.swimfortri.com).Pool session"This session involves holding race pace over an extended period and will help to simulate race-day conditions," says Bullock. "Do this 10 days before the triathlon." Warm up, doing 6-8 x 50m, with a 10-second rest between each. Do front crawl
Dan Bullock, swimming coach, www.swimfortri.com“If you want to race fast, then you have to train fast, so this session will inject some speed into your training.This is a session for the open water – which is essentially a different discipline from doing laps
-to-bike sessions, thus guaranteeing optimum response during racing.Speed kingIt's a good idea to base your brick training on the demands of your next race. Sessions can cover practising race pace; developing aerobic endurance, threshold pace and aerobic endurance
1. Super sprintThe shortest triathlon distance is all about speed, and brick sessions are important for building pace. "Recreate race conditions," says coach Simon Ward. "If you're doing the race in a pool you won't need a wetsuit, and you should
Fartlek sessions [hard, medium and slow running over various distances during a session, from the Swedish term meaning 'speed play'] are a good way of improving your pace and replicating the surges you would expect during a race. Beginners tend to run at the same
Time-efficient runningThe acceleration runThis acceleration run increases in speed, culminating with a pace just above that of your target race-pace. The idea is to progress each week by increasing the distance or speed of each increment. This session has many
is plenty. If you are training for a sprint- or standard-distance triathlon, building your long training sessions to twice the race distance is the best approach. If you are preparing for a half-Ironman distance race, aim towards 1.5 times the race distance
3 triathlon coach (www.theendurancecoach.com). "But just a bit of playing around on a mountain bike can help you acquire the skills that will save five minutes in a race." It's not necessary to do a killer session every time you leave the house
Championships in the 25-29 age group. "Use it to plan a season of training sessions and races."It also allows you, when you are not racing well, to look back at a time when you were performing better and see what you were doing right. "You don't have to write
you run into trouble during the race, move to one side if you can so you can receive help without causing a pile-up.By remembering these few simple rules and ways of conducting yourself, you'll be helping to make the world of triathlon a happier place
