Somewhere between “just get on and ride” and a £300 motion-capture fitting session with pressure-mapped saddles and 3D knee-tracking sits the real answer for most triathletes: it depends what you’re trying to solve. Here’s how to work out which one you actually need. What a DIY Fit Gets You A DIY fit is static measurement…
Most riders never think about crank length beyond whatever came stock on their bike — usually 170mm or 172.5mm. But for triathletes, crank length is one of the most overlooked bike fit variables, and getting it wrong can be the difference between holding an aero position comfortably for five hours or fighting your own hips…
It’s easy to get caught up booking races once the season calendar opens — every event looks appealing when you’re fresh and motivated in the off-season. But racing too often is one of the quieter ways triathletes sabotage a season, showing up under-recovered to races that then don’t reflect real fitness. Here’s how to think…
British Triathlon — the trading name of the British Triathlon Federation, the sport’s national governing body in England, Scotland and Wales — has introduced a new gear restriction for the 2026 season affecting Youth and Tristar draft-legal racing. What’s Changing Per British Triathlon’s primary document, “Gear Restrictions Going Forward”: “a new rollout distance will be…
Mid-season, with a race or two already behind you and more still to come, is a good time to start thinking about next year — not because this season is over, but because the data you need (what worked, what didn’t, where you actually finished relative to your goal) is freshest right now, not in…
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…
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