of the top athletes in the world for his age group, and who Ralph has trained since 2001. Ralph offers one-to-one coaching and designs individual triathlon training programmes. He is also the author of the DVD, “Flexibility for triathletes and runners”. Find
, a 5K run on Tuesday and a 20K cycle on Wednesday. For an intermediate-level triathlete, it might break down to a Monday pyramid (increasing the distance in each set) swim session of 2.8K in 50 minutes; on Tuesday, a one-hour bike loop with threshold
is the time to draw upon your hard work and cross that final line in style.Get ready to relax One method of maintaining momentum is to envisage the rest period to come. Joanna Carritt (joannacarritt.co.uk), pro triathlete and member of The Challenger World UK
Many triathletes obsess about kit and gadgets, experimenting with the latest go-faster, stay-stronger fads in a quest to improve their times.You might therefore think the only way to compete is to outspend your rivals. Happily, that's not how
There were 43 world records set at this year's controversial World Swimming Championships in Rome. One of them came courtesy of Australian Christian Sprenger, who swam the men's 200m breaststroke semi-final in a staggering 2:07.31. Swift it may have
race but also my first team race. The sense of camaraderie building up to the event at TW Towers has been terrific - the Fab Four have been giving us racing tips and the Triathletes World magazine team have been behind us every run, swim and cycle along
BioEars and ClearEarsAnnie says: Waterlogged ears are a common but frustrating hazard facing triathletes. They can be enough to distract focus and frankly drive you a bit crazy. Cirrus Healthcare have launched two new products to help with such ear
Triathlete’s World around to give people specialist advice so you really did just have to learn from your mistakes, but you learned quickly. Even if you do read up on the sport, the best way to learn is by experience. I’d also encourage all triathletes
to.Not keeping a training diaryIt's a simple task that can offer huge benefits, so why aren't you keeping a training diary?"It's vital, but it requires discipline," says triathlete Jenny O'Brien, who has represented Britain at the World Triathlon
This Sunday heralds the return of one of the UK's most prestigious endurance triathlons; Ironman UK. This is the only officially branded Iron distance event in England. More than 1,500 triathletes will be speeding through Lancashire's countryside
