Learn when to stop a workout with real-life examples for runners, cyclists, and triathletes. Get training paces and tips in our full article.
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I wanted a workout for an athlete of mine that tested their legs whilst fatigued. With only an hour available, I needed to get their fatigue levels relatively high, relatively qwikly prior to the set of tempo intervals. This is a modification of what I developed. Although I used RAMP Test in the title for the workout, it’s not a true RAMP test and we restrict the maximum intensity to allow you the opportunity to complete the threshold intervals. This session is great for triathletes, and road cyclists. It can also be beneficial for mountain bikers, especially for events that are about an hour in duration such as a Ironman and Ironman 70.3 Distance Triathlons.
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Progressive reps build in intensity over the duration of each rep. This builds your ability to change gears and speed within a race or event, as well as developing your threshold swimming ability. This session is great for open-water swimmers and triathletes of all distances.
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To race successfully having the ability to start fast, settle into a rhythm and then finish strong is crucial. A workout like this Tempo Sandwich provides all these elements and will help improve your efficiency for distances from 10km through to the marathon and longer.
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The off-season is a good time to work on and develop your fitness, in particular your strength. This session combines both intensity and strength with exposure to Threshold intensity for both running and cycling. Although this session was developed for Olympic distance triathletes, it is a great session for any triathlete, including Ironman and Ironman 70.3 athletes (if it is in the early stages of your build up).
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Technique is an important part of cycling and having the ability to spin at a range of cadences can be of benefit. Especially with facilitating recovery and flushing the legs after a couple of days of hard training or prior to a couple of days of hard training. This session is 45 minutes long and although it comes from the Jumbo-Vista Women’s team is beneficial for all cyclists regardless of gender to promote recovery and enhance pedalling efficiency.
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Sustained speed is essential for endurance success – without it you’ll only swim at the one speed. Sessions like this one, challenge your ability to swim at a sustained speed. The short rest allows you to swim at a faster pace than you would otherwise sustain. This session will benefit triathletes of all distances, as well as other open-water swimmers.
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Tempo is an intensity that means different things to different athletes and coaches. For me, I define Tempo as an effort comfortably below the Threshold pace. It is the sort of intensity that if you had to you could maintain for a duration longer than a half marathon. It is higher than the aerobic running pace, sort of in the mid-zone between the two levels. Spending more than 15-20 minutes at this intensity, helps the body practice clearing the small amount of lactic acid generated at this pace, without needing to slow down to do so. This is a perfect session for runners and triathletes running events up to full marathons and further.
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