Off-Road Triathlon: Trail Run Training

Video Transcript

"Much like with the on-road triathlon, for an off-road triathlon make things specific. So, for our tail running, the more that you can, or the more that you can run on trails, the more effective a trail run racer you will be. So for your intervals, one thing you can do, one thing we do in cross-country practice, is measure a section of trail. And, in all your running you need to be a watch nerd and record your times for different intervals. And you really need to know your mile pace and things and base things off that. But, if you can mark off a section of trail, or reel it off, whether it's 800 meters of a mile, and do your repeats there. Or tailor them to the kind of things that you'll face in your off-road triathlon, whether it's long climbs or difficult rooted, rutted sections. Those sorts of things. So, make it specific to the demands of your event by getting on the trail. And there's a lot of excellent events that you can get to. Trail half marathons and so forth runs put on to build those abilities and as you prepare for your events."