Duathlon Training plans

[RobertSims]

@ntdeck

or do low volume cycling plans (e.g. sweetspot base, general/sustained build/specialty (likely 40k TT)) and then do (say) 3 runs a week in addition.

This is what I have done in the past. I even did it leading up to Long Distance Du Worlds (Powerman Zofingen) last year. It was SSB, Sustained Power, and then the Century plan since it was equivalent to an Iron distance event. For shorter du’s, I’d do the 40kTT plan.

That said, next time around I’m thinking I may follow the equivalent tri plan and delete the swims from the calendar. I did the low volume cycling plans with the added 3 runs a week so I’d probably do the mid-volume tri plans.

Basically, I think it comes down to how comfortable you are designing your own run program around the bike workouts.

Yep - It was LV cycle plans (plus runs) OR mid vol tri plans and ignore the swims. To be honest don’t think much in it.

Nice to have the runs planned for me in Tri plans…but then still focused bit more on bike (as also do TT and cyclocross) so maybe cycle plans better.

To be honest don’t think much difference!
Cheers for advice all

[beritou]

@RobertSims

Long Distance Du Worlds (Powerman Zofingen)

That race is legit. Listen to this guy

Only other thing I’ll add is I’m a big fan of run + bike bricks. A big part of duathlon bike leg success is tolerating the discomfort of riding hard on already tired legs.

[pkeys07]

I just raced the ITU Duathlon World Championships (Standard) and used the following plans through TR

TR Oly Tri Base (High Volume)
TR Oly Tri Base II (High Volume)
TR Oly Tri Build (Mid Volume)
TR Oly Tri Specialty (Mid Volume)

I took out all the swims and followed the TR bike and running workouts and I think this prepared me very well for the race. I think the only thing I believe I would add would maybe a few more brick workouts throughout the plan otherwise I think it was just the right amount of stress.

[kajet]

Yeah, few people in this topic (one person?) have mentioned run-bike bricks. Don’t you guys do them, and if you do, how do you change up the TR tri plan? In the most common structure of a duathlon here in Europe, the first run is twice as long as the second.

Simply reversing the triathlon brick from bike-run to run-bike may or may not be enough. My feeling is that 30’ of easy running won’t cut it as far as getting fatigue in the legs goes, while 30’ at threshold (“moderate-hard” or RPE 8.5) is more than enough.

[mcneese.chad]

I do 2 bricks per week, usually Tuesday and Wednesday. I try to alternate order each time, but it sometimes changes based on the difficulty of the bike workout.

[fl33tStA]

i switched back to Duathlon Plans by PHIL MOSLEY, they offer now their plans with a so called “Unlimited Athlete” Option, so you can change plans as often you want or adapt them:

UNLIMITED Athlete | MyProCoach™

Sure, you have to pay, monthly or Annullay, but there is an Option to combine it with TrainingPeaks Premium Account.

So not bad, my Bike workouts will be synced with TR, so i have a really good balance of bike and run because the Triathlon Plans by TR are not really good for me