London Triathlon 2011 gallery.Recovery RulesYou can expect a few aches and twinges in the first few days after the event. Kickstart your recovery by tucking into a nutritious meal packed with protein and carbohydrates. Ease off training for the following
. Training should build up your fitness but to do this it must first break you down to some extent. After hard workouts your body needs rest to recover and this encourages it to overcompensate and so become stronger. Recovery sessionsIf you are used
bones more quickly. So in addition to sound medical advice, choose the right combinations of foods to speed recovery and get back on track. Follow our slideshow to find out where to aim your trolley when you shop.Picture credit: Sue Tallon
to consider your recovery needs, so having something at that time is better than trying not to eat anything. That said, there are factors that prevent people from eating so late. Some say they are not hungry after exercising; if this is the case, start small
Time to work out a training schedule. The triathlon is now 8 weeks away. That's more than enough time to give me a fighting chance of running a sub 20-minute 5K. I'm booked into the Standard Chartered Great City Race, which takes place 4 weeks
. If you cycle too hard, you won't have enough gas left for the run - no matter how strong a runner you normally are.3 Join a triathlon clubTraining for an Ironman can be lonely, so training with others can be a huge benefit on a five-hour ride. Moreover
don't seem too tough.Then the length of the vibrations intervals increase, first to 45 seconds and then to 60 seconds, with a 60-second recovery of fast spinning between each interval. By this point beads of sweat are popping up on my forehead, my
line (the pull). Using the forearm as well as the hand to increase the pull increases the surface area against the water, thereby increasing power. Recovery of the arm out of the water should be relaxed, with a low hand position and high elbow to aid
and then lower the cadence to 50rpm. Match your recovery time (easy riding, normal gears) to your interval time. Your heart rate should remain about 10 beats below your threshold. Don't produce excessive lactate; remember, this is not about maximum effort
the meals for the night before, breakfast on the day and your recovery immediately after and in the days following the big race.Go longYou can use your long training sessions to find out what works best and you can put it all to the test at some
