AQUATHLON

Aquathlon training plans, built for your goal

Aquathlon's short format leaves little room for a weak leg to hide — a strong swimmer who can't run off wet legs, or a strong runner who struggles in open water, both lose more time than the format's short distance suggests. SportBlox builds your aquathlon training plan around your distance goal, schedule and race date, and works with your Strava data.

Who it's for

Who it's for

First aquathlon

A balanced introduction to both disciplines plus basic transition practice.

Improving your run off the swim

Transition-focused sessions training your legs to find running rhythm straight out of the water.

Racing a specific distance

Pace-focused, periodised training building toward your event's exact swim and run distances.

Sample week

A week of aquathlon training

Example: a sprint-distance aquathlete six weeks from race day. Your own plan is built around your event, level and schedule.

Sample week
6 sessions
Total time
3h 40m
MON
Swim steady 1500m endurance
35 min
TUE
Run tempo 20min @ race pace
35 min
WED
Strength core, shoulders and legs
35 min
THU
Swim pace intervals
40 min
FRI
Rest Full recovery day
SAT
Transition brick 750m swim into 15min run
45 min
SUN
Easy run or recovery swim Recovery
30 min
Personalisation

How SportBlox personalises it

Your goal & event date

Sessions build toward the specific goal and date you set, with a taper if you're racing or competing.

Your skill level

Volume and intensity scale to where you actually are, from Inexperienced to Professional.

Your stated weaknesses

Tell SportBlox about things like running off the swim on wet legs, transition speed, open water sighting under race pressure and the plan weights sessions toward fixing them.

Your schedule

The plan fits the days and time you say you have — not an idealised training week.

Works with Strava

Connect Strava and your logged sessions feed back into pacing and progression.

For coaches

Coaching an aquathlon team?

SportBlox builds your team's training plan around the squad as a whole — its goals, weaknesses and upcoming events — and you review and refine every session before your athletes see it.

For coaches
FAQ

Aquathlon training plan FAQ

Does this work with Strava across both swim and run?

Yes — connect Strava and both disciplines feed back into pacing and progression.

How do I train two sports without doubling my hours?

Tell SportBlox how many hours you actually have and it prioritises the sessions with the biggest race-day impact.

Is this suitable for a first aquathlon?

Yes, set your goal distance and skill level and the plan introduces transition practice gradually.

Does it include transition (brick) training?

Yes, sessions combine swim and run back-to-back so your legs adapt to running immediately after swimming.

Will it taper before race day?

Yes, add your race as an event and the final week reduces volume across both disciplines while keeping sharpness.

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