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Long Workout Progressions

 
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      The following are progressions for swim, bike and run based on approximately 12% increases (with some rounding off and logical adjustments).  You can use these to build the endurance progression in your training plan.

Remember the three rules of the Long Workout:
Start from at a distance that you know you can complete comfortably. 
Build the duration or distance by 10-12% per week.
Intensity should be in Zone 3 (uncomfortable but able to converse) for the vast majority of the workout.

SS: Super Sprint (Try a Tri)
SD: Sprint Distance
OD: Olympic Distance
HI: Half Iron
IM: Ironman

All times denote duration of continuous activity.
 
Week Swim Bike Run
1 :20 - SS Goal :30 :15
2 :25 :35 :20
3 :30 - SD Goal :40 :25
4 :35 :45 :30
5 :40 :50 :35 - SS Goal
6 :45 :55 :40
7 :50 1:00 - SS Goal :45
8 :55 1:10 :50
9 1:00 - OD Goal 1:20 :55
10 1:10 - HI Goal 1:30 - SD Goal 1:00 - SD Goal
11 1:20 1:40 1:10
12 1:30 1:50 1:20
13 3.8km - IM Goal 2:00 1:30 - OD Goal
14   2:15 1:40
15   2:30 - OD Goal 1:50 - HI Goal
16   2:50 2:00
17   3:10 2:15
18   3:30 - HI Goal 2:30
19   4:00 2:45 - IM Goal
20   4:30  
21   5:00  
22   5:30  
23   6:00  
24   180km - IM Goal  
 
 

 

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