How much training do Pro's do?

There was an article in Triathlete a few months back that asked a few pro's about their bike training.  If I remember right, most said their mileage was in the 400-600 mile per week range.   


edit....just noticed you said olympic distance, I think the article was for IM athletes.  A pro that trains just for olympic distance is most likely doing draft legal racing.  Mileage is probably much lower.

Edited by rexcoltrain 2009-09-15 1:33 PM

The pros at our camp were all around 20-30 hrs/week but some of that is strength, yoga, pilates etc.

The differences in training time for professionals doing shorter distance versus longer stuff is not really much different.  The thing that is different is the type of workouts.

And the range is typically anywhere from 20 - 40 hours a week depending on the individual.  Those are the ones who do it full time.  There are professionals who hold down normal jobs and train as well.  They tend to be on the lower end of that range.

the ones i know personally/know about their training are normally in the 20-30 hour per week range, with 3-6 hours of it being yoga/strength type stuff.

a lot of guys in the 40 ish mpw range running, 300 biking, 20-24k swimming.

i dont know too many pro triathletes riding 400-600mpw......