Question:
Can anyone provide me some interesting
training program for intermediate
athlete.
I already did some triathlon, but
without great performance, 2h40.
I'm really looking for programs
and advices for improving my race.
Answer:
Try visiting this website:
http://www.trinewbies.com/
If you have
already done two triathlons of fair
length, then you must have SOME
ability in swimming, biking and
running. you are just looking for
a structured training program to
follow, right? i read several books
and looked at many magazines and
websites, and then created my own
customized program. i really needed
something that allowed me to fit
in "the rest of my life",
so i had to block out my time each
day of the week, including rest
days.
Being a runner
first, I run three times a week,
doing fartlek and tempo runs, and
occasionally some hills or a little
more distance. for race training,
i swim at least twice per week (currently
once per week, now that race season
is over here). i do that for about
an hour, first warming up, then
stroke count drills, then adding
speed, then a continuous long swim,
then some easy laps to cool down.
when it was race season, i cycled
at least twice (sometimes three
times) per week, for 40-60 min.
so i could manage sprint distance
races. i didn't go much beyond that
in training.
