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It’s pretty well-known by now that Endurance Nation recommends that you don’t swim during our OutSeason training cycle. That means for a grand total of five months, our athletes aren’t swimming a single stroke. This approach has generated a lot of buzz, mostly negative, that how we train is in someway incomplete. After all, what’s a… Continue reading Endurance Nation - Another Reason Against Year-Round Swimming (Plus A Challenge!)

On March 1st we will launch a brand new suite of Short Course training plans. In late March we plan to recruit a small squad of short course athletes to help us create a space on our team to meet their Short Course needs. Over the next few months TeamEN will work to expand our training plans, guidance, and Team mojo into the Short Course triathlon space.

We have created FREE virtual… Continue reading Endurance Nation - Five Tips for Short Course Triathletes

Whats the best watch/hrm to have for triathlon training?

Why not invest in a Garmin 305 or 405? You may as well have it all in one, GPS distance monitoring, HRM and various lap functions…

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In every triathlon event you obviously have to run, and your running training program is essential to achieve success. Your muscles, cardiovascular system, lungs and mind need to be kept in shape in order to endure a long and strenuous race.

As you begin with your triathlon run training program, here are a few pointers to help the less experienced woman triathlete along… Continue reading How to Avoid Injuries and Burnout For the Woman Triathlete Beginner

The goal of all serious endurance athletes is to one day complete an ironman. It is a grueling 3.8K swim, 180K bike, and then a marathon. Completely just one of these legs is no easy feat and requires plenty of training, but how in the world can you train for and complete all three?

Well first off you have got to set your… Continue reading Endurance Training For Your First Ironman | 1 Comment

I want to start training for triathlons, basically from scratch……can anyone help me out?

Although I used to be fairly athletic and I have experience with swimming, cycling and running, gone are the days when I was any good at them whatsoever. Considering the fact that I'm quite out of shape what are some good distances, or methods of training that will help me… Continue reading I want to start training for triathlons, basically from scratch......can anyone help me out? | 1 Comment

In the past, sports in general were considered a male activity, and high endurance sports like triathlon were especially restricted to male only participants. But just as societal attitudes have evolved in regard to gender and sporting activity, the gear associated with a given sport has evolved with the needs of the athletes themselves. With the introduction of triathlon specific wetsuits to… Continue reading Men's Triathlon Wetsuit - Get the Edge

Triathlons are races that involve a combination of swimming, cycling and then running.

The sport is very different than a single discipline race where you only run or swim or cycle, because switching up your muscle groups and transitioning between disciplines involves a new skill that beginner triathletes will need to practice. As a running coach, I am most often asked how to… Continue reading How to Improve Your Running in a Triathlon