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Bike Fitting For Beginners
By Marco Crisari on 12/08/2011 12:50:27
With a little help from an expert bike fit, Triathlete's World Art Director Marco Crisari rides away from his knee injury.
The unfortunate truth is that if you compete in triathlon, as in any other sport, you will at some point suffer an injury.Pushing on through the pain caused by injury is also something most athletes are familiar with, but only the dumbest
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Pocket Race Guide: End of Season
By on 28/09/2011 10:00:00
End your triathlon racing season with a bang rather than a whimper with our pick of fun challenges
Bracknell and Bagshot, you'll run and cycle through delightful Scotts Pine woodland. Enjoy an undulating trail run, before getting stuck into a technical bike section where you'll really have to focus to stay seated. A winning combination of picturesque
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Train Smarter, Not Harder
By on 24/11/2009 17:07:13
Becoming a better triathlete is not about finding more time to train, it's about using the time you do have to greater effect
a life, and you do. With three sports to juggle, as well as a full-time job and maybe a family, training for triathlon is a compromise between training you know you should do, and the training you know you can do. But that doesn't mean you can
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TW Interviews: Mark Kleanthous
By Freya Carr on 09/07/2012 13:00:00
Soak up the training and racing secrets of a seasoned competitor with more than 420 triathlons under his belt
Ironmans and a double ironman. He recently stopped for long enough for us to ask him about his 30-year career.How did you get into triathlon?I ran in the very first London marathon in 1981 and used to cycle to work as part of my training. I then noticed
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TW Interviews: Craig Alexander
By Gaël Couturier on 13/04/2012 15:00:43
Discover how the five-time Ironman World Champion stays at the top after almost 20 years in the sport
Craig Alexander is a triathlon legend. In November 2011, the five-time World Champion became the oldest ever winner of the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii, setting a new course record of 8:03:56 at the same time. He achieved another first
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Stay Safe This Winter
By on 19/11/2009 13:54:11
Outdoor training during the months to come is vital for maintaining fitness levels, but do take care out there
keeping fit in the months to come.Safety in numbersAs well as providing motivation for going out in bad weather, cycling in groups makes you much more visible, but there are a few rules you need to follow. "The most important thing to remember
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Expert Q&A: Ironman insights from coach Mark Kleanthous
By on 02/04/2012 15:58:12
Catch the highlights from our recent live webchat, when coach and Ironman Mark Kleanthous answered all your questions about going long live in the forums
Mark Kleanthous has taken part in 33 Ironman races and more than 400 triathlons. He started the popular website ironmate.co.uk to pass on everything he'd learnt to would-be Ironman triathletes, and he's recently distilled this information into his
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Find Your Perfect Bike Saddle
By on 18/11/2009 12:01:38
Finding the bike saddle that best suits you might take a little research and testing, but if you don't get it right, you'll have no one to blame when you get a raw deal
A couple of years ago, I rode a 100-mile sportive on pancake-flat roads. Somewhere during those 100 miles, cycling changed for me. Not long after I had finished, I realised - and please excuse my candour here - that my crotch really, really hurt
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A Mountain To Climb
By on 18/11/2009 11:41:29
The Alpe d'Huez Triathlon is one of the toughest sporting events in the world. For this reason alone, it's worth doing. Just don't expect a personal best
advice anyone could give you when you're attempting the Alpe d'Huez Triathlon. The race was started four years ago by French triathlete and ITU 2002 World Long Distance Champion Cyrille Neveu. He used to invite friends to train with him in the area
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Mastering Front Crawl
By on 18/11/2009 13:42:30
Many newcomers to triathlon are uncomfortable with the front crawl, but if you master the stroke you can cut precious seconds from your swim time
because it forces you to be face down in the water during the stroke, and this feeling of being submerged can lead to anxiety when you're new to the sport.Morgan Williams is National Development Manager for the British Triathlon Federation and a level
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