In Week 5 we’ll focus on upping your open-water swim skills along with fine-tuning your pacing off the bike. Open-water swimming can intimidate many triathletes, but it doesn’t have to be scary. We’ll give you some tips on gaining confidence and comfort in the water, as well as talk about proper sighting. This week we’ll also introduce race-pace runs off the bike, so you know what you can sustain (and improve upon) during training.

Week 5 Key Sessions

Remember, the key sessions of the week are sessions that are the most important. Of course, you should try to do all the workouts, but we want ...