Trans Cape SwimRun takes place on Sat, Mar 6, 2027 in Dunsborough, Australia. The main route is 26 km.
- Date
- Sat, Mar 6, 2027
- Start
- Dunsborough 🇦🇺
- Distance
- 26 km
- Level
- Open to all
Trans Cape SwimRun is a pairs endurance event in which participants alternate between running and swimming along the Cape Naturaliste coastline from Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse to Dunsborough Bay Yacht Club, covering approximately 26 km in total.
What would it take you?
Pick the level closest to yours for an estimate of finish time on this course and the training a solid preparation needs.
Estimated finish
2:15–2:40
Peak-week training
5–7 h/week
A model estimate from distance, climbing and level, not a promise. Conditions, drafting and pacing move it.
IntervalCoach turns those weekly hours into a concrete plan built around your actual fitness. Start with this race as your goal
Your road to race day
Race day at Trans Cape SwimRun is 25 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Base13 weeks · Sep 13, 2026 – Dec 12, 2026
Aerobic foundation: mostly steady endurance work that grows the aerobic engine and the durability the later phases stand on.
02Build6 weeks · Dec 13, 2026 – Jan 23, 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 · Jan 24, 2027 – Feb 13, 2027
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
04Taper2 weeks · Feb 14, 2027 – Feb 27, 2027
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
05Race week1 week · Feb 28, 2027 – Mar 6, 2027
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
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