Beginner Triathlete - Beginner Q&A articles

USAT and membership and racing.

Keep in mind that the taper period is as important to your body as all of the long hours you’ve put in the pool, on the bike and on the road. It is meant to help you rest, recover and rejuvenate.

I am not going to buy a tri-suit before my first tri - I want to make sure I am going to stick with this before I spend a lot of money on it so I want to figure out what will work best.

After your first triathlon, how many days off should you take to rest? How should you start your training again?

First set of race wheels and it sounds like something is wrong

I am training for my first sprint tri and I am having the hardest time with the run. I just get really winded between the 1-1/12 mile mark.

Should I be working on getting faster at running by doing the longer distances and working up slowly over time or run faster for shorter distances now?

A few tips for beginners during taper week to settle your nerves. Includes a race day checklist and some race day tips.

I just bought a slant board (for sit ups) and an adjustable dumbbell bench, as well as a starter set of dumbbells (25’s, 20’s, 15’s and 10’s). Now, I need a good dumbbell workout.

It's extremely frustrating and I even get in a bad mood when I run. I think I might have increased my mileage too fast. I have a hard time catching my breath now too, even at short distances.

My main concern is obviously the running but my priority is weight loss. I really need any advice on how to get ready.

Looking to do your first triathlon? Here is a look beyond the distances.

Once I can run again I'm thinking about keeping it in the training plan as a substitute for a few of my short runs. Has anyone else done this for their marathon training?

When running or biking, is it best to work towards increasing distance, stamina, working with heart rates, intervals, speed, drills, etc.?

This is the time of year where you focus on your ‘weakest’ event and practice your drills, techniques, form, etc. Here I list some BT training plan options to get you through the off-season.