Couch to sprint triathlon training program

Be organized and focused on starting your run immediately off the bike by having a place to drop your bike and your run shoes ready. Create your own transition area.

All Zone 2. Sprint Triathlon Training Plan Focal Point: This is your last two-week training segment before you back off for race taper week. Make the most of each session, pull in all the resources and learning from the past five weeks and write down small goals you want to accomplish with each day.

Be positive and calm: This is the ideal state in which to maximize your training sessions. Tuesday: Swim non-stop, Zone 2. Swim 3, 6 and 9 faster in Zone 4, the rest in Zone 1. At the end of this week, look back on all your sessions. This will give you a sense of confidence that you are ready to tackle the sprint distance, and it serves as a great reminder when nerves creep up.

Racing will be simply doing what you have been doing in training: swimming, biking and running! Tuesday: Swim , Zone 1 build to Zone 2. It means that you care, and the race is important to you. This extra energy will give you a boost on race day. Take time to pre-organize your equipment so race day is simpler. If you can review the course, that will help ensure success. Visualize your best training efforts on the race course. Different programs work for different people.

These programs are based on our opinions, research, our personal experiences and others experience. Please do your homework and look at other programs too not just ours. Please consult your physician first to get medical clearance on any program. Aggressive Run Program. Conservative Run Program. Michaels Total Sprint Program. NOTE - It may be beneficial for you to taper after your sprint program, take a week or two off with some fun activities or impromptu exercising, build back up and maintain your max sprint times for the duration of a month or two BEFORE continuing on to the olympic.

Name required. Subscribe to RSS. Blog at WordPress. Follow Following. Sign me up. Already have a WordPress. Log in now. Friday Day Off. Sunday Day Off. Then run 8 minutes gradually building to TP. Saturday Minute Easy Run. Then run 10 minutes gradually building to TP.

Take breaks as needed.