Build your Zoom RedHawk Triathlon plan
Your coach opens with the Zoom RedHawk Triathlon 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 Zoom RedHawk Triathlon plan- Formats
- Olympic, Sprint, 1/3 Iron, Beginner
- Sport
- Triathlon
Zoom RedHawk Triathlon distances
- Olympic 0.9 mi swim, 28 mi bike, 6.2 mi run
- Sprint 0.5 mi swim, 14 mi bike, 3.1 mi run
- 1/3 Iron 1.2 mi swim, 42 mi bike, 9.3 mi run
- Beginner 0.2 mi swim, 8 mi bike, 1.5 mi run
Course
The Zoom RedHawk Triathlon course
The Zoom RedHawk Triathlon & Multisport Festival is held at the beach in Hueston Woods State Park near Oxford and College Corner, with the start and finish on the beachfront east of the park office. Follow the beach signs on Main Loop Road, since the street address does not lead straight to the beach.
Read the full course notes
Triathlon options are Beginner (250 meters, 8 miles, 1.5 miles), Sprint (750 meters, 14 miles, 5K), Olympic (1,500 meters, 28 miles, 10K) and 1/3 Iron (2,000 meters, 42 miles, 9.3 miles), plus duathlons, aquabikes, aquathlons, open-water swims and open runs. High school and collegiate athletes start in the first wave, and the venue also hosts the Mideast Collegiate Triathlon Conference race. In 2026 the race was on September 13 with a 7:00 am first start, and the 2027 date has not been announced yet.
- Formats
- Olympic, Sprint, 1/3 Iron, Beginner
- Race-day conditions
- Ten years of mid-September weather data for Hueston Woods show average highs near 79 °F and lows near 60 °F, with about 62 °F at 8 am. Mornings are cool and humid and the day warms quickly, with rain on about one day in four or five in this window. Bring a warm layer for setup and plan your fluids for a warm run.
What to train for
A September race lets you use the whole summer: build steady bike volume through July and August and sharpen with race-pace intervals in the last four weeks.
For the Olympic, ride at least 30 miles in your longest sessions, and for the 1/3 Iron build to 45 to 50 miles.
Run 15 to 30 minutes off the bike every week in the final six weeks. Practise open-water swims with a crowd if you can, because the first wave can be fast with collegiate athletes in it.
Sample week
A sample Zoom RedHawk 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 Zoom RedHawk 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 The Zoom RedHawk Triathlon & Multisport Festival in September. I train about [hours] hours a week, [days] days a week.
Zoom RedHawk Triathlon training questions
How long should I train for the Zoom RedHawk 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 Zoom RedHawk Triathlon course like?
The Zoom RedHawk Triathlon & Multisport Festival is held at the beach in Hueston Woods State Park near Oxford and College Corner, with the start and finish on the beachfront east of the park office.
How cold is the water at the Zoom RedHawk Triathlon?
Ten years of mid-September weather data for Hueston Woods show average highs near 79 °F and lows near 60 °F, with about 62 °F at 8 am. Mornings are cool and humid and the day warms quickly, with rain on about one day in four or five in this window. Bring a warm layer for setup and plan your fluids for a warm run.
When should I start tapering for the Zoom RedHawk 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 Zoom RedHawk 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.