IRONMAN Les Sables d'Olonne-Vendée takes place on Sun, Jun 27, 2027 in Les Sables d’Olonne, France. The main route is 226 km.
- Date
- Sun, Jun 27, 2027
- Start
- Les Sables d’Olonne 🇫🇷
- Distance
- 226 km
- Level
- Open to all
IRONMAN Les Sables d'Olonne-Vendée is a full-distance triathlon (3.8 km swim, 180 km bike, 42.2 km run) whose ocean swim starts at the Grande Plage and enters the Vendée Globe channel.
Your road to race day
Race day at IRONMAN Les Sables d'Olonne-Vendée is 42 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Base30 weeks · Sep 7, 2026 – Apr 4, 2027
Aerobic foundation: mostly steady endurance work that grows the aerobic engine and the durability the later phases stand on.
02Build6 weeks · Apr 5, 2027 – May 16, 2027
Progressive overload: training load climbs in waves, with harder weeks stacked on the base and planned recovery weeks that let the gains land.
03Peak3 weeks · May 17, 2027 – Jun 6, 2027
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
04Taper2 weeks · Jun 7, 2027 – Jun 20, 2027
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
05Race week1 week · Jun 21, 2027 – Jun 27, 2027
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
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