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BRATs in the South Swim Session Plans
The swim sessions are all about improving your skills and fitness to enable you to complete a triathlon safely and efficiently. We do expect basic swimming skills, for example being able to swim 2 lengths of the pool in front crawl. The different stages are designed to prepare you for the BRAT Birmingham Triathlon Festival on 20 May 2012.
| STAGE |
Dates |
Session Plan |
| 1 Base |
16 Jan to 26 Feb |
Assessment of athletes ability , mainly technique work,introducing skills,build endurance. |
| 2 Build |
27 Feb to 8 April |
Continue improving technique and increase swimming endurance. Stage Goal: novices able to swim distance of chosen event without stopping. |
| 3 Peak |
9 April to 13 May |
Continue endurance work introducing speed skills - sighting, deep water starts, use of wetsuit, open water turns, mass starts (swimming in close proximity), drafting, race tips, transition training and open water training at Bittel Resevoir |
| 4 Taper |
Race Week!
14 to 20 May
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Reducing longer efforts, longer rest intervals, practice 'race day' skills covered in stage 3. The session should not be exhausting by this stage. |
| Q&A Session |
tcb |
Get together with athletes for open forum |
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