This free training plan is written to prepare you to finish your first Ironman. While it is just a beginner’s plan, the hours per week start at a significant 8 hours and quickly move up to 15-18. You should already be consistently training 8-10 hours per week before beginning and idea...
It’s a good idea to follow a training plan, likeour free 8-week sprint triathlon training plan for beginners. This helps you to stay organized and eliminate the guesswork of figuring out which workout to do on which day. Most sprint triathlon training plans for beginners have just one wor...
running, training for triathlons, and general fitness. It’s now very common for guys to go to the gym one day, and then the yoga studio the next. And almost every professional and college athlete is using yoga to complement their training. ...
As such, beginners should always start conservatively. I encourage my clients to begin with three runs a week, keeping their training sessions relatively short, e.g., 20 minutes at a slow pace. Then, as they become accustomed to the demands of running, they can gradually increase the length...
After I graduated college, I transitioned to three months of triathlon training to prepare for a few sprint triathlons. While my weekly mileage was cut by nearly half, I was swimming and cycling for 4-5 hours per week. After I resumed running, I debuted at the 10k cross country dist...
My Training LogMy Race Log nicole14e 2024-07-16 11:49 AM in reply to:#5289290 2127 Baltimore, Maryland Subject:RE: Diamond in the Rough Triathlon - Sprint Course Great report, and other than your sub-par shoe skillssounds like a decent race given the weather. Very glad to hear it was...
I would recommend a 3 to 4 day resistance training plan alternating upper body and lower body exercises. Day 1, lift biceps, chest and triceps. Day 2 lift legs, back and shoulders. Day 3 lift biceps, triceps and back. Day 4 lift legs, shoulders and chest(day 4 is the change so your...
we greatly value swim overdistance training to make sure that you can handle the distance and more on race day. As many say, "a triathlon is not won on the swim, but can certainly be lost on the swim." We don't want you to take the swim lightly, it needs to be well prepared fo...