Build your Dayton Triathlon plan
Your coach opens with the Dayton Triathlon set for June (an estimate until the date is announced), 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 33 weeks to go.
Start your Dayton Triathlon plan- Formats
- Olympic, Sprint, 1/3 Iron, Beginner
- Sport
- Triathlon
Dayton Triathlon distances
- Olympic 0.9 mi swim, 27 mi bike, 6.2 mi run
- Sprint 0.5 mi swim, 13 mi bike, 3.1 mi run
- 1/3 Iron 1.2 mi swim, 40 mi bike, 9.3 mi run
- Beginner 0.2 mi swim, 8 mi bike, 1.5 mi run
Course
The Dayton Triathlon course
The Dayton Triathlon & Multisport Festival is held at Buck Creek State Park in Springfield, a short drive north of Dayton and west of Columbus, and doubles as the USA Triathlon Ohio State Championships. Packet pickup, start and finish are all on the beachfront across from the park office.
Read the full course notes
The swim uses a 750 m clockwise loop: once for the sprint, twice for the Olympic, and a 500 m half lap plus two loops for the 2,000 m 1/3 Iron, while beginners swim 300 m down the beach. The bike is a 13-mile counter-clockwise loop ridden once for the sprint, twice for the Olympic's 27 miles and three times for the 1/3 Iron's 40 miles, with an 8-mile out-and-back for beginners. The run is a 5K out-and-back repeated once, twice or three times (up to 9.3 miles), plus a 1.5-mile course for beginners.
- Formats
- Olympic, Sprint, 1/3 Iron, Beginner
- Race-day conditions
- Late June in the Springfield area is warm summer weather. Climate normals for 1991 to 2020 give a June average high of about 81 °F and a low of about 59 °F. The average June dew point is about 61 °F, which feels noticeably humid, so hydrate well on the bike. June brings about 4.5 inches of rain, so pack something warm and dry for after the finish in case a shower passes through.
What to train for
Pick the distance that fits your season: the beginner and sprint races are a friendly first triathlon, and the 1/3 Iron is a great step toward a 70.3.
Because the bike and run are laps, practise pacing so each loop feels as smooth as the first.
Add a weekly brick, and for the 1/3 Iron build long rides to 40 miles with a 30 to 45 minute run straight after. Swim at least a few sessions in open water, sighting on buoys, so the clockwise loop feels comfortable.
Sample week
A sample Dayton 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
Taper
Tapering for the Dayton 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.
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Build me a Olympic-distance triathlon season for the Dayton Triathlon & Multisport Festival in June. I train about [hours] hours a week, [days] days a week.
Dayton Triathlon training questions
How long should I train for the Dayton 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 Dayton Triathlon course like?
The Dayton Triathlon & Multisport Festival is held at Buck Creek State Park in Springfield, a short drive north of Dayton and west of Columbus, and doubles as the USA Triathlon Ohio State Championships.
How cold is the water at the Dayton Triathlon?
Late June in the Springfield area is warm summer weather. Climate normals for 1991 to 2020 give a June average high of about 81 °F and a low of about 59 °F. The average June dew point is about 61 °F, which feels noticeably humid, so hydrate well on the bike. June brings about 4.5 inches of rain, so pack something warm and dry for after the finish in case a shower passes through.
When should I start tapering for the Dayton 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.
Do I need an account to get a Dayton 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.