triathletes do circle drills and figure-of-eights once a week to refine the motor skills needed for cornering. This means that when you do hit a corner in a race, your reflexes are automatic....BY DOING FIGURE-OF-EIGHTS Shift into a low gear and ride in slow

the contour of the foot won almost unanimous praise from our testers. This latest shoe continued the line's impressive track record – the previous model, the Gel Kayano 14, was voted the International Editors' Choice 2008 by the staff of Runner's World's 14

-between, a triathlete's budget can easily become stretched to breaking point. Most bits of kit claim to make our bikes lighter, our legs faster and our training more effective, but you may wonder if you can be a triathlete and stay on the good side of your

. When I found out I was part of that team it was a real buzz.The British Cycling team and Team Sky were at the Manchester Velodrome hosting a Gatorade track cycling masterclass. Triathlete's World were given an insight into how elite track cyclists train

, faster triathlete."Hills make you tough and give you confidence," says Team GB running coach Nick Anderson. "If you can work for 10 minutes uphill, then working for 10 minutes on the flat will seem easier." Follow these climbing tips and you'll discover

The popular image of professional triathletes may be of young, hyper-fit, intensely focused super-beings who spend the winter training in a sun-drenched paradise at the expense of a sponsor with bottomless pockets.The mundane but oddly reassuring

want to learn more about – well, stealing competitors’ bike shoes, and waterproof spectating, and the best way to feed 30 triathletes in a single tent. And there’s always controversy and intrigue. Did Runner’s World magazine really plant a deliberately

it, is designed to encourage visually impaired athletes to take up the sport (see Triathlete's World, August 2008, for more details). "I'm completely hooked," says Butler, adding that she especially enjoys hurtling downhill on the back of a tandem. "I

. But first I needed to master the bike. I had help getting it fitted by Triathlete's World's resident bike enthusiast Art Director Marco Crisari. On a rainy lunch hour last week I shakily circled the office block under Marco's watch - much

shiny new PBs, but I'm realistic that with my current fitness levels my racing this year might be more about completing than competing.I've based my initial training plan on the Triathlete's World Ten-Week Olympic Distance Schedule (as used by TW's Fab