Build your Topman Rapel plan
Topman Rapel is on November 22, 2026, under four weeks away, so this plan aims at next year's race. Your coach opens with the Topman Rapel set for November (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 55 weeks to go.
Start your Topman Rapel plan- Formats
- Olímpico, Sprint
- Sport
- Triathlon
Topman Rapel distances
- Olímpico 1.5 km swim, 40 km bike, 10 km run
- Sprint 0.8 km swim, 20 km bike, 5 km run
Course
The Topman Rapel course
Topman Rapel is a weekend of open-water triathlon in the Rapel area of the O'Higgins region: the kids and first-timer (Debutantes) races run on the Saturday and the Olympic and Sprint on the Sunday. The 2026 edition is based at Camping y Cabañas El Ensueño, while the 2025 race was staged at Villa Alejandra, so check the racebook for the exact transition site.
Read the full course notes
The Olympic is 1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running, the Sprint 750 m, 20 km and 5 km, and drafting is allowed on the bike at both distances. Run aid stations are no more than 2.5 km apart, and the Olympic cut-offs are 45 minutes for the swim, 1:30 for the bike and 1:15 for the run. The organisers have not published course maps or elevation yet; they arrive in the racebook before race day.
- Formats
- Olímpico, Sprint
- Race-day conditions
- Late November is late spring in central Chile, and Santiago normals for the month are about 10–27 °C with almost no rain, so expect a warm, dry, sunny day. The wetsuit rule is set the day before according to the water temperature, so bring your wetsuit and be ready to swim without it.
What to train for
With drafting allowed, practise riding in a group at race speed, taking turns at the front and staying out of trouble at turnarounds.
The Olympic 1.5 km open-water swim should feel routine: swim 1,500 to 2,000 m continuous in open water every week or two, with sighting and mass-start practice.
Finish every key session with a brick run of 15 to 30 minutes at 10 km effort, and rehearse drinking on the bike, because the run will likely be warm.
Sample week
A sample Topman Rapel 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 Topman Rapel
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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Topman Rapel training questions
How long should I train for the Topman Rapel?
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 Topman Rapel course like?
Topman Rapel is a weekend of open-water triathlon in the Rapel area of the O'Higgins region: the kids and first-timer (Debutantes) races run on the Saturday and the Olympic and Sprint on the Sunday.
How cold is the water at the Topman Rapel?
Late November is late spring in central Chile, and Santiago normals for the month are about 10–27 °C with almost no rain, so expect a warm, dry, sunny day. The wetsuit rule is set the day before according to the water temperature, so bring your wetsuit and be ready to swim without it.
When should I start tapering for the Topman Rapel?
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 Topman Rapel 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.