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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

2x per week each sport triathlon training program

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.

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

This program should be used for an athlete who is new to duathlon and their goal is to complete a sprint duathlon without difficulty. The schedule consists of 3 workouts per week in each sport.

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.

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