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INTERMEDIATE SPRINT Triathlon: 12-week plan (Power and pace based)

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INTERMEDIATE SPRINT Triathlon: 12-week plan (Power and pace based)

Author

Mikael Eriksson

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Length

12 Weeks

Plan Description

Unique benefits of this plan (that few, if any, other plans have):
-Sessions ccategorised as A, B, and C sessions to help you decide which workout to skip if life gets in the way
-In addition to tips for the actual workouts, the plan contains tips on what your focus points should be on a weekly level, what the purpose of each week is, and tips on planning your race, how to stay healthy and injury-free, and more.
-Plenty of links and additional resources. Not sure how to sight in open water swimming? No problem, this plan links to the best instructional video on the topic, and the same goes for other topics like foam-rolling, etc.

This plan will help intermediate triathletes race their fastest sprint distance triathlon ever in 12 weeks. The structured and specific progression of the workouts in the plan will see to that. If you typically finish between the top-20% and top-75% of your age-group this plan will suit you well.

The plan is simple and easy-to-follow. It is based on pace (for running) and power (for cycling). You don't need any prior knowledge about structured training endurance sports to be able to follow it. Everything is clearly explained in the plan.

There is on average 7 hours of training per week, over 6 workouts. The lightest week is 4 hours, and the hardest has 9 hours of training.

This plan is also available as versions based on bike heart rate instead of power and based on run power instead of pace to guide intensity. See https://www.trainingpeaks.com/coach/mikael-eriksson.

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Training Plan Sample Week

Stats

Average Weekly Breakdown

Workouts Weekly Average Longest Workout
Swim x2
02:06:00 01:15:00
Run x2
01:43:00 01:30:00
Day Off x1
—— ——
Bike x1
01:40:00 02:00:00
Brick x1
01:18:00 02:50:00
Workouts Per Week Weekly Average Longest Workout
Swim
02:06:00 01:15:00
Run
01:43:00 01:30:00
Day Off
—— ——
Bike
01:40:00 02:00:00
Brick
01:18:00 02:50:00

Training Load By Week


This plan works best with the following fitness devices:

  • Power Meter
  • GPS

All supported devices

Mikael Eriksson - Founder of Scientific Triathlon, Host of That Triathlon Show

Scientific Triathlon

Mikael is the founder of Scientific Triathlon and host of the podcast That Triathlon Show. He has helped athletes from beginners to professionals achieve goals from completing their first triathlon through qualifying for World Championship events, qualifying for pro licenses and racing professionally. His training plans have been used by thousands of athletes with excellent results and fantastic feedback. They are some of the best-rated and best-selling plans on the Training Peaks marketplace.


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