21 weeks to Vineman
8 weeks to Wildflower
| 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. |
| Ironman | 4308 yds swim | 115mi bike | 26.2 run |
| 50 min | 5 hrs | 3.75 hrs |
| 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 . |
log |
| 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 |
log |
| 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 |
log |
| 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 |
log |
| V
repeat IV |
Bike | 31-Mar-99
R-16m |
B-70m | R-16m | Pool Run | B-75m
S-3250 |
Pool Run | B-80m
S-3250 |
log |
| 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 |
log
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 |
log
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 |
log |
| II | Ivs = 30% vol | 28-Apr-99
B-30m Ivs R-8m Ivs |
S-3250 | B-50m
R-12m |
*****
Wildflower ****** 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 |
| 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 |
| 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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