Training Plans
The perfect training guide to go with your Trimarni training plan.
Marni’s book Athlete to Triathlete Includes:
Triathlon 101―All the triathlon-specific information you need to know, including helpful features like gear checklists, transition and brick workout tips, the race-day procedure, nutrition guidelines for training and racing and race day rules. There's even a section on triathlon lingo!
Training beyond the basics―Comprehensive chapters with easy-to-ready information on training fundamentals, strength training and stretching/mobility exercises (with pictures), and advice tailored to runners, cyclists, and swimmers.
From the outside, training for a triathlon may appear complicated, time consuming and exhausting. With so many triathlon training books on the market, Athlete to Triathlete will simplify the sport to help individuals safely and confidently enter, remain or re-enter the sport of triathlon.
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Are you interested in Marni speaking to your local triathlon club about training, racing and/or nutrition? Would you like to place a wholesale order of her book(s) for your local run/bike/tri store? Contact Marni for more information.
Click here to learn about our 2024 group training camps.
With so much information available on topics like race day nutrition, bike equipment, triathlon gear, course tips, long distance triathlon training and race day execution, this membership will help you get the most out of your triathlon journey while ensuring a safe, fun and productive upcoming triathlon season. We have years of experience to help you maximize your training while keeping your body in good health. Most of all, we have an incredible community of athletes that you get to call your teammates.
12-month team membership - $150
As a Trimarni team member, you receive:
-Access to the Trimarni team private Facebook page.
-Access to weekly Trimarni team chats (video and audio).
-Weekly educational emails including race result highlights.
-Over 20 partner discounts like Roka, Boyd Wheels, Live Momentous, Run In, Athlete Blood Test)
-Discounts for group training camps, RETUL bike fit and training plans.
-Priority registration to Trimarni training camps.
-Pre-race pizza party + course talk at team races.
-Team support.
Your membership is good for 12-months from the day of your purchase.
Why choose a Trimarni training plan?
Trimarni training plans are designed for self-sufficient, goal-oriented, committed triathletes of all fitness levels who seek structured training with a well-designed training plan. The Trimarni training plans are designed to help you maximize your fitness, without sabotaging your health as we take away the guessing so that you can avoid haphazard training. With a clear focus for every workout, suggestions on how to modify workouts and an understanding of how to change your physiology so that you will feel prepared for race day, we are confident that our plans will keep your motivation high while minimizing burnout and risk for injury. Our plans provide the right mix of challenge and skill as you prepare for your upcoming event.
NEW FOR 2024!! Updated ECFIT in the full, half and foundation training plans.
After every season, we evaluate our coaching methods - what worked and what didn't work. As athletes and coaches, we have a wide range of workouts to choose from when it comes to creating our training plans. Understanding that every athlete is different, we carefully select the workouts that we feel will work best within a training plan. We put as much attention and detail into our training plans as we do for our one-on-one coaching athletes. With a Trimarni training plan, we feel you will gain the necessary confidence, endurance, resilience, strength and skills for your upcoming triathlon event.
Each Trimarni Training plan includes:
Delivery of your plan via Training Peaks - you can choose your preferred start date of the plan and apply to your own person Training Peaks account (which is a free software program). The plan will remain in your account library for you to repeat in the future.
Google Drive educational content link:
-Welcome packet - detailed information about Trimarni training (swimming/cycling/running specifics), recommended equipment/gear for your Trimarni training and how to get the most out of your training plan.
-Handouts with videos for swim/bike/run drills and technique work.
-Get-started mobility and strength workouts
-Drill videos and descriptions
-Swim, bike, run educational contentRPE driven workouts - you can use power and heart rate but all workouts can be performed with only RPE (ratings of perceived exertion).
A detailed focus for each training session and structured workouts.
Educational and technique videos.
Time management focus: Swim workouts by distance. Bike, run and strength workouts by time.
Indoor and outdoor bike and run workouts. All bike workouts have an indoor trainer option if you choose to ride indoors. All bike workouts include a training file to upload to your preferred indoor cycling app (ex. Zwift, FulGaz, Rouvy). Several run workouts utilize the treadmill. Open water swim workouts included in peak weeks of training.
"Checkpoint" workouts (aka testing to establish zones) in the foundation, half and full distance plan.
3-day training camp OR tune-up race in the half or full distance plan.
Foundation, Half and Full distance - Links to specific ECFIT On Demand strength and/or mobility (discount link provided if you choose to purchase a subscription to ECFIT On Demand). The sprint and olympic plans do not include specific strength workouts but instead, suggestions for when to include strength each week.
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With nearly two decades of endurance training, racing and coaching experience, we feel confident that our 20-week half distance training plan will help you develop the necessary skills, resilience, endurance, strength and fitness to feel confident and prepared for your upcoming long distance triathlon event. This plan provides the right mix of volume, intensity and recovery, to help you feel ready for your upcoming half distance event - all while enjoying the variety of workouts to keep you focused and consistent with training.
Quick facts:
Average weekly training hours: 13
Average weekly swim hrs/week: 3:52
Average weekly bike hrs/week: 4:13
Average weekly run hrs/week: 2:33
Average weekly strength/mobility hrs/week: 2:25
3-day Training Camp or Tune-up Race - Week 16
Testing (checkpoints) - Week 10
Taper (sharpening) - Week 19-20
This plan also includes:
-Educational and technique videos (swim, bike, run, nutrition, checkpoints, pre-race bike tune-up)
-Key and bonus workouts - to help you integrate training into your life.
-Checkpoints (aka testing) - week 10.
This plan is ideal for:
-Triathletes stepping up from the Olympic distance, with experience in triathlon training.
-Looking for systematic training - foundation phase, strength endurance, race specific phases.
-Triathletes looking for variety, detail and structure in a training plan.
-A periodized training plan emphasizing frequency, resiliency and strength to help reduce the risk for injury and burnout.
-Triathlete looking to become more competitive at the half distance.
-A smart and practical way to train for a half distance event.
-Specific strength/mobility workouts to support your swimbikerun training.
Our 10-week Foundation plan focuses on strength, economy, skills and technique. By the end of this plan, you will become a better, all-around triathlete.
Our Foundation plan includes specific mobiliy/strength training sessions from ECFIT to help improve your all-around mobility, strength and stability alongside specific swim, bike, run workouts to help you build a strong foundation as you transition yourself to more specific triathlon training.
Included in this plan is a variety of educational and technique videos.
Quick facts:
Average weekly training hours: ~11
Average weekly swim volume: ~8,400 yards
Average weekly bike volume: ~3.35 hours
Average weekly run volume: ~2.12 hours
Average weekly strength volume: ~2:20 hours
This plan is ideal for:-Preparing to train for a long distance triathlon
-Returning to training after recovering from an injury
-Resuming training after an off-season
-Returning to training after time away from structured training
-New to the sport of triathlon, wanting to improve strength, mobility and skills before progressing to more intense and/or longer distance training.
-A triathlete who is highly susceptible to injury or sickness and needs a well-built training plan emphasizing workout frequency and resiliency.
-A triathlete wanting to build a strong foundation.
-Maintain fitness during a time of no races.
This 13-week Olympic distance training plan will give you the skills, endurance, strength, speed and confidence to feel prepared for your upcoming Olympic distance event.
Quick facts:
Average weekly training hours: ~9
Max weekly training hours: ~11
Average weekly swim volume: ~5000 yards
Average weekly bike volume: ~3 hours
Average weekly run volume: ~2 hours
Average weekly strength volume: ~60 minutes
This plan is ideal for:
-Beginner Triathletes
-Triathletes stepping up from the sprint to olympic distance-Newly seasoned triathletes looking for a more structured and detailed training plan (not advanced/elite athletes)
-Triathletes easing back into training after a period away from sport (ex. burnout, injury, life).
With nearly two decades of endurance training, racing and coaching experience, we feel confident that our 20-week half distance training plan will help you develop the necessary skills, resilience, endurance, strength and fitness to feel confident and prepared for your upcoming long distance triathlon event. This plan provides the right mix of volume, intensity and recovery, to help you feel ready for your upcoming half distance event - all while enjoying the variety of workouts to keep you focused and consistent with training.
Quick facts (weeks 11-17):
Average weekly training hours: ~13-15
Average weekly swim hrs/week: ~3-4
Average weekly bike hrs/week: ~6-8
Average weekly run hrs/week: ~2.5-3
Average weekly strength/mobility hrs/week: 2:30
3-day Training Camp or Tune-up Race - Week 16
Testing (checkpoints) - Week 10
Taper (sharpening) - Week 19-20
This plan also includes:
-Educational and technique videos (swim, bike, run, nutrition, checkpoints, pre-race bike tune-up)
-Key and bonus workouts - to help you integrate training into your life.
-Checkpoints (aka testing) - week 10.
-Modifications for how to adjust workouts based on fitness, energy, life.
This plan is ideal for:
-Triathletes stepping up from the half distance, with experience in triathlon training.
-Looking for systematic training - foundation phase, strength endurance, race specific phases.
-Triathletes looking for variety, detail and structure in a training plan.
-A periodized training plan emphasizing frequency, resiliency and strength to help reduce the risk for injury and burnout.
-Triathlete looking to become more competitive at the full distance.
-A smart and practical way to train for a full distance event with high quality workouts.
-Specific strength/mobility workouts to support your swimbike-run training.
This 13-week Sprint distance training plan will give you the skills, endurance, strength, speed and confidence to feel prepared for your upcoming sprint distance event.
Quick facts:
Average weekly training hours: ~8.5
Max weekly training hours: ~10
Average weekly swim volume: ~4100 yards
Average weekly bike volume: ~2.5 hours
Average weekly run volume: ~1.5 hours
Average weekly strength volume: ~60 minutes
This plan is ideal for:
-Beginner Triathletes
-Newly seasoned triathletes looking for a more structured and detailed training plan (not advanced/elite athletes)
-Triathletes easing back into training after a period away from sport (ex. burnout, injury, life).