April is getting very exciting. Being British that will normally manifest itself with a comment like ‘yeah, it’s alright at the moment I suppose. I hadn’t really thought about it‘. But I’ve already used the word ‘EXCITING’; and ‘AWESOME’ wouldn’t go amiss either. Perhaps I really do have American roots? Anyway. I’ve run out of…
This post looks at the Best Bike Tire for Triathlon. So you’ve just spent 3 grand on a half-decent bike for the tri season. It would be rude not to also throw in the odd bike time trial too wouldn’t it? Where you can show off your cycling prowess to the real cyclists. You ignored…
COMPETITION CLOSED No more entries accepted after the last comment by me, below. Sorry Winner list will be published in a separate post and winners will be individually notified ————————————————————————————————————————— It’s March so it must be GADGET GIVEAWAY month. The eagle-eyed amongst you will have also spotted that today is National Old Stuff Day. Let’s…
Just signed up for the Olympic Distance. 2018 is hopefully going to be a year of lots of races for me, for a change. I’m fed up with training for a ‘special’ event. They are all special and to be enjoyed, I reckon. I haven’t done the Oly here before and am particularly looking…
The great thing about the Olympic Triathlon for the English-speaking countries is that we seem to win medals. As an Olympic event, the chance of a medal and the opportunity of getting to watch it for free are high. Well, at least that’s true if you are in the country at the time. Which I…
Is the Triathlon Watch Status Quo about to change? There are going to be some significant changes this year with several new products already announced. Excitement! The party ain’t over yet. This post is more ‘informational’, the Amazon ads and other links are included so you can research the more unusual newer/better products. Background From…
Any award for the Best Triathlon Watch for 2017 is now well and truly in the bag. But whose bag? We also wait with bated breath for what 2018 can bring with Polar’s new multi sport watch. Best Triathlon Watch 2017 But for now we have a slew of Triathlon watches to choose from and…
I’ve already got world peace, health and happiness. So what more could be on that age-old Christmas List? These really would be on my fantasy list (I emphasise the word fantasy): At £5500 I would love a Cervelo R5 Dura Ace 9100 Road Bike 2018 (link to Sigma sport, non affiliate, just for the heck…
So many athletes look at Apple Watch and disregard it as a serious training tool. They are wrong – I’ve been using Series 3 LTE/4G for my IronMan winter training pretty much without issue, while my Garmin 935 has stayed on its charger.
I’ve done Hever’s GAUNTLET Half-Iron distance triathlon a few times now. I seem to be losing the ‘5k’ in me somewhat. I actually enjoyed a quarter of a day of race fun throughout the beautiful Kent countryside and, also beautiful, Hever Castle grounds. I was even looking forward to the race despite running VERY little since IMUK because…
Qualifiers for Duathlon & Triathlon. ETU & ITU. Sprint & Standard (& others). For races in 2018 and SOME in 2019
As new models have emerged this year I’ve kept a relatively updated list of winners of the TRIATHLON, CYCLING and RUNNING watch awards. Most new watches for 2017 have now been released, the only exceptions being the Garmin Vivoactive 3 and possibly also a high-end Garmin Forerunner. So the list is now FINAL (ish). AWARDS: Best GPS…
It will come as no surprise to you that you run 5k, 10k, HM, M distances slower than you normally would in a standalone event after you have just swam and biked at breakneck speed in the previous legs of the triathlon. My personal experience is that I come in about 107% of my current standalone…
This is a great workout for triathletes when work takes you away from your usual resources. (Original Source: triathlete.com). 1. Knee drive plank up-downs (5 leading with right side, 5 leading with left) This movement builds core for all three sports and works the shoulders and hip flexors. Begin at the top of a push-up…
Today I want to take a look at some great footage that coach has provided, featuring pro triathlete Mirinda Carfrae on a one hour training run after a 100 mile bike session.
I’ve just come back from an afternoon in London visiting the Bike Show. aka Bike, Triathlon, hiking and Something Else Show at Excel. I’d not been to the tri show since, I think, it was last held at Esher racecourse a few years ago. It now feels much bigger, probably mostly because it is combined…
Here are some generic but unusual presents that won’t break the bank for your tri/cycling/running/swimming lover/friend/family member. If you want to buy them a running watch then read <this>. If you want to buy them a tri watch then read <this> . If you are very generous and want a discount on one of the most sought…
Should I ? Or shouldn’t I? Do I go Garmin for the Hever HIM this weekend? I know the Garmin Forerunner 920XT will be fine as will the Garmin HRM-TRI. I have some new apps to try out on the Garmin Edge 820 from XERT that are super cool. The Garmin footpod is a necessity…
Apparently I’m doing the half-iron in a couple of weeks at Hever, Kent. Use of “Apparently” shows how well I have prepared. Strategy last time was to splash around a lot and then not let ANYBODY pass me on the 2x bike laps. And that included people on the OLY who sort of join half…
An exciting time of the year for me is when the qualifiers are announced; sad, I know. Will a trip to a new course be warranted/required or will my local one suffice? This year there seems to be a bit more of a Northern bias – perhaps countering a slight Southern bias in 2016? Notably there…
