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                     The plan
                   MY FIRST 
                   IRONMAN
                    PREPaRE YOURSELF FOR THIS INFamOUS 
                    ENDURaNCE RaCE WITH OUR EXPERT PLaNS
                      Meet the                                           The plans are designed to be started 
                                                                       12 weeks before your Ironman event. 
                      expert                                           Alternatively, you could begin 13 or 14 
                      Phil Mosley                                      weeks beforehand to build in some 
                      Coaching editor of Triathlon Plus Mosley         leeway. The plans may seem rather 
                      has coached dozens of triathletes to             prescriptive at first, but you’re always 
                      Ironman success                                  free to move the sessions around to 
                                                                       suit your work/life schedule. Just try to 
                                                                       avoid arranging it so you have too 
                     tRAining FOR your first ever                      many tough back-to-back sessions. 
                     ironman-distance race can be a                      Importantly, don’t be afraid to listen 
                     daunting prospect. it’s a race that               to your body as well and take a rest day 
                     involves a 3.8km open water swim,                 when you need it, regardless of what 
                     180km bike ride and a 42km run, so                the plan says. There’s no benefit to 
                     it’s vital that you prepare properly.             training if you’re already overtired 
                     it’s also important not to launch                 before you start.
                     yourself into doing five-hour bike                  You should also try to stick to the 
                     rides or 20-mile runs straight away.              training zones we’ve prescribed. Stay 
                     Unless you’re experienced, hitting                with them because you’ll be grateful 
                     the big miles straight away will leave            when the training volume starts 
                     you exhausted and injured. so the                 ramping up over the weeks and 
                     key is to train long but build up to it           months. Make sure you are familiar 
                     gradually while incorporating the                 with them, and check the key beneath 
                     relevant skills and elements of                   them – this explains any abbreviations 
                     fitness. With these 12-week plans the             we’ve used and helps you make sense 
                     thinking has already been done for                of the plan so you can focus your 
                     you, so all you need to do is get out             efforts on the training.
                     and start training. 
                        Before you start using them, it’s               Are these plans for you?
                     important to understand a few 
                     important points. Firstly, there are two           To start these Ironman training plans you 
                     plans to choose from: one will take                should already be able to:
                     between six and 11 hours per week,                    Ride your bike for at least two hours 30 
                    Nicodemiwhile the other will take anything up to    minutes
                    Phil 15 hours per week. Pick the plan that             Run for at least 60 minutes
                     you feel is most realistic for you.                   Swim 400m non-stop 
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                                                                                                                                                                             The plan Ironman: TIme poor
               
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                                                                                                                                                               subtract them from your maximum heart rate to calculate your 
                                                                                                                                                               zones. Tools like cycle power meters and GPS watches will also help 
                                                                                                                                                               track your training progress, but they’re not essential for these plans. 
                                                                                                                                                                  These training zones are only a guide, so don’t worry about being 
                                                                                                                                                               overly precise with heart rates because they’ll fluctuate anyway. It’s 
                                                                                                                                                               good to be mindful of your intensity but it’s even more important 
                                                                                                                                                               that you get out there and enjoy your training.
                                                                                                                                                               ZOnE 1: 
                                                                                                                                                                            Recovery 
                                                                                                                                                               60 to 65% of max. Easy pace, feels nice and light.
                                                                                                                                                               ZOnE 2: steady
                                                                                                                                                               65 to 75% of max. Fairly easy pace. Easy enough so that you could breathe 
                                                                                                                                                               just through your nose if you wanted to.
                                                                                                                                                               ZOnE 3: tempo 
                                                                                                                                                               75% to 80% of max. Fairly hard but sustainable pace.
                                                                                                                                                               ZOnE 4: Race tempo 
                                                                                                                                                               80 to 90% of max. Hard pace. Sustainable, but requires real focus. 
                                       6 to 11 hours training per week                                                                                         KeY: WU Warm up, WD Warm down, MAin Main set, FC Front crawl, KiCK 
                                                                                                                                                               Kick with a float held out in front of you, PULL Front crawl with a pull float 
                                                                                                                                                               between thighs, Ri Rest interval, BACK Backstroke, BReAst Breaststroke, 
                                                                                                                                                               1-ARM Front crawl using one arm only n/s Negative split – swim the 2nd 
                                                                                                                                                               half faster than the first, FDRAg Drag your fingers along the surface during 
                                     ironman                                                                                                                   the FC arm-recovery, Fists Swim FC with clenched fists, DOg doggy paddle, 
                                                                                                                                                               sCULL Kick with arms in front, sculling your hands sideways BAnD Front 
                                      Follow this plan to Get ironman-race-                                                                                    crawl with a rubber band or inner-tube tied around ankles, AnKLes FC with 
                                      ready in less than 11 hours per week                                                                                     pull float between ankles
                                                                                                                                                              staY in the training Zone with TRiaThlOn plus
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                                               week 01                                             week 02                                                              week 03  RECOVERY                                   week 04
                                                                                                                                                                                                          WEEK
                                               Swim 2,000m                                         Swim 2,000m                                                           Swim 2,400m Technique session                     Swim 2,900m 
                                         n     Technique session WU 300m FC, 200m KICK, 100m       Technique session WU 200m FC, 200m PULL, 100m                  n      WU 2x(150m FC, 100m KICK, 50m PULL)               Technique session WU 300m FC, 200m KICK, 200m 
                                               PULL + 20secs RI MAIN 4x50m 1-ARM, 200m N/S,        KICK +20secs RI MAIN 8x50m as (25m FDRAG, 25m                         MAIN 4x (25m DOG,25m FC, 25m FISTS, 25m FC,       FC MAIN 3 x (300m PULL in Z3 +30secs RI, 100m FC in 
                                               4x50m FDRAG, 200m N/S, 4x50m FISTS, 200m N/S        FC) +60secs RI. 1x400m in Z3 (+15secs RI), 2x200m in                  25m SCULL, 25m FC) +20secs RI. 2x400m N/S         Z2 +20secs RI, 100m FC in Z3 +20secs RI, 100m FC in 
                                         Mo    WD 200m easy FC or BACK                             Z3 (+15secs RI), 2x100m in Z3 WD 100m easy FC or               Mo     +30secs RI WD 400m easy FC or BACK                Z4 +20secs RI) WD 400m easy FC or BACK 
                                                                                                   BACK 
                                               Run 40mins                                         Run 40mins                                                             Run 30mins                                        Run 50mins 
                                         ue    Muscular endurance session WU 10mins               Muscular endurance session WU 10mins in Z2 MAIN                 ue     Muscular endurance WU 10mins in Z2                Muscular endurance session WU 10mins in Z2 MAIN 
                                               in Z2 MAIN 2x10mins in Z3 (+3mins RI)              20mins in Z3 WD 10mins in Z2                                           MAIN 10mins in Z3 WD 10mins in Z2                 2x15mins in Z3 (+3mins RI) WD 7mins in Z2
                                         T     WD 7mins in Z2                                                                                                     T
                                         d                                                                                                                        d      Bike 35mins                                        Swim 2,500m Strength session WU 2x250m FC, 
                                         e                                                                                                                        e      (turbo trainer or outdoor) Muscular endurance WU   100m KICK, 200m PULL MAIN 8x (25m SCULL, 25m 
                                                                                Rest day                                                                                 10mins in Z2 MAIN 2x9mins in Z3 (+2mins RI) WD     FC)+10secs RI, 100m PULL in Z4 +10secs RI, 200m FC 
                                                                                                                                                                  W      4mins in Z2                                        in Z3 +10secs RI, 300m PULL in Z2 +30secs RI, 200m 
                                         W                                                                                                                                                                                  FC in Z3 +20secs RI, 100m FC in Z4 WD 400m FC in Z1
                                         r                                                                                                                        r      Swim 2,000m 
                                         u     Run 1 hour                                         Run 1 hour 15mins                                               u      Strength session WU 300m FC, 100m KICK, 4x50m     Run 1 hour 30mins 
                                         h     Endurance run in Zone 2                            Endurance run in Zone 2                                         h      BUILD (+15secs RI) MAIN 200m BAND +20secs RI,     Endurance run in Zone 2
                                         T                                                                                                                               300m ANKLES +30secs RI, 400m PULL +40secs RI, 
                                                                                                                                                                  T      200m FC WD 200m FC, 100m KICK
                                               Swim 2,000m                                        Swim 2,100m                                                                                                               Swim 2,500m Endurance session WU 400m as (25m 
                                         i     Endurance session WU 300m FC, 200m KICK, 100m      Endurance session WU 200m FC, 200m KICK, 200m                   i                                                         KICK, 50m FC). 400m as 25m drill of choice, 25m FC 
                                               PULL +20secs RI MAIN 100m FC in Z2 +10secs RI,     drill of choice MAIN 6x75m FC in Z3 +10secs RI, 400m                         Rest day                                     MAIN 400m FC N/S +60secs RI, 50m BACK, 300m 
                                         Fr    200m PULL in Z2 +20secs RI, 300m FC in Z2 +30secs  PULL in Z2 +30secs RI, 6x50m FC in Z3 +10secs RI,               Fr                                                        PULL in Z3 +40secs RI, 50m BREAST, 200m FC in Z3 
                                               RI, 400m PULL in Z2 WD 400m easy FC or BACK        200m PULL in Z2 WD 150m FC in Z1                                                                                          +20secs RI, 50m BACK, 200m PULL in Z3, 50m 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            BREAST WD 400m FC/PULL in Z1
                                         t     Bike 90mins                                        Bike 90mins                                                     t                                                         Bike 90mins 
                                         a     Muscular endurance WU 30mins in Z2                 Muscular endurance WU 30mins in Z2 MAIN 30mins                  a      Run 50mins                                         Muscular endurance WU 30mins in Z2 MAIN 40mins 
                                         S     MAIN 30mins in Z3 WD 30mins in Z2.                 in Z3 WD 30mins in Z2. Stay seated on climbs                    S      Endurance run in Z2                                in Z3 WD 20mins in Z2. Stay seated  
                                               Stay seated on climbs                                                                                                                                                        on climbs
                                         n                                                                                                                        n
                                               Bike 2 hours 30                                    Bike 3 hours                                                           Bike 2 hours                                      Bike 3 hours 30mins 
                                         Su    Endurance ride in Z2                               Endurance ride in Z2                                            Su     Endurance ride in Z2                              Endurance ride in Z2
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                                                                                         week 05                                                                                            week 06  RECOVERY                                                                                                                   week 07                                                                                            week 08
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             WEEK
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              F                                Swim 3,000m Muscular endurance pool session OR                                                    Swim 3,000m 
                                                                                         Swim 2,500m                                                                                      Swim 2,000m Muscular endurance session WU                                                           o                                preferably open-water swim in Z3 WU 100m FC, 100m                                                 Muscular endurance pool session OR preferably 
                                                                              n          Technique session WU 3x300m as (100m FC, 100m                                                    200m FC, 200m KICK, 200m PULL MAIN 6x100m FC                                                        l                      n                                                                                                           open-water swim in Z3 WU 400m FC, 8x25m SCULL 
                                                                                         KICK, 100m PULL) MAIN 8x50m as (25m FISTS,                                                       in Z3 +20secs RI, 6x25m FISTS +5secs RI, 4x100m FC                                                  d                                KICK, 100m FDRAG, 100m PULL, 6x50m KICK MAIN 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 MAIN 2 x (4x75m FC in Z2, 4x75m FC in Z4, 4x75m FC 
                                                                                         25m FC). 3 x (150m FC in Z2, 100m FC in Z3, 50m FC in                                            +20secs RI, 6x25m FDRAG +5secs RI WD 100m easy                                                      2                                6x100m FC in Z3 +20secs RI, 300m PULL in Z1, 4x100m                                               in Z3 +15secs RI), 400m PULL in Z3 WD 200m easy FC 
                                                                              Mo         Z4) +20secs RI. WD 300m easy FC or BACK                                                          FC or BACK                                                                                                                 Mo        FC in Z3 +20secs RI, 300m PULL in Z1, 2x100m FC in Z3 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               +20secs RI WD 500m easy FC or BACK                                                                or BACK
                                                                                         Run 50mins                                                                                       Run 30mins                                                                                                                           Run 1 hour                                                                                         Run 1 hour 
                                                                             ue          Muscular endurance session WU 10mins in Z2 MAIN                                                  Muscular endurance WU 10mins in Z2 MAIN 10mins in                                                                          ue        Muscular endurance WU 10mins in Z2 MAIN                                                            Muscular endurance WU 10mins in Z2 MAIN 40mins in 
                                                                             T           30mins in Z3 WD 10mins in Z2                                                                     Z3 WD 10mins in Z2                                                                                                         T         2x20mins in Z3 (+3mins RI) WD 7mins in Z2                                                          Z3 WD 10mins in Z2
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                                                                             r                                                                                                            Swim 2,000m                                                                                                                r
                                                                             u           Run 1 hour 45mins                                                                                Endurance session WU 400m FC, 400m as (25m                                                                                 u         Bike 1 hour                                                                                        Bike 1 hour 
                                                                             h           Endurance run in Zone 2                                                                          FDRAG, 25m PULL) MAIN 400m PULL in Z2 +60secs                                                                              h         Muscular endurance WU 10mins in Z2 MAIN 40mins in                                                  Muscular endurance WU 10mins in Z2 MAIN 40mins in 
                                                                                                                                                                                          RI, 100m FC in Z3 +20secs RI, 400m PULL in Z2                                                                                        Z3 WD 10mins in Z2. Stay seated on climbs                                                          Z3 WD 10mins in Z2. Stay seated on climbs
                                                                             T                                                                                                            +60secs RI, 100m FC in Z3 WD 200m KICK                                                                                     T
                                                                                         Swim 2,500m                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Swim 3,000m 
                                                                             i           Endurance session WU 800m as 2x (100m FISTS,                                                                                                                                                                               i          Open-water or endurance pool session  
                                                                                         200m FC, 100m FDRAG) MAIN 800m FC in Z2, 100m                                                                                                                                                                                         WU 300m FC, 100m KICK, 300m PULL, 100m KICK                                                        Swim 2,000m 
                                                                             Fr          BACK/BREAST, 400m PULL                                                                                            Rest day                                                                                                 Fr         MAIN 10x50m FC in Z2 +5 secs RI, 5x100m FC in Z3                                                   Open-water (preferably) or non-stop pool swim in Z2 
                                                                                         in Z2 WD 400m FC/PULL                                                                                                                                                                                                                 +10secs RI, 2x200m FC in Z2 +20secs RI, 400m FC in 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Z3 WD 200m KICK, 200m PULL all in Z1
                                                                              t          Bike 90mins Muscular endurance WU 30mins in Z2                                                                                                                                                                              t         AM Run 2 hours Endurance run in Z2. Test all race kit,                                             AM Run 2 hours Endurance run in Z2. Test all race kit, 
                                                                              a          MAIN 2x20mins in Z3 (+5mins RI) WD 15mins in Z2.                                                 Run 1 hour                                                                                                                 a         nutrition and equipment                                                                            nutrition and equipment
                                                                              S          Stay seated on climbs                                                                            Endurance run in Z2                                                                                                        S         PM Swim (optional) 25mins Open-water swim in Z2                                                    PM Swim (optional) 25mins Open-water swim in Z2
                                                                             n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      n          Brick 4 hours 30mins                                                                               Brick 4 hours 30mins. 
                                                                                         Bike 4hours                                                                                      Bike 2 hours                                                                                                                         Bike 4 hours 15mins endurance ride in Z2,                                                          Bike 4 hours 15mins endurance ride in Z2, 
                                                                             Su          Endurance ride in Z2                                                                             Endurance ride in Z2                                                                                                      Su         into run 15mins in Z2. Test all race kit, nutrition                                                into run 15mins in Z2. Test all race kit, nutrition  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               and equipment                                                                                      and equipment
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                                                                                                                                                          WEEK week 10 WEEK 1                                                                                                                                                 week 11 WEEK 2                                                                                     week 12 WEEK
                                                                              n          Swim 2,000m Muscular endurance pool/                                                                                                                                                                                      n           Swim 2,000m Muscular endurance swim in Z3 WU 
                                                                                         open-water swim in Z3 WU 200m FC, 200m FDRAG,                                                                                                                                                                                         400m FC, 200m KICK, 200m PULL, 100m FC MAIN                                                      Swim 1500m 
                                                                                         200m FC, 200m KICK MAIN 4x100m FC in Z3 +30secs                                                                  Rest day                                                                                                             4x100m FC in Z3 +20secs RI, 4x50m PULL in Z2                                                     Easy swim 
                                                                              Mo         RI, 4x50m PULL in Z3 +15secs RI, 4x100m FC in Z3                                                                                                                                                                          Mo          +10secs RI, 3x100m FC in Z3 +20secs RI WD 200 
                                                                                         +30secs RI WD 200m easy FC                                                                                                                                                                                                            PULL in Z1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Run 40mins                                                                                        Run 30mins in Z2
                                                                             ue                                                                         Rest day                                                                                                                                                   ue         Muscular endurance WU 10mins in Z2 MAIN 20mins 
                                                                             T                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     T          in Z3 WD 10mins in Z2
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                                                                                         BRICK 60mins Bike 45mins (turbo trainer or                                                       Bike 45mins Anaerobic endurance WU 10mins in Z2                                                                          e
                                                                              e          outdoor) as WU 10mins in Z2 MAIN 2x9mins in Z3                                                   MAIN 6x3mins in Z4 (+2mins RI WD 7mins in Z2                                                                                                      Rest day                                                                            Bike 1 hour in Z2
                                                                              W          (+2mins RI) WD 4mins in Z2 into Run 15mins in Z2                                                                                                                                                                          W
                                                                             r                                                                                                            Swim 2,500m Muscular endurance pool session WU                                                                          r
                                                                             u           Swim 3,000m Open-water (preferably) or non-stop                                                  400m FC, 8x25m drill of choice MAIN 6x50m FC in Z3                                                                      u            Bike 45mins                                                                                      Swim 1500m 
                                                                             h           pool swim in Z2                                                                                  +15secs RI, 2x150m PULL in Z2, 6x75m FC in Z3                                                                                        Anaerobic endurance WU 10mins in Z2 MAIN                                                         Open-water (preferably) or endurance pool session 
                                                                                                                                                                                          +15secs RI, 300m  PULL in Z2, 6x50m FC in Z3 +15secs                                                                    h            6x3mins in Z4 (+2mins RI) WD 7mins in Z2 
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                                                                                                                                                                                          Run 40mins Muscular endurance WU 10mins in Z2                                                                                        Swim 1500m                                                                                       Bike 45mins in Z2
                                                                             Fr                        Rest day                                                                           MAIN 20mins in Z3 WD 10mins in Z2                                                                                        Fr          Open water (preferably) or non-stop pool session                                                 Check your race-day bike
                                                                              t          Bike century ride                                                                                AM Run 90mins Endurance run in Z2. Test all race kit,                                                                   t            AM Run 1 hour in Z2
                                                                              a          100 miles in Z2. Test all race kit, nutrition and                                                nutrition and equipment                                                                                                 a            PM Swim (optional) 25mins Open-water swim                                                                       Rest day
                                                                              S          equipment                                                                                        PM Swim (optional) 40mins Open-water or pool                                                                            S            in Z2
                                                                                                                                                                                          swim in Z2
                                                                             n           Run 20 miles                                                                                     Brick 3 hours 15mins                                                                                                    n            Brick 2 hours 15mins
                                                                                         Run in Z2. Test all race kit, nutrition and                                                      Bike 3 hours endurance ride in Z2, into Run                                                                                          Bike 2 hours in Z2 into  
                                                                                         equipment                                                                                        15mins in Z2. Test all race kit, nutrition and                                                                                       Run 15mins in Z2                                                                                           RaCE DaY
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                                                                                                                                                                                                            The plan Ironman: TIme rICH
  
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                                                                                                                                                                              o         Using these Training Zones will help you train at the right intensity 
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                                                                                                                             2-                                                              You can either estimate your intensity, using the Training Zone 
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                                                                                                                                                    e                                   descriptions, or use a heart-rate monitor for a more precise measure. 
                                                                                                                                p                        k                              If you use a heart-rate monitor, use the percentages provided and 
                                                                                                                                     lan                                                subtract them from your maximum heart rate to calculate your 
                                                                                                                                                                                        zones. Tools like cycle power meters and GPS watches will also help 
                                                                                                                                                                                        track your training progress, but they’re not essential for these plans.
                                                                                                                                                                                             These training zones are only a guide, so don’t worry about being 
                                                                                                                                                                                        overly precise with heart rates because they’ll fluctuate anyway. It’s 
                                                                                                                                                                                        good to be mindful of your intensity but it’s even more important 
                                                                                                                                                                                        that you get out there and enjoy your training.
                                                                                                                                                                                        ZOnE 1: 
                                                                                                                                                                                                       Recovery
                                                                                                                                                                                        60 to 65% of max. Easy pace, feels nice and light.
                                                                                                                                                                                        ZOnE 2: steady
                                                                                                                                                                                        65 to 75% of max. Fairly easy pace. Easy enough so that you could breathe 
                                                                                                                                                                                        just through your nose if you wanted to.
                                                                                                                                                                                        ZOnE 3: tempo
                                                                                                                                                                                        75% to 80% of max. Fairly hard but sustainable pace.
                                                                                                                                                                                        ZOnE 4: Race tempo
                                                                                                                                                                                        80 to 90% of max. Hard pace. Sustainable, but requires real focus.
                                           7 to 15 hours training per week
                                                                                                                                                                                        KeY: WU Warm up, WD Warm down, MAin Main set, FC Front crawl, KiCK 
                                                                                                                                                                                        Kick with a float held out in front of you, PULL Front crawl with a pull float 
                                                                                                                                                                                        between thighs, Ri Rest interval, BACK Backstroke, BReAst Breaststroke, 
                                                                                                                                                                                        1-ARM Front crawl using one arm only n/s Negative split – swim the 2nd half 
                                          ironman                                                                                                                                       faster than the first, FDRAg Drag your fingers along the surface during the FC 
                                                                                                                                                                                        arm-recovery, Fists Swim FC with clenched fists, DOg doggy paddle, sCULL 
                                           train For an ironman with this traininG                                                                                                      Kick with arms in front, sculling your hands sideways BAnD Front crawl with 
                                           plan, which takes up to 15 hours per week                                                                                                    a band tied around ankles, AnKLes FC with pull float between ankles
                                                                                                                                                                                       staY in the training Zone with TRiaThlOn plus
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                                                     week 01                                                          week 02                                                                      week 03  RECOVERY                                            week 04
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                                                      AM Swim 2,000m Technique WU 300m FC, 200m                   AM Swim 2,000m Technique session WU 200m FC,                                      AM Swim 2,400m Technique session WU 2x(150m                AM Swim 2,500m Technique WU 300m FC, 200m 
                                                      KICK, 100m PULL +20secs RI MAIN  4x50m 1-ARM,               200m PULL, 100m KICK +20secs RI MAIN  8x50m as                                    FC, 100m KICK, 50m PULL) MAIN 4x (25m DOG,25m              KICK, 200m FC MAIN 3x (300m PULL in Z3 +30secs 
                                              n       200m N/S, 4x50m FDRAG, 200m N/S, 4x50m FISTS,               (25m FDRAG, 25m FC) +60secs RI. 1x400m in Z3                              n       FC, 25m FISTS, 25m FC, 25m SCULL, 25m FC)                  RI, 100m FC in Z2 +20secs RI, 100m FC in Z3 +20secs 
                                                      200m N/S WD 200m easy FC or BACK  PM Weights                (+15secs RI), 2x200m in Z3 (+15secs RI), 2x100m in Z3                             +20secs RI. 2x400m N/S +30secs RI WD 400m easy             RI, 100m FC in Z4 +20secs RI) WD 400m easy FC or 
                                                      30mins WU 5mins rowing machine or indoor cycle              WD 100m easy FC or BACK  PM Weights 30mins                                        FC or BACK  PM Weights 30mins WU 5mins                     BACK  PM Weights 30mins WU 5mins rowing 
                                                      MAIN 2x20reps, light or no resistance: Squats,              WU 5mins rowing machine or indoor cycle MAIN                                      rowing machine or indoor cycle MAIN 2 x 20reps,            machine/indoor cycle MAIN 2x25 chin-ups, 
                                              Mo      hamstring curls, tricep dips, chin-ups, press-ups,          2x20reps, light or no resistance: Squats, hamstring                       Mo      light or no resistance: Squats, hamstring curls,           press-ups, tricep dips. 2x8-16 reps of lat pull-downs, 
                                                      lat pull downs                                              curls, tricep dips, chin-ups, press-ups, lat                                      tricep dips, chin ups, press ups, lat pull downs           squats, hamstring curls with heavy weights. Increase 
                                                                                                                  pull-downs                                                                                                                                   resistance next week if you get to 16 reps
                                                      Run 40mins Muscular endurance session WU                   Run 40mins                                                                         Run 30mins                                                 Run 50mins Muscular endurance session WU 
                                              ue      10mins in Z2 MAIN 2x10mins in Z3 (+3mins RI) WD            Muscular endurance session WU 10mins in Z2 MAIN                            ue      Muscular endurance WU 10mins in Z2 MAIN 10mins             10mins in Z2 MAIN 2x15mins in Z3 (+3mins RI) WD 
                                              T       7mins in Z2                                                20mins in Z3 WD 10mins in Z2                                               T       in Z3 WD 10mins in Z2                                      7mins in Z2
                                                      AM Swim 2,300m Strength session WU 200m FC,                AM Swim 2000m Strength session                                                                                                                AM Swim 2,500m Strength session WU 2x250m FC, 
                                                      100m KICK, 200m PULL, 100m FC MAIN 400m                    WU 300m FC, 100m KICK, 4x50m BUILD +15secs RI                                                                                                 100m KICK, 200m PULL MAIN 8x(25m SCULL, 25m 
                                              d       (alternating 50m FC, 25m KICK). 3x (200m PULL,             MAIN 4x50m FC in Z4 +15secs RI, 200m PULL in Z2                            d       Bike 45mins (turbo trainer or outdoor) Muscular            FC)+10secs RI, 100m PULL in Z4 +10secs RI, 200m FC in 
                                              e       100m KICK in Z3) +30secs RI WD 400m BACK/                  +20secs RI, 2x50m FC in Z4 +15secs RI, 200m PULL in                        e       endurance WU 10mins in Z2 MAIN 2x9mins in Z3               Z3 +10secs RI, 300m PULL in Z2 +30secs RI, 200m FC in 
                                                      BREAST  PM Bike 50mins (turbo trainer or                   Z2, 4x50m FC in Z4 +15secs RI WD 200m FC, 100m                                     (+2mins RI) WD 4mins in Z2                                 Z3 +20secs RI, 100m FC in Z4 WD 400m FC in Z1 PM  
                                              W       outdoor) Muscular endurance WU 10mins in Z2                KICK, 200m PULL  PM Bike 45mins (turbo trainer or                          W                                                                  Bike 1 hour (turbo trainer or outdoor) Muscular 
                                                      MAIN 2x15mins in Z3 (+3mins RI) WD 7mins in Z2             outdoor) Muscular endurance WU 10mins in Z2 MAIN                                                                                              endurance WU 10mins in Z2 MAIN 2x20mins in Z3 
                                                                                                                 3x9mins in Z3 (+2mins RI) WD 4mins Z2                                                                                                         (+3mins RI) WD 7mins in Z2
                                              u                                                                                                                                             u       Swim 2,000m Strength session WU 300m FC, 
                                              h       Run 1 hour 15mins                                          Run 1 hour 15mins                                                          h       100m KICK, 4x50m BUILD (+15secs RI) MAIN 200m              Run 1 hour 30mins 
                                                      Endurance run in Zone 2                                    Endurance run in Zone 2                                                            BAND +20secs RI, 300m ANKLES +30secs RI, 400m              Endurance run in Zone 2
                                              T                                                                                                                                             T       PULL +40secs RI, 200m FC WD 200m FC, 100m KICK
                                                      AM Swim 2,000m Endurance session WU 300m                   AM Swim 2000m Endurance session WU 200m FC,                                                                                                   AM Swim 2,500m Endurance WU 400m as (25m 
                                              i       FC, 200m KICK, 100m PULL +20secs RI MAIN 100m              200m KICK, 200m drill of choice MAIN 6x75m FC in Z3                        i                                                                  KICK, 50m FC). 400m as 25m drill of choice, 25m FC 
                                                      FC in Z2 +10secs RI, 200m PULL in Z2 +20secs RI,           +10secs RI, 400m PULL in Z2 +30secs RI, 6x50m FC in                                                                                           MAIN 400m FC N/S +60secs RI, 50m BACK, 300m 
                                              Fr      300m FC in Z2 +30secs RI, 400m PULL in Z2 WD               Z3 +10secs RI, 200m PULL in Z2 WD 150m FC in Z1                            Fr              Rest day                                           PULL in Z3 +40secs RI, 50m BREAST, 200m FC in Z3 
                                                      400m easy FC or BACK  PM Run 40mins in Z2.                 PM  Run 40mins in Z2. Choose a route with as many                                                                                             +20secs RI, 50m BACK, 200m PULL in Z3, 50m 
                                                      Choose a route with as many hills as possible              hills as possible                                                                                                                             BREAST WD 400m FC/PULL in Z1 PM  Run 40mins 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Hilly run in Z2
                                              t       Bike 90mins                                                Bike 90mins                                                                t                                                                  Bike 90mins Muscular endurance 
                                              a       Muscular endurance WU 30mins in Z2 MAIN 30mins             Muscular endurance WU 30mins in Z2 MAIN 30mins                             a       Run 1hour15mins                                            WU 30mins in Z2 MAIN 40mins in Z3 WD 20mins in Z2. 
                                              S       in Z3 WD 30mins in Z2. Stay seated on climbs               in Z3 WD 30mins in Z2. Stay seated on climbs                               S       Endurance run in Z2                                        Stay seated on climbs
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                                                      Bike 3hours                                                Bike 3hours                                                                        Bike 2 hours                                               Bike 3hours 30mins 
                                              Su      Endurance ride in Z2                                       Endurance ride in Z2                                                       Su      Endurance ride in Z2                                       Endurance ride in Z2
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