Triathlon
6 articles
TrainingJuly 3, 2026 · 9 MIN
Triathlon Race Day Strategy: The Complete Guide for Age-Group Athletes
Race day success in triathlon comes down to execution — pacing, transitions, nutrition, and decision-making under fatigue. Here's how elite age-group athletes approach all three legs to finish faster without blowing up.
TrainingJune 22, 2026 · 7 MIN
Triathlon Transitions (T1 and T2): Speed, Nutrition, and Race-Day Strategy
Transitions are the fourth discipline in triathlon — and the most undertrained. A 2-minute T1 and sloppy T2 can be cut to under 90 seconds combined with modest preparation and the right race-day nutrition strategy.
TrainingJune 19, 2026 · 7 MIN
Swim Training for Triathletes: Open Water vs Pool and How to Build Swim Fitness
Swimming is the triathlon leg where fitness gains have the smallest impact on race time — yet it's where training effort is often disproportionate. Here's an evidence-based approach to building swim fitness efficiently.
TrainingJune 17, 2026 · 7 MIN
Brick Workouts for Triathletes: The Science of Bike-to-Run Transitions
The "jelly legs" feeling in triathlon's run segment isn't inevitable — it's a neuromuscular transition problem. Here's how brick sessions fix it and how to structure them for your event distance.
NutritionJune 10, 2026 · 8 MIN
Triathlon Nutrition: How to Fuel the Swim, Bike, and Run
Triathlon nutrition is more complex than single-sport fueling — transitions, gut stress, and effort shifts across three disciplines create unique challenges. Here's the evidence-based approach.
TrainingJune 8, 2026 · 9 MIN
How to Manage Ironman Training Load Across Three Sports
Training for an Ironman across swim, bike, and run creates a load management problem that single-sport metrics can't solve. Here's how to track it correctly — and avoid the injury that ends most first attempts.