Triathlon Training: Tip 5 – Plan Your Training
With your goals set, your next step is to plan your training…
This is the fifth tip in my series “6 Easy Tips for a Successful Triathlon Training Year” which is also available in a FREE eBook at www.GearedUp.biz/ebooks/.
…or more specifically, planning to change the focus of your training throughout the season.
Mark Sisson said it best in his book Training and Racing Biathlons (which is available on Amazon):
“The focus must be on individual workouts, not on miles per week”.
Proper planning means that training moves from general fitness to sport-specific fitness or what I call, training with a purpose, as your season progresses and goal races, or events, near.
A common error many athletes make is training the same way all year round, including a bit of everything in their training week, rather than having training periods that target specific performance and skills.
All proper training plans include:
- a clear definition of season goals,
- identifying strengths and limiters,
- determination of daily, weekly and annual training hours, and
- a priority list of races and their purposes in helping you achieve your season goals.
If you’d like to talk about what I’ve said, feel free to contact me, or download my free eBook “6 Easy Tips for a Successful Triathlon Training Year.”
- Angie
