Lucy Gossage is an exceptional athlete with successes under her belt ranging from winning the Outlaw Triathlon in a relay with her TFN teammates to an individual course [...]

With the end of the 2010 season flying by, months spent training and racing for triathlon will undoubtedly have worn your body down. You will probably have taken a short break from training. When you return to swimming, cycling and running – especially if you are [...]

Music can really lift your mood. It can overcome the tiredness from a day at work before the drums even kick in. Music can inspire you to find an extra burst on that final rep.  To be used effectively in your training though, music [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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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