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Twelve-Week Super-Sprint Triathlon Schedule
By on 01/11/2009 09:30:32
How to use the schedule | Session KeyWeek 1Monday RestTuesday Swim session AWednesday Run session: 5-minute warm-up jog, 4 x (1-minute jog, 2-minute run), 3-minute cool-down jogThursday Bike session: 5-minute warm-up cycle, 5 x (20 seconds fast
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Effective Brick Sessions
By Rick Kiddle on 18/11/2009 09:37:02
Ease your transition between disciplines with these simple but effective swim-to-bike and bike-to-run brick sessions
and cycle the next day. Follow this pattern and you'll become faster at individual events that include recovery between disciplines. To excel in triathlon and duathlon, you need to train more specifically and simulate swim-to-bike, bike-to-run or run
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Intermediate Triathlon Training Schedule
By on 12/06/2006 17:00:08
Follow our 12 week triathlon training programme
on technique Tue RUN: Steady and relaxed 25 minutes. Cool-down walk 5 mins easy CYCLE: Warm-up: 20-25 minutes. Main: turn around and try to return 2-3 minutes quicker without going flat out. Cool-down: spin 5 minutes CYCLE: Warm-up: 10 minutes
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Advanced Triathlon Training Schedule
By on 13/06/2006 10:06:22
Follow our 12 week triathlon training programme
-sec recoveries (time and count strokes for first, then maintain) Afternoon; CYCLE 30-40 mins steady Morning: SWIM 12-15 x 2 lengths steady, with 15-sec recoveries (time and count strokes for first, then maintain) Afternoon: CYCLE 40-50 mins steady
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Enduroman Arch2Arc First Lady: Gallery
By on 31/08/2011 15:00:27
Relive the highlights of Rachael Cadman being crowned the first woman to complete the gruelling Enduroman Arch2Arc Challenge
for the brave 30-year-old to step up to the challenge.On August 19, Flt Lt Cadman set off on a running, swimming and cycling slog between Marble Arch and the Arc de Triomphe. She ticked off a remorseless 87-mile run from London to Dover, a 22-mile swim across
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2013 Virgin Money Cyclone Challenge now open
By on 28/11/2012 09:36:18
Entries for one of the country’s biggest mass cycle rides, the 2013 Virgin Money Cyclone Challenge, are now open.The event, part of the Virgin Money Cyclone cycling festival, will take place on the scenic roads around Newcastle and Northumberland
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Gear Pick: Ogio bag
By TW on 26/03/2013 14:23:00
You swim, you run, you cycle and you workout at the gym: rather than packing multiple bags, why not just pack one? That’s the idea behind Ogio’s all in one range, ideal for triathletes.Originally a producer of high quality and innovative golfing
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Q+A: Why does my knee swell every 13 days?
By Greg Ryan on 09/09/2000 10:02:10
Our experts answer real-life questions
intriguing thing, though, is this 13-day cycle of symptoms that you have noticed. There is no cycle in the body that I can think of that follows this pattern neither tissue turnover nor hormone output. It is, I think, more likely to be caused by something
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The Joys of Cross Training
By on 18/11/2009 13:28:20
When you feel your running training has reached a plateau or you're worried about injury, it may be time to introduce some cross-training
intensity, giving increased gains in maximal oxygen uptake. A high-intensity cycling session, for example, will help to develop increased lactate tolerance, buffering capacity (both of which improve your ability to function at your best during bursts
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Q+A: Will a triathlon weaken my running?
By George Gandy on 10/09/2000 18:25:37
Our experts answer real-life questions
with cycling will weaken me as a runner. Is there a way around this problem?A There’s a possibility that serious triathlon training could compromise your pure running fitness (though it does come with injury-reducing and boredom-beating benefits). However
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