Training
New to triathlon or aiming for a P.B? Below is our schedule for weekly training. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Swim
Monday
6:30pm - 7:30 pm @ Branksome
Sunday
4pm – 5pm — Intermediate
5pm - 6pm — Development
6pm - 7pm — Advanced
We currently meet at Branksome School every Sunday for our main session, and are currently running a one hour swim on Mondays. The cost is £2.50 per swim, but multiple-swim cards can be purchased; five swims for £10 or ten swims £18.
Bike
Wednesday
Spinning @ The Dolphin Centre from 7:30pm to 8:30pm
Cost is £3 for members, £4 non members.
Sunday
We meet at Stapleton Green every Saturday at 9am.
Each ride usually lasts between 2 and 4 hours (from 20 to 40 miles), for the longer rides we will aim to have a café stop to refuel so everyone makes it back together!
Run
Thursday
Skills sessions held at Eastbourne track from 6:15pm during November.
Sunday
9am - 10am — Fell Running
New for winter - avoid the icy roads and head for the hills! Please email/ring for directions, routes will be posted on the site or emailed around the week prior to the run… all abilities welcome!
5pm - 6pm — Run from Branksome pool
Depending on ability/conditions etc these can vary from speed work (fartlek), drills and endurance sessions.
Downloads
Equipment List
A handy list of equipment you'll find useful for swimming drills.
Shorthand legend
Swimming notes and abbreviations used in the swim sessions.
Annual Plan
View the Annual Training Plan for 2008/2009 showing training phases, session types, volume/intesity and more!