Runner's World Olympic Triathlon Brick #1
Cycling, July 22, 2024
Brick sessions are a great training session to help develop the neuromuscular system to prepare you for future events (as well as future training sessions). Not only that but you will get a great physiological training stimulus. This session includes efforts at race pace to help prepare for your Olympic Distance Triathlon.
For a full understanding of my Level's intensity system, please read my previous articles about intensity for cycling and running.
The inspiration for this workout comes from an article by Rick Kiddle in Runner's World. You can read the article here.
Runner's World Olympic Triathlon Brick #1
- Bike
- 30min WU Level II;
- 10min Level III;
- 5min Level IV;
- Run
- 5min Level IV;
- 10min Level II;
- Bike
- 20min CD Level II
- 10min Stretching
Start on the bike with a 30 minute Warm Up (WU) at Level II. Increase your effort to Level III for ten minutes. Then spend the final five minutes at Level IV before transitioning to the run.
Start at Level IV straight away for five minutes, then button off for ten minutes at Level II.
Finish the workout by transitioning to the bike for a further twenty minutes at Level II for your COol Down (CD).
Finish with 10 minutes of stretching to assist with the recovery.
Read more about the benefits of brick sessions here:
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