Build your Monterrey 70.3 plan
Your coach opens with the Monterrey 70.3 set for March (an estimate until the date is announced), asks about your week and your fitness, then writes every session of your 70.3 triathlon plan. Free, and you can start as a guest. About 20 weeks to go.
Start your Monterrey 70.3 plan- Formats
- 70.3
- Terrain
- Flat
Monterrey 70.3 distances
- 70.3 1.9 km swim, 90 km bike, 21.1 km run
Course
The Monterrey 70.3 course
The 1.9 km swim is point-to-point in the Paseo Santa Lucía, a man-made canal through the city centre, with a rolling start at the Fuente de los Aretes and an exit beside the Museo de Historia Mexicana, a short run from transition on the Macroplaza. The 90 km bike is two laps on the express lanes of Avenida Constitución, almost flat, with the only climbing coming from a handful of overpasses.
Read the full course notes
The half marathon is two flat, paved laps fully closed to traffic, with aid stations every kilometre and a few stairs out of transition as the only real obstacle. You finish at the Macroplaza, one of the largest public squares in the world, with the Cerro de la Silla and the Sierra Madre on the skyline.
- Terrain
- Flat
- Formats
- 70.3
- Race-day conditions
- IRONMAN lists an average water temperature of 21 °C, and recent editions have measured 21–26 °C, so whether wetsuits are allowed (legal up to 24.5 °C) is decided on race morning. Early March in Monterrey is usually dry, around 13–16 °C at the 6:50 start and mid-20s °C by the run, with the odd day above 30 °C. Train with and without a wetsuit, and plan your run hydration for warmth.
What to train for
Flat roads on both bike and run mean no natural breaks: the job is to hold steady power and pace for the whole day.
Build long rides in the aero position with 2 × 30–40 minutes at goal 70.3 power, and practise braking and re-accelerating smoothly through the turnarounds at each end of the lap.
Make a weekly brick your anchor: 60–90 minutes on the bike, then 20–30 minutes at goal run pace. Swim some sessions without a wetsuit, since the canal can be too warm for neoprene.
Sample week
A sample Monterrey 70.3 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, 1 h: drills and technique
- Tuesday Key session
- Bike, 1 h 15 min with threshold intervals
- Wednesday
- Swim, 1 h: steady intervals at race effort
- Easy run, 50 min
- Thursday Key session
- Run, 50 min with tempo segments
- Friday
- Rest, or 20 minutes of mobility
- Saturday Key session
- Long ride, 3 h, then a 30 min run off the bike
- Sunday
- Long run, 1 h 30 min easy
Taper
Tapering for the Monterrey 70.3
Start the taper ten to fourteen 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. The course is flat, so pacing decides the day: rehearse your goal pace in short segments during race week.
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Monterrey 70.3 training questions
How long should I train for the Monterrey 70.3?
Most athletes give a 70.3 triathlon sixteen to twenty 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 Monterrey 70.3 course like?
Flat. The 1.9 km swim is point-to-point in the Paseo Santa Lucía, a man-made canal through the city centre, with a rolling start at the Fuente de los Aretes and an exit beside the Museo de Historia Mexicana, a short run from transition on the Macroplaza.
How cold is the water at the Monterrey 70.3?
IRONMAN lists an average water temperature of 21 °C, and recent editions have measured 21–26 °C, so whether wetsuits are allowed (legal up to 24.5 °C) is decided on race morning. Early March in Monterrey is usually dry, around 13–16 °C at the 6:50 start and mid-20s °C by the run, with the odd day above 30 °C. Train with and without a wetsuit, and plan your run hydration for warmth.
When should I start tapering for the Monterrey 70.3?
Start the taper ten to fourteen 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. The course is flat, so pacing decides the day: rehearse your goal pace in short segments during race week.
Do I need an account to get a Monterrey 70.3 training plan?
Start as a guest and save a free account later. Your coach writes your 70.3 triathlon plan and adapts it every week as you log your training. No card.