A 12 week training program for a standard distance triathlon

This program has been designed for an athlete with 5-7.5 hours a week to train.  It is assumed that you have been doing some activity/training in the last 8 weeks and have gradually built up your hourly exercise to 5 hours.  This may be your first standard distance triathlon or you may want to improve on a previous standard distance triathlon by using a structured program. 

Whatever your reason – have a great time and please do not be put off by the jargon that you may find – we have tried to keep it to a minimum.  The program that you will see below does include some technical terms but everything should be described in the glossary at the end of this document so don’t be put off!