WEEK # | TOPICS | WORKOUT SCHEDULES |
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1 |
Introduction Talk about the triathlon
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Sign up for the fitness evaluation with a personal trainer.
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2 |
| Getting on the bike—introduction to spinning |
3 |
Training your body
| Distance work—Swim at least 1500 yards |
4 |
Nutrition
| Bike—intervals to get your heart rate up |
5 | Science of swimming | Bike—longer distance sets. Then try and run. |
6 | Physics of bicycling–Talk by Steve Lyons | Bike—intervals to get heart rate up—do 5 minute run at end. |
7 |
| Work on swimming drills / longer distances—at least 2000 yards. |
8 | No class—Spring Break | Continue training |
9 |
Chemistry of cheating
| Running intervals with proper form |
10 | Cycling aerodynamics–Talk by Kim Blair, Research Affiliate, MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics | Distance swim—do at least 2500 yards |
11 |
Chemistry of clothing
| Bike, intervals to get heart rate up |
12 |
Legal means of manipulating your body
| Bike—longer distance sets—go for a run afterwards |
13 | Coach Jimmy Riccitello comes and talks about triathlons | |
14 | Triathlon preparation | |
15 |
Sprint Triathlon
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16 |
| Fitness testing |