Why are triathlons so tough? It’s not just because of the effort involved in each individual stage: it’s because they all require something subtly different from the body. This makes training for triathlons uniquely difficult. Not only do you have…
So you want to get a faster race time and a new personal best. The best way to do this is to pick triathlon races with quick average completion speeds, flat and easy courses, and of course to train hard…
A Female Triathletes Guide To Managing Your Period On Race Day Getting your period on race day is one of those unpleasant but inevitable discomforts you face as a female triathlete. Fatigue, cramping, bloating, headaches, general distress and heavy flow…
Triathlon Training – Should You Train with a Cold? Triathlon Training – Should You Train with a Cold? The average adult will catch a cold between 2 and 3 times per year. Colds are annoying at the best of…
Jo Knight of sister title Women’s Fitness magazine sat down (Virtually) last year with the amazing Lucy Charles-Barclay to discuss how life has been during the last 12 months as an athlete, handling the restrictions, disruption to travel. We also…
Now is the perfect time to hit the great outdoors and try a new, adventurous fitness pursuit says Claire Chamberlain With its warmer weather and longer days, summer is the perfect time to go on an adventure. While it would…
Triathlete and triathlon coach Helen Murray has six top tips on how to improve at triathlon and nail a personal best. Get a coach When I first got into the sport, I was totally clueless about training. I trained at…
Mikael Eriksson of Scientific Triathlon explains how you can train and race to run faster off the bike in your next triathlon. I’m sure you’ve had several “my legs aren’t working” experiences when running out of T2 in a triathlon.…
The Outdoor Swimmer Henley Swim Festival (Sunday 14th July) is honoured to be welcoming The Dorabros, named after the Dorado fish, four friends brought together by a thirst for adventure and their desire to do something worthwhile. They will be…
A triathlon coach from Cardiff has become the first Welshman to complete the world’s toughest, coldest, windiest ultra-distance race by finishing joint fifth at the 6633 Arctic Ultra in Canada. Mark Whittle was running the non-stop, 380-mile self-supported foot race…
Written by Dan Chabert Triathlon can easily and quickly become a complicated sport, with all the gear and the requisite number of training hours you should post before competing, but at their core, the sports that comprise triathlon are…