TRIATHLON CLUB

Stay motivated and train with fellow triathletes year-round by joining the YMCA Triathlon Club! Whether you’re a beginner or experienced competitor, our expert coaches will guide you with the latest training techniques and personalized plans for Sprint, Olympic, Half-Iron, or Full-Iron distances. Receive weekly workouts via Training Peaks and progress through structured training phases to build strength, endurance, and race readiness. With a mix of swim, bike, and run sessions, you’ll compete as a team, develop new friendships, and have fun reaching your triathlon goals!

SESSION INFORMATION

SESSION DATES: 1/1-12/31/25

AGES: 18+
COST: M: $495 | CM: $495

REGISTER

Westport Weston YMCA Triathlon Club members, smiling in uniform in Westport CT

TRAINING PHASES
JAN-APR | PRE-SEASON, BASE PHASE (16 weeks), – build strength and endurance for a strong start to training. Indoor Triathlon in FEB.

MAY-JUN | BUILD PHASE (8 weeks) – increase training load according to your specific performance goals with a combination of short, long, and mixed intervals. Some local races planned.

JUL-SEPT | SPECIALTY PHASE (8+weeks) – final pre-race block of training, familiarity, pacing efforts, dress rehearsal, simulators.

OCT-DEC | POST-SEASON (12 weeks) – swim technique, bike handling skills, strength training for running on trails. Work on mindset.

SAMPLE WEEK OF BASE PHASE TRAINING
TIME: MON-FRI, 6-7AM* | SAT, TBD | SUN, AM Run, 12:30-1:45PM Swim
*small group afternoon and evening training sessions may be alternate option

MON – Strength, functional strength and stability in the Zone or a Y Studio with your strength coach

TUE – Swim technique and swim intervals with a swim coach on deck

WED – Run on treadmills or hills outside, focus on intervals and technique with your run coach

THU – Swim technique and swim intervals with a swim coach on deck

FRI – Brick training (bike, then run)

SAT – Members lead training rides outside or on Zwift or Zoom

SUN – AM: Members lead running sessions outside | 12:30-1:45PM: Five lanes in the pool will be available for Triathlon Club members.

MEET OUR COACHES

PASCALE BUTCHER

Pascale is the head coach and founder of Trifitness. Having enjoyed a career as a businesswoman and a busy mother, Pascale found her calling as a trainer and coach through wanting to help others share her own love of exercise and fitness. She started Trifitness in 2000 and has since coached hundreds of athletes and helped them achieve their goals from qualifying for Kona to finishing their first triathlon.

Pascale is an Ironman Certified Coach, USA Triathlon Level 2 Certified Coach, USATF Level 1 Certified Coach, N.A.S.M. and A.C.E. certified personal trainer and a successful competitive runner and triathlete member of Team USA. She has been a USAT All American since 2003. She is a certified Swim Speed Secrets Coach and has trained personally with Olympian Sheila Taormina.

JAHDEH SOMERVILLE

With over 16 years of basketball experience, including a 2014 state championship title in high school, Jahdeh brings a wealth of knowledge and passion to athletic training. For four years, he worked at a privately owned gym, training athletes from grade school to the professional level, while also leading basketball clinics and camps in middle schools and outdoor parks.

For the past six years, Jahdeh has served as a basketball coach in the town of Weston and is currently a full-time trainer at the YMCA. He specializes in Dryland training for the swim team, triathlon group training, and coaching NY Road Runners. In addition to leading boot camp classes and private training sessions for athletes and individuals ages 9 and up, he is dedicated to strength and basketball training.

Jahdeh holds an associate degree in Exercise Science from Norwalk Community College and is ISSA certified. His training philosophy is simple yet powerful: “Consistency brings results.” The more dedicated you are, the faster you’ll see progress. His favorite workouts include playing basketball, bench presses, and pull-ups, reflecting his commitment to both skill and strength development.