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You already carry a half-distance base, and you want to point it at the day rather than start another long build. This is a focused 14-week run-in to your full-distance triathlon: race-specific volume and rehearsal that turn the fitness you have into a full-distance result. It opens at real long-session volume and builds to a genuine full-distance peak, bike-led and protective of your running. Building from a more general base, or want the whole journey in one plan? Start with the 25-week Full-Distance Triathlon Complete plan.

HOW IT IS BUILT

What it is built on

Built the way a full-distance triathlon is actually built off an existing base: mostly-easy aerobic training anchored to your own physiology, the bike carrying the aerobic load while the run is built carefully, and long sessions progressed in steps your body can absorb.

The long ride stretches out past five hours and the long run climbs toward two and a half, with race-pace rehearsal, brick work, and fuelling practised so race day feels familiar rather than improvised. Every session is anchored to your LTHR (Lactate Threshold Heart Rate), your own threshold, set in a guided benchmark week, so easy days stay genuinely easy and the key sessions count.

The plan peaks near 16 hours in its biggest weeks, then tapers cleanly so you reach the line fit and fresh. Every week comes in three doses, full, reduced, and minimum, so a loud work or family week never derails the build. It is built to the same standards behind every Summit plan.

Before you start

You should already have a half-distance base and be training across swim, bike, and run. The plan opens with an orientation week to settle in and set up your devices, then a benchmark week that sets your heart-rate zones from your own threshold, so nothing in the build is guesswork. Building from a more general base instead? Start with the 25-week Full-Distance Triathlon Complete plan and step up to this when you have raced long course.

Delivered through TrainingPeaks and loads into your calendar from your chosen start date. A free TrainingPeaks Basic account is enough to run it. Train to your own limits and seek medical advice before starting a new program.

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