Some background:
Due to shoulder surgery I’ve not been able to swim and thus have lost a bit of the tri bug. So I decided to focus on running. I’ve been following a pre-set marathon training plan and my running has improved much more than I could have ever imagined. I ran a 1/2 marathon to get a gut-check on my training and knocked out a 1:41:35 (expected a 1:50 with a stretch goal of 1:45) and then I was out for my final 20mile long run before the Portland Marathon the weekend before last and I was knocking out 8:00-8:30 miles and felt that there was a lot of gas left in the tank. I was truly shocked as I thought my training paces had me lined up for just under 9:00/mi pace for my marathon.
Now I’m looking at developing my training plan for next season to include both swimming and cycling. I’ve got the swimming part nailed down to either 2 evening Master’s workouts and a Friday morning technique/open water session. The running plan will be built off of two existing 1/2 marathon training plans I have already and now I need to build up a good cycling program/regimen.
Are there any templates out there I can look at to get a basic idea? I’m currently reading the Triathlete’s Training Bible and Going Long and they are giving me good ideas of how to structure my aerobic/intensity work. I can easily nail down a weeks worth of workouts, but putting together a steady prep, base, build-up and then peak is where I’m failing.
Sorry for the rambling, but any help is greatly appreciated.