Articles that are of interest and benefit for people training for triathlons
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.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: Matt Fitzgerald’s VO2 Progression A
Short, sharp sessions are great for developing your VO2 Max and top-end speed. This is great for triathletes, road cyclists, and mountain bikers.
View More Sunday Smart-Trainer Session: UltraFit’s Intervals D
If you go into an event with a realistic goal pace or realistic finishing time that is based on your performance in training you are very likely to achieve it. This session is great for confirming how realistic your goal 5km pace will be and is perfect for including into your training four to eight weeks out from your event.Download the Garmin (.FIT) and Zwift (.ZWO) files for this workout for FREE
View More Friday Fartlek Run – Short Intervals for 5km Success
This hill simulation ride will develop both your VO2 max and threshold intensities to enable you to climb stronger and more solidly over a range of hills but particularly short punchy climbs. This is great for all cyclists including mountain bikers and triathletes.
View More Sunday Smart-Trainer Session: Preparing for Climbing
When you are time poor, doing high quality efforts with minimal rest time will bring on your fitness qwikly. This session is designed for athletes with limited time to train and it adapts to the time available for you to train, as well as your own ability and is perfect to fit with in a lunch break. This session is great for triathletes, as well as open water swimmers with limited time to train. It can also be a great addition during the off season for pool swimmers.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Threshold Swim To Boost Your Fitness
This session was designed for triathletes to finish strong in the run leg of an Ironman 70.3 event but will be of equal benefit for athletes running as short as 5km to develop tolerance to lactic acid.
View More Friday Fartlek Run – Scott Defilippis’ 70.3 Hill Rep Run B
Short, sharp sessions are great for developing your VO2 Max and top-end speed. This is great for triathletes, road cyclists, and mountain bikers.
View More Sunday Smart-trainer Session: UltraFit’s Intervals C
These split 1,000’s carry the basic structure of a endurance drop set and add some intervals. You will be both mentally and physically challenged by this session. This is the second of a series of three progressions. Mark Newton recommends that you complete this session weekly in weeks three, four, five and six of a nine week programme. This session is good for triathletes, as well as open water swimmers. It can also be a great addition during the off season for pool swimmers.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Mark Newton’s Split 1,000s B
If you go into an event with a realistic goal pace or realistic finishing time that is based on your performance in training you are very likely to achieve it. This session is great for confirming how realistic your goal 10km pace will be and is perfect for including into your training four to eight weeks out from your event.
View More Friday Fartlek Run – Speed Endurance for 10km Success
Developing your VO2 max without overdoing things will give great fitness benefits, but doing too many intervals at high intensity will force the body to recover, limiting and restricting further fitness gains. This session includes efforts at both Level IV to give a bit of a pre-fatigue effect before hitting you with some Level V efforts. This session is great for triathletes, road cyclists, and mountain bikers.
View More Sunday Smart-Trainer Session: Jesper Medhus’ Day 14 Session