age-group structure. However old you are, triathlon gives you the opportunity to compete against other athletes of a similar vintage. This means you can race for your country whether you're 25 or 85 without being a full-time, professional athlete
participation as they record only those athletes who registered their disability, says Julian Wills, Paratriathlon Manager with the British Triathlon Federation.And that's not all: Britain's top paratriathletes are chalking up impressive performance gains
Maitland, Triathlon Performance Coach at Leeds Metropolitan University, and coach to Alistair Brownlee, who finished 12th in the Beijing Olympic Triathlon.3. Accentuate the positive"Elite athletes contrive to see almost everything in a positive light," says
reality is that many of the country's top athletes - including Alistair Brownlee, the reigning ITU World Champion - spend the majority of their off-season slugging it out through rain, sleet and snow right here in the UK. And if they can do it, so can you
One of the great dangers of spending so much time on triathlon is that there may come a point when you are not improving any more and that one season feels much like the other. Even though there are three sports involved it's a good idea
can become quite fit in a relatively short period of time. Moreover, you do it without adding many hours to your day. Of course, to race triathlon, you occasionally must do longer duration workouts. However, there is no reason you cannot save those
It might be the off-season, yet winter needn’t be a case of hiberating under a duvet and waiting for Spring to appear. The months of October through to February are a great time to take stock of your achievements from the recent triathlon season
people so you motivate each other. Do a road or cross-country race and use the treadmills together at your local gym. Join a tri club and use the sessions and advice on offer." - Tim Don "Tell yourself that training in the miserable winter makes you a
