ITU A Race Four-Week Block

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

Swim endurance
1:30

Aerobic bike with skills
1:00

Core / flexibility / yoga / pilates 1:00

Total: 3:30
Run lactate step test
1:00

Swim endurance
1:30

Aerobic bike with skills
1:00

Total: 3:30
BT Swim
1:30

Skills run
0:45

Strength
1:00

Total 3:15
Bike lactate step test
0:45

Swim endurance
1:30

Aerobic run
0:45

Total: 3:00
Rest Day

massage / movie
Same as pre-race ITU-A

Total: 1:15
Sprint Race

Breakout on swim

Maintain on bike

Positive self-talk on run


Total: 2:00

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

Swim easy
1:00

Bike easy
1:00

Core / flexibility / yoga / pilates 1:00

Total: 3:00
Swim - exit end main set
1:15

Bike 10 @ LT, 4x4/1 @ 4 Zn3/4, 1 Zn1
0:30

Run 10 @ LT, 10@ Zn2
0:20


General

Strength
0:30

Run strength with VO2 Max
1:00


Total: 3:30
Strength & endurance swim
1:30

Skills run
1:00

Strength
1:00

Total: 3:30
Run
4x 7/3, 7s @ Zn4, 3s @ Zn2
1:15

Swim endurance
1:15

Crit

get away, stay away

mid-60 mins relentless attack
2:00


Total: 4:30
Rest Day

massage / movie
BT Swim
1:30

Long ride with cruise intervals
2:30

Total: 4:00
Long run
1:30

Bike LT main set, flats
10x1/2 criss cross (under/over LT) 1s @ Zn5a / 2s @ Zn4

Easy spin
1:30

Total: 3:00

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

BT Swim
1:30

Aerobic bike with skills
1:00

Core, flexibility, yoga, pilates
1:00

Total: 3:30
Strength and endurance swim
1:30

Track Bricks
w/u 10 bike Zn2
5 - build to Zn4 @ 2'
hold Zn5 @ 3'
T2 run 1000 @ 3k
no extra rest
5 Zn2 then repeat
10' cool down

Total: 3:00
Strength and endurance swim
1:30

Skills run
1:00

Strength
1:00

Total: 3:30
Run - Aerobic cruise intervals uphill/ME orientated
1:15

Swim endurance
1:15

Crit as per last week

Total: 4:30
Rest Day

massage / movie
BT Swim
1:30

Long ride with cruise intervals
2:00

Total: 3:30
10K race

Ride easy to/from race site
1:00

Total 2:15

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

Swim endurance
1:30

Aerobic bike with skills
1:00

Core / flexibility / yoga / pilates 1:00

Total: 3:30
Run aerobic w/3x400 @ VO2 Max
0:45

Swim strength and endurance
1:15

Bike - 10 min @ lT / 5 min RI
1:15

Total: 3:30
Swim strength and endurance
1:15

Run skills
0:45

Bike BT
1:00

Total: 3:00
Travel

Assemble bike and spin to check
0:30
Race w/u

Run focused short main set w/accels

spin to c/d

Total 1:15
Race w/u

Bike focused short main set w/accels

Strides 4x to end

Total 1:15
Race Day

Total 2:45

Week 1
Frequency / Hrs

Week 2
Frequency / Hrs

Week 3
Frequency / Hrs

Week 4
Frequency / Hrs

Total

SWIM 6 / 7:30 5 / 6:30 5 / 7:15 6 / 6:15 WK 1 - 16:45
BIKE 5 / 4:15 4 / 7:30 4 / 6:45 7 / 5:45 WK 2 - 22:45
RUN 5 / 3:00 5 / 6:45 4 / 4:00 5 / 3:00 WK 3 - 20:00
STRENGTH 2 / 2:00 2 / 2:00 2 / 2:00 1 / 1:00 WK 4 - 16:00
NOTES Sprint Race -- 10K Race A Race --

WEEK TWO IN DETAIL

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

Swim (60 mins)

[400 fr / 2x150 bk / 4x50 br] on 15s RI


5x200 lungbusters on 20s RI

5x200 on 15s RI [50 fist, 50 1/2 fist, 100 fr]

400 steady every 3rd bk
200 c/d


Bike (60 mins)

Aerobic with skills
cornering
bumping



Core / Flexibility (60 mins)
Swim (75 mins)

[400 fr / 4x100 alt 50 kcik w/buoy; 50 pull / 4x100 alt 50 bk; 50 br / 4X100 IM] on 10s RI


800 IM by 200 w/fins / 100 kick / 100 swim / br last, no fins

8x100 [odds 25 fly; 25 easy; 50 dps / evens 25 polo; 25 easy; 50 dps] on 20s RI

5x100 fast 5s RI, 100 steady 5s RI / 4x100 fast 5s RI, 100 steady 5s RI / 3x100 fast 5s RI, 100 steady 5s RI / 2x100 fast 5s RI, 100 steady 5s RI

200 hard straight out

Bike 30 mins
10 @ LT, 4x 4/1 - 4s Zn4 / 1s Zn2

Run 20 mins
10 @ LT / 10 @ Zn2


[PM] 30 mins general conditioning

60 mins run strength, plyos w/VO2 Max main set

Swim

200 fr / 2x100 IM
200 fr / 2x200 IM
1x400 drill


6x500 @ LT 30/20/10
3x200 1st 50 @ LT
1x400 fins/paddles

400 easy (50 bk/50 fr)


Run Bobby drills & aerobic 60 mins


Strength 60 mins
Run (75 mins)

Aerobic with 4x 7/3 - 7s Zn4 hills / 3s easy down



Swim (75 mins)
1x1000 w/u 200 fr / 400 IM drill as 25 pull, 25 kick, 50 swim / 400 fr as 1st 50 ea 100 done at LT

7x500 as 1-3 on 30/20/30; 4-6 on 30/20/10; 7 @ LT

1x500 c/d choice


Crit as per main sheet (120 mins)
Rest

Massage

Shrek on DVD

BT Swim

500 easy free / 5x100 (50 build, 50 swim) RI 10s / 2x250 (100 bk, 100 fr, 50!) RI 15s / 10x50 (desc 1-5, 6-10) RI 15s

Then Michael race sim workout

then c/d



Long bike 2:30 (Zn2)

@ 30' insert 30' pace lone Zn3 cap

@ 90' insert 5x3' big gear low RPM on 1' spin RI Zn3 cap

Long run (90 mins)

Flats
See main block for mains set



Easy spin

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