Typing “make me a 12-week training plan” into ChatGPT will get you something back. It might look plausible. It might even be vaguely appropriate for someone. But it probably won’t be appropriate for you: your fitness level, your injury history, your schedule, your goal race. The output is only as good as what you put […]
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Shopping for a triathlete is harder than it looks. They’re particular about their gear, they’ve already bought the essentials, and if you get it wrong you’re basically giving them a paperweight. The good news: there’s a whole category of useful stuff that most triathletes want but never get around to buying themselves. These are the
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You’re somewhere on the run course. Your legs feel like wet cement, or maybe one calf just locked up so hard you had to stop moving. Either way, something has gone badly wrong. These are two of the most common ways a triathlon falls apart — bonking and cramping — and a lot of athletes
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Most people overthink gear before their first triathlon. They see the pros on Instagram and assume they need a $5,000 bike, a full aero kit, and more gadgets than a Formula One car. You don’t. A sprint triathlon is a 750m swim, 20km bike, and 5km run. Not Kona. If you already own running shoes
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Your GPS watch has heart rate zones. Your training plan probably references them. But if you’ve ever finished a “Zone 2” run feeling like you just raced, or cruised through a threshold workout wondering if you even did anything — your zones are probably wrong. Most are. The default settings on watches and apps are
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Race morning has a way of making everything feel more complicated than it is. You’ve trained for months, you know the course, and your gear is ready. But now you’re standing in the kitchen at 5:30am wondering if you can eat, and if so, what. Get this wrong and you risk feeling sluggish on the
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Hydration advice is everywhere. Drink to thirst. Drink 500ml per hour. Drink before you’re thirsty. Most of it is vague, and none of it accounts for the fact that you might sweat twice as much as the person running next to you. The fix is simpler than most people think. Learning how to calculate your
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