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Training

Beginners: Week 8

 You're more than a third of the way to the goal. In a couple of weeks you'll be halfway to the goal. You could probably do a triathlon right now and survive.
Training

Beginners: Week 7

 We've added some long sessions: one long run (1 hour) and one ride in which we're looking for a given distance to be covered (30 miles). You're entering the big time!
Triathlon

2010 Tri bikes

 You might think it's still 2009, but it isn't, at least, not according to bike manufacturers. It's 2010 already for many of them, and here is what you can expect to see.
Training

Beginners: Week 6

 Your building fitness and ability in all three sports now. Let's talk about how swim, bike and run relate to each other in terms of time spent and fitness gained.
Training

First weeks of an IM campaign

 These are the first 2 weeks of an 8-week Ironman campaign, the goal of these weeks being the fitness required to step up to subsequent weeks' longer workloads.
Training

Beginners: Week 5

 This is the week you're finally firing on all eight cylinders. By now you've got all the meaningful paraphernalia you need for all three sports, and you're ready to start riding. Good, because your riding starts this week.
Training

More Ironman campaign

 The heart of this 8-week Ironman campaign, weeks 3 thru 5, is not designed to get you ready for the race, rather for the ultimate "indicator" workouts prior to the taper.
Training

An Ironman campaign

 The problem with writing a training plan is the fear that somebody might follow it. That's the case here, with the program we're going to present. It's a custom program built and followed by a particular athlete.
News

F.I.S.T. Workshop schedule set

 Tri bike fit workshop schedule for the 2009/2010 Fall thru Spring campaign is set, we're open for registrations. Workshops run from early November thru early June.
Training

Beginners: Week 4

 Running and swimming? Good, those are the most important events to master. But you want to start riding the bike, don't you? Let's talk about that.
Training

Beginners: Week 3

 In the first two weeks we've covered a lot of ground. You've gotten yourself going, and you're sort-of kind-of sputtering along in two of triathlon's three events: the swim and the run.
Training

Beginners: Week 2

 This week's training theme is the swim. Not swimming per se, but doing the groundwork that'll get you ready to start your quest toward swim prowess.