Wes Hobson's Sprint Distance Triathlon, 10 week, 7 hours per week

Author: Wesley Hobson

10 weeks - $50.00
Total Hours: 75
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This Sprint program is designed for the individual who wants to do more than just complete the race. Finishing a Sprint race could be done with as little as 2-3 hours a week of training. This program is for someone whose goal is not only to finish, but to do well with just 10 weeks to prepare before the race. This program can be used by athletes of all abilities.
You want to be as efficient as possible with your time and training. The Sprint distance training program does just that. The weekly training hours are from 6 hours per week, with the highest being 8:30 hours. The average hours per week for the program are 7:20. Typically, you swim, bike and run two to three times a week.

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Sample workouts:

Workout #1 : Bike

Planned Time: 0:50:00
Ride in the 1-2 zones on your trainer using gears to simulate small rolling hills.
Workout #2 : Day Off

Planned Time: 0:00:00
Relax
Workout #3 : Swim

Planned Time: 1:00:00
WU: 100 swim, 100 kick, 100 swim, 100 kick. MS: Pyramid intervals: Choose a pace for the 400 interval that is below your T-pace. Then maintain that pace for the “step-up” portion of the set. For the “step-down” portion try to make each interval faster than the previous so that the last interval is the fastest of the entire set. But never faster than T-pace. Recoveries are seconds in parentheses. 100 (15”) 200 (20”) 300 (30”) 400 (30”) 300 (30”) 200 (30”) 100. CD: Easy stroking for 10 minutes varying strokes. Total: 2400
Workout #4 : Run

Planned Time: 0:50:00
Heart rate in zones 1-2 on a gently rolling course. Check cadence: count left foot strikes 15 seconds. Goal is 21 plus.
Workout #5 : Bike

Planned Time: 0:50:00
Drill: 1 leg does 90% of the work until fatigue. Then the other takes over. Heels slightly raised. At the top push the toes forward in the shoe and at bottom scrape mud off. Heart rate 1-2 zones.
Workout #6 : Swim

Planned Time: 0:40:00
Warm up with your choice of drills for 10 minutes. Then do an easy 20 minute swim. Count your strokes every fourth lap. Cool down for ten minutes your choice stroke. 50 minutes
Workout #7 : Bike

Planned Time: 1:15:00
Ride on rolling course. Big chain ring. Most of ride time in heart rate zone2-3. Seated on most hills.
Workout #8 : Run

Planned Time: 0:40:00
Run on a flat to gently rolling course. Get at least 50% of run time with heart rate in zone 2. Avoid zone 3-5 heart rates.
Workout #9 : Run

Planned Time: 0:50:00
On soft but firm surface, heart rate in zone 1 only. Pretty form and quick cadence.