ICAN Triathlon Gandia takes place on Sat, Oct 17, 2026 in Gandia, Spain. The main route is 226.3 km.
- Date
- Sat, Oct 17, 2026
- Start
- Gandia 🇪🇸
- Distance
- 226.3 km
- Level
- Open to all
ICAN Triathlon Gandia features a flat long- and middle-distance triathlon course with a swim in the port of Gandia and a run along the Mediterranean seafront promenade.
Official event pageWhat this race demands
ICAN Triathlon Gandia requires sustained aerobic endurance across a 226.3 km long-distance triathlon format on a flat course.
Aerobic Durability
The 226.3 km total distance requires continuous forward progress and metabolic stability over an extended duration.
Pacing Discipline
A flat profile eliminates major terrain-based power variations, demanding strict adherence to target output to preserve legs for the run.
Target 60 to 90 grams of carbohydrates per hour to sustain output across the extended duration of a long-distance triathlon.
Your road to race day
Race day at ICAN Triathlon Gandia is 8 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Build2 weeks · Aug 23, 2026 – Sep 5, 2026
Progressive overload: training load climbs in waves, with harder weeks stacked on the base and planned recovery weeks that let the gains land.
02Peak3 weeks · Sep 6, 2026 – Sep 26, 2026
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
03Taper2 weeks · Sep 27, 2026 – Oct 10, 2026
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
04Race week1 week · Oct 11, 2026 – Oct 17, 2026
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
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