By: Tom Rogers, Member of Bridgewater Triathlon Club
Aging isn’t kind to athletes. In many cases, you have to resign yourself to slower times. This year — my 51st — I’m enjoying the best triathlon season since getting involved in 2004 with Pbs in all disciplines. I
attribute it to the following:
1. The Plan - consistently build [...]

Lynda’s top 10 tips for a fast transition
1. Practice your plan
Have a plan of exactly what you are going to do and practice it over and over again until you are fast with no mistakes. Practice it physically several times in training and then rehearse it mentally several times on race morning. By the time [...]

Swimming with no hands
Improve body position by closing your fists
By Kevin Koskella, triswimcoach.com, borrowed from Triathlete Magazine
July 9, 2008 — As you know, technique is king when it comes to improving the opening leg. If you still consider yourself a beginner swimmer, concentrate on the drills themselves and don’t obsess over not being able to [...]

By Jeff Galloway, For Active.com
If you’ve decided to take up running as a means to begin exercising or as an addition to your current exercise regimen, you’ve completed the first step to becoming a runner. Or maybe you signed up for a race or someone else decided that you will start running. Either way, [...]

By Adam Campbell, Men’s Health, borrowed from Active.com
You have the right to remain fat. Or skinny. Or weak. But you should know that every workout you miss can and will be used against you to make your belly bigger, your muscles smaller and weaker, and your life shorter. Unfortunately, most Americans are exercising their right [...]

Training, nutrition and positioning tips for a quick trip through transition
By Jimmy Archer, borrowed from Triathlete Magazine
Of the two transitions we face in triathlon, the bike-to-run switch is the most challenging for the majority of athletes—who often begin the run on wobbly, tired legs. Here are a few tactics to help tweak your bike training [...]

By Mikael Hanson, Cadence Cycling & Multisport, borrowed from Triathlete Magazine
4 essential elements of a run training program
One can literally spend a lifetime sifting through the endless sea of training options just to steal a few precious seconds at their next race, but what if you want success at something slightly longer in distance? What [...]

Training camps are an excellent way to escape Atlantic Canadas cold winter claws. This year I was fortunate enough to leave for the entire winter months and train in the sun belt of the US. Most people don’t have the time off for a month but a week is sometimes all you need.

What makes a [...]