Mossel Bay is a big goal, and at 60+, you want training that helps you reach it without feeling worn down before race day. This 24-week Senior 60+ Full Distance Triathlon training plan gives experienced athletes a steady way to build endurance, maintain strength and practice the decisions that make a long race more manageable.
Your race unfolds along South Africa’s Garden Route: a 3.8 km sea swim, a 180 km bike ride and a 42.2 km marathon. Santos Beach and the De Bakke resort area provide the setting for the swim start and finish line. Open roads and rolling coastal terrain shape the bike, followed by a run through Mossel Bay’s coastal and town surroundings.
Preparing for that day means more than adding hours.
You need to swim efficiently, ride within your limits and still have something left for the marathon. Swim technique videos help you refine your stroke, while progressive aerobic sessions develop endurance for sustained effort. Heart rate, power and perceived effort guide your workouts, giving you practice judging an effort you can maintain as the day gets longer.
Much of your endurance work focuses on Zones 2 and 3, complemented by targeted VO2 max intervals to challenge aerobic capacity. Brick sessions help you get used to running after cycling. Coordination and transition drills give you time to practice moving smoothly between disciplines before race-day fatigue makes those tasks harder.
The schedule gives recovery a regular place in your training: two weeks of progression followed by one active recovery week. Weekly volume starts around eight hours and builds to approximately 16 hours. Senior-specific strength and mobility sessions support muscular strength, bone health and comfortable movement alongside your swim, bike and run training.
You also receive three race-readiness calculators with the plan. Explore a performance estimate with the Race Predictor Calculator, organize your swim, bike and run execution with the Race Pace Strategy Calculator, and build your fueling approach with the Triathlon Fueling Calculator. Bring those choices into your longer sessions to learn what works for you.
Device-synced workouts make sessions easier to follow. Whether you’re moving up from shorter races or improving your execution, you’ll have a clear structure for preparing for the Full Distance Triathlon Mossel Bay, South Africa.
Start your 24-week plan and give yourself time to arrive with fitness, confidence and a race strategy you’ve practiced.
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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.