Our 3433 Sport Performance Programs offer performance based coaching, triathlon, cycling, endurance and strength training
3433 Interval Run
AGE: 17Y+ // Striving to improve your run distance? Looking to build volume or speed into your training to advance without potential injury? Whether you are just getting started or a seasoned racer, our performance based running program is designed to help runners get faster. Led by 3433 Endurance Coaches, athletes will learn techniques, drills and tips in weekly interval sessions.
3433 Indoor Cycling Programs
AGE: 17+ // All 3433 cycling programs, including the Triathlon Brick program, are conducted in the 3433 Sport Performance Centre. Participants are required to bring along their bicycle to be set up on our Wahoo Kickr Snap smart trainers. All sessions utilize a power- or watts-based training approach determined from a series of performance assessments conducted throughout the training blocks. Our coaching team designs and facilitates dynamic and challenging training sessions based on tried and true training methods along with implementing new ideas and methodologies. Each program is developed in a manner to help make cyclists faster and more confident in their ability to ride outdoors whether it be for a race, Gran Fondo, cycling tour or the local group ride. The 3433 cycling programs began in 2003 and we are proud to continue our storied tradition of providing some of the most challenging, results driven, high-energy training sessions in Calgary.
3433 Learn2Tri
AGE: 17Y+ // Our goal is to give you the confidence to improve your fitness and get you ready to be able to complete your first triathlon and have a great time doing it. This is a fun, social, and highly engaging co-ed program designed to be an introduction into the sport of triathlon. The program offers training sessions in each of the three triathlon activities (swimming, cycling and running) in a friendly and encouraging environment, and will also cover off the ‘forth’ discipline of what and how to get through the transitions from Swim to Bike and Bike to Run. You will also get training nutrition tips, learn how to fuel for your race, and additional tips on what to wear. On completion of the Learn2Tri program, you can stay with the Learn2Tri group for another season to continue building your confidence, or progress into our 3433 Learn2Tri 2.0 course.
3433 Train2Tri
AGE: 17Y+ // Train2Tri is the next step in our 3433 Sport Performance pathway to becoming a well versed Triathlete. You will swim, bike and run during this 2.0 hour class. This high-energy group training session is designed to build aerobic endurance and increase your ability to run quickly and comfortably after swimming & cycling. Our coaches have built a progressive training program that will challenge the athletes physically and mentally in preparation for longer races. The coaches also educate the athletes on pacing strategies and provide them opportunities to practice the skills required for quick transitions. One step closer to our Group Brick workouts that use personal bikes and trainers.
3433 Group Brick Training
AGE: 17Y+ // The term “brick” refers to the strange sensation in the legs after riding hard on the bicycle. The ability to run after the cycling portion of a triathlon is a key element to having a successful race. This high-energy group training session is designed to build aerobic endurance and increase your ability to run quickly and comfortably off the bike. Our coaches have built a progressive training program that will challenge the athletes physically and mentally in preparation for race season. The coaches also educate the athletes on pacing strategies and provide them opportunities to practice the skills required for quick transitions.
3433 Triathlon Swim
AGE: 17Y+ // These swim workouts are led by our experienced coaches who utilize the most current teaching and training techniques specific to triathlon swimming. Workouts typically range from 2,000-3,400 metres depending on the speed of the swimmer and the focus of the workout - i.e. technical drills, sprints, pace work/endurance etc. Our coaches provide a program that builds from a more technical focus in the fall, to a more swim-fitness period in the winter and spring and then open-water specific sessions as we approach the race season. The coaches also perform ongoing swim assessments to help monitor the progression and development of each athlete and use the results to determine training paces for the workout
3433 Conditioning Swim
AGE: 17Y+ // These swim sessions are perfect for athletes interested in refining techniques to maximize comfort, efficiency, speed and endurance in the water. Learn under the guidance of our experienced 3433 Sport Performance Centre coaches how to swim effectively and efficiently, not just how to survive in the water.