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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
GRAND RAPIDS TRIATHLON HALF IRON |