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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.

The legendary Solarerberg [Photo Christoph Raithel Challenge Roth 2025]

Missed out on the Challenge Roth online entries? Alternative ways to get on the Challenge Roth start list

Hayden Wilde bike supertri Boston 2024 photo credit supertri

Premium10 ways to make your road bike faster and more aero for triathlons

03/07/2025 - Tour de France 2025 - Grand départ Jour 2 - Lille - Présentation des équipes -Jonas Vingegaard (Team Visma-Lease a Bike)

PremiumWhat triathletes can learn from the Tour de France pro peloton

Ruth Astle finishing IRONMAN Vitoria 2024

PremiumHow to cope with a DNF: Elite athletes share their stories

Fenella Langridge 2 winning GWM IRONMAN Western Australia 2023 photo credit IRONMAN

PremiumSee it, be it: How visualisation could be the key to unlocking your untapped triathlon potential

Magnus Ditlev finish tape Challenge Roth 2023

Why is Challenge Roth such a fast course? A look into the race course behind the records

Best ‘road less travelled’ race destinations: the top 5 triathlons to expand your horizons

Magnus Ditlev finish tape Challenge Roth 2023

Challenge Roth – How to get a spot on the start line at the fastest sell-out triathlon on the circuit

Challenge Family Roth

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

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 Kaiserwinkl Walchsee bike course scenery

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

French Riviera T100 bike course Esterel

Is this the ultimate middle distance triathlon bike course? We rode the French Riviera T100 bike course and it’s EPIC

French Riviera T100 triathlon location

French Riviera T100 Triathlon – Age-group course deep dive and training tips

India Lee (GBR) took the win at The Championship 2024.

Challenge The Championship: How to have your best race yet at Challenge Family’s World Championship race

Lucy Buckingham Team BMC

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

Challenge Salou 2022: Fenella Langridge finish

Top tips for racing Challenge Salou – from a shallow swim to a PB-busting bike leg in the midday sun

Challenge St. Pölten 2024 - image credit Jose Luis Hourcade / Challenge Family

PremiumExpert swim coach on the three most common swim mistakes age group triathletes make (and how to fix them!)

Mark Allen Ironman Kona marathon

PremiumHow 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

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