Week Day Session Comment
1 Sunday Bike Ride – 30 minutes You may be new on a bike so stay in local quiet streets and get used to stopping, starting, signalling and dealing with other traffic. Don’t forget, helmets are compulsory in triathlon and it is mandatory for all club members to wear helmets at all times.
Monday Swim – 9-10pm Runnymede Pool General club swim fitness session.
(Optional)
Tuesday Run – Basildon track – 6:30pm – 7:30pm Coach led run session
Wednesday Off  
Thursday Swim – 9 – 10pm Runnymede Pool Generally more technique based than Monday session.
Friday Bike – 30 minutes Alternatively, this could be a spin session or turbo session
(Optional)
Saturday Run – 15 minutes Precede with 10 minute run warm up, stretching then a 15 minute steady run. Stretch at end
(Optional)
2 Sunday Bike Ride – 30 minutes Steady cycling – 10am at Canewdon Village Hall with Southend Wheelers (EETC partner club)
Monday Swim – 9-10pm Runnymede Pool (Optional) General club swim fitness session.
Tuesday Run – Basildon track – 6:30pm – 7:30pm Coach led run session
Wednesday Off  
Thursday Swim – 9 – 10pm Runnymede Pool Technique and Fitness session
(Optional)
Friday Bike – 30 minutes Alternatively, this could be a spin session or turbo session
(Optional)
Saturday Run – 15 minutes Precede with 10 minute run warm up, stretching then a 15 minute steady run. Stretch at end
(Optional)
3 Sunday Bike Ride – 45 minutes Steady cycling – 10am at Canewdon Village Hall with Southend Wheelers (EETC partner club)
Monday Swim – 9-10pm Runnymede Pool (Optional) General club swim fitness session.
Tuesday Run – Basildon track – 6:30pm – 7:30pm Coach led run session
Wednesday Off  
Thursday Swim – 9 – 10pm Runnymede Pool Technique and Fitness Session
Friday Bike – 45 minutes Alternatively, this could be a spin session or turbo session
(Optional)
Saturday Run – 20 minutes Precede with 10 minute run warm up, stretching then a 15 minute steady run. Stretch at end
Optional
4 Sunday Bike Ride – 45 minutes Steady cycling – 10am at Canewdon Village Hall with Southend Wheelers (EETC partner club)
Monday Swim – 9-10pm Runnymede Pool General club swim fitness session.
Tuesday Run – Basildon track – 6:30pm – 7:30pm Coach led run session
Wednesday Off  
Thursday Swim – 9 – 10pm Runnymede Pool Technique and Fitness Session
Friday Bike – 45 minutes Alternatively, this could be a spin session or turbo session
(Optional)
Saturday Run – 20 minutes Precede with 10 minute run warm up, stretching then a 15 minute steady run. Stretch at end
(Optional)
5 Sunday Bike Ride – 60 minutes Steady cycling – 10am at Canewdon Village Hall with Southend Wheelers (EETC partner club)
Monday Swim – 9-10pm Runnymede Pool (Optional) General club swim fitness session.
Tuesday Run – Basildon track – 6:30pm – 7:30pm Coach led run session
Wednesday Off  
Thursday Swim – 9 – 10pm Runnymede Pool Technique and Fitness Session
Friday Bike – 60 minutes Alternatively, this could be a spin session or turbo session
(Optional)
Saturday Run – 25 minutes Precede with 10 minute run warm up, stretching then a 15 minute steady run. Stretch at end
Optional
6 Sunday Bike Ride – 60 minutes Steady cycling – 10am at Canewdon Village Hall with Southend Wheelers (EETC partner club)
Monday Swim – 9-10pm Runnymede Pool General club swim fitness session.
Tuesday Run – Basildon track – 6:30pm – 7:30pm Coach led run session
Wednesday Off  
Thursday Swim – 9 – 10pm Runnymede Pool Technique and Fitness Session
Friday Bike – 60 minutes Alternatively, this could be a spin session or turbo session
(Optional)
Saturday Run – 25 minutes Precede with 10 minute run warm up, stretching then a 15 minute steady run. Stretch at end
(Optional)
7 Sunday Bike Ride – 75 minutes After a 10 minute warm up, alternate hard miles with recovery miles
Monday Swim – 9-10pm Runnymede Pool (Optional) General club swim fitness session.
Tuesday Run – Basildon track – 6:30pm – 7:30pm Coach led run session
Wednesday Off  
Thursday Swim – 9 – 10pm Runnymede Pool Technique and Fitness Session
Friday Bike – 60 minutes Alternatively, this could be a spin session or turbo session
(Optional)
Saturday Bike Run “Brick” session 60 minutes on bike, push harder than a steady ride. Get off the bike and immediately run for 15 minutes, run for 8 minutes, turn round and return in 7 minutes.
8 Sunday Bike Ride – 75 minutes Steady cycling
Monday Swim – 9-10pm Runnymede Pool General club swim fitness session.
Tuesday Run – Basildon track – 6:30pm – 7:30pm Coach led run session
Wednesday Off  
Thursday Swim – 9 – 10pm Runnymede Pool Technique and Fitness Session
Friday Bike – 60 minutes Alternatively, this could be a spin session or turbo session
(Optional)
Saturday Run 40 minutes, aiming to run at a pace that is hard but can be maintained for the whole 40 minutes.
9 Sunday Bike Ride – 75 minutes After a 10 minute warm up, alternate hard miles with recovery miles.
Monday Swim – 9-10pm Runnymede Pool (Optional) General club swim fitness session.
Tuesday Run – Basildon track – 6:30pm – 7:30pm Coach led run session
Wednesday Off  
Thursday Swim – 9 – 10pm Runnymede Pool Technique and Fitness Session
Friday Bike – 60 minutes Alternatively, this could be a spin session or turbo session
(Optional)
Saturday Bike Run “Brick” session 60 minutes on bike, push harder than a steady ride. Get off the bike and immediately run for 20 minutes, run for 10 minutes, turn round and return in less than 10 minutes.
10 Sunday Bike Ride – 75 minutes Steady cycling
Monday Swim – 9-10pm Runnymede Pool General club swim fitness session.
Tuesday Run – Basildon track – 6:30pm – 7:30pm Coach led run session
Wednesday Bike 10 mile bike time trial. A test of cycling as hard a possible for 10 miles. Consistency of pace is the key. Check with club coaches for events in the area.
Thursday Swim – 9 – 10pm Runnymede Pool Technique and Fitness Session
Friday Bike – 60 minutes Alternatively, this could be a spin session or turbo session
(Optional)
Saturday Run 25 minutes running as hard but consistently a possible
11 Sunday Bike Run “Brick” 10 minute warm up followed by 60 minutes reasonably hard cycling. Immediately move to a 15 minute run, the second half being faster than the first
Monday Swim – 9-10pm Runnymede Pool (Optional) General club swim fitness session.
Tuesday Run – Basildon track – 6:30pm – 7:30pm Coach led run session
Wednesday Bike Cycle Time Trial
Thursday Swim – 9 – 10pm Runnymede Pool Technique and Fitness Session
Friday Bike – 60 minutes Alternatively, this could be a spin session or turbo session
(Optional)
Saturday Run 10 minute warm up followed by 20 minutes of sprints (30 seconds hard, 30 sends off).
12 Sunday Bike Ride – 25 minutes Steady cycling
Monday Swim – 9-10pm Runnymede Pool General club swim fitness session.
Tuesday Run – Basildon track – 6:30pm – 7:30pm Coach led run session
Wednesday Bike Cycle Time Trial
Thursday Swim – 9 – 10pm Runnymede Pool Technique and Fitness Session (easy, maybe drop one lane)
Friday Off  
Saturday Run 10 minutes easy followed by gentle stretching.
RACE DAY