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Some Tips For Triathlon Swim Training

It is important when you just start out in the sport of triathlon, to get comfortable in the water. This is the best time to do that, the so called off season. Swimming is different from our other two sports as it is much more technical and form is a huge... Read >

Consider the Diet During Ironman Training Periods

The body can survive for up to 10 days without food because of its stored energy. When exercising below 50% of maximum heart rate you mostly used stored fats, we mostly exercises faster than that so we need calories to top our requirements up. If you trai... Read >

Swim Kit Set For Your Ironman Training and Racing Matches

Your Ironman swim-equipment includes some items that are optional and some that are essential. Optional for training are pull buoys, hand paddles, kick boards, and swim fins... PULL BUOYS-Like most rookie swimmers with low body fat, my legs would si... Read >

Advice for Training for a Triathlon

Triathlon competition is divided into 3 components, namely the swimming event, cycling and the running event, and each of the three sport require your body to do it differently - this idea alone can be daunting to a beginner triathlete. Novice triathlo... Read >

Triathlon Weight Training - Exercises To Try

Time to get ready for off season training and specifically triathlon weight training. My goal is review the exercises that can best help you build strength and translate into great racing next spring. Before we get to the specific triathlon exercises; a f... Read >

Triathlon Running Tips

Finishing a triathlon can be the most rewarding experience of your life. It is a grueling challenge that tests all of your endurance and muscle groups. After a long swim and bike ride, you are likely to be exhausted prior to your run. There are a few tria... Read >

Facts You Should Know Before Investing in Triathlon Bicycles

At first glance, triathlon bicycles look like road racing bicycles, simply because the design of these bikes is derived from the original road bike. Triathlon racing is not only a test of speed, but also a test of the rider's stamina endurance. The key to... Read >

Sprint Triathlon Training - Improve Your Bicycling Cadence and Get Faster

In the long run the object of sprint triathlon training or even Ironman triathlon training is to go faster on the bike while still having energy for the run. Bicycling speed is a result of your cadence (how fast the pedals are spinning) multiplied by t... Read >