Perimenopause typically starts in a woman’s 40s and can last several years before menopause itself, and it changes how your body responds to training in ways a generic plan won’t account for. None of this means slowing down or stepping back from triathlon — it means adjusting how you train, not whether you train. What’s…
Race week is not for building fitness. Everything you will do on race day was built in the weeks and months before this point. The job now is to arrive at the start line rested, fuelled, mentally settled, and physically primed. Athletes who manage race week well consistently outperform their training data; athletes who overtrain,…
The Ironman bike leg decides more races than any other discipline. Swimmers can rescue a poor swim; runners can hold on after a mediocre run. But go too hard on the bike in a full-distance Ironman and the marathon becomes a survival march. Get the bike right and the run becomes the race it was…
XTERRA triathlon replaces the road bike and tarmac run with a mountain bike and trail run across natural terrain. If you’ve been doing road triathlon for a few years and feel ready for something rawer and more variable, XTERRA offers a completely different race experience — muddier, more technical, often hillier, and considerably more fun…
Breaking 10 hours in a full Ironman — 3.8km swim, 180km bike, 42.2km run — is a significant performance milestone that places you in the top tier of age-group athletes. It’s achievable with consistent training, smart pacing and targeted preparation, but it requires realistic targets across all three disciplines and the discipline to execute on…
Amazon Prime Day 2026 runs from 23–26 June — making today one of the last chances to grab the best deals. This year’s sale has been unusually deep on triathlon gear, with Garmin watches up to 45% off, Wahoo devices discounted for the first time on current-generation hardware, and recovery equipment hitting all-time lows. Here’s…
World Triathlon publishes the season’s competition rules each winter; the 2026 edition has a cover date of 13 December 2025 with amendments approved on 31 March and 29 April 2026. IRONMAN publishes its own Global Competition Rules separately — the 2026 edition was released on 24 February 2026, effective 2 March 2026 — and the…
There are more triathlon watch options in 2026 than at any previous point in the sport's history. That breadth is a blessing for athletes with specific needs, and an obstacle for anyone who just wants to know which one to buy. This guide cuts through the spec sheets and gives you a decision framework based…
Your bike computer can win or lose you a race. Used well, it keeps you on your target power and pacing strategy, preventing the over-eager first 20km that turns into a death-march run. Used poorly — with six screens of data you end up ignoring — it is an expensive distraction. Here is how to…
Zwift has become the most widely used indoor training platform among triathletes, but most athletes only use a fraction of what it can do. Many log on, select a route, pedal for an hour, log off. That approach misses the structured workout library, the FTP testing tools, the virtual group rides and the racing that…
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