The ELITE AMATEUR - 24 WK - Olympic/5150 Triathlon Training plan is designed for the "ELITE AMATEUR" Athlete who is an Olympic/5150 distance specialist, can handle a heavier, more intense training load, and wants to race the Olympic/5150 distance both within the draft and non-draft regulated racing guidelines, can finish within 8% of the overall winning time or seek an overall win.

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Training is based on heart rate %/power/pace, a Garmin type of device is recommended. You also have the option to incorporate power in both the bike and run. This is a structured plan, workouts can be auto-synced to your device. 

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During the beginning phases of training, you'll focus on technique and strength endurance during the swim training segments, continuing base endurance run segments with an introduction to V02 Interval Training in week 5. 

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During the latter phases, you'll focus less on strength and technique and more on endurance, V02 interval training, adding anaerobic threshold training, Anaerobic Power interval Sessions and power sprint intervals, and track workouts specifically designed for draft legal triathlon events.

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This plan uses a 3/1 structured workout approach; (3 weeks load with interval training sets, followed by 1-week active recovery) incorporating proper warm-up, recovery, and strength training throughout the Olympic/5150 Training plan. You'll begin with just under 8hrs of training for your first week, with a max of 10.5hrs. 

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Other featured items include:
- Instructional Video Swimming Drills
- Open Water Swim Sessions
- Progressive Brick Sessions both Swim/Bike and Bike/Run
- RPE/Heart Rate/Power/Pace Structured Interval Run sessions
- RPE/heart Rate/Power Structured Interval Bike session
- Strength Sessions (w/detailed video instruction*) Specifically Designed for Elite Amateur Triathlete.