Build your Chicago Triathlon plan
Your coach opens with the Chicago Triathlon set for August 22, 2027, asks about your week and your fitness, then writes every session of your Olympic-distance triathlon plan. Free, and you can start as a guest. About 41 weeks to go.
Start your Chicago Triathlon plan- Formats
- Olympic, Sprint, SuperSprint
- Sport
- Triathlon
- Taper starts
- August 13, 2027
Chicago Triathlon distances
- Olympic 0.9 mi swim, 24.9 mi bike, 6.2 mi run
- Sprint 0.5 mi swim, 15 mi bike, 3.1 mi run
- SuperSprint 0.2 mi swim, 6.2 mi bike, 1.5 mi run
Course
The Chicago Triathlon course
Sprint and Olympic athletes swim in Lake Michigan from Monroe Harbor, while the Saturday SuperSprint swims at Foster Beach. The Sprint and Olympic bike uses a closed Lakeshore Drive, Lower Wacker Drive underground and the McCormick Place Busway.
Read the full course notes
The run passes Buckingham Fountain, the Shedd Aquarium, the Field Museum and Soldier Field, finishing on Columbus Drive.
- Formats
- Olympic, Sprint, SuperSprint
What to train for
Short-course racing rewards speed: include race-pace intervals in all three sports and practice quick transitions.
Open-water sessions help with sighting and crowded starts.
Sample week
A sample Chicago Triathlon training week
A week from the middle of the build, about six weeks out. Your plan sets the real distances and paces from your own fitness and adjusts them every week as you train.
- Monday
- Swim, 45 min: drills and technique
- Tuesday Key session
- Bike, 1 h with threshold intervals
- Wednesday
- Swim, 45 min: steady intervals at race effort
- Easy run, 40 min
- Thursday Key session
- Run, 40 min with tempo segments
- Friday
- Rest, or 20 minutes of mobility
- Saturday Key session
- Long ride, 1 h 30 min, then a 20 min run off the bike
- Sunday
- Long run, 1 h easy
Your build to race day
Taper
Tapering for the Chicago Triathlon
Start the taper seven to ten days before race day. Trim the volume in all three sports, keep short race-pace efforts in each, and do one last short brick so running off the bike still feels familiar. With the race on August 22, 2027, your taper starts around August 13, 2027.
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Build me a Olympic-distance triathlon season for the Supertri Chicago on August 22, 2027. I train about [hours] hours a week, [days] days a week.
Chicago Triathlon training questions
How long should I train for the Chicago Triathlon?
Most athletes give a Olympic-distance triathlon twelve to sixteen weeks of focused training on top of an existing base. The coach counts back from your actual race date, so if you have less time than that it builds the best plan the remaining weeks allow rather than pretending you have longer.
What is the Chicago Triathlon course like?
Sprint and Olympic athletes swim in Lake Michigan from Monroe Harbor, while the Saturday SuperSprint swims at Foster Beach.
How cold is the water at the Chicago Triathlon?
The Chicago Triathlon does not publish a typical water temperature. The athlete guide gives the wetsuit rule for race day: check it before you plan your open-water sessions.
When should I start tapering for the Chicago Triathlon?
Start the taper seven to ten days before race day. Trim the volume in all three sports, keep short race-pace efforts in each, and do one last short brick so running off the bike still feels familiar. With the race on August 22, 2027, your taper starts around August 13, 2027.
Do I need an account to get a Chicago Triathlon training plan?
Start as a guest and save a free account later. Your coach writes your Olympic-distance triathlon plan and adapts it every week as you log your training. No card.