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How to Deal With After-Race Stress

Triathlon is no joke. You don’t just swim, cycle and run for leisure. It’s a sport which requires intensive training and discipline. A race would mean you’d exert your full effort. The difference between the race itself and the training proper is that at least in training, you’re not competing with anybody. In a race, […]

Limiter Season

Now is often the time of year when athletes begin planning their training time in preparation for next seasons goals. Motivation levels may be running low, with many athletes experiencing mental fatigue after a long season of focused training. Or motivation may be high, as athletes have seen a glimpse of what can be possible […]

A Guide to Triathlon Wet Suits

Triathlon wet suits are designed with state-of-the-art materials to help athletes get in and out of the water quickly, efficiently and of course, to keep the wearer warm. Triathlon wet suits are much more than the normal wet suit employed by divers simply to slow heat loss underwater and keep warm. Designed specifically for athletic […]

Event-Based Volume

For most athletes, training time during the week is relatively finite, while the weekends are more flexible. Most athletes can fit an hour a day during the week, but things get very hairy at two to three hours.
Because of this simple fact, your training schedule should be based completely on the hours you have available […]