Beginner Triathlete - Beginners articles

An unexpected upside of completing a full distance triathlon

This USAT Rules Clinic will help you avoid penalties. Topics discussed will be rules of the transition area, drafting penalties, the drafting zone, challenging penalties and more.

Unforeseen challenges make for a compelling race.

Top tips from triathletes on finding your way back to training

For most people, there is a story in how they came to the sport as beginners. Some of the most inspiring of those beginner tales begin with health scares.

I have survived multiple relapses of a rare autoimmune disease since diagnosed at age 24, and refuse to let this disease control me. I'm living life on my own terms...and doing triathlons this year!

Intimidated on starting your training to become a triathlete? Don't hesitate anymore with these six reasons why it's cool being a beginner triathlete.

End of season thoughts and tips

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

A retrospective of how I lost 140 pounds and started a love affair with triathlon.

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.

The pros and cons of training with a group or training partner

Third in a series of three articles about the basics, the niceties and the luxuries

Second in a series of three articles about the basics, the niceties and the luxuries

Article explaining simple training concepts important for any endurance program