Is This Plan For You?
This 28-week Full Distance Intermediate plan by GA Endurance is designed for triathletes who want a structured and progressive pathway toward completing a full distance race with confidence and solid performance.
It is ideal for athletes who already have a consistent training background across swim, bike, and run, and are ready to further develop endurance, efficiency, and race-specific execution within a more time-efficient framework.
If you are looking for a balanced and performance-oriented roadmap that combines progression, recovery, and race preparation, this plan provides a clear and structured pathway.
What You Can Expect
• A complete 28-week structured Full Distance progression leading into race day
• Efficient base phase allowing strong aerobic development
• Balanced progression across swim, bike, and run disciplines
• Strong emphasis on aerobic capacity, durability, and efficiency
• Progressive long sessions to build endurance and fatigue resistance
• Gradual introduction of threshold, tempo, and race-pace work
• Bike sessions focused on sustainable power and pacing strategy
• Run sessions designed to improve durability and efficiency under fatigue
• Swim sessions including technique refinement and aerobic conditioning
• Integrated brick sessions to simulate race demands and transitions
• Nutrition and fueling strategy integration within longer sessions
• Strategically placed recovery weeks to support adaptation and prevent overtraining
• Clear, easy-to-follow workouts using power, pace, heart rate, or perceived effort
• Optional strength guidance to support durability and injury prevention
Coaching & Support
This plan includes Coach Access.
If you have any questions during your training, you can reach out anytime via:
coachsupport@gaendurance.com
Requirements
To start this plan, you should be able to:
• Swim at least 1,500–3,000 meters continuously
• Ride consistently for 2.5–4 hours
• Run continuously for 60–90 minutes
• Train consistently 4–6 days per week
• Have prior experience with structured endurance training
A GPS watch, heart rate monitor, and bike power meter are recommended for best results.
Final Note
This 28-week intermediate full distance plan is designed to provide a structured and sustainable pathway toward race completion and performance.
With a more time-efficient timeline, the focus is on consistency, gradual development, and intelligent load management. If followed with discipline, this plan will help you build strong endurance, refine pacing and fueling strategies, and arrive at race day confident and well-prepared.
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Goksen Cinar, MSc, is a sports scientist, national team coach, and founder of GA Endurance. With more than 25 years of coaching experience, he combines sports science, endurance coaching, and data-driven methodology to help athletes achieve sustainable performance improvements. He is a 4-time Ironman 70.3 World Championship qualifier and 4-time full-distance Ironman finisher.