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There are 3 aspects to success in triathlon that are needed to be mastered by any aspiring triathlete. These aspects are a solid triathlon training plan, nutrition plan, and equipment upgrades/maintenance. For the amateur triathlete, each of these aspects can be challenging and costly, but absolutely necessary. Hopefully, you will see that these aspects can be mastered in a low-cost fashion. A Solid Triathlon Training Plan: The first aspect that any triathlete must obtain and master is the triathlon training plan. No one can simply show up on any given day and not have a plan for specific workouts. I...

Nutrition in triathlon training is probably one of the most important and yet overlooked aspects of amateur triathlon. Professional triathletes are hypersensitive to the need for nutrition both during training and during the race. Amateur triathletes, however, tend to get lax in their nutrition or don't plan their nutrition well enough and thus suffer the consequences of poor performance. To truly gain success in triathlon, you must focus in on your nutrition to get the best results. Periodization The first aspect of nutrition is periodization. It is very difficult to be in a strict diet in training year round. Personally,...

I have raced triathlons now for 5 years. It never fails that when I walk up to the start line and the announcer is preparing to say "go," that my heart rate jumps about 20 beats per minute and I get all dry mouthed. This is race anxiety. I have had race anxiety overcome my racing to the point where it impacts my performance. Here are 5 tips for Triathlon Race Anxiety that have helped me to perform better in my races. 1 - Visualize a good race I usually start getting butterflies and start to have a bit of...

Getting faster in triathlon running takes strategy, skill, and determination. As opposed to running a marathon or any other run specific race, the triathlon run comes after a swim and bike leg. Whether you are running a sprint, Olympic, half, or full Ironman distance triathlon, the run portion of the triathlon race is where everything comes together to be competitive or not. If you watch the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii every year, the fastest swimmers and cyclists don't always win because the fastest runners will pass them in the marathon portion of the race. These 8 tips will...

The original triathletes were amazing. Dave Scott and Mark Allen accomplished amazing feats in triathlon long before technology took over the sport. They didn't have metrics like we have today and they certainly didn't have all of the information gathering abilities we have. Yet, they set records and competed valiantly. In fact, Mark Allen still holds the marathon record in Kona to this day. Technology is a great friend to triathletes but it does have a downside. Technology Items So technology has taken over every part of triathlon. One of the most widely researched areas is the area of the...