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Beginners: Week 7

 We've added some long sessions: one long run (1 hour) and one ride in which we're looking for a given distance to be covered (30 miles). You're entering the big time!
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Beginners: Week 6

 Your building fitness and ability in all three sports now. Let's talk about how swim, bike and run relate to each other in terms of time spent and fitness gained.
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First weeks of an IM campaign

 These are the first 2 weeks of an 8-week Ironman campaign, the goal of these weeks being the fitness required to step up to subsequent weeks' longer workloads.
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Beginners: Week 5

 This is the week you're finally firing on all eight cylinders. By now you've got all the meaningful paraphernalia you need for all three sports, and you're ready to start riding. Good, because your riding starts this week.
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More Ironman campaign

 The heart of this 8-week Ironman campaign, weeks 3 thru 5, is not designed to get you ready for the race, rather for the ultimate "indicator" workouts prior to the taper.
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An Ironman campaign

 The problem with writing a training plan is the fear that somebody might follow it. That's the case here, with the program we're going to present. It's a custom program built and followed by a particular athlete.
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Beginners: Week 4

 Running and swimming? Good, those are the most important events to master. But you want to start riding the bike, don't you? Let's talk about that.
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Beginners: Week 3

 In the first two weeks we've covered a lot of ground. You've gotten yourself going, and you're sort-of kind-of sputtering along in two of triathlon's three events: the swim and the run.
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Beginners: Week 2

 This week's training theme is the swim. Not swimming per se, but doing the groundwork that'll get you ready to start your quest toward swim prowess.
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Planning in reverse

 It's intuitive to plan your workouts chronologically, but if your campaign points toward an important race, better to start at the race and schedule your workouts in reverse
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Beginner Training Schedule

 It's been almost 20 years since this schedule debuted, aimed at the rank beginner wanting to compete in a triathlon. With a spruce-up, here it is back on the Slowtwitch servers.
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Beginners: Week 1

 As we used to say in the 70s, "This is the first day of the rest of your life." Have a peace sign tank top and a Keep on Truckin' bumper sticker? Great, you're ready to start your first day of tri training.