You have a smart turbo trainer, a long winter or a summer of race-specific prep ahead of you, and three major platforms competing for your subscription. Zwift, TrainerRoad and Rouvy each promise to make you a faster, fitter triathlete on the bike — but they do it in very different ways. Here is a comprehensive…
If you train with a GPS watch and sync your workouts to a platform like TrainingPeaks or Garmin Connect, you have probably seen the acronyms CTL, ATL and TSB on your dashboard. These three metrics are among the most powerful tools available to a self-coached triathlete — yet most athletes glance at them without understanding…
There is a fascinating trend reshaping professional triathlon in 2026. The world’s best short-course specialists — athletes who built their careers on explosive 51-minute WTCS races — are increasingly testing themselves at 70.3 and full IRONMAN distance. And they are winning. Leonie Périault: From Olympic Sprint to Half-Marathon Star France’s Leonie Périault is the most…
Why Heat Is a Performance Killer Heat stress can reduce your sustainable power output by 5-10% and your running pace by as much as 20 seconds per kilometre in severe conditions. For summer triathlons in the UK and abroad, understanding how to manage your core temperature is not optional — it is central to your…
Why Open Water Safety Matters Open water swimming is one of the great joys of triathlon and outdoor sport — but it carries real risks that pool swimming does not. Every year, preventable accidents occur in open water due to cold shock, overestimation of ability, poor preparation or failure to use basic safety equipment. This…
Why Pacing Is the Most Important Skill in Triathlon More first-time triathletes blow up on the run than for any other reason — not because they are unfit, but because they went too hard on the swim and bike. Pacing is the single most important skill you can develop as a triathlete, and it is…
What to Expect at Your First 70.3 A 70.3 — also known as a half IRONMAN — is 1.9km swim, 90km bike and 21.1km run. For most age-group athletes it takes between 4.5 and 7 hours to complete. The jump from Olympic distance to 70.3 is significant: nutrition, pacing and equipment choices become critical rather…
Fuelling a long training session well is a skill as trainable as swimming, cycling, or running. Get it right and you’ll finish sessions strong with energy to spare; get it wrong and you’ll bonk, underperform, and spend the rest of the day feeling wrecked. Here’s a complete guide to fuelling sessions lasting 90 minutes or…
Flat-pool swimmers often discover on race day that open water behaves very differently from the lane ropes. Choppy water can disrupt rhythm, increase anxiety, and slow you down significantly if you haven’t trained for it. The good news: a few targeted techniques transform choppy water from a weakness into a non-issue. Why Choppy Water is…
Periodisation is the process of structuring your training into phases across the year so that you arrive at your target race in peak condition. Without it, most triathletes end up training at a similar effort level week after week — never building systematically, never recovering enough, and never peaking at the right time. Understanding and…
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