Beginner Triathlete - Training Programs articles

This training plan is written to prepare you for your first Ironman. While just a beginner’s plan, the hours per week start at a significant 8 hours.

This half Ironman plan covers many weeks of challenging, but attainable training for someone who has some endurance experience, and ideally some Olympic distance races within the past season.

A great 13 week program with good guidelines leading up to it. Have fun!

Couch-to-sprint triathlon training programs to get you over the finish-line of your first triathlon.

This couch to 5k program will get your running in seven months and can be the lead-up to any of the sprint programs.

Program outline of the 16 and 20 week sprint triathlon training plan overviews.

22 week program taking you from the couch to the finishline.

This aggressive couch to 5k program will get you running from nothing and will be the lead-up to any of the sprint programs.

Triathlon traning programs and plans from sprints and olympics to 1/2 and full Ironmans

2x per week each sport triathlon training program

Program details of the 20 week sprint triathlon training plan including details on the swim, bike and run routines.

This program should be used for an athlete who is coming off the couch! No prerequisites required! This program is very basic and is a ‘get me by’ type of program.

Field tests for determining your heart-rate zones with lactate threshold testing.

Program details of the 16 week sprint triathlon training plan including details on the swim, bike and run routines.

This part of the program focuses on utilizing the bike for cardiovascular exercise and moderate strength training for low-impact training-especially good for starting out and/or having weight to lose.