Self-guided race preparation

Off-Season

Off-season training has a different job from a race build. This family is for maintaining useful structure when there is no immediate start line, so it is organised around the distance you normally train for rather than a fixed countdown to race day.

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Who this plan is for

For the months between race builds

Choose Off-Season when you want a maintenance plan rather than another 22-week progression. It suits the gap between target races, when the useful question is which training context you want to maintain instead of which race date you are trying to peak for.

There is no fixed build length on this page. The TrainingPeaks catalogue is split into Sprint, Olympic, Half and Full maintenance collections, so the choice is by distance context rather than Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced race-build levels.

Built around the athlete

A flexible structure for a season that does not follow a standard race build.

Holding fitness without a race on the calendar.

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.

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.

See how coaching works