Complete Your First Sprint Triathlon
12 weeks · 3 milestones
Finish a sprint triathlon (750m swim, 20km bike, 5km run) with race result proof.
Milestone map
Milestone map
3 milestones
Develop the ability to swim 750 metres in open water with confidence — not just in a pool. The open water swim is the most anxiety-producing element of a sprint triathlon for most first-timers: the water is murky, there are no lane lines, other swimmers are close, and sighting requires deliberate technique that pool swimming never practices. A swimmer who can complete 750 metres in a pool but has never practised open water swimming will face a significantly different experience on race day. The milestone requires evidence of at least two open water swim sessions (lake, sea, reservoir, or designated open water swimming venue) of 500m+ each, plus a pool session confirming 750m completion without stopping. Cold water acclimatisation (most UK open water venues are 14–18°C even in summer) should be experienced before race day.
Proof required
Submit: (1) Strava activities or GPS logs from at least two open water swim sessions of 500m+ each (activity exports showing map, distance, and date), and (2) a pool swim activity confirming 750m+ completion without stopping.
What gets checked
- Two open water swim sessions are documented with GPS — the activities must show open water (not a rectangle, not a pool shape); map view on Strava or Garmin Connect makes this clear; the distance for each session must be 500m or more
- Pool 750m is completed without stopping — a pool activity showing 750m continuous is required; stopping at the wall for 30 seconds does not constitute stopping; stopping for 2+ minutes to rest does; the 750m should be swum in a single unbroken effort to simulate race conditions
- Open water experience is recent — within 8 weeks of the target race; an open water swim session from 6 months ago does not demonstrate current readiness for a race; recency matters because cold water conditioning is time-sensitive
Resources
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TrainingPeaks — Free Training Log
Free — the TrainingPeaks free account provides a structured training log view that makes it easy to track weekly training volume across swim, bike, and run separately; useful for confirming the 12-week training block before the race
Unlocks after completing Foundation + Depth