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Race Day Tips

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Whether you’re racing for the podium or just racing towards your next personal best. With our triathlon race day tips, you’ll find everything you need to hit those start lines feeling strong.

Mark Allen Ironman Kona marathon

How to prepare for the Ironman marathon – expert insights from six-time World Champion

Vincent Luis waves goodbye WTCS Finals Torremolinos 2024 photo credit World Triathlon

What NOT to do before your first half Ironman – Race week dos and don’ts from a triathlon coach

Singapore T100 age group bike course

Singapore T100 race review: age-group finisher shares insider tips on taking on this EPIC 100km tri season opener

Challenge Sir Bani Yas bike course

Challenge Sir Bani Yas: Tips for age-groupers taking on this EPIC desert island triathlon

Challenge Sir Bani Yas run

Heat prep: how to prepare for a hot early season triathlon

Challenge Sir Bani Yas run

Best early season triathlons – Ultimate races to kick off your 2025 race calendar

Outlaw Triathlon Nottingham Finisher

Best full distance triathlons in the UK for first timers – beginner-friendly long distance triathlon events

Kit Walker Outlaw Nottingham

How to beat the pre-race nerves: Expert tips from a race director and a triathlon coach

Abbie Brind IRONMAN Zell am See

From total beginner to half Ironman finisher – Top tips for taking on your first half distance triathlon

Outlaw Half Holkham run course

10 things you need to know BEFORE your first triathlon

Outlaw Nottingham triathlon aquabike

Best aquabike races – The swim, bike, done events for triathletes who want to skip the run

Outlaw Nottingham finish line

Best middle distance triathlons for first timers – Top rated races for stepping up to half Ironman

ST GEORGE, UTAH - OCTOBER 28: Emma Pallant-Browne of Britain celebrates as she finishes in third place during the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship on October 28, 2022 in St George, Utah. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images for IRONMAN)

How to qualify for the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship

Women's Podium Celebrations at The IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships

What is a ‘good’ IRONMAN 70.3 time? Fastest PROs and average age group half Ironman times

Yee Wilde Bergere run supertri Neom 2024 finish Photo credit: Darren Wheeler | supertri

What is a good 5km time? World records, parkrun records and the average times for amateur runners and triathletes

IRONMAN Tallinn TRI-FIT EVO 2.3 tri suit

Race review: IRONMAN Tallinn

Kristian Blummenfelt aero position

How to get faster at cycling – Unlock free bike speed instantly by optimising your aerodynamics

VinFast IRONMAN World Championship 2023 - Lucy Charles-Barclay bike aero

IRONMAN World Championship Kona – How to defeat the notorious Big Island cross winds on the bike

IRONMAN Kona 2022 Age Group Results

IRONMAN World Championship Kona – Sports psychologist and Kona podium finisher on how to calm pre-race nerves

Iden Blummenfelt run kona 2022 photo credit Tom Pennington Getty Images for IRONMAN

IRONMAN World Championship Kona – How to beat the brutal Kona heat

Challenge Peguera-Mallorca 2022 (Photo Credit: Jose Luis Hourcade)

Racing Challenge Peguera-Mallorca? Here’s what you need to know

Challenge Peguera-Mallorca 2022 (Photo Credit: Jose Luis Hourcade)

Five reasons to race Challenge Peguera-Mallorca

Best late season triathlons – round up race season with these middle and short distance races

Challenge Almere-Amsterdam

Challenge Almere-Amsterdam 2024 race weekend essential guide – Timings, side events and other useful information

Challenge Almere Amsterdam bike course

How to cycle in a head wind – Challenge Almere-Amsterdam race day tips

Els Visser Challenge Almere Amsterdam

Top tips for racing Challenge Almere-Amsterdam – From aero gains to head wind battles

India Lee Challenge The Championship 2024 Transition T2

Triathlon transitions – set up, check list and tips to save vital seconds on race day

Pelotan - Kristian Blummenfelt

Training and racing in the heat – top tips for keeping your cool when the heat is on

Challenge Kaiserwinkl-Walchsee 2023 - Photo Credit José Luis Hourcade / Challenge Walchsee 2023

How to pace the bike in a hilly half Ironman triathlon

Challenge Family Roth

Five things you need to know about the Challenge Roth bike course

Challenge Kaiserwinkl Walchsee bike course scenery

Why Challenge Kaiserwinkl-Walchsee needs to go on your triathlon to-do list

Challenge Kaiserwinkl-Walchsee 2023 - Photo Credit José Luis Hourcade / Challenge Walchsee 2023

Three-peat champ Fred Funk’s PRO tips for racing ‘iconic’ Challenge Kaiserwinkl-Walchsee

Challenge St Polten Anita Schoderbeck

Challenge St. Pölten age-group tips for race day from an expert local

Lucy Buckingham Team BMC

PRO tips for racing Challenge The Championship – Lucy Buckingham shares her top tips for age groupers

JK Bridge Challenge Cerrado

Three reasons to race Challenge Cerrado

PRO triathlete and Challenge St Polten champion Tom Hug on the bike course

Challenge St. Pölten – PRO tips for taking on Europe’s oldest middle distance triathlon

Jonny Brownlee swim pool neom 2022 Photo Bartlomiej Zborowski Superleague Triathlon

Jonny Brownlee on the pool swimming drills to do now to get faster in open water

TRI-FIT women's sleeveless tri suit

5 race day mistakes that are sabotaging your triathlon times (and how to fix them)

Beginner Triathlete Race Day Checklist

Triathlon Race Day Checklist – A Beginners Guide

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