for you. Create yours here

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BONUS

FREE for life access to the world's most comprehensive multisport training and racing resource ft 200+ downloads to keep

TIMING

Download to TUESDAY of your training's start week. This ensures integration with other racestronger®CUSTOM swim / run disciplines