Category Archives: Triathlon

BCC MIDDLE DISTANCE TRIATHLON PROGRAMME

Ironman 70.3 Durban 2016 Durban dished up some great weather and rough seas for this year’s Durban 70.3. As with any Ironman event, safety is of the highest standard and this year the race organizer’s cancelled the swim for all age groupers while the pros still went ahead with the swim start. This in my […]

Chiselled abs. A tanned torso. Boundless energy. Fitting those new jeans. These are just a few of the more popular benefits of doing triathlon. But guess what? There are side benefits you may not have even considered—the hugely important, and oft-overlooked, mental aspects.  The grey matter adaptations that develop through your triathlon journey will almost […]

This key technique lies at the core of successful open-water swimming. Here’s how to perfect it. by Terry Laughlin Last summer I marked the 40th anniversary of my initiation to open-water racing. I joined the Jones Beach Lifeguard Corps in 1973, and, as one of the better open-water distance swimmers, began to represent the Corps […]