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A Collection Of The Best Cold Weather Training Tips For Running, Cycling & Swimming [Triathlete Winter Training]

It is recommended that triathletes have 2 different types of training regimes: a summer one and a winter one. You should not plan to make any increases in mileage or add speed work to your training regime in the winter. Try to plan your run [or bike ride] so that you start heading into the wind and come back with it at your back. If you do it in the reverse, you will be sweaty and the wind at your face will deep freeze you FAST.  Source What other things should you do (or not do) during … [Read more...]

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How To Maximize Your Off-Season Triathlon Training

Many triathletes are now in the off-season of their year-round triathlon training plan. The term “off-season” is somewhat misleading because it seems to sound rather passive and uninspiring. You don’t really associate ideas like growth, progress, and accomplishment with something termed the “off-season.” But the truth is, what you do this off-season is immensely important and will largely determine your in-season triathlon performance. One way or another, either … [Read more...]

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Cold Weather Cycling Gear For Triathlon Training

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Let’s say you are one of those tri newbies who started getting into the sport of triathlon last spring. You did your open water swimming and hit the roads biking and running in the warm summer sun. You succeeded in completing your first triathlon, and now it’s on to bigger and better things in your triathlon goals. But now the cooler fall temperatures have arrived, daytime hours are shortening, and winter is just around the corner. Perhaps your mindset on cycling is to hang your bike … [Read more...]

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Cold Weather Training Tips: Swimming & Wetsuits

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If you are a triathlete in Southern California or Florida, you are perhaps not as affected by the cold weather temperatures the rest of the U.S. has already begun experiencing. It’s October and the cold weather months are quickly approaching. What follows are some guidelines for choosing cold weather swim gear, plus tips for cold water swim training.   … [Read more...]

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How To Beat The Triathlon Blues

This morning when I woke up, being a triathlete felt like a burden. It’s August, and my swimmer’s shoulder is holding up, but it’s not totally quite right either. Swimming on consecutive days bothers it, and so I still need a day of rest between each swim session to maintain it. I can’t play tennis with my wife Pam and daughter Jessica because it bothers the shoulder. It keeps me from things I otherwise would enjoy doing. My feet have also been hurting this week … [Read more...]

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Tips For Fine-Tuning Your Triathlon Training Plan

For the new triathlete, establishing a triathlon training plan can be daunting. There are several challenges. First, you need to train in 3 different sports: swimming, biking, running. Secondly, there are an endless number of training plans to choose from.On the one hand, there is a “science” to triathlon training. But on the other hand, it’s not brain surgery either.I would encourage you to think of triathlon training as both a science and an art. … [Read more...]

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