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Setting Goals for Next Season
By on 18/11/2009 12:32:49
Now that the days are becoming shorter and colder you should be making plans for next season. How well you perform in 2010 will depend on the daily, midway and long-term goals you set yourself now
The triathlon season is over for another year, so it's the time to focus your energies elsewhere. Autumn is an excellent time to think about your performances in the past year and to set goals for next season.Setting goals can be broken down
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Winter Training Tips
By on 18/11/2009 17:21:18
Come rain, hail, sleet or snow - or all four - these tips from the top will help keep you in shape during winter
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
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Q+A: How can I get the most out of after-work training sessions?
By on 12/04/2011 11:18:43
-hour bike ride after work may seem daunting. However, an interval session of less than an hour can provide the same physiological benefit and can even be more fun to perform.Quality, not quantityWe know from sports science that it is possible to trade
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Finish Fine
By Dr Victor Thompson on 18/11/2009 12:32:03
As the triathlon season draws to a close it's only natural to feel a little deflated, but with these tips and tactics you'll be able to come back even stronger next year
. Capitalise on your fitness and the warm(ish) weather by entering some events that are different to those you'd usually do: shorter, longer, more hilly or in a great location you've always wanted to visit. Outside triathlon, there are plenty of ways
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Best Winter Workouts (Preview)
By Simon Griffiths on 19/02/2010 16:00:20
If you want to boost your performance in summer, you have to train consistently through winter. That's a very cold, hard fact (non-subscriber preview)
hours; and the weekends are cold, damp and miserable. Your first triathlon of the year may be months away. All things considered, staying in bed with a mug of hot chocolate has much more appeal than a bone-numbing bike ride. After all, missing one little
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Become A British Age-Group Athlete
By Simon Griffiths on 18/11/2009 12:20:46
If you're looking for a new triathlon challenge - and after a while, you're going to want one - you could try for a place in a GB age-group team
riding the shopping bike with the buckled wheels. How good could you be, you wonder, if you carried on training. Good enough to represent your country? If you're going to tri, you may as well try hard.One of the (many) great things about triathlon is its
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Best Winter Workouts
By Simon Griffiths on 19/02/2010 15:36:26
If you want to boost your performance in summer, you have to train consistently through winter. That's a very cold, hard fact
hours; and the weekends are cold, damp and miserable. Your first triathlon of the year may be months away. All things considered, staying in bed with a mug of hot chocolate has much more appeal than a bone-numbing bike ride. After all, missing one little
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The Growth of Paratriathlon
By on 19/11/2009 12:36:34
Paratriathlon is becoming the sport of choice for disabled athletes and may even be a Paralympic sport in 2016. We investigate the reasons for its success and talk to some of the UK's finest paratriathletes
. Compare some of the times at the Corus Disabled Triathlon Championships for 2008 and 2009, held over the usual sprint distance of 750m swim, 20K bike and 5K run: Tom Perkins (Tri 5 - see overleaf for the full British Triathlon classification system
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Spring In Your Steps
By on 18/11/2009 10:30:06
It's time to pick up the pace and get ready for race season
, 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
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Ironman Podcasts
By Alison King on 18/11/2009 12:15:06
In the beginning, training for an Ironman was a lonely business for the elite few who chose the sport, but as more and more people became involved, technology began to catch up with their needs and has helped change the way triathletes train
(the Ironman brand owner) has successfully marketed the race to ensure that anyone with enough determination can swim, bike and run the same course as their heroes. It has become an inclusive, welcoming event.Newsom says that triathlon, and Ironman
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