How many hours a week should I train for an Olympic triathlon?

This short course triathlon training plan is for athletes planning to do a sprint or standard distance triathlon in about six months time and are able to train around four times a week, between four to seven hours.

How long does it take to train for triathlon?

Most people can go from fit to triathlete in six short weeks. If you are starting from couch potato, you’ll need to spend a few months building your fitness — three days a week of running, swimming or cycling — before starting your six-week triathlon training plan.

How hard is it to do an Olympic triathlon?

The distances essentially double—an Olympic-distance triathlon includes a 0.93-mile (1.5K) swim, a 24.8-mile (40K) bike and a 6.2-mile (10K) run. It’s just far enough to challenge you without making your training feel overwhelming.

How many hours a day do triathletes train?

The truth is that most age group triathletes excel with around 9-14 hours per week of training. You can accomplish a lot with 10 hours a week if you stay focused, put everything into your intervals and cut out all the junk miles and wasted time like long bike stop groups and hanging out in the locker room to talk.

What is a good beginner triathlon time?

For a novice tri-athlete, it will take about 2:00 minutes per 100 meters for the swim, or 8 minutes total, about an hour for the bike (avg 12mph) and 30 minutes or so for the run.

How much money do triathletes make?

First place, for example, receives an average of $20,000 for the race, and the earnings go down from there to 20th place. A second-place finish can bring $14,000, while third place can bring close to $10,000. Triathletes are also eligible for year-end bonuses.

How often should I swim for triathlon training?

An occasional steady endurance swim is appropriate when training for longer swim races, but it should only be one time per two to three weeks when approaching your key event. In general, main sets are broken up swims: 100s to 500s for endurance, 50s to 200s for mod-hard/tempo efforts, and 25s and 50s for sprints.

Is a sprint triathlon hard?

The Run. Running may be what comes most naturally, but as the last leg in a triathlon, it often feels like the hardest part. Your body is already tired at this point, but if you trained correctly you’ll be able to cross the finish line successfully.

How fast do triathletes swim 1500M?

So assuming spotting goes well and no major issues I would expect to finish 1500M in a pool around 28-30 minutes.

How many laps is 1500 meters?

Olympic-size pools are 50 meters in length, so it takes 30 laps to reach 1,500 meters, which is 0.93 miles. It is the longest Olympic swimming event that’s not in open water. If you’re swimming in your local pool, which is usually 25 yards long, that’s 66 laps.

Can you train for a triathlon in 4 weeks?

Sprint Training Plan: The Program This sprint training plan begins six weeks prior to your first sprint triathlon. Before starting, you should be generally aerobically fit and able to swim, bike and run. Weeks 4 and 5 continue to focus on race-pace fitness, and will give you practice running off the bike.

How fast do pro triathletes run?

High-caliber professionals will often finish Olympic triathlons in around 2 hours or less, with the men’s record currently at just over 1 hour, 46 minutes. But for top age groupers, Olympic distance triathlon times typically range between 2 and 2 ½ hours.

How often should triathletes run?

Join Triathlete A rule of thumb is three times per week to maintain performance and four to five to get faster. But more important than frequency and volume is intensity. Our bodies can only handle so much volume before performance stalls.

How many times a week do triathletes train?

Realistically, it is likely to be about 1-2 hours per day. This would be your upper limit. Fundamentally, you need to do some training to do a triathlon, we would realistically look at 1-2 sessions per sport per week.