This Sprint triathlon plan i based on using the following parameters for training with:

Stop watch or the pool clock for swimming
Heart rate for cycling
Heart rate for running

Within the training plan there are also lots of hints and tips, and training articles to help you understand why you should be training in certain zones, what the benefits of them are, and handouts on transition training, swim and run drills

In addition to this we are planning some live in person training sessions to recce parts of the bike course. Other training sessions may become available during the course of the 8 week plan leading up to the Guildford triathlon

Sprint triathlon distance: 500m pool swim, 23km road cycle and a 5km trail run around Surrey Sports Park. And a Starbucks at the end!

Within each plan there are articles and handouts attached for swimming technique and drills, running drills, benefits of training in the aerobic zones, and a transition handout, plus Monday motivation cues

There are lots of swim technique sessions, with a focus on breathing, timing and rhythm and the phases of the front crawl stroke, the 2nd week has some baseline fitness testing to help set training zones if they are using zones, (which I would recommend), a progressive weekly tempo based running plan, plus easy aerobic and tempo based runs, turbo training and road based cycling sessions including cadence technique and recovery, plus aerobic and anaerobic sessions, to meet the demands of training for the Guildford Triathlon

Training weekly volume is generally from 6-7 hours per week, with sessions being from 30 - 75 minutes, with the final week being as taper week with some speed work and short anaerobic sessions to prepare the body and muscles for the race in a few days time