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Crank It Up: Inject Some Intensity To Avoid Becoming A One-Speed Triathlete

Triathlete Senior Editor Matt Fitzgerald explains how to be a long-distance specialist without losing your short-course speed.

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A Method To The Madness: Three Swim Workouts For Perfect Race Starts

After months of swimming in the luxurious width of a pool lane, the arrival of race season brings with it the necessity of facing the controlled frenzy of a mass-start open-water swim. Abby Rudy explains how to get ready for the first few seconds of your next triathlon.

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The World’s Best Open-Water Swim Locations

Lifesport coach Paul Regensburg reveals his top-five picks for the best locations across the world to do an open-water swim.
Written by: Paul Regensburg
During my travels as a triathlon coach I have been fortunate enough to coach training sessions at the best open-water training venues in the world. Each time I was preparing for our next [...]

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Jumping In: Emphasizing Swim-Technique Development

In the final article of his beginner series, Triathlete Magazine Senior Editor Matt Fitzgerald explains why perfecting your swim stroke is key to becoming a good triathlete.

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Jumping In: Obeying The Hard-Easy Rule

Over the next week Triathlete Magazine Senior Editor Matt Fitzgerald will provide six tips on jumping in to the sport of triathlon. In the fifth article, Fitzgerald explains how to balance the tough workouts with the easier ones.

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Jumping In: Going From General To Specific

Over the next week Triathlete Magazine Senior Editor Matt Fitzgerald will provide six tips on jumping in to the sport of triathlon. In the fourth article, Fitzgerald explains how to incorporate race specific workouts into your training plan.

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Jumping In: Training Progressively

Over the next week Triathlete Magazine Senior Editor Matt Fitzgerald will provide six tips on jumping in to the sport of triathlon. In the third article, Fitzgerald explains how to train progressively leading into your “A” race.

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Jumping In: Training At Various Intensity Levels

Over the next week Triathlete Magazine Senior Editor Matt Fitzgerald will provide six tips on jumping in to the sport of triathlon. In the second article, Fitzgerald explains how to incorporate a variety of intensity levels into your training.

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Jumping In: Balancing All Three Disciplines

Over the next week Triathlete Magazine Senior Editor Matt Fitzgerald will provide six tips on jumping in to the sport of triathlon. In the first article, Fitzgerald explains how to balance the training load of all three sports.

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Jumping In: Key Triathlon-Training Guidelines For Beginners

Over the next week Triathlete Magazine Senior Editor Matt Fitzgerald will provide six tips on jumping in to the sport of triathlon.

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Determining Your Long Training Run For Any Triathlon Distance

Written by: Mario Fraioli
How far is far enough? This is the question that troubles most triathletes when it comes time to plan the long run in their training program.
Regardless of your race distance, there’s probably a long run penciled somewhere into your weekly training schedule. How long you should go depends largely on the distance [...]

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Beginner’s Guide To Incorporating A Bike Trainer Into Cycling Workouts

With many states across the U.S. digging their way out of piles of snow, we thought we’d review the basics of using a stationary bike trainer to get in cycling workouts when riding outside is not possible.

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