Triathlon

[lespaulsarecool]

I want to do my first competitive triathlon next year, starting with a sprint then and olympic, this is my plan initially and possibly throughout timetable wise, distances and speeds varying with developments in fitness.

At the minute:

M - Football 7-8pm +Swim with drills 9-10pm

Tu - Run 10k 7-8am + Bike with 5k run in middle 6-8pm

W - Strength Training + Stretch or REST + Stretch

Th - Run 10k 7-8am (Intervals of local res 1.5mile long overspeed with 3 minute rest) + Football 730-9pm

F - Bike 40k as fast as possible. 6-730pm + Swim aerobically 9-10pm

Sa - Rest/Strength Training

Su - Long Road cycle at easier pace taking in hills of rossendale or out on mountain bike with friends.

However, I do feel swimming is my weak point and have discovered a pool on the way to work that opens at 7am or I can go at lunch if I turn up to work early which is probably best option as Ill miss the traffic. Alternative sessions are balanced same:

M - Swim AM (or noon), Football PM, Poss Swim PM (w g/f)
Tu - Run AM (or Noon), Bike with Run PM
W - Swim AM (or noon), Strength Training PM
Th - Run AM (or noon - shower at work), Football PM
F - Swim AM (or noon), Bike Fast PM.
Sa - REST or Strength training
Su - Long ride as above.

I have 3 x swim, 2 x run with 1 brick session to games of football for anaerobic work, 3 x bike, so a kind of 3 x 3 workout plan. Additionally I could arrange (by leaving car at work as I am an essential user for my job) to ride to work, its approx 15 miles each way. I guess if I did that from monday evening to friday morning I could get some decent mileage in my legs BUT not race distance, swim at lunch or on way to work and run or stretch/strength train in the evenings.

Can anyone suggest anyhting better?

I work monday to Friday and can do hours bwteen 8 and 5 i.e. granting some longer lunch hours but its not always possible on mondays due to meetings. Id like 2 rest days

[RB12]

i think your plan is overkill. That is way too much training with no real time for recovery in there at all. My current plan, which has served me well this tri season has been:

m: long swim am; lift+middle run pm
t: short run am; middle bike pm
w: long run pm
t: middle swim am; short bike pm
f: short swim am; lift pm
s: off (completely)
s: long bike

this allows time to work both speed and distance and I can still recover. I previously did overtraining like your proposal when I started and by the time I got to the race, I was just fried. The above program changes about 2 weeks before the race for me where I do a brick every other day and then taper the 4 days before the race with the day before off.

This site has some good training programs for free; you should really check them out:
http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/di...ype=2&level=-1

[phoebusapollo]

Originally Posted by RB12

i think your plan is overkill. That is way too much training with no real time for recovery in there at all.

Absolutely. Bricking is such a killer that you'll be stuffed as it is.

[lespaulsarecool]

thanks for this Ill give it a nosey, additionally I have time for around 45 min swims in the am

[Midas_Sprint]

If you wanted to maintain this scheduele over a long period of time you would have to be taking in a lot of calories.

[CROWLER]

Originally Posted by lespaulsarecool

I want to do my first competitive triathlon next year, starting with a sprint then and olympic, this is my plan initially and possibly throughout timetable wise, distances and speeds varying with developments in fitness.

At the minute:

M - Football 7-8pm +Swim with drills 9-10pm

Tu - Run 10k 7-8am + Bike with 5k run in middle 6-8pm

W - Strength Training + Stretch or REST + Stretch

Th - Run 10k 7-8am (Intervals of local res 1.5mile long overspeed with 3 minute rest) + Football 730-9pm

F - Bike 40k as fast as possible. 6-730pm + Swim aerobically 9-10pm

Sa - Rest/Strength Training

Su - Long Road cycle at easier pace taking in hills of rossendale or out on mountain bike with friends.

However, I do feel swimming is my weak point and have discovered a pool on the way to work that opens at 7am or I can go at lunch if I turn up to work early which is probably best option as Ill miss the traffic. Alternative sessions are balanced same:

M - Swim AM (or noon), Football PM, Poss Swim PM (w g/f)
Tu - Run AM (or Noon), Bike with Run PM
W - Swim AM (or noon), Strength Training PM
Th - Run AM (or noon - shower at work), Football PM
F - Swim AM (or noon), Bike Fast PM.
Sa - REST or Strength training
Su - Long ride as above.

I have 3 x swim, 2 x run with 1 brick session to games of football for anaerobic work, 3 x bike, so a kind of 3 x 3 workout plan. Additionally I could arrange (by leaving car at work as I am an essential user for my job) to ride to work, its approx 15 miles each way. I guess if I did that from monday evening to friday morning I could get some decent mileage in my legs BUT not race distance, swim at lunch or on way to work and run or stretch/strength train in the evenings.

Can anyone suggest anyhting better?

I work monday to Friday and can do hours bwteen 8 and 5 i.e. granting some longer lunch hours but its not always possible on mondays due to meetings. Id like 2 rest days

It is difficult to understand your plan.

How many days of each and what are your weekly totals in each?

Also what is football, America or international and I see you are 26 do you play college ball?



CROWLER