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Sprint distance athletes should have completed 1-3 sprints and/or be able to swim 200 yards consecutively / bike 8 mile consecutively / run 1.5 miles consecutively.

If you feel your base work is adequate, then here are five areas I would recommend you can work on before your first race.

Now is your chance! If you want to prove that you should be training at a faster pace you can prove it by racing faster.

Comparing Heart Rate Formulas: Age, Karvonen, Leger, MAF and Friel.

A few tips to go faster without investing more time into your training

If you have the desire to get better you should think about implementing some sport rotation into your season. Letting your body focus on one event at time will help it adapt more quickly.

The misconception of LSD is that it’s easy. What I have learned over the years is that LSD or "running slow" is relative to each person.