Training guides

Endurance training, explained without the fluff.

How to actually build for a marathon, a sprint, Olympic, 70.3, or Ironman triathlon, or a cycling event — the phases, the weekly hours, real sample weeks, and how to keep the plan adapting when life gets in the way. Less theory, more of what to do this week.

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AI triathlon coach

AI Triathlon Coach for Athletes Who Need Training to Adapt

'AI triathlon coach' is what athletes search for. What you actually need is a training plan that doesn't go stale — built from a year of your Garmin history, rebuilt every week, with deterministic sports-science guardrails in charge of your load while AI writes the workouts.

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triathlon training plan

Triathlon Training Plan Built Around Your Race, Fitness, and Schedule

Sprint, Olympic, 70.3, or Ironman — start here. This is the hub for every distance on the ladder: how a good triathlon plan is built, and the dedicated guide for the race with your name on it.

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Half Ironman training plan

Half Ironman Training Plan for Smarter 70.3 Preparation

70.3 is the distance where pacing and durability win. PaceBeats builds both into your season from your Garmin history — and shows you the whole plan, base to taper, before you commit to anything.

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Ironman training plan

Ironman Training Plan for Full-Distance Preparation

The Ironman plan you won't outgrow by week 6 — rebuilt weekly as your fitness and your life move. 140.6 without wrecking your body or your family calendar.

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sprint triathlon training plan

Sprint Triathlon Training Plan for a Confident Race Day

Sprint training should make the race feel manageable, not turn your first triathlon into a second job. See your full plan — first week to race day — before you commit to anything.

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olympic triathlon training plan

An Olympic Triathlon Training Plan for Your First Real Step Up

Twice the distance doesn't mean twice the hours — it means the right hours. Built from your data, rebuilt weekly.

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marathon training plan

A Marathon Training Plan That Rewrites Itself Every Week

Sixteen-week PDFs assume nothing goes wrong for sixteen weeks. PaceBeats builds your marathon plan from your Garmin history and rebuilds it every week around your long-run reality — with guardrails that know when to back off.

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half marathon training plan

A Half Marathon Training Plan That Fits the Weeks You Actually Have

Miss a Tuesday, travel for work, feel wrecked after a hard weekend — your plan rebuilds, your race goal doesn't move.

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cycling training plan

A Cycling Training Plan Built Around Your Event — Road, Gravel, or MTB

Set your event and its distance; PaceBeats models the demand in kilometers and TSS, builds a periodized season to your FTP, and rebuilds every week around your actual riding.

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AI running coach

AI Running Coach, Minus the Hype: A Plan That Actually Adapts

What an AI running coach should actually do — and how PaceBeats keeps deterministic sports-science rules in charge of your load while AI writes the workouts.

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adaptive triathlon training

Adaptive Triathlon Training That Responds to Real Life

A plan should not collapse because you missed a run, slept badly, or had to move a key ride. Adaptation is the difference between a calendar and coaching.

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