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Vary the intensity, get strong and be careful of carbon shoes: 10 ways to train like World and Olympic champion Cassandre Beaugrand

We’re not all going to stand on the top of an Olympic podium, but there are still plenty of lessons to be learnt by triathletes looking to improve their own performance. Gavin Smith coached French ...
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I came last in a multisport race – and still ended up on the winners’ podium. Here’s why I love the Polkerris Aquathlon

Taking on two sports at the start-of-season Polkerris Aquathlon, a chilly sea and hilly run had a surprising result for 220’s ...
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Altitude training for athletes: what it is, how it works and how you can do it

The 2023 men’s and women’s Ironman World Championships may have been split between Nice (10 September) and Hawaii (14 October), but both genders remained linked by the top athletes heading to altitude ...
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Training plans

With bricks, race efforts, open-water swims and tapering, this 6-month Ironman training plan will take you up to your big Ironman race day in top condition. Want to start the next tri season raring to ...
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Mitochondria structure changes in elite athletes

This is the structure of mitochondria in skeletal muscle. Credit: Hans-Christer Holmberg, Mid Sweden University and Joachim Nielsen, University of Southern Denmark Credit: Hans-Christer Holmberg, Mid ...
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McFly’s Harry Judd and all the celebrities racing this weekend’s T100 London triathlon

The T100 event returns to London’s Excel on Saturday 25 July and Sunday 26 July, with 5,300 age-group athletes taking on the super-sprint, sprint, Olympic and T100 distances. Among them will be a ...
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James Witts

Former 220 Triathlon magazine editor James is a cycling and sports writer and editor who's been riding bikes impressively slowly since his first iridescent-blue Peugeot road bike back in the 80s. He's ...
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32 full ironman-distance triathlons in 32 days: Laura Massey-Pugh’s world-record achievement

Laura Massey-Pugh completed 32 consecutive full-distance triathlons, setting a new women's world record. Here's how she ...
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First look: Orca Apex Dream Kona V2 tri-suit

If any suit claims to do it all, it’s Orca’s new Apex Dream Kona V2. A £379 flagship that arrives carrying some seriously ...
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First look: Red 2-in-1 Reversible Swim Tow Float Dry Bag Backpack

The new Red 2-in-1 Reversible Swim Tow Flost Dry Bag Backpack could be just the thing for the swimming adventures ...
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I raced my first triathlon and it was nothing like social media made me think

My first triathlon experience taught me that the sport is very different from what you see on social media. Here’s what ...
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How to manage Raynaud’s Syndrome when open-water swimming

In people who have Raynaud’s, the small blood vessels in the extremities are over-sensitive to changes in temperature, stress or anxiety. This causes a Raynaud’s attack where the fingers sometimes ...