During a triathlon, aid stations can look like a lunchtime buffet with a smorgasbord of options for weary athletes: bananas, orange slices, chips, pretzels, cookies, fig bars, peanut butter and jelly, pickle juice, and even chicken soup. If you’re competing in an Ironman event, expect to see sponsor products too, like Gatorade Endurance, Red Bull, […]
These workouts will help you improve your swim leg, whether you’re doing a sprint triathlon or an Ironman Many triathletes view the swim leg of a triathlon as an opportunity to work their upper body and save their legs for the bike and run. Although it’s important to rely heavily on your upper body during […]
Freestyle is fastest, but learning and regularly swimming the other strokes has a lot of value for triathletes The stroke of choice for open water racing and triathlon is definitely freestyle. And many people with limited time in the open water or at the pool will choose to get the best bang for the buck […]
You’ve put in the training and now you’re ready to toe the starting line for your race. But one last question remains in your mind: how long should my warm-up be? This question rightly assumes that some sort of warm-up will be important to get the most out of your race. The warm-up plays an […]