Your First Ironman: From Zero to the Finish Line in 12 Months (The Complete Guide)
Swim 3.8 km. Bike 180 km. Then a 42.2 km marathon. It sounds insane, but Ironman is not about talent. It is about a system.
Triathlon from zero to IRONMAN
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Practical guides from an IRONMAN Certified Coach: swimming, cycling, running, nutrition, and training around work and family.
Preparation
How to Train for an Ironman on a 50-Hour Work Week (Without Getting Divorced)
The alarm goes off. It is 5:00 a.m. and dark outside. Your kids are still asleep as you sneak into the kitchen, make an espresso and sit down on the trainer.
Running Cadence: Why Your Knees Hurt and How to Fix It (180 spm)
Running on asphalt and your knees hurt? Feel a stabbing pain in your shins? Your shoes are probably not the problem. The physics of your footstrike is.
How to Do Your First Triathlon
Tired of one sport? Try three at once. Triathlon takes preparation, but the feeling at the finish line is worth it. Here is how to get ready as a beginner.
Swimming
How to Swim Straight: The “Sighting” Technique So You Don't Swim Hundreds of Extra Meters in the Lake
You check your watch after the race and see: Distance: 2,150 meters. But the course was supposed to be only 1,900 meters.
How to Choose a Triathlon Wetsuit: One That Won't Choke You and Lifts Your Legs
You walk into a shop (or an online store) and see prices from €200 to €900. They're all black, they're all rubber. Which one saves your swim?
Fear of Open Water: Why the Pool's “Black Line” Won't Save You
It's quiet. You're standing on the shore of a lake in a wetsuit that squeezes your chest. The water is dark, cold, and you can't see the bottom.
Swimming in Triathlon: How to Survive the Opening Leg and Climb Out of the Water Fresh
You're standing on the shore of a lake. The water is dark, cold, and you can't see the bottom.
Cycling
Why Does Your Lower Back Hurt in the Aero Bars? (No, You Don't Need a New Bike)
You bought a beautiful triathlon bike. It looks like a fighter jet. Your friends said it would make you 3 km/h faster. The reality? A stabbing pain in your lower back after 20 minutes.
How to Run Off the Bike: Master Brick Workouts and Lose the Concrete Legs
You're 90 kilometers into the ride, you hop off in T2 and head out on the run. Then it hits: concrete legs. Here is why it happens and how to train around it.
Triathlon Cycling: The Complete Guide, From Bike Fit to Ironman Watts
Triathletes have an old saying: the race isn't won in the water, but it can be lost there. Here is how to build your bike leg from gear, technique, data and nutrition.
Triathlon Nutrition: A Bike Fueling Strategy From an IRONMAN Coach
Kilometer 15 of the Ironman run, or kilometer 5 of a sprint triathlon. Suddenly your legs go heavy and your motivation drops to zero. The mistake was made on the bike.
Ideal Cycling Cadence: Advice from an IRONMAN Coach
You feel like a king on the bike, mashing the hardest gear. Then T2 comes and your legs are empty. Here is why low cadence ruins your run and how to fix it.
FTP Test and Training Zones: Why Your Watch Numbers Lie and You Need an IRONMAN Coach
You suffer 20 minutes in the red, and your watch announces 'New FTP: 240 watts.' But do you know what to do with that number tomorrow morning?
Running
You Run Too Fast: Why "Slow" Zone 2 Running Makes You Faster Than Sprints
You lace up, start your watch and head out, running hard enough to feel like you worked. That run probably gave you nothing. Here is the gray zone trap and how to get out of it.
Triathlon Running: Why You Run the Ironman Marathon With Your Head, Not Your Legs
Ask a pure runner how to get faster in the marathon and you'll hear: run more miles and do intervals. Ask an IRONMAN coach and you'll hear: learn to run on tired legs, and slow down.
Race report
IRONMAN 70.3 Poreč – Race Report
Roland Čech on his second 70.3: a sea swim, a fast bike course, a run along the coast and a finish line he will not forget.
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