Category: Triathlon Training

Articles that are of interest and benefit for people training for triathlons

Swim Workout

Saturday Swim Session: Sutton’s Ironman RPG B

Using a pull buoy can be like a double-edged sword; overreliance on it can make swimmers lazy, impacting their balance in the water and impacting their ability to kick. However, inclusion in a training plan occasionally can be of benefit. Rehearsal of your Ironman Race Pace or as Brett Sutton calls Race Pace Groove (RPG) is essential for a solid Ironman Swim and allows you to gauge your progress. This session is good for triathletes, especially those preparing for an Ironman, as well as open-water swimmers.

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Run Workout

Friday Fartlek Run – Double Neha’s Fartlek

Spending time running at VO2 Max intensity will help develop your ability to run longer at this intensity. This is a perfect session for runners and triathletes running events up to 10km in distance.

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Smart-trainer Workout

Sunday Smart-Trainer Session – Technique & Threshold

Riding at or around your Threshold will bring up both your ability to sustain high-intensity effort (as well as your suffering). This session is great for triathletes, road cyclists, and can also be beneficial for mountain bikers, especially for events that are about an hour in duration such as a 40km Time Trial or the bike leg of an Olympic Distance Triathlon.

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Swim Workout

Saturday Swim Session – Broken 400’s for Both Speed & Endurance

Broken 400 provides the benefits of both speed and endurance, by combining both within the same workout. Great for developing your threshold swimming pace, this session is good for triathletes, as well as open-water swimmers.

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Run Workout

Friday Fartlek Run – Matt Fitzgerald’s VO2 Progression G

Your VO2 max is a measure of the maximum amount of oxygen your body can utilise during exercise. If you increase your VO2 max, any run below that level is therefore easier (in theory). Spending time training at VO2 Max intensity will generate performance enhancements for runners of all distances but runners and triathlete running distances up to 10km will benefit the most.

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Smart-trainer Workout

Sunday Smart-Trainer Session: Sitting, Standing

Riding both in and out of the saddle will use different muscles and alter the training stimulus received. This session is great for triathletes, road cyclists, and can also be beneficial for mountain bikers, especially for events that are about an hour in duration such as a 40km Time Trial or the bike leg of an Olympic Distance Triathlon.

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Swim Workout

Saturday Swim Session – Sutton’s Ironman RPG A

Using a pull buoy can be like a double-edged sword; over reliance on it can make swimmers lazy, impacting their balance in the water and impacting on their ability to kick. However, inclusion in a training plan occasionally can be of benefit. Rehearsal of your Ironman Race Pace or as Brett Sutton calls Race Pace Groove (RPG) is essential for a solid Ironman Swim and allows you to gauge your progress. This session is good for triathletes especially those preparing for an Ironman, as well as open-water swimmers.

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Pyramid Speed

Friday Fartlek Run – Very Well Fit’s Pyramid Speed Interval Workout for Track

Building your top-end speed is great for developing your VO2 Max. This session is great for runners and triathletes running events up to Half marathons in distance.

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Smart-trainer Workout

Sunday Smart-Trainer Session – Threshold Introduction

Riding at or around your Threshold will bring up both your ability to sustain high-intensity effort (as well as your suffering). This session is great for triathletes, road cyclists, and can also be beneficial for mountain bikers, especially for events that are about an hour in duration such as a 40km Time Trial or the bike leg of an Olympic Distance Triathlon.

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Swim Workout

Saturday Swim Session – More KPS

Kick Pull Swim (KPS) was often used regularly by my swim coach, Duncan Laing in the mid-1990s. I continue that tradition because it generates success by challenging different aspects of your stroke. This session is good for triathletes, as well as open-water swimmers.

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