Training in the morning is the only way that many athletes can fit workouts into their day and therefore knowing what to eat and how to fuel your body is very important. What you should eat will depend on the type of training you plan on doing.
How to use moderate training to boost immunity and reduce the risk of catching colds and viruses If your training has been blighted by colds and flu, there may be more than bad luck at play. Research shows that intense…
Warm up before running over winter to avoid triathlon injuries sneaking up on you in the cold It’s freezing, it’s dark, you’re off for a run and you haven’t even warmed up properly. How are your poor muscles ever going…
Written by Andy Blow Hydration is a hot topic every summer, when the warmer weather leads to increases in sweat rates which can make it tough to stay hydrated. However, because we train indoors more when it gets cooler, wear…
Dr Tamsin Lewis gives us the low-down on how to avoid colds this winter. We’ve all been there. You wake up, feeling a bit groggy. Then the headache kicks in, your nose starts running and your muscles ache. Not only…
Caroline & Justin Hattee are passionate triathletes, parents and coaches. Having launched a kids tri club (Ketton Panthers) about 6 years ago, several parents asked if they could recommend a triathlon book for kids. When they couldn’t find one they…
Mikael Eriksson of Scientific Triathlon discusses how to make the most of your time in the winter training period. The racing season is coming to a close for most triathletes in the northern hemisphere. One of the biggest challenges of…
How to prevent running impact from causing stress fractures of the foot Stress fractures in the foot are usually caused by the feet’s weight-bearing bones cracking because of the pressure of repeated strikes against hard surfaces that you incur when…
With just under a week to go until the sold out field of eight hundred riders take on Red Bull Timelaps, longest one-day cycling race in the world. Team Katusha–Alpecin rider and five-time national champion Alex Dowsett last week confirmed…
Written by Iain Veitch I actually did this race about 10 years previously when the bike was a MTB route. I did the half distance version and although I won this I was blown away by the fact that the…