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Workout #1 : Other

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If you want to maximize your ability as an athlete almost in any sport, you need to practice strength training and practice it on a regular basis. Two days a week is generally regarded as minimum, although you may choose to strength train more often if your schedule permits.

Workout #2 : Strength

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PREMIUM: Begin today by doing some strength training, but first, let me welcome you to my Triathlon 2 Training Program. It lasts 8 weeks with its end goal a short-distance (sprint) triathlon. Triathlon 2 is an extension of my 8-week Triathlon 1 Training Program, which is aimed at individuals more interested in fitness than in competition. The individual who should benefit most from this program is a runner, who wants to have some fun adding swimming and cycling to his exercise routine. And maybe try a triathlon although with no immediate goals to qualify for Ironman.

Workout #3 : Other

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Triathlons come in varying distances. The so-called Olympic distance features a 1500-meter swim, a 40-K bike ride and a 10-K run. Sprint triathlons often are half those distances, and they can vary greatly depending partly on the availablity of different courses.

Workout #4 : Run

Planned Time: 0:30:00
Run for 30 minutes at a comfortable pace. Make this an easy day. Many of those using and benefitting from my TriFast Program are runners who want to do a triathlon. For them, a half hour running is an easy workout. If your background is swimming or cycling, running that far may be somewhat more of a strain. If so, relax. Nobody told you that you need to force the pace. Combine walking with running until you get the feel for running.

Workout #5 : Bike

Planned Time: 0:45:00
Cycle for 45 minutes, then strength train for another 15 or so minutes more. The easiest way to do this is to work out in a gym, assuming that you have access to one. Do your pedaling on an exercise bike, then shift to those shiny, steel machines to pump some iron.

Workout #6 : Other

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What is the best way to strength train? Do you need to join a health club to pump iron, or are push-ups and crunches in your basement enough? It depends on what is most convenient to you. Make it easy on yourself, because that is the best way to achieve compliance.

Workout #7 : Swim

Planned Time: 0:20:00
Swim and run for 45 minutes. Over the next eight weeks, I will ask you to gradually increase the time of this double workout to 60 minutes. Swim for 20 minutes before running for 25 minutes. But don't feel you have to be too precise in splitting the two events.

Workout #8 : Run

Planned Time: 0:25:00
Today's swim and run should be done as a continuous workout, pausing briefly between the two segments to don shoes and change clothes. Make the transition exactly as you might in a triathlon, although don't be in too much of a rush.

Workout #9 : Other

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Let me explain how the TrainingPeak editing functions work. In your Training Program Manager, look at the toolbar above each day's directions. Click on the pencil and you can edit the directions, including time and distance.