Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Feb 17-23

 

Swim 800 yards total. Main set: 8 x 25 yards, rest interval (RI) = 20 seconds.

Run 4 miles moderate + 2 x 10-second hill sprints.

Bike 40 minutes moderate with 4 x 30-second sprints scattered.

Bike 40 minutes moderate.

Swim 800 yards total. Main set: 3 x 100 yards race pace, RI = 15 seconds.

Run 4 miles moderate.

 

Bike 20 miles moderate.

Run 6 miles moderate.

Swim 800 yards moderate.

Feb 24 - Mar 2

 

Bike 40 minutes moderate with 6 x 30-second sprints scattered

Swim 850 yards total. Main set: 10 x 25 sprints, RI = 20 seconds.

Run 4 miles moderate + 4 x 10-second hill sprints.

Bike 40 minutes moderate + 5 minutes comfortably hard

Swim 850 yards total. Main set: 4 x 100 yards race pace, RI = 15 seconds.

Run 4 miles moderate.

 

Bike 25 miles moderate

Run 7 miles moderate.

Swim 1,000 yards moderate

Mar 3-9

 

Bike 40 minutes with 8 x 30-second sprints scattered

Swim 900 yards total. Main set: 12 x 25 sprints, RI = 20 seconds.

Run 4 miles moderate + 6 x 10-second hill sprints.

Bike 40 minutes moderate + 8 minutes comfortably hard.

Swim 900 yards total. Main set: 3 x 200 yards race pace, RI = 15 seconds.

Run 4.5 miles moderate.

 

Bike 30 miles moderate.

Run 8 miles moderate.

Swim 1,200 yards moderate

Mar 10-16

 

Bike 40 minutes with 6 x 30-second sprints scattered

Swim 800 yards total. Main set: 8 x 25 sprints, RI = 20 seconds.

Run 4 miles moderate + 4 x 10-second hill sprints.

Bike 40 minutes moderate + 5 minutes comfortably hard.

Swim 800 yards total. Main set: 3 x 100 yards race pace, RI = 15 seconds.

Run 4 miles moderate.

 

Bike 25 miles moderate.

Run 7 miles moderate.

Swim 1,000 yards moderate.

Mar 17-23

 

Bike 45 minutes with 8 x 1-minute hard efforts scattered.

Swim 1,000 yards total. Main set: 6 x 50 sprints, RI = 20 seconds.

Run 4.5 miles with 6 x 30-second hard efforts scattered.

Bike 40 minutes moderate + 8 minutes comfortably hard.

Swim 1,000 yards total. Main set: 2 x 200 yards race pace, RI = 30 seconds.

Run 4.5 miles moderate + 4 x 10-sec. hill sprints.

 

Bike 35 miles moderate + 10-minute transition

Run at moderate pace.

Run 9 miles moderate.

Swim 1,400 yards moderate.

Mar 24-30

 

Bike 45 minutes with 6 x 2-minute hard efforts scattered

Swim 1,100 yards total. Main set: 8 x 50 sprints, RI = 20 seconds.

Run 4.5 miles with 6 x 45-second hard efforts scattered.

Bike 40 minutes moderate + 10 minutes comfortably hard.

Swim 1,100 yards total. Main set: 3 x 200 yards race pace, RI = 30 seconds.

Run 4.5 miles moderate + 4 x 10-second hill sprints.

 

Bike 40 miles moderate.

Run 10 miles moderate.

Swim 1,600 yards total. Main set: 1,000 yard time trial.

Mar 31 - Apr 6

 

Bike 45 minutes with 4 x 3-minute hard efforts scattered.

Swim 1,200 yards total. Main set: 10 x 50 sprints, RI = 20 seconds.

Run 4.5 miles with 6 x 1-minute hard efforts scattered.

Bike 40 minutes moderate + 12 minutes comfortably hard.

Swim 1,200 yards total. Main set: 3 x 200 yards race pace, RI = 20 seconds.

Run 5 miles moderate + 4 x 10-second hill sprints.

 

Bike 45 miles moderate + 15-minute transition

Run at moderate pace.

Run 11 miles moderate.

Swim 1,800 yards moderate.

Apr 7-13

 

Bike 40 minutes with 6 x 1-minute hard efforts scattered.

Swim 1,000 yards total. Main set: 8 x 50 sprints, RI = 20 seconds.

Run 4.5 miles with 6 x 30-second hard efforts scattered.

Bike 40 minutes moderate + 8 minutes comfortably hard.

Swim 1,000 yards total. Main set: 2 x 200 yards race pace, RI = 20 seconds.

Run 4 miles moderate.

 

Bike 35 miles moderate

Run 9 miles moderate.

 Swim 1,400 yards moderate.

Apr 14-20

 

Bike 50 minutes with 6 x 2-minute hard efforts scattered.

Swim 1,300 yards total. Main set: 6 x 75 sprints, RI = 20 seconds.

Run 1 mile easy, 8 x 600m at 5K race pace with 400m jog recoveries, 1 mile easy.

Bike 40 minutes moderate + 15 minutes comfortably hard.

Swim 1,300 yards total. Main set: 2 x 300 yards race pace, RI = 30 seconds.

Run 5 miles moderate + 4 x 10-second hill sprints.

 

Bike 50 miles moderate + 20-minute transition

Run at moderate pace

Run 12 miles moderate.

Swim 2,000 yards moderate.

Apr 21-27

 

Bike 50 minutes with 5 x 3-minute hard efforts scattered.

Swim 1,400 yards total. Main set: 8 x 75 sprints, RI = 20 seconds.

Run 1 mile easy, 6 x 800m at 5K race pace with 400m jog recoveries, 1 mile easy.

Bike 40 minutes moderate + 18 minutes comfortably hard.

Swim 1,400 yards total. Main set: 2 x 300 yards race pace, RI = 20 seconds.

Run 5.5 miles moderate + 4 x 10-second hill sprints.

 

Bike 55 miles moderate.

Run 13 miles moderate.

Swim 2,000 yards total. Main set: 1,500 time trial.

Apr 28 - May 4

 

Bike 55 minutes with 4 x 4-minute hard efforts scattered.

Swim 1,500 yards total. Main set: 10 x 75 sprints, RI = 20 seconds.

Run 1 mile easy, 5 x 1,000m at 5K race pace with 400m jog recoveries, 1 mile easy.

Bike 40 minutes moderate + 20 minutes comfortably hard.

Swim 1,500 yards total. Main set: 3 x 300 yards race pace, RI = 30 seconds.

Run 6 miles moderate + 4 x 10-second hill sprints.

 

Bike 60 miles moderate + 10-minute transition

Run at race pace.

Run 14 miles moderate.

Swim 2,200 yards moderate.

May 5-11

 

Bike 45 minutes with 5 x 2-minute hard efforts scattered

Swim 1,300 yards total. Main set: 6 x 75 sprints, RI = 20 seconds.

Run 2 miles easy, 1 miles at 10K race pace, 2 miles easy.

Bike 40 minutes moderate + 10 minutes comfortably hard.

Swim 1,300 yards total. Main set: 2 x 300 yards race pace, RI = 30 seconds.

Run 5 miles moderate.

 

Bike 45 miles moderate

Run 10 miles moderate.

Swim 2,000 yards moderate.

May 12-18

 

Bike 20 minutes easy, 20 minutes comfortably hard, 20 minutes easy.

Swim 1,600 yards total. Main set: 6 x 100 sprints, RI = 20 seconds.

Run 2 miles easy, 2 miles at 10K race pace, 2 miles easy.

Bike 45 minutes with 5 x 2-minute hard efforts scattered.

Swim 1,600 yards total. Main set: 2 x 400 yards race pace, RI = 30 seconds.

Run 6 miles moderate + 4 x 10-second hill sprints.

 

Bike 50 miles moderate + 10 miles race pace + 15-minute transition

Run at race pace.

Run 10 miles moderate + 2 miles race pace.

Swim 2,200 yards total. Main set: 500 yards race pace.

May 19-25

 

Bike 20 minutes easy, 25 minutes comfortably hard, 15 minutes easy

Swim 1,800 yards total. Main set: 8 x 100 sprints, RI = 20 seconds.

Run 2 miles easy, 3 miles at 10K race pace, 2 miles easy.

Bike 45 minutes with 4 x 3-minute hard efforts scattered.

Swim 1,600 yards total. Main set: 2 x 400 yards race pace, RI = 20 seconds.

Run 6 miles moderate + 4 x 10-second hill sprints.

 

Bike 45 miles moderate + 15 miles race pace + 20-minute transition

Run at race pace.

Run 12 miles moderate + 2 miles race pace.

Swim 2,400 yards total. Main set: 600 yards race pace.

May 26 - Jun 1

 

Bike 15 minutes easy, 30 minutes comfortably hard, 15 minutes easy.

Swim 2,000 yards total. Main set: 10 x 100 sprints, RI = 20 seconds.

Run 2 miles easy, 3 miles at 10K race pace, 2 miles easy.

Bike 45 minutes with 8 x 1-minute hard efforts scattered.

Swim 1,600 yards total. Main set: 2 x 400 yards race pace, RI = 30 seconds.

Run 4.5 miles moderate + 4 x 10-second hill sprints.

 

Bike 40 miles moderate + 10 miles race pace + 10-minute transition

Run at race pace.

Run 12 miles moderate + 2 miles race pace (beat last week’s time).

Swim 2,400 yards total. Main set: 600 yards race pace (beat last week’s time).

Jun 2 - Jun 8

 

Bike 10 minutes easy, 10 minutes comfortably hard, 10 minutes easy.

Swim 1,300 yards total. Main set: 5 x 100 sprints, RI = 20 seconds.

Run 2 miles easy, 1 mile at 10K race pace, 2 miles easy.

Bike 45 minutes with 5 x 30-second sprints scattered

Swim 800 yards total. Main set: 400 yards race pace.

Run 3 miles easy

 

Swim 10 minutes easy with 4 x 30 seconds at race pace.

Bike 10 minutes with 4 x 30 seconds fast.

Run 10 minutes with 4 x 20 seconds at 90 percent effort

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