Carbon plate running shoes have taken over race start lines. You see them on elite runners, age groupers, and, increasingly, people at their first 5K. The technology is real: the stiff plate and bouncy foam work together to return energy and keep your turnover high. The question is whether any of that translates into something
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You sign up for your first triathlon, feeling pretty good about it, and then someone in the group chat starts talking about their T1, whether the swim is wetsuit-legal, and how they bonked on the run. Suddenly it sounds like a different sport with its own secret language. It isn’t. Most of the jargon is
Triathlon Terms for Beginners: 40+ Words You Should Actually Know Read More »
You trained through the winter, locked in your pacing targets, built your nutrition plan, and have a finishing time in your head. Then race day arrives and it’s 30 degrees before 9am. None of the numbers you planned around work anymore. The effort feels wrong, your stomach is less cooperative than usual, and you’re burning
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Transition is sometimes called the fourth discipline of triathlon. But unlike swimming, cycling, or running, you don’t get faster at it by putting in more training hours. You get faster by being organised. Most people heading into their first or second race have put real effort into their swim splits and their run pace. Then
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Gatorade has 250mg of sodium per bottle and 35g of sugar. Liquid IV has 530mg of sodium and 11g of sugar. Same category, completely different formula. If you’ve been training with a sports drink and wondering why you’re still cramping or fading late in a run, that gap is probably worth paying attention to. That’s
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Most cyclists upgrade in the wrong order. They chase lighter components, swap handlebars, or spend hours agonising over saddle choices, when a few targeted changes would have made a much bigger difference for a fraction of the cost. These are the five road bike upgrades that are genuinely worth your money, ordered from the cheapest
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If you’ve ever watched a triathlon and thought ‘I want to do that,’ the first question is always the same: which one? The sport has more distances than most people realise, and they’re not just different lengths. They feel like completely different experiences. Some people start at the sprint and race it for years. Others
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Garmin launched the Forerunner 70 and Forerunner 170 on May 12, 2026. Both replace the watches that came before them — the Forerunner 55 and Forerunner 165 — and both land with more features than their predecessors at higher price points. The line between entry-level and mid-range is blurrier than ever. If you’re trying to
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Most runners and cyclists have seen the number. It shows up every morning on your Garmin, your Whoop, your Polar. Two digits, sometimes with a coloured status next to it, and absolutely no explanation of what you are supposed to do about it. That number is your HRV score, and it is more useful than
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Most recreational athletes train too hard. Not race-hard : just hard enough that their easy days aren’t really easy, and their hard days aren’t hard enough to matter. The result is a lot of middle-ground effort that doesn’t produce much of anything. Zone 2 and Zone 3 sit right at the centre of this problem.
Zone 2 vs Zone 3 Training: Which One Actually Builds Fitness? Read More »
