1999 Racing and Training Plans Plan created, 5-Mar-99.
Base 1 over distance per week for each sport 
1 short slightly uncomfortable dist 
until equal to 75-100% of time expected in race. 
Long day - do 50-75% of total Ironman race time using mix of events. 
Speed 25-50% volume of race time 
1 interval session per week in each event, 3 events in 2 days 
no more than 2 anarobic training days per week 
2 days of 50-75% volume aerobic
Ramp up 1 week swimming and running 
1 week cycling 
1 week recovery 
cycle add anaerobic seed work 
Taper Gradually reduce volume to 9k swimming, 180mi cycle, 45 miles running (MAX) in the final 8 days, including the race volume on day 0.
Week for ReRamp
Peak Volume: swim = 14.2k, Bike = 310 mil, Run = 62mi
 
 
Ironman 4308 yds swim 115mi bike 26.2 run
50 min 5 hrs 3.75 hrs
Base Building, 6 weeks
 
2 swims T + Th
3 bikes T + Th + Sun
3 runs W + Fr + Sun
2 days off M + Sat  (pool run)
1 Long Day (Sun) Brick up to 8 hrs

Base Building

hWeek Emphasis Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Actuals
I General 3-Mar-99
R-10m
B-35m
S-2500m
R-12 Pool Run B-40m
S-2750
Pool Run B-40m
S-2750 .
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II Bike 10-Mar-99
R-12m
B-45m
S-2750
R-12m Pool Run  B-50m
R-13.1m
Pool Run B-50m
S-2750
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III Run 17-Mar-99
R-15m
B-45m
S-3000
R-15m Pool Run B-60m,
R-15m
Pool Run B-55m
S-3000
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IV Bike 24-Mar-99
R-16m
B-70m
S-3250
R-16m Pool Run B-75m
S-3250
Pool Run B-80m
S-3250
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repeat IV
Bike 31-Mar-99 
R-16m
B-70m R-16m Pool Run B-75m 
S-3250
Pool Run B-80m 
S-3250
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VI Run 7-Apr-99
R-20m
B-85m
S-3500
R-20m Pool Run B-85m,
R-18m
Pool Run B-90
S-3500
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R-58m
VII Swim 14-Apr-99
R-22
B-95m
S-4000
R-20m Pool Run B-90m
S-4250
Pool Run B-85,
S-4500
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s-12750

Speed
Ivs = Intervals
 
Week Emphasis Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Total
I Ivs = 25% vol 21-Apr-99 
B-25m Ivs 
1minon/4minoff 
R-6m Ivs 
1/2on,1/2off
S-3000 B-45m 
R-12mi
Pool B-55 
R-13.1
Pool B-50m
S-2000 Ivs
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II Ivs = 30% vol 28-Apr-99 
B-30m Ivs 
R-8m Ivs
S-3250 B-50m 
R-12m
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Wildflower
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Pool
B-60m 
R-14m
Pool B-55m 
S-2250 Ivs
III Ivs = 35% vol 28-Apr-99 
B-40m Ivs 
R-9m Ivs
S-3500 B-55mi 
R-13.1
Pool B-65m 
R-15m 
Pool B-60m 
S-2500 Ivs
IV Ivs=40% vol 3-May-99 
B-45m Ivs 
R-10m Ivs
S-3750 B-60m 
R-15m
Pool B-70m 
R-15m
Pool B-65m 
S-2750m Ivs
V Ivs=45% vol 10-May-99 
B-50m Ivs 
R-12m Ivs
S-4000 B-65m 
R-15m
Pool B-70m 
R-15m
Pool B-65m 
S-3000 Ivs
VI Ivs=50% 17-May-99 
B-55m Ivs 
R-13.1 Ivs
S-4250 B-60m 
R-12m
Pool B-50m 
R-10m
Pool B-50m 
S-3000 Ivs
Re-Ramp
 
Week Emphasis Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Total
I Swim/Run 24-May-99 
R-18m
B-50m 
S-4000
R-20m Pool Run S-4000 
R-18
Pool Run B-60 
S-4500
II Bike 31-May-99 
R-15m
B-75m 
S-3000
R-13.1 Pool Run B-100 Pool Run B-80 
S-3500
III Recovery 7-Jun-99 
R-10m
B-50m 
S-3000
S-3500 Pool Run S-3750 
B-50
Pool B-50
IV Swim/Run 14-Jun-99 
R-20
B-60 
S-4250
R-22 Pool Run S-5000 
R-20
Pool B-50 
S-5000
V Bike 21-Jun-99 
R-18
B-90m 
S-3000
R-13.1 Pool B-120 Pool B-100 
S-3000
VI Recovery 28-Jun-99 
R-10
B-50 
S-3000
S-3500 Pool S-4000 
B-60
Pool B-50
Taper
 
Week Emphasis Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Total
I R-15 B-70 
S-3000
R-18 Pool B-80 
R-13.1
Pool B-80 
S-4000
II Off B-60 
S-3500
R-15 Pool S-3000 
B-50
Pool S-3500
III R-12 B-60 
S-3000
Off Pool B-50 Pool B-30 
S-3500
IV Off S-2500 Off *******
Full
Vineman
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Full Vineman - Goal Time
S-2.4mi = 50 min
B-112mi = 5 hrs
R-26.2mi = 3.75hr
Total = 9:35hr
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