triathlon training plan IRONMAN 140.6

This plan is for intermediate level swimmers who can swim 300 freestyle continuously at an easy pace. You either have little experience with the Half Ironman distance and you are looking for a program to improve your swimming technique and endurance, or you already have enough experience but want to enhance performance significantly during your upcoming race.

This plan has three swim practices a week. Total distance swam in an average week is 8450 (2816 per swim practice) where the heaviest week is 11200 total and the easiest week 5100 total. Skills you will work on are Body Position, Recovery & Hand Entry, Stroke Length and Catch. The Triathlon specific skills you will work on are Sighting, Buoy Turn, Open water Start, Clearing Goggles and Swim Exit.

Week 1-24: Volume + Speed

Week 25-36: Volume + Intensity 

Week 37-45: Intensity

Week 46-48: Taper

WORKOUT 1 WORKOUT 2

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