As you triumphantly emerge from the waters of your Ironman Swim, the exhilaration of surpassing your previous records will propel you across the finish line.…
View More Tuesday Training Plan: 12 week Ironman Swim PB 25m/50m swims per weekCategory: Triathlon Training
Articles that are of interest and benefit for people training for triathlons
Monday Brick: Sam Laidlow’s Hardest Brick Workout
A brick session is a great way to develop your body for transitioning from one discipline to the next. This workout is a great race-pace stimulus and is perfect for Ironman athletes in the final 4-8 weeks of their build up. Sam Laidlow used this session in the lead up to winning the Ironman world champs in Nice, last year.
View More Monday Brick: Sam Laidlow’s Hardest Brick WorkoutSunday Smart-Trainer Session: Martin Gibala Intervals XVIII
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.
View More Sunday Smart-Trainer Session: Martin Gibala Intervals XVIIISaturday Swim Session: Swim Fitness Builder Week 2
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.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Swim Fitness Builder Week 2Friday Fartlek Run: 4x 5min Hill Reps
This is a hard VO2 Max workout that develops your ability to sustain your top-end intensity and enhances your ability to develop power (especially on hills).…
View More Friday Fartlek Run: 4x 5min Hill RepsMonday Brick: Tony Zamora’s Bike 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.
View More Monday Brick: Tony Zamora’s Bike Focus Duathlon Focused Brick WorkoutSunday Smart Trainer Session: 6x 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.
View More Sunday Smart Trainer Session: 6x 90sec VO2 Max IntervalsSaturday Swim Session: Steve Tarpinian’s Olympic 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 your fitness by completing reps of different distances at different intensities. The session gets tougher, as you work through it. This session will benefit triathletes of all distances, as well as other open-water swimmers.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Steve Tarpinian’s Olympic Tri Main Set 2iFriday Fartlek Run: The Running Channel’s 5km PB Workout I
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.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: The Running Channel’s 5km PB Workout IMonday Brick: Lauren Brandon’s Ironman Brick
A brick session is a great way to develop your body for the rigours of transitioning from one discipline to the next. This version is designed for Ironman athletes and focus on both the intensity and duration of the event.
View More Monday Brick: Lauren Brandon’s Ironman Brick