1. Never schedule a long run and a hard run on consecutive days Doing 2 challenging run sessions back to back or even worse on the same day puts tremendous amounts of stress on your legs in a short period. ...

Open water swimming can be the most stressful part of a triathlon if approached incorrectly. However, the following tips and tricks will have you dominating the swim start of any triathlon your choose to enter. POSITION YOURSELF CORRECTLY Positioning yourself ...

It goes without saying that if you want to do well in a triathlon, you need to probably prepare through training, fueling, sleep, etc. However, too many triathletes show up on race day unprepared to meet their race goals. Below ...

MOTIVATION Training, nutrition, sleep, and genetics are all important aspects when it comes to triathlon performance. This being said triathletes and who are highly motivated are are almost on the podium or achieving their personal goals. These motivated triathletes want ...

\Even though triathlon training is usually designed around a periodized plan that allows for athletes to continually build fitness throughout the season, many triathletes still hit plateaus in training.  A training plateau is a period of time where you’re not ...

In most locations within the western hemisphere as spring and summer approach triathlon training naturally swifts from training inside on the treadmill and/or indoor bike trainer to the much more appealing beautiful outdoors. While there are various benefits from this ...

If you’ve read Top 5 Bike Workouts for the Time Crunched Triathlete or Top 10 Indoor Trainer Bike Workouts you understand the benefits that gained from indoor cycling. But did you know these 6 little known facts about indoor cycling? 1. Convenient- Compared to getting ...

Swimming, biking, and running all put high amounts stress on the human body. Recovering from this stress is what pushes the body to improve and gets us to finish line faster. However when you push your body too far and ...

Unlike many other sports, endurance athletes have the idea that if they take an off day (I mean completely off) will lose fitness and slow performance improvement. For this reason endurance athletes have become accustomed to pushing through fatigue and ...

As explained in How To Plan Your Triathlon or Endurance Sport Season, if you don’t have a training plan to follow, you might as well plan to not meet your performance goals. A training plan is a must for athletes ...