Who is this Plan for? If you are not completely new to triathlon, or if you do have at least some experience in all three of its disciplines - swimming, biking, and running, this plan can help you to prepare to finish the IRONMAN® triathlon race in 24 weeks. Plan Highlights The plan starts with around 5 hours of training in the first week and reaches a maximum training volume of almost 12 hours on week 19. It includes a variety of workouts (strides, tempo, steady-state, endurance, to name a ...