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How fit do you need to be to do an Ironman Triathlon?

You’ve always wanted to do an Ironman Triathlon but are wondering how fit you really need to be. In this blog I give you some suggestions of what a good level of fitness, experience and skill would be helpful before signing up. You don’t need to tick all these boxes but at least some of them are a good place to start from.

Front Crawl Swim Set for Fun

I’m on easy training week so we did a fun front crawl swimming set this morning. It was very simple.  Swim 12 x 200m. And do something different for each repeat. FOR FUN!!!  You can obviously amend the distance to suit however much you want to swim This is what...

Triathlon Training Types

                            Whatever you’re training for there are often some common training mistakes that we can fall into with Triathlon Training. Often, we tend to make the same mistakes because we fall into a pattern of what we like doing, what we’re afraid of...

10 Reasons Triathletes should ditch their wetsuit

If you’re a triathlete then you’ll normally swim with a wetsuit on. But have you ever tried to swim outdoors without one? And how do you feel about it? There are lots of benefits to be had and here are ten reason you should give it a go.

Do you need a wetsuit for open water swimming?

                    This is the second part of my blog about if you need a wetsuit for open water swimming. In this part I’m looking at the benefits of swimming without a wetsuit. Whether your someone who usually swims breaststroke, are just learning front crawl...