WEEK ONE WEEK TWO WEEK THREE WEEK FOUR Mon SWIM Warm-up: 6 x 25m + 3 x 50m. Main: 8 x 50m Stroke Count with 30 seconds rest between efforts, then 200m continuous relaxed. Cool-down: 4 x 50m concentrating on technique
written that it's high tide in Eidfjord at 4:30am, meaning that we're going to be swimming against the tide." I gulp. Can I actually swim 3.8K against the tide? "And the bad news?" There is a pause. Then: "It's forecast to rain - all day." I hang up
-November at a retail price of £359 (£389 with HRM).What does it offer?For the swim: Designed for use in both open-water and in the pool. Water resistant to 50 metres. Extensive swim metrics, including swim distance, stroke count, swim efficiency and swim pace
Q. Do I have to ride my bike in a pair of briefs?A. You can change from your swimwear into your bike gear in the first transition from swim to bike but there are far less time-consuming options. One idea is to invest in a tri-suit, which can be worn
Ratbag at the Bala Tri in June 2005In summer 2004, more than 20 forum members pledged to take on Ironman Switzerland in July 2005 - that's a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile cycle and 26.2-mile run. Many of them - including Ratbag - were complete triathlon
Aqua Sphere K180, £19.99Joe says: The latest goggles from swim innovators Aqua Sphere are designed to make your swim more streamlined and therefore speedier. How? Thanks to the amazing hydrodynamics, of course. The K180s are the first ever small
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
of training I should be doing now. I want to maintain my new-found fitness after completing 26.2 miles. Im a member of a sports club with a swimming pool and a gym, so can you recommend a programme that combines running, swimming and gym work (preferably
Time not givenThe thing that kept me going - the thought of a swim, a steam and a massage on Monday!Also Paula Radcliffe's tip of counting to 100 backwards. If it works for her..... although I got through a lot more 100's than she probably does
for wondering if they'd turned up at the same venue; in 2010 the rain came down in torrents, but this year's event was blessed with sunshine.The perfect conditions made for a trouble-free swim in the lake. The 43K undulating bike leg didn't present too many
