Why Race Morning Nutrition Is Different The morning of a triathlon is not the time to experiment. Your pre-race meal has one job: provide easily accessible energy without causing nausea, bloating, or GI distress during the race. Get it right and it becomes invisible — you just race well. Get it wrong, and you’ll know…
What Are Triathlon Age Groups? In triathlon, age group racing is the category system that allows athletes of all abilities to compete fairly against people of a similar age. Rather than racing the entire field as one group, you’re compared to athletes born within the same five-year bracket. This means a 47-year-old isn’t expected to…
If you’ve been curious about triathlon but haven’t yet taken the plunge, the super-sprint is the perfect starting point. Covering a 400m swim, 10km bike, and 2.5km run, it’s triathlon in its most approachable form — challenging enough to feel like a real achievement, short enough to attempt with just 8–12 weeks of preparation. What…
Pacing is the difference between a race that feels controlled and rewarding and one that unravels painfully in the final kilometres. Every triathlon distance demands a different approach, and most age groupers pace at least one leg poorly on their first several attempts. This guide breaks down how to pace sprint, Olympic, and 70.3 races,…
World Triathlon has confirmed the addition of two new events to the 2026 competition calendar: a World Triathlon Cup in Beijing and a World Triathlon Cup in Hong Kong. The expansion signals the governing body’s continued push to grow the sport across Asian markets and creates new competitive opportunities for athletes targeting both the world…
First: Be Kind to Yourself A Did Not Finish in triathlon is a brutal experience. Whether you pulled out due to mechanical failure, injury, illness, or simply going too hard too early, the moment you step off the course feels uniquely deflating. Before anything else — be kind to yourself. Every experienced triathlete has a…
Race Summary The 2026 World Triathlon Cup returned to Chengdu’s purpose-built International Triathlon Sports Venue on 9 May, delivering two of the most dramatic finishes of the short-course season. Both the women’s and men’s races were decided in the final metres, with photo-finish results in each contest. Women’s Race — Lindemann Takes a Thriller Germany’s…
The Hardest IRONMAN in the World The 34th edition of Club La Santa IRONMAN Lanzarote takes place on 23 May 2026 on the volcanic Canary Island, offering 100 qualifying slots for the IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona — the highest Kona allocation since 2021. Held since 1992, Lanzarote’s brutal combination of wind, heat, and climbing…
Why Race Week Matters Most triathlon training guides focus on the weeks and months of preparation — but what you do in the final seven days before your sprint triathlon can make or break your race. Done right, race week lets your body absorb all the fitness you’ve built, arrive at the start line feeling…
Why Wetsuit Rules Matter Nothing is more frustrating than arriving at a race with your wetsuit packed, only to find the water temperature means it’s either banned or compulsory. Different race series operate under different temperature thresholds — and the rules for elite athletes often differ from those for age-groupers. Here’s everything you need to…
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