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Winter Base Training for Triathletes

The weather outside is colder, the leaves are off the trees and the amount of races available has drastically dropped off.

Don't get the racing blues—this is arguably the most important part of your racing year/macrocycle. The macrocycle, which is 12 months for most athletes, starts with the "base" phase for the first "mesocycle."

The base phase, usually starting in the winter, offers great opportunities when the weather turns cold. During the base phase, the main goals I have for my athletes are to work on form in all three disciplines (swim, bike, run), build strength and create a large aerobic engine (cardio system). When these three things are accomplished, it allows the athlete to go into the next mesocycle stronger, with less risk of injury and a large base to build speed off of.

This training allows us to work on great technique.

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