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Your First Triathlon
By on 24/11/2009 16:03:19
Choosing your first race shouldn't be as challenging as racing it
What to look for in your first race might seem obvious. You scan the listings for a small local event with an easy swim and flat cycle and no pressure.But is that really the best choice when you're looking for your first race? Here is our guide
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Triathlon Training
By on 19/06/2006 11:10:43
Whether you're ready for a new racing challenge, or you just want to become fitter, triathlon training is the answer
Triathlon is hot. In the past five years, participation in the sport of swimming-biking-running has tripled in the UK. It's estimated that nearly 100,000 people in this country will race the triple this year. Who are all these multi-taskers, and why
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Triathlon Glossary
By on 10/07/2008 10:58:07
Learn how to talk tri with our beginner's guide to the most commonly used lingo in the world of triathlon
swimming stage followed by a biking stage with no run.AquathlonA swimming stage followed by a run stage with no cycling stage.ATPAnnual Training Plan.BBonking Sudden fatigue and energy loss caused by running out of glycogen in the muscles. (See also Wall
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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
are staging-post targets along the way to your overall target goal. Your target goal is just that: your target. You may think you are asking a lot of yourself, but great results demand great effort.Daily goalA novice's daily goal could be a 750m swim on Monday
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First Triathlon - the Dos and Don'ts
By Graham Taylor on 28/06/2012 09:00:00
Discover the lessons learnt as one novice makes his race debut
-distance (1,500m swim, 42K bike, 10K run) race based around Rutland Water reservoir near the picturesque town of Oakham.I’d never done a triathlon before, but I’m a reasonable runner over shortish distances and I used to swim as a kid and cycle a fair bit
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TW Race Report: Ironman Wales
By Tobias Mews on 26/10/2011 12:02:56
Tri World's Tobias Mews takes on the first Ironman Wales
afternoon, with the rain lashing down and strong currents making the South Beach - where the swim was due to start - unswimmable (to use the technical term), the race organisers, together with the RNLI, shifted the swim to the North Beach - which added a
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Tri in 10
By Zoë McDonald and Lisa Buckingham on 24/11/2009 09:42:10
Train for a triathlon in just 10 weeks with these simple sessions and schedules
and different disciplines combine to make triathlon fantastic fun as well as a goal anyone can achieve. And the great news is that you already have the skills to tackle a swim, bike and run - so start training now.We created the two schedules - Sprint
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Beginner triathlete kit guide
By Annie Rice on 17/04/2013 11:11:33
The must-haves for starting out in triathlons
watertight, comfortable fit, with clear vision.Price range: £15 +2XU race goggles, £15Aquasphere K180, £16.95Speedo Aqua socket goggles, £19.50Zoggs Ultima Air Gold swimming goggles, £18Swim capWhat: Not the most flattering piece of kit, but swim caps stop
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Ironman Switzerland 05 - Suffolk Punch's Diary
By Suffolk Punch on 14/02/2005 17:58:12
How the training gets better, month by month
. However, I have not yet mentioned swimming. That is because I can't, or least couldn’t (I’ve since been taking lessons) and it was at the November social last year talking to Fat Buddha and Petal convincing me of the buoyancy properties of a wetsuit
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Triathlon Rules and Etiquette
By on 19/06/2006 16:00:36
The dos and don'ts of triathlon racing
cyclist to gain a drafting advantage. You can draft only in the swim and the run. Stay at least 10 bike lengths behind the rider in front of you.3. Keep your helmet buckled whenever you're touching your bike. This means before you unrack it after the swim
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