Use case · Sub-2:30 · sub-5 · sub-10

Chasing a goal time

You've got a number in your head. We turn it into a number per leg and show you how far off each one is.

Where you need to beOlympic (Standard) · sample

Leg	Goal split	Projected today	Gap
Swim	0:27:301:50 /100m	0:28:101:53 /100m	+0:40 to find
Bike	1:11:3033.6 km/h	1:13:0032.9 km/h	+1:30 to find
Run	0:48:104:49 /km	0:47:304:45 /km	0:40 ahead

Goal 2:30:00 vs 2:31:30 projected from your recent efforts (1:30 to find). Transitions estimated.

The situation

You've got a time you want. Maybe it's a round number, maybe it's the one that got away last season. You know roughly what you can do in each leg, but not whether the sum adds up. Not knowing is the annoying part.

The problem

A goal time is one number; a race is five.
You can't tell which leg is furthest from where it needs to be.
Progress shows up in sessions, not in projected race time.

The race

What the day adds up to

The goal, split by leg. Every number on this page comes back to these five.

Olympic (Standard) · goal · sampleGoal 2:30:00

Swim

1.5 km0:27:30

0:01:50

Bike

40 km1:11:30

0:01:00

Run

10 km0:48:10

The screens that answer it

Goals and splitsSplit the goal into leg targets, with your most recent efforts counting most.ReadinessThe pace-gap table: goal split next to projected for every leg, updated as you train.RecordsYour PBs per distance, so the target rests on what you've actually done.

Walk-through

On sample data

A short run through how it plays out. The numbers are illustrative.

GoalOlympic (Standard), sub-2:30:00.
SplitSwim 0:27:30, T1 0:01:50, bike 1:11:30, T2 0:01:00, run 0:48:10.
GapProjected 2:32:25. Bike is +1:30, run is already ahead.
DecisionTwo bike sessions a week move to threshold work. The run stays as it is.

Is the time realistic?

An honest verdict on the time you want.

Where you would finish today, what the weeks you have left can win back, and the stretch target if it all goes right.

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How realistic is this goal? · sample data

Puffer 70.3 · goal 5:30:00A stretch

Where you'd finish today5:41:10Your goal5:30:00Gap to close11:10Time left to win it back11 weeks

Today 5:41Realistic 5:35Stretch 5:31Goal 5:30

A rule of thumb on the gap and your fitness trend: the time left usually wins back 0.5% plus 0.7% a month, more if your fitness is climbing.

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