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Triathlon Workout: Cycle 5 – Week 1

This programming has been designed for the beginner to train for a sprint distance triathlon; however, anyone can use it.

Mischele Stevens

Written by Mischele Stevens Last updated on January 4, 2015

EDITOR’S NOTE: Mischele Stevens has been helping beginners fulfill their dream of completing a triathlon for the past decade. A former ironman athlete, Mischele has coached athletes to the World Championship level at both the 70.3 and full Ironman distance. In addition to her work with elite athletes, Mischele also coaches in a community-based program that helps hundreds of people of all levels complete triathlons each year. 

This programming has been designed for the beginner to train for a sprint distance triathlon, but anyone can use it.

There will be workouts you will be asked to record your time or distance on. Do it! Recording your training sessions allows you to confirm that you are progressing. All workouts are expected to be done with a hard/fast effort unless stated otherwise. This means you will not enjoy it and will wish desperately for it to be over. This is how we get fitter and faster. Plus, if you are in a time crunch you can get a workout in without taking away from life.

You will plug the training week into your life and complete each workout according to your schedule. This allows you to swim when you can get to the pool or bike when you have more time, not because I said you have to do it on a certain day.

Please do not do the same sport two days in a row (example: swim on Monday and Tuesday). You can do more than one workout in a day, but need at least three hours between for recovery. There are six workouts in a week. Do not make up any you miss from previous weeks. You must take one whole day off in a week to rest and recover.

Week 1

Another twelve weeks completed and a new 12 week cycle to start. The programming is getting a bit longer. We will stay in this distance range until after the 2015 race season. Remember to track your workouts and compare them to your previous efforts.

Mischele Stevens

About Mischele Stevens

Mischele has been helping all levels of athletes fulfill their dreams of completing a triathlon for the past 15 years. A former Ironman athlete, Mischele has coached athletes to the World Championship level at both the 70.3 and full Ironman distance, as well as coaching at the Provincial Triathlon Training Center. Twelve years ago she developed, and still coaches, a community based training program that has seen several hundred people complete a triathlon. Mischele was a race coordinator for the local triathlon race, helped create two local tri clubs, and is a published freelance writer on the subject of triathlon training. Through continuing education and constant research, she always provides the best training for her athletes to make them stronger and, of course, faster.

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