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Swimming Triathlon

Open Water Training Tips

A good pool swimmer is not always fast in open water. Here are some important differences you have to pay attention to when swimming in the wild?

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Competition Swimming Triathlon

Triathlon/Ironman: How to handle the mass start

Good preparation, proper equipment and the right tricks before a mass start are decisive for the outcome of the race. These are the most important points.

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Cycling Running Triathlon

Mental Toughness

During winter, without any races going on you’re mostly just training (more or less by yourself). You train but you still don’t really know where you stand in comparison to other athletes. Then Easter rolls along, many have already been in their first training camp for this year and the race season is only a few weeks away. Yup, time is definitely flying by and with it comes the question if we are on course/track. Am I training enough? Am I making progress? Is my data correct?

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Swimming Triathlon

Swimming Glossary

Below you will find a comprehensive list of swimming glossaries.

© Copyright: Gunther Frank, Koordinative Fähigkeiten im Schwimmen (Coordinative Proficiency in Schwimming) 2002

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Cycling Running Triathlon

Guidelines for a Successful Training Camp

Training camps are good, because all you have to do is concentrate on one thing which is training, okay and eating. But that’s about it. Nothing else to worry about, no bad weather mood, no stress. Just training. However nobody goes into a training camp alone. You either sign up for one or you make up your own with your training buddies.

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Cycling Running Triathlon

Altitude training – Thin air for the next performance level

By training in thin high altitude air, top athletes strive for peak performance. 2PEAK presents a summary of methods and experience of altitude training.

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Competition Cycling Running Triathlon

Training in the Power Zone (Z5)

Training in the Power Zone occurs in various forms throughout the year in 2PEAK training plans. Here we explain what needs to be watched in this high intensity training.