Next Saturday 13 October all eyes will be on Kona, Hawaii for the headline event in the triathlon endurance racing calendar: the Ironman World Championship.The raceHeld since 1978, the annual Ironman World Championship or ‘Ironman Hawaii
the race – and only if you provided a self-addressed envelope. The profile of triathlon has also grown enormously; most people know about triathlon now and watch it on television. In 1983 very few people knew what a triathlon involved.What has been
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
to have fun; a time to fall in love with triathlon all over again and remember why you put yourself through all the pain and sacrifice. In the summer months you can be all-consumed with racing, but the off-season gives you the chance to experiment with new
fears, borrow a bike and make his triathlon debut. He didn’t listen to all our advice – we’d definitely recommend starting bike training more than a week before the race, for example – but he somehow overcame his lack of training and dismal
by speaking openly about the joy she felt when swimming competitively as a child, and how she was encouraged to take up triathlon when someone spotted her potential. She juggled training with a full-time job and thanks the individuals who paved the way for her
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Fitness EMEA.We say:Our pulse rate races every time we hear Garmin are releasing a new product, and if this lives up to Garmin’s usual credentials then it is sure to be a superb training device for triathletes and swimming enthusiasts alike. We can’t wait
water if your sweat rate is higher than this) in the first half of the bike leg. Take on gels in the second half as these are easier to digest later on in the race. Having said that, High5 provide a drink which is a mix of glucose and fructose, so you
Triathletes often become creatures of habit to help them balance training, work and life away from triathlon. “Transitioning into off-season eating does require a bit of mental concentration,” says US professional triathlete and coach Paul Fritzsche. “When I cut
