to be more motivated to complete them.KEEP IT PERSONALTime-effective training does not mean that you need to do every session at maximum intensity. It means that your training should be dependent on your strengths and weaknesses, and the type of race you

, and they all get so much from listening to each other; it's very motivational," he says.2. Go the extra mile If you haven't changed your race distance since you started triathlons, then the chances are your training hasn't change much, either. Even if you

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

make a commitment to be at a particular training session at a regular time, it becomes almost automatic to turn up, regardless of weather. People are creatures of habit, so use routines to ensure you keep training," says Maitland.Be Flexible, Be Amart

– the difficult one is swimming. In a race we cannot keep looking at our heart-rate monitor or stopwatch,” says Bill Black, who coached the GB Men’s Triathlon Team at the Sydney Olympics. “But if we train at a certain pace in the pool we can keep cross

The popular image of professional triathletes may be of young, hyper-fit, intensely focused super-beings who spend the winter training in a sun-drenched paradise at the expense of a sponsor with bottomless pockets.The mundane but oddly reassuring

. Winter trainingAge-group world champion (30-34) Jill Parker says, "Winter training is tough, so while you are super-fit from all you've been doing over summer, it is best to give yourself a kick now and reap the rewards later."However, it isn't always

of their training sessions. So, for example, the next time their training plan features a long run in the depths of winter, they know exactly why it’s in there and how it fits into the bigger picture.”There are a few methods Darren uses to help his athletes set

him within the frequencies. Trying to stay entertained during those long hours made for tough training on boring circuits with countless traffic lights.Fast-forward three years and Eyles is the co-host of one of the world's most popular triathlon

As a triathlete you need the power to bounce back after disappointments, complete tough training sets and perform at your best in every race, and this power is as much mental as it is physical.However, athletes often neglect mental resilience