I have a heel spur in my right foot, and it is progressively getting worse and worse. I would like to have it removed through surgery, but wonder if this is the right thing to do?

The same athletes who worry about event-day fueling often neglect their day to day training diet. The question this article answers is, “What should I eat before, during and after I train?”

We interview two age-groupers that are going to Kona this year, both with new families, as to what draws them to the annual race and what sacrifices they had to make along the annual journey.

This installment of the BT Swim Series will focus on the four major parts of the arm stroke in freestyle: Catch, Pull, Finish, & Recovery.

The grand pull to Kona is both a product of our sport's mythology, marketing, and the intangible desires that each create.

Should I just follow my marathon training plan and not really worry about my bike and swim, and just see what happens in the tri?

Altitude training has become a hot topic to increase performance. Since not every athlete can simply relocate to an altitude environment the next question is how can altitude training be simulated?

As the fog cleared, the buoy that I first saw earlier in the morning was just the first marker in a very long line of buoys that stretched across the lake like a runway for a 747 jetliner.

My first triathlon was the confirmation that I made a life altering choice of fitness.

I decided that completing a triathlon would be the perfect celebration of reaching my goal and losing 83% of my excess body weight by dropping 230 pounds.

Everytime I up my run mileage I get injured. As I train I seem to inevitably get pulled calves, IT band syndrome then achilles issues. What can I do?

An estimated 30 to 50% of distance runners experience exercise-related intestinal problems, with women experiencing more problems than do men. Learn how to minimize them in this article.

What causes shin splints and what can I do to treat them and do compression socks work?

Have I bitten more off than I should? What do you recommend for progress?

Coach AJ reviews the Blue FS Carbon mountain bike. A lightweight bike perfect for racing XTERRA triathlons.