Hey Patrick,
I think your best bet might be to complete the entire Build and then truncate the Specialty phase by starting on week 3, skipping week 4 as it's a recovery week, and then doing weeks 5 & 6 before rounding things off with the taper weeks.
If the jump in weekly volume feels too sharp between any particular weeks, trim down the duration of your end-of-week long rides & long runs by doing earlier weeks' workouts such that you aren't increasing their duration more than 15 minutes (runs) or 30 minutes (rides). Does that make sense?
The new Tri Specialty plans should be out by the time you need them, so this should make things clearer at that time. But message me again if there's any confusion, cool?
Head Coach at TrainerRoad
Co-host of the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast
I think your best bet might be to complete the entire Build and then truncate the Specialty phase by starting on week 3, skipping week 4 as it's a recovery week, and then doing weeks 5 & 6 before rounding things off with the taper weeks.
If the jump in weekly volume feels too sharp between any particular weeks, trim down the duration of your end-of-week long rides & long runs by doing earlier weeks' workouts such that you aren't increasing their duration more than 15 minutes (runs) or 30 minutes (rides). Does that make sense?
The new Tri Specialty plans should be out by the time you need them, so this should make things clearer at that time. But message me again if there's any confusion, cool?
Head Coach at TrainerRoad
Co-host of the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast