THE TERRATIDES APPROACH
Performance is built through consistent training, progressive loading, and appropriately designed intensity balanced with recovery. This plan is designed to help you achieve race-specific performance by training consistently alongside the demands of everyday life.
Train smarter, stay healthy, and build a lifelong relationship with swim, bike, and run.
TERRATIDES TRAINING TRACKS
TerraTides training plans follow a six-track progression designed to meet athletes at different experience levels and training capacities. Tracks 1–2 are designed for beginners, Tracks 3–4 for intermediate athletes, and Tracks 5–6 for advanced athletes. Each track represents a greater training commitment, allowing you to choose a plan that matches your experience, current fitness, available time, and goals.
Within each race distance, progression is built through a phased approach to increasing weekly and overall training load to meet the demands of the target event.
WHO IS THIS PLAN FOR?
This plan is designed for athletes with prior experience completing multiple Sprint or Olympic-distance triathlons who have competitive goals within their age group. You should have 6–10 hours per week available for training and 20 weeks before your target event.
Before beginning, athletes should be able to run continuously for approximately 45 minutes, cycle for 60 minutes, and swim approximately 1,200 meters / 1,350 yards non-consecutively.
PERIODIZATION STRUCTURE
GENERAL / VO2Max / Buffering: The plan begins with threshold tests, then moves into developing aerobic capacity, then VO2Max and Buffering while progressively preparing the body for higher training loads.
BUILD: Training continues to develop aerobic capacity while increasing the duration and intensity of key sessions to prepare for the demands of the target event.
RACE SPECIFIC: Emphasis shifts to the demands of race day. Key sessions become increasingly specific to target race demands, intensity, duration, and pacing.
TAPER: Training volume is reduced while maintaining appropriate intensity to promote recovery and readiness for race day.
INTENSITY METRICS
- Running intensity by heart rate
- Bike intensity by heart rate
- Swimming intensity by pace
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