*** 70.3 Build and Peak Half Ironman Plan - 6 weeks - 12-16hrs/wk - Sunday Race
6 weeks - $69.95
Total Hours: 78
Total Hours: 78
This is a short-term Build and Peak Plan for an athlete who wants to be competitive in their age-group for an upcoming 70.3/Half-Ironman, with a Sunday race. The plan starts 6-weeks prior to the race and assumes an athlete is coming in with good fitness, and wants to get in a strong block of training to prepare them specifically for the half-ironman, to do well and be competitive.
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After purchase, your plan will be available in your own private online training log account. You'll enjoy these benefits and more:
Sample workouts:
Workout #1 : Run
Planned Time: 0:30:00
Easy to moderate run on a gently rolling course. Check cadence: count left foot strikes 15 seconds. Goal is 22 or higher.
Workout #2 : Swim
Planned Time: 1:00:00
W/U 300, 4x75 - 25K, 25DR, 25, 300 4x100 @ T-Pace + :02 (2:00/2:30SI) 1x800 @ T-Pace Swim first 100 @ T-Pace and hold on (2:00) 6x100 DESC 2-2-2 (2:00/2:30SI) C/D 6x50 Free/Back (:20)
Workout #3 : Other
Planned Time: 0:00:00
Thanks for purchasing this 6 week Build and Peak Plan for 70.3/Half-Ironman. This plan is intense, and is designed for the athlete who wants to be competitive in their age group at an upcoming race. The plan will work well if followed as written, especially for the prescribed intensities. All workouts should also be completed in the order they are listed, if possible. Attached with the plan is a description document with all the terminology definitions. If you have further questions, please feel free to contact me with them at jvance@trainingbible.com. Best of luck!
Workout #4 : Bike
Planned Time: 0:30:00
Very easy recovery spin on a mostly flat course in small chain ring. Heart rate zone 1. Light on the pedals. Comfortably high rpm focusing on pedaling skills.
Workout #5 : Run
Planned Time: 0:45:00
BT: Grass intervals. Warm up + 4 pick-ups. Then 5 x 3 minutes with 3 minute recovery interval at faster than 5k pace. Build into heart rate zone 5b on each.
Workout #6 : Swim
Planned Time: 1:00:00
W/U 800 Choice 3x300 DESC 1-3 (:40) 100K 3x200 DESC 1-3 (:30) 100K 3x100 DESC 1-3 (:20) C/D 100
Workout #7 : Run
Planned Time: 1:10:00
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 #8 : Bike
Planned Time: 1:00:00
wu: 5 min easy :30 intervals, alternating between 100 rpm and 80 rom 10 min ez riding at 95+ rpm MS: 30 min Z2/RPE 10-12/CP 180 do first and last 10 in aero position CD: 5 min Tip: use same bike set up as race day
Workout #9 : Swim
Planned Time: 0:50:00
WU: 200 2x200 (50, 100k, 50) (:20) 300, 200, 100 Mod (:20) 200, 100, 50 (:25) 200 Fast (:30) 100 Fast (:30) 6x100 Pull (:25) CD 100