sport, swim-bike-run is just the sort of challenge some people are looking for. But how helpful are their former sports when it comes to doing well in triathlon?We asked seven triathletes from different sporting backgrounds to sum up their experiences
London Triathlon, this training programme lasts 12 weeks. You don't need to have any triathlon experience.Advanced – This schedule is for you if you train six or seven days per week; you already do some distance swimming; you race race regularly and train
: Hacking the bottoms off your wetsuit legs to reveal intimidatingly muscular calves screams that you're ready to rocket through the swim at the start of a triathlon.The Function: Trimming your wetsuit won't affect your buoyancy, but it could enhance
Novice triathletes soon realise that the best way to save time in transition is to limit kit changes. You need kit you can wear under your wetsuit for the swim, that offers protection and support for the bike leg and doesn’t encumber you on the run
Novice triathletes soon realise that the best way to save time in transition is to limit kit changes.You need kit you can wear under your wetsuit for the swim, that offers protection and support for the bike leg and doesn't encumber you on the run
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
and caught in a riptide. I was swimming hard and making no discernible progress for five or 10 minutes that seemed like an hour. I thought it a real possibility that I might have got myself into serious trouble. But then the surface sweep took me out of it
An Armada of Pirates on the 3.8K swimThe RW Pirate Ship continues to sail to new Ironman venues and made it’s inaugural trip across the Atlantic Pond to wreak havoc at Ford Ironman Florida on November 3. The illustrious party comprised
in Austria last year, I noticed there was a table for athletes to pick up their glasses after they exited the swim," she says. "But my eyesight is so poor that I couldn't even see the table, let alone the buoys in the water, and it would be hard for me
