Now you are really into your competitive season, with at least a sprint or Olympic distance triathlon or maybe a marathon under your belt.  If the concept of heart rate (HR) training described in last month’s article was new to you, don’t worry, there is still plenty of time left to put technology to use and reap the rewards of better training through science.  For you who have been training with HR monitors for years, we hope you were able to fine-tune some of your workouts.  Now that you all have an understanding of the intensities involved in aerobic, lactate threshold, VO2, and anaerobic training (see last month’s article at http://www.imakenews.com/usatma/index.cfm?archive=T), this month we want to help you plan a viable training calendar for peaking at the right time.
 
The science of speed combines two expert perspectives on seasonal triathlon testing, training, and racing and is sponsored by ELITE Testing (a division of ELITE Health & Wellness) (http://www.elitetesting.com), located in Philadelphia.