Swimming: Swim Threshold – 10 × 100 Meters
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Swim Threshold – 10 × 100 Meters

Hold a strong pace over distance

44

min

HexfitBy Hexfit

10 repeats of 100 m at threshold pace with 15 seconds of rest.

What does the session look like?

44 min

Total time

45

Training load

Intensity profileIntensity as % of threshold (100 = threshold).
Warm up: 400 m at Z1 → Z2Build: 50 m at Z2 → Z4Build: 15 sBuild: 50 m at Z2 → Z4Build: 15 sBuild: 50 m at Z2 → Z4Build: 15 sBuild: 50 m at Z2 → Z4Build: 15 sThreshold: 100 m at Z4, RPE 7Threshold: 15 sThreshold: 100 m at Z4, RPE 7Threshold: 15 sThreshold: 100 m at Z4, RPE 7Threshold: 15 sThreshold: 100 m at Z4, RPE 7Threshold: 15 sThreshold: 100 m at Z4, RPE 7Threshold: 15 sThreshold: 100 m at Z4, RPE 7Threshold: 15 sThreshold: 100 m at Z4, RPE 7Threshold: 15 sThreshold: 100 m at Z4, RPE 7Threshold: 15 sThreshold: 100 m at Z4, RPE 7Threshold: 15 sThreshold: 100 m at Z4, RPE 7Threshold: 15 sEasy: 200 m at Z1Cool down: 200 m at Z1
044 min

Some values are estimated because there is no athlete profile.

Time in each zone

Z1 · 12 min (26%) Z2 · 8 min (18%) Z3 · 4 min (9%) Z4 · 20 min (46%)

Step by step

Swimming

Warm up

  • 400 m at Z1 → Z2 (Easy freestyle, mix strokes)

Build4 ×

  • 50 m at Z2 → Z4 (Build speed across each length)
  • rest: 15 s

4 × (50 m at Z2 → Z4 / 15 s)

Threshold10 ×

  • 100 m at Z4, RPE 7 (Strong, even pace. Note your times)
  • rest: 15 s

10 × (100 m at Z4, RPE 7 / 15 s)

Easy

  • 200 m at Z1 (Pull buoy optional)

Cool down

  • 200 m at Z1 (Easy choice of stroke)

Who is it for?

Swimmers and triathletes who can swim 1,500 m without stopping.

Who is it not for?

Beginner swimmers.