Your choice of bike shoes and how you use them in T1 and T2 can easily save 30–60 seconds per transition. With the rise of Boa dial closures and refined flying mount technique, this is one of the most accessible areas to improve your triathlon time without getting fitter. Here’s everything you need to know….
Whether you’re new to watching triathlon or a seasoned supporter, knowing how to position yourself and what to expect transforms race day from confusing to genuinely exciting. This guide covers everything from where to stand to how to help your athlete perform their best. Understanding the Triathlon Format Triathlon consists of three disciplines — swim,…
Parkrun is a free, weekly, timed 5K run held at thousands of locations across the UK and worldwide every Saturday morning at 9am. For triathletes, it’s one of the most underused training tools available — free, social, competitive, and perfectly structured for multiple uses across a full training season. Whether you use it as race…
Working with a triathlon coach can transform your training — improving performance, reducing injury risk, and taking the guesswork out of planning a full season. But with hundreds of coaches now offering online and in-person programmes, choosing the right one is genuinely difficult. This guide covers what credentials to look for, the right questions to…
IRONMAN’s updated 2026 Global Competition Rules, which came into force on 2 March 2026, introduced several changes that every triathlete should understand before their first race of the season. The biggest headline is the expanded draft zone for professional athletes — but the rules that affect you as an age-group competitor are subtler, and in…
Start With What You Have Triathlon has a reputation as an expensive sport — and it’s not entirely undeserved. A full race setup with a TT bike, GPS watch, wetsuit, and aero helmet can easily run into thousands of pounds. But none of that is necessary to train effectively or complete your first race. The…
The Case for Joining a Triathlon Club Triathlon clubs offer something no training plan can replicate: other people. Whether it’s a coached swim session on a Tuesday morning, a group turbo session on a dark January night, or a club ride that takes you to roads you’d never explore alone, training with others brings accountability,…
The Biggest Pegasus Upgrade in Years The Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 42 launched on April 9, 2026, and it represents the most significant overhaul of the iconic trainer since the Pegasus 36 introduced Zoom Air over a decade ago. For triathletes who rely on a single high-mileage daily trainer, this is a shoe worth understanding…
Training by heart rate zone is one of the most effective — and most misunderstood — tools in triathlon. Most athletes default to going hard whenever they train. But without structure, you end up training too hard on easy days (accumulating fatigue) and not hard enough on hard days (missing the adaptation stimulus). Heart rate…
Of all the cross-training tools available to triathletes, yoga may be the most underused and the most immediately impactful. A regular yoga practice addresses three of the biggest physical limiters in triathlon: restricted shoulder mobility from swimming, chronically tight hip flexors from cycling and shortened hamstrings and calves from running. Better still, it can be…
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