Basque coach and sports scientist Iñigo Mujika has a post on a paper he's publishing on the preparation on Spanish/Basque triathlete Ainhoa Murua, the 7th place finisher at the London Olympic Games:

http://www.inigomujika.com/en/2013/10/much-more-than-an-excellent-athlete/3097#.Up8zg2RdUfc

The paper goes into Murua's training volume and intensity distribution - rarely has there been a detailed long term publication of the preparation of an elite triathlete such as this.

Link to the paper abstract on Pubmed 

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AuthorJoel Filliol