Xterra’s are significantly harder than road triathlons (Olympic and Sprint). The mountain biking and trail running will test your limits like they’ve never been tested before. Below are some training tactics I read about in the latest Triathlete magazine.
- Hill Repeats. These train not only your uphill strength but your downhill speed. Short hill intervals followed by easy downhill running will help mimic most trail conditions. Sample workout includes 6 x 30 seconds and gradually start to increase the length (up to two minutes) as your fitness improves.
- Long, Hilly Runs. Running on flat roads will not prepare one for Xterra style running. You need to run hills, the bigger the better. Try to avoid technical terrain so you don’t get an ankle injury.
- Trail Races. Any type of races pushes your limits more than you can even in your best training workouts. Adding trail races will push your trail running limits and improve your abilities.
The idea of running up hill is not new, I just don’t like it. I usually run up and down the local ski hill. It’s a killer workout.
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