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Triathlon Workout: Cycle 2 (Olympic Distance) – Week 4, Day 4

The second cycle of Triathlon workouts will prepare you for an Olympic distance event.

Jeff Kline

Written by Jeff Kline Last updated on May 1, 2014

Completing a triathlon takes strength, speed, endurance, and flexibility. Triathlon training is balanced, whole-body training. In other sports you may wind up building strength in some areas, while accruing weaknesses in others. Triathletes get body benefits from running, cycling, and swimming, and as a result are lean and fit from head to toe.

After the sprint-distance triathlon, many athletes have their sights set on an Olympic distance event. If that’s your goal, then this comprehensive program is for you.

This Olympic distance triathlon plan starts with an assessment week to dial in your swim, bike, and run training parameters. You begin by building a solid base and move gradually into tempo and speed work. The program culminates with a peak week. As always, the key to success is your commitment to consistency.

Stay focused! Be healthy, train smart, and have fun.

Week 4, Day 4

Workout description: Swim, sprint 1900 yards

Duration: 0:40:00

Distance: 1900 yards

Warm up:

All easy

  • 100 yards swimming
  • 100 yards kicking
  • 100 yards pulling
  • 100 yards swimming

Main set:

3 rounds

  • 100 yards moderate swimming
  • 1 minute rest

4 rounds

  • 25 yards kicking building speed
  • 25 yards fast kicking
  • 25 yards easy kicking

Cool down:

300 yards easy swimming

Jeff Kline

About Jeff Kline

Jeff Kline has been coaching runners and triathletes since 1999. At the end of his competitive running and triathlon career, he knew there was only one direction to take his life. That direction was to help runners and triathletes of all abilities work toward and achieve their goals. Jeff felt it was incumbent upon him to give back to the communities that supported him and brought so much joy to his life.

In an effort to accomplish this new path, he took the opportunity to study under and work with some of the most highly regarded experts in the industry. He became a certified personal trainer as well as a certified running and triathlon coach. He also completed his studies in the nursing and nutrition fields. All in an effort to bring each individual he works with the best and most up-to-date training sciences and practices available.

To this day, Jeff continues his education daily by keeping his mind open to new medical discoveries and training sciences. He believes that each teammate’s training experience should be a learning experience as well. The more you understand the why’s, the better you will accomplish the how’s.

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