Rites of passage
Chrissie Wellington talks rites of passage and traditions that people have to go through to earn the title 'triathlete'
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Seven ways not to do the Outlaw
From mistiming toilet stops to singing about sandwiches and spending 11mins in T1, here’s Matt Kurton’s seven-step guide on how not to do the Outlaw
Welcome to Hell
As preparation for Powerman Zofingen and to hopefully get the nod from the BTF selectors, Nik Cook takes on the ultimate brick session at HellRider…
Celebrating the Jubilee, triathlon style
Deb MacLeod finds that village parties are not the only activity for a Jubilee celebration…
Hoarding gels and avoiding sneezes: 5 days to the Outlaw
Less than a week before the Outlaw and Matt Kurton is preparing by checking the weather forecast, avoiding sneezes and hoarding more gels than Jedward
Q&A Special: Tri on TV
Tri on TV from issue 275's Q&A Special including Bevan Docherty's super-human effort past Kris Gemmell and 48 hours with Tim Don
Excited. And terrified. And excited. And terrified
It's officially squeaky-bum time for the Iron Kurton with two weeks to go until the Outlaw Triathlon
A sad decision
After much soul-searching (and much familial lobbying) Peter decides Wimbleball is beyond him at this stage… next stop: The Ride Across Britain in September
It’s the little things in life that count
On her path to the London Tri, Deb MacLeod discovers that her strength and conditioning routines are having an impact
Seeking Comfort, running volcanoes and Britain’s best bacon butty
Nik Cook's Powerman prep continues with a 27km trail run up a volcano, sorting his 'gooch' issues and savouring the best bacon butty on the trails
Like Baywatch… with calf guards
With the Outlaw just six weeks away, Matt faces up to a fairly shameful truth – he's become the sort of person who takes a turbo trainer on holiday
All about knees
Ironman 70.3 UK is just a month away and Peter has decided it’s time to man up and ignore the dodgy knees. Here he provides his top tips for training through the pain…
Progress, slowly but surely…
It's week 20 out of 30 for his Outlaw training and Matt Kurton is beginning to show (and feel) the benefits of a training programme
Learning curve
Nik Cook is reading, learning, making mistakes but getting the odd thing right in his pursuit of Powerman happiness
Get on with it!
Is triathlon something just this side of crazy, asks our new blogger Deb MacLeod when confronted with the turbo
Halfway there?
Our man Matt Kurton– with a little help from Metallica – is halfway into his Outlaw training…
Diary of a newbie
Introducing our latest blogger, the 48-year-old newbie Deb Macleod, as she charts her the highs and lows of her first full race season
Back to Base(ics)
After a "racy winter" Nik Cook implements the base training in his Powerman Zofingen prep. And comes a cropper with the embrocation lotion…
The fear factor
Our Outlaw to be confronts one of the lesser-discussed elements of training for an Ironman – fear
Does everyone hate turbo trainers?
Four months til Wimbleball and our blogger is having turbo troubles and is yearning for his cardie and Upstairs Downstairs
Going Long (again)
Despite "dying a thousand deaths" at Powerman Malaysia in 2008, 220's Nik Cook has got the Powerman bug again. Here he begins to chart his progress to Zofingen in September
Doing it properly
With the "slothfulness" of Christmas behind him, Peter Phippen gets serious in his bid to race Ironman 70.3 UK exactly a year after a triple heart-bypass
Time to ditch the darts
First mince pies, now his darts form. Our blogger begins to see the sacrifices needed to compete at the iron-distance Outlaw
Have you told your wife yet?
Last week our triple heart bypassee announced his plan to race Ironman 70.3 UK. This week… he tells his wife
