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Triathlon

Three sports, one body, limited hours. These articles cover how to spread intensity across swim, bike and run, why most age-group triathletes are stuck in the moderate rut, how to pace an Ironman marathon, and how to start if you have never raced. The 80/20 triathlon plans put all of it on a calendar.

Articles

Your First Triathlon: 6 Important Tips for Runners and Cyclists
Feb 1, 2025 · Alicia Phillips
Your Journey to Sprint Triathlon Success Begins Here
Feb 18, 2025 · Jim Vance
A Lot of Triathletes Train Too Much During Ironman Prep
Feb 8, 2021 · Matt Fitzgerald
How to Pace the Ironman Marathon, Without Blowing Up
Jul 23, 2025 · Jim Vance
Ironman Pacing: How World Championship Athletes Race at Kona
Jul 22, 2025 · Jim Vance
What Is the Best Triathlon Distance?
Apr 11, 2025 · Alicia Phillips
What Happens at an All-Women’s Triathlon Might Surprise You!
Jun 9, 2025 · Anne Sharkey
How to Convert Pool Swim Workouts to Open Water
May 8, 2020 · Matt Fitzgerald
How to Replace and Resume Your Swim Training
Mar 13, 2020 · Matt Fitzgerald
80/20 Triathlon Is Here!
Sep 3, 2018 · Matt Fitzgerald
A Novel Approach to “Training Through” Running Injuries
Sep 30, 2019 · Matt Fitzgerald
Are You Uncoachable?
Jul 23, 2018 · Matt Fitzgerald
3 Powerful Steps to Avoiding Bad Workouts With Coach Jim Vance
Mar 20, 2025 · Jim Vance
Book Review: Scientific Training for Endurance Athletes
Mar 22, 2022 · Matt Fitzgerald
Coaching the Coach: How I’m Training for My First Ironman in 17 Years
Nov 6, 2018 · Matt Fitzgerald
Does Every Second Count in a Daylong Race?
Jan 13, 2019 · Matt Fitzgerald
The Grey Zone: Destroying the Myth of the Grey Day
Aug 28, 2025 · Jim Vance
Is Lactate Measurement Essential for Endurance Training Optimization?
Jul 12, 2022 · Matt Fitzgerald
Is “Peaking” Even Real? Or Necessary?
Mar 23, 2020 · Matt Fitzgerald
Is Periodization Overrated?
Sep 17, 2018 · Matt Fitzgerald
It’s Not as Bad as you Think: The Performance-Boosting Power of Gratitude
Feb 25, 2019 · Matt Fitzgerald
Macro Pacing: What It Is and Why It Matters
Oct 15, 2018 · Matt Fitzgerald
Make 2019 Your Year of No Excuses
Dec 3, 2018 · Matt Fitzgerald
New Study Finds Most Age-Group Triathletes Are Still Stuck in the Moderate-Intensity Rut
Aug 10, 2021 · Matt Fitzgerald
Obsessive Lactate Measurement Is NOT the Reason Norwegian Endurance Athletes Are Winning
Jun 21, 2023 · Matt Fitzgerald
Off-Season Training for 80/20 Athletes
Oct 18, 2021 · Matt Fitzgerald
Letters to the Coaches: (Ironman Plan) Power vs. Heart Rate and More
Nov 3, 2017 · Matt Fitzgerald
What a Quarter Century As an Injury-Prone Athlete Has Taught Me about Pain (Spoiler Alert: Not Much)
Apr 8, 2019 · Matt Fitzgerald
Tapering for Endurance Athletes: A Coaches Perspective
Aug 12, 2025 · Jim Vance
The Difference Between Athletic Development and Getting Fitter
Nov 1, 2020 · Matt Fitzgerald
The Four Kinds of Endurance Talent
Sep 9, 2019 · Matt Fitzgerald
The World’s Fastest Ironman?
Nov 2, 2020 · Matt Fitzgerald
Endurance Athlete Training Zones: What is Zone X and Zone Y?
Jun 28, 2025 · David Warden
Letters to the Coaches: Triathlon Running Power Plans and Electrolytes
Nov 12, 2017 · Matt Fitzgerald
Why I Never Use the Word “Impossible” with Athletes I Coach
Aug 7, 2018 · Matt Fitzgerald
Would Longer “Weeks” Make Your Training More Manageable?
Sep 28, 2020 · Matt Fitzgerald
Yes, But How Do You Feel? More Evidence That Subjective Training Metrics Have More Value Than Objective Metrics
Mar 31, 2023 · Matt Fitzgerald