Build your Winchester Lakeside Triathlons plan
Your coach opens with the Winchester Lakeside Triathlons set for September (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 46 weeks to go.
Start your Winchester Lakeside Triathlons plan- Formats
- Olympic, Sprint
- Sport
- Triathlon
Winchester Lakeside Triathlons distances
- Olympic 0.9 mi swim, 24.5 mi bike, 6.2 mi run
- Sprint 0.2 mi swim, 13.5 mi bike, 3.1 mi run
Course
The Winchester Lakeside Triathlons course
The Winchester Lakeside Triathlons swim in Tims Ford Lake, ride scenic highways and run through town, all from the race venue at 1547 Phillip Fulmer Parkway. The Olympic is a 1,500-yard swim, a 24.5-mile bike and a 6.2-mile run on two loops, and the sprint is a 300-yard swim, a 13.5-mile bike and a 3.1-mile run.
Read the full course notes
Swims are self-seeded with athletes starting every 5 seconds, sprints at 7:30 AM and the Olympic at 7:45 AM. The bike course stays open to traffic and is marked with purple arrows and chalk, so ride single file in the bike lane and keep four bike lengths from the rider ahead. Duathlon, aquabike, relay, Athena and Clydesdale options make it easy to bring friends along.
- Formats
- Olympic, Sprint
- Race-day conditions
- Mid-September in Winchester is warm and starting to turn pleasant: September averages a high of 81 °F and a low of 59 °F, with a dew point near 60 °F. The official water temperature is taken on race morning, and under USA Triathlon rules wetsuits are allowed for everyone at 78 °F or below, optional but without awards from 78.1 to 83.9 °F, and not allowed at 84 °F or above, so bring yours and check the call. The early starts keep you ahead of the midday heat, but drink steadily on the bike. September averages about 4.5 inches of rain, so be ready for the possibility of wet roads.
What to train for
The Olympic bike covers 24.5 miles on open roads, so build to 90-minute rides and practice holding a steady effort while staying alert to traffic.
Do a few open-water swims before race day to practice sighting and swimming straight in a lake.
Add a weekly brick: 45 to 60 minutes on the bike straight into 15 to 20 minutes of running at goal pace. Olympic athletes run two loops for 6.2 miles, so practice a patient first loop and a stronger second one. Sprint athletes can arrive ready with 8 to 10 weeks of consistent swim, bike and run training.
Sample week
A sample Winchester Lakeside Triathlons 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 Winchester Lakeside Triathlons
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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Winchester Lakeside Triathlons training questions
How long should I train for the Winchester Lakeside Triathlons?
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 Winchester Lakeside Triathlons course like?
The Winchester Lakeside Triathlons swim in Tims Ford Lake, ride scenic highways and run through town, all from the race venue at 1547 Phillip Fulmer Parkway.
How cold is the water at the Winchester Lakeside Triathlons?
Mid-September in Winchester is warm and starting to turn pleasant: September averages a high of 81 °F and a low of 59 °F, with a dew point near 60 °F. The official water temperature is taken on race morning, and under USA Triathlon rules wetsuits are allowed for everyone at 78 °F or below, optional but without awards from 78.1 to 83.9 °F, and not allowed at 84 °F or above, so bring yours and check the call. The early starts keep you ahead of the midday heat, but drink steadily on the bike. September averages about 4.5 inches of rain, so be ready for the possibility of wet roads.
When should I start tapering for the Winchester Lakeside Triathlons?
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 Winchester Lakeside Triathlons 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.