Beginner Triathlete - From the Pro's articles

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

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.

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

One of the important lessons I learned in my second year in the sport is that triathlon takes time to figure out.

What is so fun about blisters, sore muscles and chafing, anyway?

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

Clearing my head after failing to finish

How triathlon and professional racing helped Kyle grow up -- within the fantasy world of being a pro