The biggest training week in the plan that I recommend to people most often is they don't have to train any more than four and a half hours total.

That's Triathlon Show, the podcast presented by Scientific Triathlon.com. I'm your host, Michael, and today's

episode is primarily targeted to beginner triathletes and, of course, for those coaching beginner

triathletes, but I will say that there is a specific nugget, the miracle intervals, as Gail calls them, that we talk about,

that could be extremely beneficial for even the most experienced triathletes.

So I would still keep listening anyway.

But for the beginners amongst the listeners, you'll learn exactly how to train for your first triathlon. And if your

first triathlon is already behind you, but you're still kind of new to the sport, you'll learn how

to train when you want to either move up the distances and do your first Olympic, or you want to

continue to get faster at the sprint distance.

And joining me today, my guest for today's interview is Gail Bernhardt, an Olympic triathlon

coach and cycling coach, who has helped countless beginner triathletes and age groupers,

but for this specific interview beginners use these concepts that we discuss today.

And at the start of the interview, we talk a little bit about her experience as an Olympic coach,

but then we quickly get back on topic, which is beginner triathlon training.

So, enjoy the show. All right, today on that triathlon show,

I am with Gail Bernhardt. Gail, welcome to the show. Thank you so much for having me.

It's a real honor to be part of your podcast group.

And same to you. I've been,

I've known about you since I bought the book Triathlon Science co-edited by Jim Vance and Joe Friel and read your chapters in that.

And I think I'd seen your name in a lot of places before,

but that's when you first came for real on my radar.

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