DIY Triathlon Macro Training Guidance
Ok folks so you are considering the DIY Triathlon at the end of August 2020. That's awesome!
We created this event just for you. We want you to have a race that you know can't be canceled. This way you can build your fitness, have fun with it on "race" day and move on to the rest of your year. No more training in limbo!
[If you want to more learn more or sign up for the event, you can do that online here.]
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The Distances: 2km Swim, 80km Bike, 20km Run
This essentially very similar to a half Iron Man Triathlon. You can make your life a lot easier by simply loading up either the bike focused or the run focused Half Plan to end on August 30.
This will help you build up to the event, and will also give you a program that will help you peak and taper.
The Swim - those who have not been swimming this season, this could potentially be your biggest obstacle. You'll need to find a place we are guaranteed the opportunity to swim. This could be an open water if your local swimming hole doesn't open up in time. Good thing for you, we're not that serious about the swim and if you needed to do it with cords we would take that as well. If you do anticipate being in the water, now is the time to make sure you're feeling pretty good about swimming. Regardless of how many weeks are left until the big day, we recommend you spent a total of 4 to 6 swims doing no more than 30 minutes each. Each of these workouts will have a very easy play swimming with focus on drills to make sure that you get your stroke back before we start doing work. Proper swimming beats working really hard in the water every time.
The Bike - this distance is a little less than the average half Iron Man. For most of you have been training for either a half or a full the season, it should be very achievable. Using the Half plan I'll either help you raise your fitness or get more half specific with the extra volume that you no longer need. If you were going to get carried away, your longest bike could be somewhere in the neighborhood of four hours to give you a bit of a volume boost.
The Run - Of all the disciplines, this is the one that we can't force. Why are you can easily ramp up on the swim and bike, we have to make sure our bodies prepared for the rigors of running 20 km, which is just shy of a half marathon. Your training I will be able to build up to approximately a 10 mile long run in the early weeks of August. If you are already there, then you can focus instead on maintaining that Endurance and Building some speed.
Regardless of which flavor of training plan you choose, we are here to help you modify to reach your goals and get you ready for the event. There's a lot to figure out between now and the day you pick to do your event, but we are all here to help. Share your questions and advice and we can work on this together.
~ Coach P