Oly distance training question

Triathlon Forum
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Hey everyone:
I have a training buddy that decided to do Olympic distances this year. 12 weeks ago he used the training plan in Triathlete magazine. He did his race last Saturday and wants to continue through out the season but doesn’t quite know where to begin training again. He doesn’t feel like he needs to start back on week one with what he has been doing but not sure if he should jump back into the middle of the 3 month training plan. He really doesn’t have an “A” race but just wants to pick up triathlons when ever one sounds fun to do.

What is your suggestion for him as far as training goes? Should he pick a race and then use the training plan that many weeks out?

Thanks everyone!

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How about just repeating the biggest 3-4 week cycle in the plan (assuming one of those allows for recovery)? Or there’s the Gordo approach, just plan a week and keep repeating it–it’s slightly more involved than that, but not much–check gordoworld for details. If he’s just starting out, he’s most likely going to find the biggest improvements simply from consistency.