Beginner Triathlete - Training articles

A strong core will allow you to keep optimal body alignment for whatever you’re doing (swim, bike or run), and this in turn will reduce your fatigue in the long run.

This installment of the BT Swim Series will focus on breathing. Before you can swim fast, you must learn how to control your breathing so that easy swimming does not leave you gasping after one lap.

Heart rate zone training can be challenging when trying to limit your running to a specific zone.

These workouts are all designed for beginners and range in length from 400m to 1200m – hopefully providing some useful workouts until you are able to tackle the 2000m+ workouts.

Definitely glad this weekend is out of the way as 145 miles of cycling and 27 miles of running in two days is a fair amount.

I’m not going to sugar coat my experience and tell you that it was a piece of cake, but I am going to attempt to give you some advice and useful information that I wish I had before participating.

Learn why two bottles behind the saddle along with and aero drink bottle mount between the aerobars is the best combination of convenience and aerodynamics for HIM and IM racing.

Triathlon Coach explains Zone 1 and Zone 2 training and the benefits of each training zone

In this third video of Training for an Ironman, Jesse Kropelnicki will discuss Ironman nutrition before, during and after workouts.

Road cyclists tend to have a higher cadence than triathletes. Why is this? Is it bad?

If you are a beginner triathlete training for your first triathlon, this article will show you three key swim workouts that you can use for your triathlon swim training.

In this fourth video of Training for an Ironman, Jesse Kropelnicki will discuss Ironman nutrition before and during the race. Includes carboloading and your race breakfast.

Trying to figure out how to fit all of your weekly training sessions in? This guide will show the best ways to schedule your two-a-day workouts.

Will you will finish your next triathlon swim strong, or will you run out of steam before you even start the majority of your race?

Drills and suggestions to make bilateral breathing seem effortless