Training question - How to keep your peak fitness?

[Rivermist]

I have done some reading about training. Weeks of building, sharpening etc until you reach
your peak.

What about guys like me who plan to do a duathlon at least once per month, sometimes more often.

What is the best way to keep my peak fitness?

 

[Dave Andersen]

Rivermist <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have done some reading about training. Weeks of building, sharpening etc until you reach
> your peak.

> What about guys like me who plan to do a duathlon at least once per month, sometimes more often.

> What is the best way to keep my peak fitness?

Prioritize your races. You can't have 12 peaks in a year, period. Pick two to four favorites, and
don't expect peak performances at the others. Treat the others as something between training and
racing - race them hard, but don't try to periodize your training around them. Periodize around
the primary races.

-Dave

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[Dr. Harry Johns]

I agree with Dave. Too many triathletes try to peak at all of their races. Well stated.

Harry

Dave Andersen <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Rivermist <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I have done some reading about training. Weeks of building, sharpening etc until you reach
> > your peak.
>
> > What about guys like me who plan to do a duathlon at least once per month, sometimes more often.
>
> > What is the best way to keep my peak fitness?
>
> Prioritize your races. You can't have 12 peaks in a year, period. Pick two to four favorites,
> and don't expect peak performances at the others. Treat the others as something between training
> and racing - race them hard, but don't try to periodize your training around them. Periodize
> around the primary races.
>
> -Dave

 

[Bill Reese]

Spm073 wrote in message <[email protected]>...
>Kind of a followup question to the last. How do you work in rest periods or down weeks when you are
>racing that often?

In my view onc race a month isn't all that often--I find that I can do an Oly every two weeks for
quite a bit with no major ill effects, though three in four weeks definitely takes its toll. Aside
from peaking for specific races, I would probably organize my traning roughly as follows based on
whatever volume of training I was comfortable with: Percents are based on a four week cycle.

Week 1 Race Volume 20% (including race) Limit the long stuff and include speed sharpening and
whatever taper you think you need.

Week 2. Volume 25% . Begining of the week easy and mostly LSD for recovery, building to a fairly
strong end of week.

Week 3 Volume 30% with a balanced program.

Week 4. Volume 25%. Probably put most LSD stuff toward the first part of the week.

Week 5 --Race week again, go to week 1.

This should provide a rough approach for racing up to a half marathon equlivalent effort (which I
feel is roughly similar to an Oly Tri). If you are going longer you would need to change the
program a bit.

YMMV

Bill

 

[Tom G]

I really suggest that you read Friel's book (Triathlete's Training Bible) - his section on planning
your training around races is fantastic.

Tom

"Rivermist" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:90qfa.194128$F1.9479@sccrnsc04...
> I have done some reading about training. Weeks of building, sharpening
etc
> until you reach your peak.
>
> What about guys like me who plan to do a duathlon at least once per month, sometimes more often.
>
> What is the best way to keep my peak fitness?