How To Train For An Olympic Distance Triathlon

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You've signed up for your first Olympic Distance Triathlon. How much do you need to train? How long should you spend on each sport? How can you make sure you're ready when the day of the event comes? Heather's here to help you prepare.
0:00 - Intro
0:27 - What exactly have you signed up for?
2:15 - How to divide up your week
3:20 - Swim
4:10 - Bike
5:24 - Run
7:09 - Strength & Conditioning
7:35 - Transition
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@gtn 2 жыл бұрын

Do you feel ready for your first Olympic Distance Triathlon?

@bradyboyle1419 2 жыл бұрын

Not yet! I have two olympics lined up in mid May and early July. Had a nice brick today. Worried about a base for swimming and biking as I'm new to both. Aiming for 2:45 'A' goal, 2:55 B goal!

@danielnava4549 4 ай бұрын

Not yet but getting their! Just did a sprint triathlon 3 days ago, was 400m swim, 11mi bike, and 4.1mi run in a time of 01:40:09

@socialgelo7719 9 ай бұрын

First Olympic triathlon in 3 weeks. I've been following this channel for a year and training for it. I'm 41. Hoping to get it done with no injuries.Thanks for all the tips!

@danielnava4549 4 ай бұрын

How did it go mate?

@socialgelo7719 4 ай бұрын

@@danielnava4549 it went well. My general time reflected the data in my training and I was able to finish without injuries.

@tiree99 2 жыл бұрын

I’m training for my very first sprint triathlon in November 2022. I’m one year from open heart surgery and I’m building up to competition with the support of my cardiologist, sports physiologist and nutritionist. Currently struggling with the swim technique, bike 20km is steady at 28’s to 30’s and 5km run PB is 22:06 I’m really finding your videos useful. Thank you very much keep up the good work. Bryan

@gtn 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks and good luck - let us know how it goes 🙌

@danielnava4549 4 ай бұрын

Have my first Olympic Triathlon on 20APR2024 and just did a mock sprint triathlon 3 days ago of 400m breastroke in a pool without touching the walls, 11mi bike inside, and 4.1mi run outside in 01:40:09. Gonna amp up the training a bit more after this recovery week and definitely using your tips for it. Also, have a sprint triathlon scheduled on 06APR2024. Plan on doing one more mock sprint triathlon before 06APR2024 too.

@morganhaynes6125 2 жыл бұрын

Broke my neck in 2010....the year I signed up for my first full Iron Distance. Fast forward thru life and all that happens and here I am....signed up for 2 Oly's. 5 June and 11 June. Needless to say, in my opinion, I am way behind on my training! Love you guys.

@tradestone100 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, good luck with your training and race. I will try to remember to ask how it was

@Beh0ldas0n 2 жыл бұрын

Your right where you need to be. Keep moving forward you got this! I'm cheering for you bro!

@rahilarious 2 жыл бұрын

how did u break neck?

@morganhaynes6125 2 жыл бұрын

@@rahilarious On bicycle. On my way to work. Hit a post in the bike path.

@jassaljs 2 жыл бұрын

You are amazing Morgan! Best wishes and stay safe 🙏

@derspen Жыл бұрын

I did my first sprint triathlon in June 2022. I want to do the Olympic distance in June 2023. Just got some motivation from this video. Thank you.

@geoffwalker7355 2 жыл бұрын

Love that you give really succinct pithy advice in a short segment, in a world where there is so much foam. Thanks you guys x

@Nessunego 2 жыл бұрын

You basically gave every good advice that does exist for an olympic triathlon. Thank you very much! I'm going to race my first olympic triathlon in 1 month. The past season I raced sprint distance. Now I can clearly see that I'm improved a lot because I can complete sprint distances with extreme ease, while I'm still struggling a bit with olympic distances. I could have chosen to race other sprint triathlons this season, but I really wanted something longer, so here I am. Wish me goog luck ;)

@cwalke25 Ай бұрын

First one in 12 weeks. Thanks for the info and tips. Look forward to training

@FALCONZAMORA1121 Жыл бұрын

Super useful. Thank you. Have my first in 4 mo

@jackmccann2719 2 жыл бұрын

That's one of the best videos ye put out,so simple and informative,I really enjoyed it Heather 👍

@gtn 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful - thanks for the kind feedback! 🙂

@vanehupa 2 жыл бұрын

Just did my first triathlon today, an olympic one!!!! This video is spot on. I blame #GTN for the inspiration!! Thanks!!!!!

@gtn 2 жыл бұрын

Well done! how did you find it?

@vanehupa 2 жыл бұрын

@@gtn Best sensation ever when I finished! I remembered all your tips and tricks and my goal was to finish. I am quite new on a bike and it was my best segment 😂. I am hooked!! Thanks for all your content, keep the good advice and I may end doing an IronMan (Lanzarote would be great, I live in the Canary Islands)

@emmag00 2 жыл бұрын

I did my first Olympic last year and finished in 2:41:02. Hoping for sub 2:30 this year!

@gtn 2 жыл бұрын

Well done!

@shailenderpratap4507 10 ай бұрын

What is the quality time for olympic triathlon

@ljantz Жыл бұрын

Signing up for my first race. July 2023. 51 yrs old this year so it’s gonna be a challenge. State swimmer in HS (years ago😂). Buying a bike soon. Running 800-1000 miles over the past 5 years.

@671dc2 Жыл бұрын

Hahahahah just finished my very first Olympic Tri last Sunday! Only saw this vid now! 🤣 🤣 🤣

@gabrielh7167 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, thanks for all the valuable information! I did my first unofficial Triathlon last year and I plan on doing a real one in September. I will follow your recommendations while preparing for it. On a side note, will you guys join the Global Bike Festival in June? I happen to live in Vienna and will go. It would be great to also see you in Saalbach! Thanks again for all your great videos, keep up the good work! Cheers

@TheCrowdedPlanet 2 жыл бұрын

My wife and I just signed up for our first olympic yesterday so this video is timed perfectly 😸 we did a few sprints last season and decided to up the distance, I’m still a little nervous about the swim but after watching countless GTN videos and getting lessons from Italian triathlete Michele Sarzilla (shameless name drop there😹😹) I know deep down there’s nothing to worry about. Thanks for the great content guys, I look forward to all your videos and you’ve helped ease some of the concerns that a journey into the world of triathlon presents

@gtn 2 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

@ahrenek 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for all this amazing triathlon content :) I'm a newbie and I'm training for my first triathlon - olympic length - and your videos have been hugely educational! So much to learn!

@danielnava4549 4 ай бұрын

Yo same! Have my 1st Olympic Triathlon in 9 weeks and 4 days 🤟

@ahrenek 4 ай бұрын

@@danielnava4549Good luck!!

@DaveStecker 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve done a number of sprints and have thought about upping to an Olympic. My struggle is the extra swim distance. Where I live a lot of sprints are set at 400m swim and they up the bike to 15-16 miles. I would really have to embrace training more for the swim because 3x-ing the distance is a big jump for me.

@notmyrealname6272 2 жыл бұрын

I just did my first ever triathlon (sprint) and want to do Olympic next. Just for your amusement…:I forgot to start ‘courses’ on my bike computer in T1 and proceeded to get completely lost (missed a crucial turn/they were short of marshals) so I ended up cycling more than an Olympic distance haha before I found the start again and still had to do the run. Exhausted! Lesson learnt:don’t rely on technology or race marshals -learn the course properly beforehand if you don’t want to end up on the opposite coast of the country in a wet tri suit… yeah.. still enjoyed it though!! First of many I hope. :)

@MrTraveller. 2 жыл бұрын

Great information 🏊‍♂️🚴🏃‍♂️🇹🇼

@loolapalooza6429 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@SBoots29 2 жыл бұрын

I was to do my first Oly Tri this year. Then find out my work schedule changed and can not go. Training plan out the window because I do not want to peak to early for a later one. I will regroup, keep training and search another one. Thank you for all your tips and coaching. Training is still fun.

@wilfdarr 2 жыл бұрын

That sucks!

@silentlyapparent9288 2 жыл бұрын

This will come quite handy for my first triathlon!

@gtn 2 жыл бұрын

Hope it helps, good luck!

@wilsonpotosirunner 2 жыл бұрын

Excelente felicitaciones 🆗

@petermorris3060 2 жыл бұрын

I think this video should be titled "How to feel under prepared for your first Olympic Triathlon" 😂

@tabbyroberts6242 2 жыл бұрын

I don't understand why I am torturing myself with this video. I've recently completely torn my ACL and won't be running for probably 5 months, haven't even had my surgery ffs. Still going to watch GTN to gain the knowledge and live vicariously through other people

@gtn 2 жыл бұрын

Hope you're back training soon - take care with the recovery 🙌

@kangaroo967 Жыл бұрын

Hello! Are you back to running now? Hope everything is well 😄

@hakimbouzyan9484 2 жыл бұрын

Goud 🙂

@omsatija 3 ай бұрын

I've signed up for one in 3 wks time lol - any tips?

@oldmandice2731 8 күн бұрын

I do 2x swims at 2400M each (1 long swim and the other 100M intervals), 2x Bikes - a 45 min steady effort tempo ride and a 1 hr stationary bike class (hard effort) bracketed by 1.5 mile runs (at easy pace) and 4x runs - an interval day (200x12, 400x8 or 1Kx5), 5K recovery run, 5 mile tempo run, 8 mile easy run and the brick run (see bike). I get 2 rest days per week (I double up on a couple of my work out days). I race sprint triathlons in the 60 yr old age group with my times between 1:05 and 1:10 depending on the course. My swim pace is sub 1:20/100M, I average 20-23 mph on the bike and my run pace is sub 8 min/mile. I'm looking at trying the Olympic distance and am wondering if I need to change my training routine at all?

@na-dk9vm Ай бұрын

Hi GTN I've a question please. So, I've a olympic distance triathlon June 1st. So, 3 weeks. The issue is, my 1500m in the pool is constantly around 48- 50 mins. The cutoff is 55 mins on the day. I'm doing the distance constantly under the time limit, while taking loads of breaks (to catch my breath) I'm not swim fit. I'm still worried about the open water swim (it's a river) even tho I'm getting under the cutoff time by 5 mins in thr pool and taking an many breaks. A part of me is confident, the other is telling me I won't make the cutoff. The first side of me is I'm telling myself I'll go a bit faster on the day of fear of not making the cutoff time, due to adrenaline Any advice?? Getting nervous for it now! Thanks for any help/advice you could give

@andreweppes3175 2 жыл бұрын

After wising up a little, largely from your channels advice, I’m not starting with an Ironman as my first triathlon. I know the advice it to build, but..where’s the fun in that? I’ve run two marathons now, and will do my first sprint triathlon in a few weeks. The plan is to then do Ironman PC in November of 22. How big is the jump? And am I setting myself up for failure?

@etrephesm Жыл бұрын

How did it go, did you fail?