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Change Of Pace
By on 18/11/2009 11:37:09
All you need to become faster is a watch, a little patience and just two days a week
sitesOn a flat-to-rolling road, choose an object, such as a phone box, 50m away. Jump out of the saddle to sprint, then sit and cycle hard to the marker. Rest for three minutes and repeat twice. Do this sprint/recovery sequence with an object 100m away
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Turbo Trainer: Unplugged
By Jaqueline Wadsworth on 05/01/2012 17:06:00
Take on some turbo-training sessions and see your speed endurance and strength soar
the bike. But stay on for at least ten minutes of easy pedalling. This is essential to start the recovery process and will make the next session easier to complete.DON’T take your bike out when the weather is rough. A slow, cold two-hour ride trying to stay
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Seven Steps To Better Swimming Technique
By Matt Bean and Ethan Boldt on 23/11/2009 17:04:32
If you think that swimming is your weakest link, this expert advice will help you to keep up with the triathlon pack
.totalimmersion.net); and Olympic-coach David Marsh. We gave them a mission to create an easy step-by-step guide to help triathletes with their technique, and they sure came up with the goods.This guide is triathlon focused and recognises that triathletes, who come in all shapes
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Train Smarter, Not Harder
By on 18/11/2009 09:36:57
Becoming a better triathlete is not about finding more time to train, it's about using the time you do have to greater effect
a life, and you do. With three sports to juggle, as well as a full-time job and maybe a family, training for triathlon is a compromise between training you know you should do, and the training you know you can do. But that doesn't mean you can
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Winter Training Tips
By on 18/11/2009 17:21:18
Come rain, hail, sleet or snow - or all four - these tips from the top will help keep you in shape during winter
-threshold workout. Take 10 minutes to warm up. Then do two sessions of 15 minutes each at threshold - your highest sustainable effort. Take note of your average power and heart rate. Include a 10-minute recovery time between efforts, during which you are going at 60
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Cycle Stronger Now
By on 18/11/2009 16:55:36
Cycling tricks of the trade that could slash minutes off your triathlon times
-weight bearing nature of cycling, recovery is very quick, making time trials an excellent form of regular high-intensity training for triathletes.Q&AQ During the bike section of a triathlon my right foot went numb and I couldn't feel it again until almost the end
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Fitness At A Stretch
By on 23/11/2009 15:07:53
Flexibility is something many triathletes give little thought to, but a supple physique can help keep you fit and injury-free
of training, but working on it can help to not only improve your performance, but also prevent injuries and speed up the recovery process. What is flexibility?In short, flexibility refers to the range of motion (ROM) available in a joint or group of joints
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Pool Your Talents
By on 18/11/2009 12:56:12
The majority of your swim training may take place in the pool, but it can still improve your open-water skills
to swim, so the more familiar you can become with water the better," says Team GB swimming coach Sean Kelly. Using one or two of your swimming sessions every week as recovery time after bike and run sessions will teach you to swim efficiently and
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End the Tri Season in Style
By Michelle Arthurs on 16/09/2011 10:00:00
Don't hit the couch just yet - get your head down, keep racing and end the season on a high
you're desperate to knock a few seconds off. You can forget how much you've improved since the start of your journey with triathlon."Fill up your racing diary Lloyd suggests that triathletes enter a few local races at the end of the season. Because you
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Learn to Love Open Water
By on 23/11/2009 17:32:21
Most triathletes come to the sport through running or cycling, which means that swimming can pose problems. But even if you thrash about the pool as if you're very angry at something, you can learn to love the water
It would never previously have occurred to me to seek out external help to improve my swimming or even to have a sense of introspection about it. But now, on the cusp of my first serious triathlon season, the obvious limitations of my swimming have become
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