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Approaching 20 years in the triathlon business, Zone3 have redesigned their iconic wetsuit and I got to try it out for the ...
Completing an Ironman race will be one of the most emotional days of your life, but the cost can be prohibitive, with entry fees nudging £500 before kit, travel and accommodation are thrown in. Yet ...
The four time 'Queen of Kona' will be appearing at an exclusive evening event in Cornwall to share stories from her life in ...
As part of our Tri Legends series, in which we speak to some of the stars of 220‘s lifetime, we speak to British athlete Spencer Smith about triathlon’s journey ...
Our pick of the top international female elite athletes: Anne Haug (GER): The German is Ms Consistency on the women’s WTS circuit. She recorded top-10 finishes in all seven of her races in last year’s ...
Developing your catch or feel for the water is really important to improving your swim speed and economy. Without this, your hands and arms can slice through the water to not much effect. Improving ...
Why? This Daniela session is designed to force you to swim hard and recover as quickly as possible. Basically your recovery is the time gap between the 400m swim and 5mins, i.e. if you swim 4:25mins ...
For all but the most intense interval sessions, riding outdoors will always trump the trainer. This is because cycling is about so much more than just mashing the pedals and mindlessly churning out ...
Are you entering the final countdown for a middle distance race and wondering if you’re tapering properly? Read on for Joe Beer’s advice… Tapering is a combination of reduced volume, high-intensity ...
In short, yes you can. Many competitors used trainers when the Ironman was first established, and some still successfully complete using this method. But you’ll need two pairs of trainers – one pair ...
The secret to saving time and energy in open water? Simple. Swimming straight. But it’s no good just relying on sighting, as achieving a perfectly linear freestyle swim is only truly effective when ...
At 2015 Ironman Frankfurt, temperatures reached 37°C, making a tough race even more brutal. But iron athletes possess a fortitude that subdues the cerebral cry to stop; instead, they stride onward.