Category: Triathlon Training

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

Dr Matt Brick

Monday Brick: Brick’s Brick

Dr. Matt Brick was a legendary duathlete in the 1990’s winning the World Championships (using the old 10km run / 60km cycle / 10km run format) in 1991 & also in 1992. Brick’s Brick was a staple of his training back then. It provided a number of great training stimuli as it developed qwik transitions from run to bike and also bike to run, especially from fast running to solid bike, and solid bike to fast running. Matt Brick would do these sessions based at an athletic track and use his bike trainer. This sessions is not only great for duathletes but also Sprint and Olympic Distance Triathletes.

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SSTS

Sunday Smart-Trainer Session:  Martin Gibala Intervals XIX

Doing repeated short bouts of exercise at very high intensity develops a number of physiological systems in the body. Predominantly it provides a great training stimulus for the neuromuscular system. Although not specific to endurance events, training the neuromuscular system can bring on your fitness very quickly and is still a massive benefit for endurance athletes especially early in the season or if you are unfit. This workout can be done by beginners or experienced cyclist alike, because a max sprint is all about your level of effort and is likely to be different from another rider.

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Saturday Swim Session: Swim Fitness Builder Week 3

Returning to the pool after a period of time off can be daunting, regardless of why you haven’t been swimming. Maybe you’ve been pregnant and have a young child, maybe you’ve been injured and haven’t been able to swim, or maybe your life has got in the way and you haven’t prioritised swimming for a wee while.
This session is perfect for master’s swimmers, although not specifically targeted for triathletes and open water swimmers this session will help sharpen the top-end swim speed.

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Fartlek Run

Friday Fartlek Run: Jamie’s Tempo Run Session A

Running at maximum intensity for about an hour will be done at or just below your threshold pace. When an event is longer than this your race pace will be further below threshold at Tempo pace. The best way to prepare the body to handle this intensity is to spend time running at it. This workout is great to include early in your build-up to expose the body to a slightly higher intensity.

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Swim Sessions

Tuesday Training Plan: 4 weeks to a Faster 1500m with only three 2km per week (25m/50m Pool)

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Triathlon Training

Monday Brick: Tony Zamora’s Run Focus Duathlon Focused Brick Workout

A brick session is a great way to develop your body for transitioning from one discipline to the next. This version is perfect for utilising if you have limited time and is only about an hour in duration. Although specific for duathletes it is also great for short course (sprint and Olympic distance) triathletes.

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Smart Trainer Session

Sunday Smart Trainer Session: 8x 90sec VO2 Max Intervals

Using VO2 Max intervals will increase your aerobic capacity and are of immense benefit to endurance athletes. This session is great for triathletes, road cyclists, and mountain bikers.

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Tri Swim Coach

Saturday Swim Session: Steve Tarpinian’s Sprint Tri Main Set 2i

Building your ability to sustain your threshold pace in a swim is an important capability for triathletes and open-water swimmers. These sessions further develop that ability by progressing the intensity as you work through the workout, but maintaining the Rest Interval (RI). The session gets tougher, as you work through it. This session will benefit triathletes of all distances, as well as other open-water swimmers.

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Fartlek Run

Friday Fartlek Run: The Running Channel’s 5km PB Workout II

To run a fast 5km, you need to be able sustain effort as close to your VO2 max as possible. This session is great for developing both your VO2 Max and your ability to sustain your effort at it, due to the very short Rest Intervals (RIs) throughout this workout. Whether you are a runner or a triathlete, targeting 5km or something a bit longer, this workout will enhance your VO2 max and make you a faster runner across all distances.

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Faster Cyclist 8 Week Challenge

Thursday Training Plan: Faster Cyclist 8 Week Challenge

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