How Do You Train For A Triathlon?
• Train in each event. You are going to swim, ride and run. Therefore, each week, you should swim on day 1, ride on day 2, run on day 3, swim on day 4, ride on day 5 and run on day 6. Day 7 is off. (If you do swimming and biking on the same day, you can do training for each of the three stages three times a week, but make sure you always take that 7th day off!) • Train in amounts that are proportionate to your distance races. Swimming often constitutes 10-20% of a race, biking often constitutes 40-50% of a race, and running often constitutes 20-30% of a race. • Start off with a 15 minute work out for swimming and running. So, for swimming it is 15 minutes of swimming — not 15minutes of being in the pool! For cycling, double this time, so start off with 30 minutes. • Increase the time to 30 minutes for running and swimming as your stamina improves. Increase the cycling time to 60 minutes or more. • Practice some ‘brick’ sessions about a month ahead of your event. A brick is where you d
