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This is a great session if you have limited time to train. Get on the bike for 30 minutes, and then get off having worked up a good sweat and spent time riding hard. This session will benefit all cyclist including triathletes and MtBers.
View More Wednesday Windtrainer Workout: 20x 30sec
This is a great test session that can be done every fortnight to keep a check of your progress. This is a great session for triathletes and open water swimmers to do to build their sustained speed.
View More Saturday Swim Session: The Indicator
Running at your VO2 Max will build your top end speed. This is a great session for all runners and triathletes especially those running events between 5km & half marathon.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: Pete Magill’s Short Repetition Runs
Although designed for Mountain Bikers, the ability to to push the effort and recover qwikly, especially when that effort is close to VO2 Max is beneficial to all cyclists and triathletes.
View More Wednesday Windtrainer Workout: MtB Climbing Power
This session is also known as Up Down Ladder by 100. It is great for developing and improving your ability to pace your longer swims, as well as negative split 1,500s and longer. This is a great session for triathletes and open water swimmers to do to build their sustained speed.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Ferris’ Folly
Running at your VO2 Max will build your top end speed. This is a tough session and won’t always be able to be completed at the correct pace and may require a few attempts for you to achieve your goal. This is a great session for all runners and triathletes especially those running events between 5km & half marathon.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: Greg McMillan’s Best 5k Workout FULLSTOP
Although designed for Mountain Bikers, the ability to ride tempo for long durations is also beneficial for road cyclists and triathletes (especially 70.3 and Ironman distance triathletes. If doing this session on Zwift heading up Alpe du Zwift is a good route to consider.
View More Wednesday Windtrainer Workout: MtB Climbing Endurance
This session is also known as Drop-Off 100s. It starts off very aerobic but build more and more anaerobic as the session goes on and will develop your threshold swimming successfully. This is a great session for triathletes and open water swimmers to do to build their sustained speed.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Tarp’s Torture
Running at your VO2 Max will build your top end speed. This is a tough session and won’t always be able to be completed at the correct pace and may require a few attempts for you to achieve your goal. This is a great session for all runners and triathletes especially those running events between 5km & half marathon.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: Greg McMillan’s Best 5k Workouts #3
When riding long climbs, maintaining threshold intensity with out big fluctuations is the way to go. The effort should be the maximum that you can sustain without dropping power from one effort to the next. Nate Wilson describes this as the gold standard of FTP work due to spending 60 minutes riding at threshold. This session is great for all cyclists including triathletes and mountain bikers.
View More Wednesday Windtrainer Workout: Nate Wilson’s Threshold Climbing Work #3