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How To Build Your Base

Many triathletes believe that the best way to build your base is to focus on long, slow distance training with no intensity, for several months. But is that the best way? Written By: Matt Dixon Let’s...

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From Non-Runner To World Beating Triathlete

If you’re among those who had little pavement-pounding experience before doing your first tri, you might assume the third leg will always be your weak link. But it doesn’t have to be. Some of the best...

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Run Speed Training For Beginners

Want to run faster in races? Then you need to run faster in training. Here are some tips on how to do just that. Written by: Mario Fraioli If you’re a new runner and you’ve recently caught the racing...

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Train Slow, Run Fast

Why training slow will help you to run fastLast year I went for a run with Adam and Kara Goucher around the Nike campus in Beaverton, Ore. Not only was I thrilled to have the opportunity to run with...

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Speed Development For Distance Runners

As training theory continues to evolve, coaches and exercise scientists are continuing to uncover more effective and efficient ways to train and get results at long distance racing. In particular,...

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Ironman Workouts With Chris Lieto: The Swim

He’s won three Ironman races, finished top ten in Kona three times and forged a considerable career for himself during the sport. So who better to provide an exclusive perspective on Ironman workouts?...

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How To Get To The First Buoy Faster

It can be a challenge to sprint the first two minutes of a race that will take multiple hours to complete, but getting to the front early can result in a huge payoff! Not only will you be clear of the...

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Develop A Better Sense Of Run Pace

The line between setting a new personal best and a near miss is often razor thin. A simple mistake like running just a few seconds too fast per mile at any point during a race could change your primary...

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The Three Best Core Exercises For Runners

There are lots of core exercises out there. Doing any of them is better than doing none of them. But some are definitely better for runners than others. A strong core — that is, strong abdominal and...

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How To Be A Mentally Tough Runner

As a runner, how mentally tough are you? In the first part of this series, we talked about the profile of mental toughness. We discussed seven key traits that define the champion’s mentality. These...

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Pro Triathlete Bodies: Linsey Corbin

Photo: Erik IsaksonYou’ve marvelled at their chiselled abs, on glorious display in finish-line photos. You’ve gawked at their taut physiques at races, often as they blow right by you. They are our pro...

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Weight Room Rules

Photo: John SegestaYou’ve heard this advice before: Devote the off-season to strength training, then back off the heavy lifting and transition to core and stability exercises during the race season....

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Find Your Long Course Formula

Photo: Kurt HoyAfter a decade as a professional triathlete and with ITU world championship wins at both the short- and long- course distances, Leanda Cave seemed to have her training dialled in. Then...

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Build Up Your Back Strength

Back pain is one of those injuries that triathletes typically tolerate and train through. That is, until it becomes a problem that can’t be ignored. Dr. John Ball, a chiropractor and endurance sport...

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Secrets For Building Short-Course Triathlon Speed

Photo: triathlon.orgA few years ago, I shifted from long to short and from elite to amateur. By approaching my short-course racing with the mind-set of a long-distance athlete, I was able to improve my...

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A Flexible Approach To Run Training

Get more out of your next run-focused block by following a flexible training schedule. Real life doesn’t always agree with your oh-so-detailed training plan. No matter how perfectly crafted a schedule...

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From Duathlon To Elite Triathlon: Vicky Gill

Two years ago Triathlete Europe’s Dan Bullock wrote a feature on what it took to help Vicky Gill transition from an age group duathlon world champion (2010) to becoming competitive in triathlon through...

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Become Mentally Bullet-Proof On Race Day

Yesterday we began took a look at what it takes to become a mentally bullet-proof animal on race day (read Part One here). In the second-part of this article we examine four more problems and how to...

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How Pain Tolerance Affects Performance

Photo: John David BeckerImagine two runners, John and Michael, who have identical physical running ability — that is, equal VO2 max values, lactate threshold heart rates, and all that. Now suppose that...

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How Pain Tolerance Impacts Performance

Imagine two runners, Bill and Ted, who have identical physical running ability — that is, equal VO2 max values, lactate threshold heart rates, and all that. Now suppose that Bill and Ted are talked...

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