‍What is a Triathlon?

A Triathlon is a multisport race that consists of swimming, cycling, and running.  They can vary in length; the most common standardized distances are Sprint (800-meter swim, 20-kilometer bike, 5-kilometer run), Olympic (1,500-meter swim, 40-kilometer bike, 10-kilometer run), Half (1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike, 13.1-mile run), and Full (2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike, 26.2-mile run).

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Why might a Triathlon Custom-Built Training Plan be right for you?

A Triathlon Custom-Built Training Plan is an excellent option if you want the wisdom and experience of a professional coach guiding your triathlon training, but don’t need or desire a coach to be watching over your training each day.

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What do you need to begin a Triathlon Custom-Built Training Plan?

Any athlete can benefit from a Triathlon Custom-Built Training Plan, whether you are brand-new to or experienced in triathlon.  Being able to follow through with completing workouts without oversight is the main skill that is needed to successfully benefit from a Triathlon Custom-Built Training Plan.

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What will the Triathlon Custom-Built Training Plan experience be like?

The process begins with a conversation so the coach can get to understand your abilities and goals.  After learning more about your life obligations, what a typical training week looks like for you, and what you are seeking to gain from the Triathlon Custom-Built Training Plan, the coach designs three (3) or more months of training for you.

Your Triathlon Custom-Built Training Plan is delivered to you via Final Surge (a Final Surge account is free).  You then follow the Training Plan independently until the end of the plan; no feedback or communication is included beyond when the Triathlon Custom-Built Training Plan is delivered.  At that time, you may repeat this process for another three (3) or more months.

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What is the difference between a Triathlon Custom-Built Training Plan and Triathlon Coaching?

There are two main differences between a Triathlon Custom-Built Training Plan and Triathlon Coaching:

1. The length of training that is delivered.
2. The amount of feedback and communication that is included.

A Triathlon Custom-Built Training Plan includes three (3) months of training at a time.  The coach is writing the workouts within the plan based on what the coach reasonably expects the athlete will be able to do as they progress through the Triathlon Custom-Built Training Plan.  In Triathlon Coaching, the coach is delivering training one week at a time and is writing training based on what the athlete is actually doing in training.

A Triathlon Custom-Built Training Plan does not include any communication - to include edits or modifications to the Training Plan - beyond the initial conversation.  It also does not include any analysis of the workouts that are completed.  Triathlon Coaching includes workout analysis and consistent communication throughout the entirety of the training process.

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What happens if you decide you want more communication or edits to your Triathlon Custom-Built Training Plan once it is delivered?

If you decide that you’d like more communication with your coach, you may purchase Consultations in quarter-hour increments at a rate of $75 per hour.  Alternatively, you may upgrade to Triathlon Coaching; credit will be given for the remaining portion of your Custom-Built Training Plan toward the fee for Triathlon Coaching.