Run Faster In A Triathlon With This Brick Workout

Transitioning from the bike to the run in a triathlon can be quite a challenge! But it is possible to train your body to adapt faster in that transition with Brick workouts!

Mark provides you some example Brick workouts that you could use when training for your triathlon race!

00:00 What is the point of a Brick workout?
00:31 Running off the bike affects our run form
01:23 How to do a Brick workout
02:33 Example brick workout for shorter distances
03:33 Example brick workout for longer distances
04:58 Benefits of brick workouts

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How often do you do Brick workouts? 🧱🏋

[TryTri]

I used to do when I was just starting out in triathlon. Those were fun!

[AlastairScarlett]

I've done brick workouts at a basic level by going for a 50k ride, coming home, putting on my running shoes and running for 5-6km.
My experience tends to be that I start off far too fast. And also that my HR goes absolutely CRAZY, like 180-200bpm

[Thrash]

I like to do 80/20 brick workouts. Basically, on the run up to race day/week. I'll do 80% of my bike race distance at 75-80% effort(Target Pace) then transition to 20% run distance of 75-80%(Target Pace). These can be done either indoors or outdoors. I prefer to do them outdoors since I have routes planned that bring me back to my home, so I can drop off my bike then transition to my running section.

[SBoots]

I do brick workout twice a week. One is for Bike to run then I also do Run, Bike, Run for duathlon. I do find these advantages. Now, I find the transition to the different activities easier to adapted to. Yes I do the harder efforts but in smaller blocks

[jackatmensacosacoaching]

In the lucky position to have a treadmill and turbo - I always run for at least 2K after a workout on the treadmill. Essential if you want to run with a good run form after the ride in a tri - brick sessions are essential in my view.

[steve]

I ride my bike to a track for a 1 mile run every weekday, it's a 2 for 1

[bikeanddogtripsvirtualcycling]

If you try to run on the bike then you are obviously doing something wrong 😂😂

[MrMeowNow]

An interesting subject.... Running after biking is kinda strange for the firs mile or so...I just did my first triathlon 70.3 Ironman, and be honest with you, i did maybe 1 or 2 sessions where i biked and ran after wards, felt strange... However, during my IM did not have any issue! Longest ride before IM was 40 miles a week before (course recon)... Finished the whole thing in 5:38..., already signed up for the next year same place, will try to drop under 5 hours!

[johng]

This brick workout got me all kinds of bricked up 😂

[jmdelira]

What’s the difference between a 50 spin and 2 min extra spin?

[sammclear]

What do you mean by spin? It was 10s fast/50 second spin?

[garator]

How long can this break in between be to still make sense. I like to do my bike and run outside and without a trisuit. It takes me around 5 min to get off the bike, store it and change. Is that to slow, or still good?