Whether you're tripped up in transition, or you struggle with the swim, everyone has different weaknesses and strengths when it comes to triathlons. That's part of the appeal - and the challenge - of a multi-sport event. To help make that leap
it dry out from the swim. A clever wedge at the end of the Velcro tab means you'll never be fiddling to thread the tab through, and if you're a fashion-conscious triathlete - and who isn't? - the pearlescent shimmer and neat design add pizzazz
Ironman 70.3WHEN June WHERE Wimbleball, SomersetDISTANCE Half-Ironman (1.9K/90K/21.1K)SWIM Lake BIKE Road RUN Road/grasswww.ironman.com/events/ironman70.3Don't be confused by the suffix: in 2006, the World Triathlon Corporation declared all
the Olympic distance Michelob ULTRA London Triathlon last year.Heidi Age.... 29Strengths RunningWeaknesses SwimmingTriathlon experience... NonePB's10K - 39 minsMarathon - 3:13Favourite Races... Ultra MarathonsMy training programmeThe Runner The runner among
mouthfuls of mucky water when the swim leg of your triathlon takes place in a reservoir for drinking water.Athletes took advantage of the good weather conditions to make quick work of the two-lap 1.5K swim. The bike course was a scenic 40K trek through
1. Super sprintThe shortest triathlon distance is all about speed, and brick sessions are important for building pace. "Recreate race conditions," says coach Simon Ward. "If you're doing the race in a pool you won't need a wetsuit, and you should
to open-water swimmers sighting for that next turn buoy.To put these to the test in a freezing UK in February we took them for a few trials in a pool, and while not necessarily made for pool swimming (the large lens size isn’t required in pool sessions
– the difficult one is swimming. In a race we cannot keep looking at our heart-rate monitor or stopwatch,” says Bill Black, who coached the GB Men’s Triathlon Team at the Sydney Olympics. “But if we train at a certain pace in the pool we can keep cross
session"For beginners it's initially about working towards being able to cover race distance. So if you are limited to an hour you have to make sure you use that time efficiently," says Paula Dewar, coach at VO2 Maximum Triathlon Coaching. "With swimming
This section is adapted from the book, Triathlon Training in Four Hours a Week: From Beginner to Finish Line in Just Six Weeks, by Eric HarrPreparationDirections to the event: I cannot tell you how many times I tried to find my way to a triathlon
