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Training plans/Half Distance / 70.3

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Half Distance / 70.3

Half distance is where bike pacing starts to shape the run before the run even begins. This 22-week family builds specifically toward 1.9km of swimming, 90km on the bike and a half marathon, with separate levels rather than one generic long-course schedule.

Build22 weeksDeliveryTrainingPeaksFormatThree levels

Who this plan is for

For athletes building around the 90km bike

Choose Half Distance / 70.3 when the goal is to prepare for the full swim-bike-run demands of this distance, not simply stretch an Olympic plan. Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced collections let you choose the progression from your existing experience while keeping the target distance fixed.

The standard plans run for 22 weeks. This family also has separate 15-week time-crunched collections at Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced, so athletes who need the compressed build do not have to use a different race-distance collection to get it.

Training load

Entry → Consolidation → Attack
EntryConsolidationAttack
  1. 01Test under normal training fatigue, not after a rest
  2. 02Progressive load through entry, consolidation and attack
  3. 03A short taper that keeps race-specific work present

Select your plan

Choose your level

Select the starting point that reflects your experience at this distance. TrainingPeaks contains the complete schedule and session guidance.

01

Beginner

For your first race at this distance or your first structured build.

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Intermediate

For athletes with consistent training and race experience behind them.

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Advanced

For experienced athletes preparing around a specific performance goal.

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15 weeks · fewer hours each week

Same approach. Fewer hours each week.

These follow the same training principles as the standard build, concentrated into fewer weekly hours, not just fewer weeks. Key race-specific and durability sessions stay; low-value volume goes.

The coaching logic

What the structure protects

01Swim, bike, run and strength developed as one programme

02Race execution rehearsed before race week

03Clear progression instead of disconnected hard sessions

Personal coaching

Need the plan to change with you?

A fixed plan works best when your week is broadly predictable. Coaching is the better fit when work, recovery or ambition requires regular judgement.

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