Beginner Triathlete - From the Pro's articles

Pro Triathlete Andy Potts gives advice for BeginnerTriathlete readers

Don't try anything crazy, rest & recover, warm up and do your bricks!

The goal of this column is to provide a unique, first-hand account of the long and challenging "process" of trying to make it as a professional triathlete, a process that often remains unseen.

Going for broke in a race, as a pro or an amateur, can mean failure or exhilaration -- or both.

Interviews from the January 22, 2011 EnduranceLive Consumer Show and Gala by Competitor.com

Tim DeBoom is a 2 time World Ironman Champion. In the following interview he answers several of our members questions.

Mark will reveal blow by blow what took him from six devastating setbacks in the Ironman World Championships in Kona to the first of his six World Championship victories on the Big Island.

Our members chat with Hillary Biscay on Ironman racing and training, fluid and nutrition setup, Ironman post race rest, massages, mental training, becoming faster on the bike and swimming.

The backstory of becoming a pro, joining a team and working with sponsors

BT talks one-on-one with HITS race director, Mark Wilson

For a pro, racing when you aren't 100% is counterproductive.

I resolve to keep track of what I do. I resolve to get my act together as a swimmer. I resolve to enjoy the ride.

Our members chat with Nicole DeBoom on Ironman nutrition strategy, Ironman training philosophy, off-season focus, her 'secret' IM food, favorite races, and her new clothing line and race series.

Being a pro triathlete is even more boring than you might have thought

A disappointing start to the season need not set the tone.