Beginner Triathlete - Gear articles

Musings of an age group triathlete

Help your fellow triathletes find great gear under the Christmas tree

Press release from Zwift: Registration now open to join the World’s Best Supported Amateur Tri Team

The key features to look for when shopping for a multisport GPS watch

From Legend Compression: The latest in graduated compression gear and apparel

Over the last several years there has been increasing interest in, and use of, graded compression socks by athletes for training, racing, and recovery. Advertisements for these garments claim much.

I was pretty excited to test out a triathlon-specific gear bag. I'm on the lookout for something functional, comfortable, and maybe even a bit stylish.

A satire on magazines advertising expensive gear we can't afford and certainly don't need.

The Polar RCX5 is a robust multi-sport watch with a sleek, comfortable profile. With the right accessories the RCX5 can provide you with heartrate, speed, cadence and GPS data.

When they first came in, and I opened them up, I had my doubts. So, I made sure to really put them to the test. Well, Rudy, you've made a believer out of me.

What is the best way to carry fluid on your bike in a triathlon?

What would the uninitiated make of all of our gear?

First in a series of three articles about the basics, the niceties and the luxuries

Do you have your first triathlon coming up? This article will give you a few tips on what to wear for your triathlon.

In this review, we put the Garmin Forerunner 405 and the Suunto T6C heart-rate and GPS watches through the wringers.