Full distance training plans
Five full distance races in the library, a 24-week build behind each one. Every one is written two weeks at a time, phased for how far out you are, and rebuilt the moment you travel, get sick or something starts hurting.
On Pro, the hours, the experience level and the date you give shape every block, and the plan is rewritten when your week changes.
On Pro, a beginner's triathlon week holds 6 to 8 hours and an advanced athlete's 11 to 14, so two people entered in the same race train differently.
The races on this page are examples. In the app you choose a distance and set your own date, so a race we have not listed works the same way.
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FULL DISTANCE AT A GLANCE
- Races covered5
- Typical build24 weeks
- Race monthsApr · Jul · Sep · Nov
- True of all 5Water, then road · 1,000-10,000 · First come
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THE FULL DISTANCE FIELD
What a full distance build has to cope with
Counted off the five full distance races on this page. It is not a general claim about the distance.
HOW LONG THE BUILD RUNS
Every plan at this distance runs to 24 weeks.
That is the longest of the four triathlon distances on this site. sprint (10 weeks), Olympic distance (12 weeks) and half distance (16 weeks) sit below it.
Whatever the length, the plan is written two weeks at a time and phased for how far out you are, so full distance races that start in a hole and full distance races that start fit do not get the same first block.
WHAT YOU BUILD THROUGH
Three of the five put the bulk of the build in summer; the rest split one in spring and one in winter.
A build that runs through summer is heat, early alarms and long light evenings.
Race dates land in four different months of the year.
WHAT THE COURSES DO
Two of the five are flat; the rest split two rolling and one hilly.
All five are open water then road.
WHAT THE WEATHER DOES
Two of the five are hot and humid; the rest split two temperate and one warm.
HOW YOU GET IN
All five go by first come.
Every field here is 1,000 to 10,000 starters.
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE DATES
None of these has a confirmed date in our library yet, so the table carries the season each one is usually run in rather than inventing a day.
Dates are checked against each race’s own announcement before they go in, and a date we cannot stand behind is left out.
ALL FIVE FULL DISTANCE RACES
Every full distance race we have a plan for
Two of the seven things we track vary between these races, so those are the columns. The ones that do not vary are in the card above. Every name links to its own plan.
| Race | When | Course | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga Full-Distance TriathlonChattanooga, TN | Fall 2027 | Rolling | Warm |
| Cozumel Full-Distance TriathlonCozumel, Mexico | November 2027 | Flat | Hot, humid |
| Lake Placid Full-Distance TriathlonLake Placid, NY | Summer 2027 | Hilly | Temperate |
| Texas Full-Distance TriathlonThe Woodlands, TX | Spring 2027 | Flat | Hot, humid |
| Wisconsin Full-Distance TriathlonMadison, WI | September 2027 | Rolling | Temperate |