The sun’s finally out, which means it’s time to turn up the heat on your triathlon training. To guarantee you taste race success this summer, we’ve put together a series of training newsletters that combine to create an essential guide to the sport

body part, but stay in motion to keep blood flowing, which will help you heal faster and maintain fitness. You could try swimming, brisk walking, aquajogging or rowing depending on your injury.Eat to healYou may not be training, but your body still

Penticton, which is where IM Canada takes place, so there's a big triathlon community to train with. I raced  Ironman Canada six weeks ago, so I haven't had much time to recover or get into my training routine again. I've been here for four days. It's better

?Consistency is key, with training, diet, injury-prevention, and patience is a virtue. I often need to remind myself of that one.How do you relax?When I’m not training, I like to switch off from triathlon. I have quite a few friends outside the sport so I spend a lot

ironmate.co.uk, coaches triathletes, runs a triathlon training camp at Tri-Topia in France, marshals at Big Cow races, and is writing a book about triathlon. He somehow fits all this activity around his unofficial role as the UK’s most prolific triathlete

When you incorporate hills into your triathlon training, you'll develop strategies for climbing efficiently, but you can also learn from the experts. Mark Hartell, winner of the 2008 Vasque Ultra-running Championships, always prepares himself mentally for a

By the time you reach the run leg of a triathlon, your breathing may be as ragged as your style, but both will benefit if you can find a regular rhythm. "When you're running smoothly, your breathing should be smooth," says Laura Denham-Jones, a yoga

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to alison.hamlett@natmag-rodale.co.uk.Follow these links to check out some of the Q&As we've already featured on the site:Swim Q&AsBike Q&AsRun Q&AsLive Online Coaching ClinicWe’re also planning to start a live online coaching clinic on the first Monday

of Chrissie Wellington winning the Hawaii Ironman and his life changed."It struck me how happy and normal she seemed, despite doing these superhuman feats, and I decided I wanted to have a go at triathlon," he recalls. Harmston, who is now 38, enjoyed running