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Couch to Sprint in 16 Weeks

Author

Wendy Mader

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Length

16 Weeks

Plan Description

swim coaching
Couch to Sprint in 16 Weeks
A 2-6/hr per week training plan that prioritizes building your overall fitness for the final race.
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Why this plan?
Discover how I used a multi-media approach to integrate the concept of periodization into this plan.

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This 16-week plan starts with 2 days in the pool, 2 days on the bike, 2 days running, and 2 days of strength with 2 days off.

Monday is the scheduled rest day and the longer workouts are on the weekend. Duration ranges from 2-6 hours per week. Intensity is set to your Rate of Perceived Effort (RPE), heart rate, power, or pace. Generally, most beginners train with RPE.

Each month, you will progressively build duration and intensity over 3 weeks followed by a lower volume, recovery week. Below is how fast you can expect to progress
- At the end of 8 weeks, you should be comfortable running at a 5k event
- At the end of 12 weeks, you should be comfortable completing a "mini" indoor triathlon
- At the end of 16 weeks, you should be comfortable finishing and Sprint Distance Triathlon.

Extra resources
In addition to 16 week's worth of swimming, biking, running, and strength training workouts, we also include 3 INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS, one before each phase of training. Coach Wendy explains how each training block is organized and structured. This is multimedia plan will also come with LINKS to drills, heart rate, and pace training so you know the purpose and effort of each workout.

Individual Swim/Run Analysis: Submit a video of your run/swim and get it analyzed by me!

Consultation Call: If confused on any week, book a call and we’ll figure it out in 30 minutes.

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Training Plan Sample Week

Stats

Average Weekly Breakdown

Workouts Weekly Average Longest Workout
Swim x2
00:44:00 00:40:00
Bike x2
01:12:00 01:20:00
Day Off x2
—— ——
Run x2
00:60:00 00:50:00
Strength x1
00:30:00 00:30:00
Workouts Per Week Weekly Average Longest Workout
Swim
00:44:00 00:40:00
Bike
01:12:00 01:20:00
Day Off
—— ——
Run
00:60:00 00:50:00
Strength
00:30:00 00:30:00

Training Load By Week


This plan works best with the following fitness devices:

  • Heart Rate Monitor
  • GPS

All supported devices

wendy mader

t2coaching.com

Ironman Certified Coach (10x Kona Finisher): Swimming, biking, running coaching plans for beginners and advanced athletes. One on One coaching available at http://t2coaching.com/contact/


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