Swim training
Swim Parachutes: Do they help improve your swimming?
Stop fading in your swim and power through to T1 with a strong swim performance. Find out how a swim parachute could help you swim stronger.
Ironman
How to set up your Garmin watch for an Ironman distance race
For this weeks blog we have a set of tips to help you extend the battery life of your Garmin watch to last the full distance of an ironman. This set of tips is not just those crushing a sub ten hour time but those creeping in ahead of cut-off Read more…
Race review
2019 Reading Triathlon Review
Full race review of the 2019 Reading Olympic distance triathlon with essential training tips if you are entering in 2020.
Triathletes
15 Biggest Mistakes Beginner Triathletes Make
In this weeks blog we share the top 15 beginner triathlete mistakes including the number one mistake I made that cost me vital minutes when competing in my first Sprint triathlon.
Clothing
Does Compression Clothing Work?
The myth and reality behind if compression clothing actually gives you any performance edge for triathlon training and racing.
Swimming
15 of the Best Neoprene Buoyancy Shorts
For this weeks blog we have an article that helps anyone considering buying a pair of neoprene buoyancy shorts. Here are 15 of the best neoprene buoyancy shorts you can buy.
Running
Triathlon Training Tips & Hacks Part Four
This is the final part of our series of 50 top triathlon training tips and hacks covering the running phase of the triathlon.
Triathlon
Croyde Ocean Triathlon Race Review
Following a fantastic days racing for Team Trivelo we bring you the Croyde Ocean Triathlon Race Review with our experience and triathlon training tips.
Product review
Huub Sphere Neoprene Buoyancy Shorts Review
Full product review of the Huub Sphere Neoprene Buoyancy Shorts tested over 3 months ahead of triathlon events this summer.
Belt drive bikes
Gates Carbon Belt Drive
In this weeks blog we have a guide to the Gates Carbon Belt Drive. A solution that is popular in many belt drive bicycles currently on the market. This insight follows our article on the best carbon belt drive bikes 2019 where most of the bikes used this system. About Read more…
Belt drive bikes
Advantages & Disadvantages of belt drive bikes
This weeks blog we provide further material on the advantages and disadvantages of belt drive bikes having summarised in our article on the best carbon belt drive bikes 2019. Pros and Cons of Belt Drive Bicycles Bicycles with belt drives are becoming increasingly common. The pros and cons of a Read more…
Belt drive bikes
The Best Carbon Belt Drive Bikes 2019
With carbon belt drive bike systems continuing to develop and improve we bring you a list of the top carbon belt drive bikes available to buy.
Ironman
Alistair Brownlee wins Ironman Debut in Ireland
After speculation on how his body would withstand a full distance event Alistair Brownlee wins Ironman Debut in Ireland. Britain’s double Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee has qualified for the Ironman World Championships after winning his debut event, in Ireland. Winning start The 31-year-old won in seven hours, 49 minutes and Read more…
Triathlon
Triathlon Training Tips & Hacks Part Three
Part 3 of our series of our 50 Top triathlon training tips and hacks with more pointers for your cycling training.
Cycling
Triathlon Training Tips & Hacks Part Two
The second in our series of 50 of the best Triathlon Training Tips and Hacks with a focus in this article on cycling.
Triathlon
Top 50 Triathlon Training Tips & Hacks Part One
The first in our series of Top 50 triathlon training tips and hacks with a whole article dedicated to perfecting your swimming training.
Swim training
Garmin SWOLF score explained
What is Garmin’s SWOLF score is the topic of our blog this week aiming to help explain what the mysterious SWOLF numbers mean on your Garmin watch and how you can use them to track your swim performance. If you have a multi-sport Garmin such as the 920XT or 935XT Read more…
Running
9 Essential Winter Running Kit Tips
Running in winter can be a wonderful experience if you are prepared. We share our 9 Essential Winter Running Kit Tips to help you find that joy.
Cycling
Do Turbo Trainers Work?
This weeks blog cover numerous topics surrounding turbo trainers and their value for winter training. Lets try and help cover these turbo trainer myths and help get everyone keep training through the rubbish weather. Super purist die hard cyclists will argue that you need to be out there in the Read more…
Running
How to recover fast from shin splints
Shin splints also called Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome are a common pitfall of runners this time of year with hard ground and not enough warm up for most. If you are running on last seasons trainers which have significant wear then again you could be increasing your chances of shin Read more…
Bicycles
10 of the Best Road Bikes for 2019
New year and the chance to begin thinking about a possible new bike to add to the N+1 currently scattered around your home. With a clutch of gorgeous new road bikes being launched in 2019 it gives us the perfect excuse to give you a round up of the best road Read more…
Bicycles
Top 5 Folding Bicycles
Looking for a reliable commuting bike then check out our list of the Top 5 Folding bikes currently available to buy.
Cycling
Essentials for Winter Cycling
Cycling through winter places specific demands on you and your bike. This weeks blog provides insight on what to wear and how to prepare your bike.
Training
Why training at lunchtime increases productivity
I’ve long been a believer in the benefits of exercise being important not just for your physical but mental well-being directly translating into boosting your effectiveness in your job. This has lead to the discover of why training at lunchtime increases productivity at work. If you study the way humans Read more…
Clothing
How often should you replace cycling shorts?
We all know how often to replace running shoes. And Bicycle tyres. But how often should you replace cycling shorts. Here we explain…
Goggles
Huub Altair Swim Goggles Product Review
Latest in our tests of the fabulous kit from Huub comes this Huub Altair Swimming Goggles Product Review. Expensive but pure quality set of goggles.
Charity
Aspire Solent Swim to the Isle of Wight
Last weekend I was lucky enough to be part of an elite band of swimmers who were attempting to swim one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world starting from Gosport over to the Isle of Wight. This epic event is organised by the Aspire charity who focus on Read more…
Triathlon
Triathlon versus Tough Mudder
In many triathlon circles in particular Ironman based conversations uttering the words “tough mudder” is likely to result in the spitting out of energy drinks in disgust. Ironman is one of the toughest endurance events any mere mortal is likely to ever complete, hard to argue when you consider an Read more…
Clothing
15 of the Best Triathlon Cycling Shoes
Bike shoes can be a minefield of choice with different clips and styles to wade your way through. We’re aiming to help you navigate your way through this and cut straight to the right choice of shoe for triathlon whether you are buying your first of fifth pair of triathlon Read more…
buoyancy swim shorts
Do Buoyancy Shorts Work?
What are buoyancy swim shorts and do buoyancy shorts work? Buoyancy shorts are thick neoprene swim shorts normally with a thickness greater than 3mm and designed to create more core elevation allowing you the freedom to swim, dive, jump into the water and much of the benefits that triathletes are Read more…