Beginner Triathlete - Beginners articles

Article explaining simple training concepts important for any endurance program

This article describes what triathlon base training is, how to do it, and what type of benefits you'll get from building a solid base in your endurance training.

Here are five steps to ensure that you keep your promise to yourself to get you to that first triathlon.

I want to follow the Winter Maintenance-Run Focus program (8 weeks), but don't know when to start. I also want to do the Intermediate Sprint-12 week program before my first race.

As the fog cleared, the buoy that I first saw earlier in the morning was just the first marker in a very long line of buoys that stretched across the lake like a runway for a 747 jetliner.

In this Oakley Armchair Session, British triathlete Tim Don talks about a few tips to prepare you for your open water swim.

In this Oakley Armchair Session, British triathlete Tim Don talks about that 'perfect day off' - as triathletes, it's needed.

This is the story of a beginner triathlete's life altering conquest of his first Ironman.

Where do I start? What equipment do I need? How do I train? This article will serve as your 'Where do I start?' guide with several triathlon training schedules included below.

I made it around the first buoy but I was struggling for my breath. My pride lost out and I grabbed onto the buoy to gain my breath again.

In this Oakley Armchair Session, British triathlete Tim Don talks about a few variations for brick training.

Some mistakes I made during the Hawaii Ironman 70.3. Don't be caught out on the course not knowing how or not having the equipment to change a flat tire.

In this Oakley Armchair Session, British triathlete Tim Don talks about the importance of triathlon clubs for your training.

Benefits of an underwater swim clinic to help correct your swimming stroke - plus a few swim tips to be mindful of.

A discussion on how to use the training and race logs to determine how best to improve your performance for next season.