Build your Kewpee Triathlon plan
Your coach opens with the Kewpee Triathlon set for August 8, 2027, asks about your week and your fitness, then writes every session of your sprint triathlon plan. Free, and you can start as a guest. About 41 weeks to go.
Start your Kewpee Triathlon plan- Formats
- Triathlon, Duathlon
- Terrain
- Rolling
- Taper starts
- July 30, 2027
Kewpee Triathlon distances
- Triathlon 0.3 mi swim, 15 mi bike, 3.1 mi run
- Duathlon 20.1 mi
Course
The Kewpee Triathlon course
The Kewpee Triathlon is based at Ottawa Metro Park in Lima, with a paved transition area inside the park and restrooms close by. The 500-yard swim is a single loop in the Lima Lake Reservoir.
Read the full course notes
The 15-mile bike is described by the organizer as a rolling, fast course on country roads laid out as one large rectangle, ideal for settling into a steady rhythm. The 5K run follows the river walk to the finish. Duathletes replace the swim with a 2-mile run, then ride the same 15 miles and finish on the same 5K.
- Terrain
- Rolling
- Formats
- Triathlon, Duathlon
- Race-day conditions
- Early August in Lima usually means about 65–75 °F at the 8:00 a.m. start, rising toward the low 80s °F by late morning, often with humidity. The race does not publish a water temperature or wetsuit rule in advance, so check on race morning before you decide. Drink well on the bike, since the run comes during the warmest part of the morning.
What to train for
The rectangle course rewards a steady time-trial effort: ride 2 x 15 minutes at a hard but sustainable pace once a week and build your longest ride to 20–25 miles.
Practice 500 yards of continuous swimming with sighting, ideally in open water at least twice before race day.
Add a weekly brick of 30–45 minutes on the bike straight into a 10–15 minute run. Duathletes should rehearse a relaxed 2-mile run into the bike, so there is still energy left for the final 5K.
Sample week
A sample Kewpee 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, 30 min: drills and technique
- Tuesday Key session
- Bike, 45 min with threshold intervals
- Wednesday
- Swim, 30 min: steady intervals at race effort
- Easy run, 30 min
- Thursday Key session
- Run, 30 min with tempo segments
- Friday
- Rest, or 20 minutes of mobility
- Saturday Key session
- Long ride, 1 h, then a 15 min run off the bike
- Sunday
- Long run, 45 min easy
Your build to race day
Taper
Tapering for the Kewpee 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. The course rolls, so keep one short session on undulating ground in the first taper week. With the race on August 8, 2027, your taper starts around July 30, 2027.
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Build me a sprint triathlon season for the Lima YMCA Kewpee Triathlon & Duathlon on August 8, 2027. I train about [hours] hours a week, [days] days a week.
Kewpee Triathlon training questions
How long should I train for the Kewpee Triathlon?
Most athletes give a sprint triathlon eight to twelve 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 Kewpee Triathlon course like?
Rolling. The Kewpee Triathlon is based at Ottawa Metro Park in Lima, with a paved transition area inside the park and restrooms close by.
How cold is the water at the Kewpee Triathlon?
Early August in Lima usually means about 65–75 °F at the 8:00 a.m. start, rising toward the low 80s °F by late morning, often with humidity. The race does not publish a water temperature or wetsuit rule in advance, so check on race morning before you decide. Drink well on the bike, since the run comes during the warmest part of the morning.
When should I start tapering for the Kewpee 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. The course rolls, so keep one short session on undulating ground in the first taper week. With the race on August 8, 2027, your taper starts around July 30, 2027.
Do I need an account to get a Kewpee Triathlon training plan?
Start as a guest and save a free account later. Your coach writes your sprint triathlon plan and adapts it every week as you log your training. No card.