Beginner Triathlete - Beginners articles

A FAQ on using the site and a compilation of basic triathlon advice

A Walmart bike, a borrowed road bike or a new carbon fiber bike? You don't need to break the bank for your first triathlon bike.

A little bit of everything from training, your equipment list, laying out a transition area and other pre-race preparations.

The triathlon is known to be one of the most physically demanding sports it’s possible to take part in

Used Bike Buyer's Guide for New Triathletes (An Updated Reprise of One of Our Most Popular Articles)

Keep in mind that the taper period is as important to your body as all of the long hours you’ve put in the pool, on the bike and on the road. It is meant to help you rest, recover and rejuvenate.

A guide to beginning triathlon after 40

After your first triathlon, how many days off should you take to rest? How should you start your training again?

Get with the lingo! 70.3, Mary, FOP, Bonking, LBS, Brick, Fartlek, RHR...what's it all mean? Read our Triathlon Glossary of Terms for enlightenment.

As it gets warmer and the seasons are changing, so is your training plan. Here are a few tips whether you are gearing up for a race or just changing to more outdoor training.

Self-described "old, fat guy" finishes his first solo sprint triathlon

I wanted to do something in my life before I hit the big 5-0. So, why not do a triathlon?!

It fell apart, but I didn't give up

Getting to my first triathlon