Creating a training plan....need help

As you are already a bronze member here it may be worth it to consider upgrading to gold; with that you will recieve access to several training plans and also to the training support forum where you can pose questions to the coaches throughout the season.

Shane

I also suggest that you pick one or two races as "A" races (opposite ends of the season) and then prioritize the others as "B" or "C" races. You can't expect to have your "best" race at all of them; nor can you expect to train effectively to have your "best" race at all of them. By prioritizing them, you (or anyone coaching you) can focus a training plan appropriately.

For example, I am focusing this spring on running as I would like to improve my times at the half marathon distance. I have two more half marathon races planned, but one will occur after my first Oly distance tri. So, I am riding and swimming enough to race that race (and hopefully well), but I am not counting on it as a priority race. Then, I will begin training for a half ironman in September. Along the way, I will have a couple of other Oly or sprint tris, but the half ironman is my "A" race so the training will focus on that. When that's over, I would like to run a marathon in December or January. However, I will assess how I feel after a fairly full season to decide how intense that training will be, but, regardless, it will focus again on running.