Triathletes come from many different backgrounds and experiences, but arguably most triathletes are later onset swimmers. There are some athletes who come to the sport with an extensive background in swimming, but if you are reading this article, you are probably one of the athletes who is just learning to swim or looking for some tips to improve your swim.
As the new year approaches, many of us are setting fitness goals and looking for ways to improve our running performance. At Playtri we’ve been coaching triathletes and endurance runners for over twenty years - if you want to run faster and longer in 2023, here are a few things we’ve learned that can help.
We often hear that we should eat right after we workout, but it's not always clear why, or just how soon after we should be eating.
There is a regular conversation I hear before every race and it goes something like this.
“Are you ready to race?”
“Yeah…” (chuckle) “If I survive the swim.”
