Prepare for your triathlon with our guides and tips. Whether you’re training for your first triathlon or chasing a new personal best, our strategic advice will help you get ready for race day. Learn about swim, bike, and run training plans, nutrition, pacing strategies, transitions, and recovery techniques to reach the finish line with confidence. Start your triathlon adventure today and achieve your goals with the RunMotion Coach app.
For a lot of triathletes, swimming is the most intimidating discipline. Unlike running or cycling, where progress is largely driven by building fitness, swimming fast is first and …
Taking on your first triathlon is an exciting endurance challenge that combines swimming, cycling, and running. As a beginner, the main goal is not raw performance, it is …
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Nutrition during a triathlon is often what makes the difference between a race you control and a brutal survival mode finish. Whether you are training for a sprint …
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A nutrition plan during the race is not enough. Getting your nutrition right before a triathlon is crucial on race day. A dinner that is too heavy the …
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On a triathlon start line, stress rarely comes from fitness alone. More often, it comes from a logistical detail, bike shoes left in the car, swim goggles lost …
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In triathlon, we talk nonstop about swim, bike, and run training, but we too often forget a discipline in its own right, the transition. A lot of athletes, …
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You’ve decided to take on an ambitious challenge by signing up for your first triathlon. But as this new adventure begins, one big question pops up, how do …
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It can be one of the most frustrating feelings in triathlon. After a controlled swim and a solid bike leg, those first kilometers of the run can feel …
For a long time, strength training in triathlon was seen as a “nice-to-have”. Many triathletes preferred stacking up meters in the pool, miles on the bike, and run …
The alarm goes off. Your gear has been laid out since yesterday. The transition area is slowly opening. And yet, even after weeks or months of training, one …
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In triathlon, some workouts have almost become legendary. Among them, the famous brick sessions sit in a league of their own. For many triathletes, they represent the rite …
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The 70.3 triathlon, also known as the L distance or Half, often marks a real milestone in a triathlete’s journey. With 1.9 km swim, 90 km bike, and …
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