Hi Chris, we checked with MyProtein and they confirmed that mixing with milk would slow down the protein absorption as it is slow release. Thanks.

There’s an old adage in triathlon that says don’t try any kit for the first time in a race but when I received a brand new Planet X Exocet time trial bike the day before an event, I couldn’t resist.

Not only was [...]

There’s an old adage in triathlon that says don’t try any kit for the first time in a race but when I received a brand new Planet X Exocet time trial bike the day before an event, I couldn’t resist.

Not only was [...]

Date: 15 August 2010

Location: Bedford

Format: Olympic Distance (1.5k swim/41.5k bike/ 10k run). Mini distance also available.

Organiser: Galeforce Events

Website: www.galeforce-events.com

The quiet, unassuming town of Bedford seems an unlikely venue for one of the most competitive events of the season. In contrast to [...]

Date: 15 August 2010

Location: Bedford

Format: Olympic Distance (1.5k swim/41.5k bike/ 10k run). Mini distance also available.

Organiser: Galeforce Events

Website: www.galeforce-events.com

The quiet, unassuming town of Bedford seems an unlikely venue for one of the most competitive events of the season. In contrast to [...]

World Class Warm Downs

Triathlete Europe have compiled recovery techniques from a wide field of sports specialists. From premier league football club physiotherapists to ultradistance running champions, this article contains advice from people who have worked and competed in sport for years. The more triathlon-specific of the assembled advice comes from of former Ironman [...]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Triumphant TFN Tear Up The Outlaw Triathlon.

 

 

 

 

 

A relay team comprised Helen Gorman, Lucy Gossage and Louise Collins won the Nottingham-based Irondistance race overall in 8:52:15. Two of the three TFN team members are currently preparing [...]

Following her relay team’s Outlaw Triathlon win last weekend, Tzero caught up with Lucy Gossage, an Ironman Triathlete who is currently gearing up for the Ironman Championships in Hawaii later this year.

We had just enough time to get the lowdown on the relay team who won the UK’s alternative to the official Ironman race and Lucy’s take on [...]

Date: 8 August 2010

Location: Hawes/Semerwater, North Yorkshire

Format: Equivalent to a Middle Distance (1800m lake swim, 42 mile hilly bike, 12 mile fell run)

Organiser: Kudu Bikes Triathlon Club

Website: http://www.kbtc.co.uk/

Wensleydale triathlon is a small sized event held around the market town [...]

James Gill, who finished 12^th in the sub 2hr30 wave, sent us this report on the London Triathlon.

Date: Sunday 8^th August 2010

Format: Olympic distance:1500m Swim / 40km Cycle / 10km Run

Organiser: Challenger World

Website: www.thelondontriathlon.co.uk

The spectacle of the London Triathlon never fails to [...]

Stuart, it’s a fair point about the lack of toilets on the course, especially for those people out there for 3 hours or more. Something for the organisers to consider for next year. Thanks.

Challenger World claim the London Triathlon to be the world’s largest and there’s no doubt it attracts thousands of competitors and spectators. This August the crowds seemed better managed than in previous years. Parking was available for all competitors at the venue compared to the [...]

The cogs and wheels of a bike are plain to see, but the components of human muscle are much less clear. A little background biology and some time invested in bike set up can help you [...]

Build your base with bricks!

Brick sessions are excellent for practising transitions and an effective way to build your fitness up specifically for triathlon. This article, written by Lance Armstrong’s coach Chris Carmichael, will guide you through brick sessions suitable for laying the foundation for your fitness next season, how to build up to racing and [...]

Over the last few months T-Zero has followed Alex Hinton’s preparation for his first Ironman. Two weeks ago he completed Ironman France in a time of 11 hours, 36 minutes and 4 seconds. After allowing Alex some time to relax [...]

Editor’s note: Matt Jones wrote this report for T-Zero before we heard about the death of Steve Newton, who died after getting into difficulties during the swim section of the event. On hearing the news we questioned whether or not we should publish this story as Matt’s positive experience jarred with the sombre outcome of [...]

In the past, a bike-fitter’s work was mostly art. His tools comprised a tape measure, a plumb line and a spanner. Experience and judgement enabled him to position his cyclists at the optimum spot for power, comfort and aerodynamics – hopefully.

In the [...]

Dan Bullock set up Swim for Tri with his sister Keeley in 2003. Since then he’s been helping triathletes to swim faster, and he’s been in the vanguard of new thinking about open water swimming. We caught up with [...]

Russians sprint to victory on a hot day in Holten.

The fifth round of the ITU World Cup took place in the Netherlands on Saturday. With water temperature at a balmy 22 degrees the athletes faced uncomfortable heat for all three disciplines. The men’s race saw Russian Ivan Tutukin win the race with an explosive sprint [...]

Suunto is currently the official timing and data partner of the Dextro Energy ITU World Championship Series. Its smart looking watches and heart rate monitors can be seen adorning the wrists of several top triathletes. However, the company’s background is in adventure sports, mountaineering [...]

Just two years since his first ever triathlon, Marc Jones is now a double ironman. Hailing originally from the land of the Prince Bishops, Durham, in North East England Marc made the transition from rower to triathlete during a period living in London. Marc [...]

As we publish this, we already know how Alex fared in Nice (and all will be revealed soon), but Alex took some time out to talk to T-Zero shortly before he boarded the train to France and we wanted to [...]

This week we decided to spend a little time browsing the web for features, videos and websites that we thought would be worth sharing. We’ve chosen pieces on inspiratory muscles training, improving your swimming by closing your eyes, POSE running and using strides to speed up the final leg of your next triathlon.

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Date: 27 June 2010

Location: Ellesmere, Shropshire

Format: Olympic Distance

Organiser: Shropshire Council

Results: StuWeb Race Timing

After weeks complaining about numb feet and becoming increasingly fed up with racing in the cold and rain, along comes a scorcher. As temperatures at the Shropshire triathlon approaching 30 [...]

According to legend, an ex-distance runner called Dromeus of Stymphalos introduced meat based diets to endurance athletes in ancient Greece. However, for the next few thousand years, protein has largely only been used by resistance athletes to develop size and [...]