hard; you run inside 45 mins for a 10K; or you're looking for a real challenge.Swimming Improving your swim technique pays huge dividends: you go faster, and you use less energy in the process. This article is our ultimate guide to the swim stage of a

Olympic1.5K swim, 40K bike ride, 10K runIronman3.8K swim, 180K bike ride, 42K run (marathon)Between each leg is a stage known as transition, giving you time to prepare for the next discipline (for example, removing your wetsuit or parking your bike). Don

. These can be very simple – go on your bike, get off and run for 10 minutes – or more technical: Ingleby says you might try two or three sets of a 10K hard cycle, then a 10-minute run.Keep your cadence‘On the bike, you’ve got a closed kinetic chain – a fixed

. O Olympic Distance Triathlon 1.5K swim; 40K cycle; 10K run.OWS Open Water Swim, for example in the sea or a lake as opposed to in a pool.P Paddles Worn on the hands during swim training, they increase your workload meaning you train harder