The Amateur Advanced 44-Week HALF IRON Triathlon Training plan is designed for the Amateur Advanced Athlete who seeks to race the Half IRON distance; can handle a heavier training load, can seek an age group win as well as finish within the top 10% of the overall competitors, and wants a longer lead time for event preparation. 

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Prerequisite training or base mileage is required as this Half IRON plan begins with V02 Interval Training in week one. As an Amateur Advanced Athlete, you need to be able to complete an Olympic/5150 distance with ease in a steady-state effort.

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This is a structured training plan based on % of heart rate & Power, a Garmin type of device is required as workouts can be auto-synced to your device. 

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The plan uses a 3/1 structured workout approach; (3 weeks load, with a 1-week active recovery).  During the 32-week Half IRON training phase, you'll begin with 7hrs of training during your first week, with a weekly max of approx 15.5hrs, and move from a 3/1 approach to a 4/1 structured approach. (4 weeks load, with 1-week recovery)

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As an Amateur Advanced Athlete, you'll focus significantly on developing all aspects of the aerobic system throughout your training. 

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These training sessions will include;
- Endurance Base Mile Training
- Endurance Aerobic Mile Training
- V02 Max Training, including interval sessions
- Anaerobic Threshold Training
- Anaerobic Power Training
- ATP-PC Training - (ATP-PC - Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and phosphocreatine (PC).  These workouts are designed to increase your ATP-PC power sprint training.)

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Upon completion of the 32-week Half IRON plan, you'll then return to a 12-week maintenance plan which will revisit strength training during the beginning phases of training, as well as maintaining base endurance, with an in-depth focus on technique during the swim training segments.

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Other featured items include:
- Instructional Video Swimming Drills
- Open Water Swim Sessions
- Progressive Brick Sessions
- RPE/Heart Rate/Power Structured Interval Run sessions
- RPE/heart Rate/Power Structured Interval Bike session
- Strength Sessions (w/detailed video instruction*) Specifically Designed for Amateur Advanced Triathlete.