Wave Trail takes place on Sun, Oct 25, 2026 in New Taipei City, Taiwan. The main route is 5 km.
- Date
- Sun, Oct 25, 2026
- Start
- New Taipei City 🇹🇼
- Distance
- 5 km
- Level
- Mixed field
Wave Trail is a city open-water swimming race held at the Breeze Canal (微風運河) in New Taipei City, featuring both elite competitive and mass-participation dual-track formats.
Official event pageWhat this race demands
Wave Trail is a 5 km open-water swimming race held at the Breeze Canal in New Taipei City, demanding sustained aerobic endurance and sighting proficiency over an extended distance.
Aerobic endurance
A 5 km open-water swim requires continuous forward propulsion for over an hour, placing high demands on aerobic capacity and muscular stamina.
Sighting and navigation
Racing in an open-water canal environment requires consistent sighting mechanics to maintain a straight course without the benefit of lane lines.
Your road to race day
Race day at Wave Trail is 9 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Build3 weeks · Aug 24, 2026 – Sep 13, 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 14, 2026 – Oct 4, 2026
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
03Taper2 weeks · Oct 5, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
04Race week1 week · Oct 19, 2026 – Oct 25, 2026
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
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