A brick session is a great way to develop your body for the rigors of transitioning from one discipline to the next. This session is excellent for Sprint distance triathletes.
Each week I will post Monday’s Brick session that you can do to enhance your triathlon performance. For a full understanding of my Level’s intensity system, please read my previous articles about intensity for cycling and running.
This workout comes from an article Phil Mosley the Head Coach and Founder of My Pro Coach, wrote for his website. You can read the article here.
Phil Mosley’s Sprint Distance Speed Brick
- Bike
- 15min WU Level II;
- 8min Level IV;
- Run
- 4min Level V;
- 3min RI;
- Bike
- 7min Level IV;
- Run
- 3min Level V;
- 1min RI;
- Bike
- 10min CD Level II;
- 10min Stretching
Do this session on a wind or smart trainer with your running shoes laid out ready for a qwik transition.
Start on the bike with a Warm Up (WU) for fifteen minutes at Level II. Keep the cadence above 90 rpm.
For the main set of the workout commence riding at Level IV for eight minutes before a qwik transition to a four minute run (go out and back for two minutes in each direction) at Level V.
Take a three-minute Rest Interval (RI) before getting back on the bike for seven minutes at Level IV. Another qwik transition into a three-minute run at Level V (go out and back again this time for 90 seconds in each direction). Take a one-minute Rest Interval (RI) prior to the Cool Down (CD)
After the last run, continue into the Cool Down (CD) on the bike by riding at Level II for ten minutes.
Finish with 10 minutes of stretching to assist with the recovery.
Read more about the benefits of brick sessions here:
I am the Head Coach & Director of Qwik Kiwi – Endurance Sports Consultant.
I specialise in assisting first-timers and recreational athletes in achieving their sporting goals. I can be contacted at coachray@coachray.nz and 021 348 729.
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Download the Garmin (.FIT) and Zwift (.ZWO) files for this workout for FREE
Because this Brick session involves multiple transitions (not just one). The order for the Garmin and Zwift files is as follows:
- Bike 1
- Run 1
- Bike 2
- Run 2
- Bike 3
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