TRI SPEAK (CONT)
with inefficient recovery include insomnia, headaches, moodiness, loss of enthusiasm and increased illness due to a suppressed immune system
PB Personal best
Pronation The natural ‘turning in’ of the foot
Power output Measured in watts on your bike; work divided by time
Pull The mid part of the swim stroke where the hands and arms accelerate using the purchase from the catch
reps Pre-fixed distances covered and pre-fixed recoveries maintained
Rest interval (RI) Period of rest between reps
Sculling Swim drills that use your hands alone to propel you
Sighting Looking ahead/at an object while swimming to keep on course
Swimrun Partner race where you do multiple swims and runs BLUESTONE PEMBROKESHIRE COAST TRIATHLON (1.5km S/43km B/ 10.6km R). Broad Haven, St Bride’s Bay, Pembrokeshire, Wales. pembstri.org.uk
23-24 CASTLE HOWARD
TRIATHLON
(various dists and duathlon). Castle Howard, York, North Yorkshire. castleraceseries.com 24 OUTLAW NOTTINGHAM (3.8km S/180km B/42.2km R). National Water Sports Centre, Nottingham. outlawtriathlon.com
ST. NEOTS DUATHLON (10km R/40km B/5km R). Riverside Park, St Neots, Cambridgeshire. activetrainingworld.co.uk 30 SNOWMAN TRIATHLON (various dists). Plas Y Brenin, Snowdonia, Wales. alwaysaimhighevents. com THE WALES SWIM RUN (various dists). Morris Miles, Freshwater East, Pembrokeshire, Wales. thewalesswimrun.com THE ORIGINAL SWANAGE TRI FESTIVAL (various dists). Sandpit Field, Swanage, Dorset. theswashbuckler.co.uk 31 YORK TRIATHLON (various dists). York Sports Village, North Yorkshire. uktriathlon.co.uk 255 TRIATHLON (5km S/200km B/ 50km R). Goodwood Motor Circuit, Chichester, West Sussex. 255triathlon.com
AUGUST
6 M3 MONIKIE TRIATHLON FESTIVAL
(various dists). Monikie Country Park, Dundee, Scotland. m3tri.com SALTY SEA DOG TRIATHLON SERIES (various dists). The Overstrand, Boscombe. votwo.co.uk
7 IRONMAN 70.3
SWANSEA (1.9km S/90km B/21.2km R). Prince of Wales Dock, Swansea, Glamorgan. ironman.com THE LONDON TRIATHLON
(various dists). ExCeL Centre, London. livetotri.com 13-14 MIDNIGHT MAN TRI (various dists). Dartford, Kent. bridgetriathlon.co.uk 21-22 ABERFELDY MULTISPORT FESTIVAL TRIATHLON (various dists). Aberfeldy, Scotland. aberfeldytriathlon.com
21 JURASSICMAN (3.8km S/180km B/42.2km R). Budleigh Salterton, Devon. brutalevents.co.uk 27- 28 CHATEAU DE CHANTILLY TRIATHLON (various dists). Chateau de Chantilly, Chantilly, France. castleraceseries.com
SEPTEMBER
3 BRECA JERSEY (various dists). Mont Orgueil Castle, Jersey, Channel Islands. brecaswimrun.com BOX END SPRINT TRIATHLON (750m S/21km B/5km R). Box End Lakes, Bedford, Bedfordshire. activetrainingworld.co.uk 4 SHROPSHIRE TRIATHLON (various dists). The Mere, Ellesmere, Shropshire. uktriathlon.co.uk STRATFORD TRIATHLON (600yds, 30km B/6km R). Stratford Park
Lido, Stroud, Glos. trimaxevents.com OUTLAW HALF BOWOOD (1.9km S/90km B/21.1km R). Bowood House, Calne, Wiltshire. outlawtriathlon.com BOX END MIDDLE DISTANCE DUATHLON (10km R/60km B/10km R). Box End Lakes, Bedford, Bedfordshire. activetrainingworld.co.uk
10-11 SUPERFEET SANDMAN TRIATHLON (various dists). Newborough Forest, Anglesey. alwaysaimhighevents. com 10 THE BRUTAL EXTREME TRIATHLON (various dists).
Llyn Padarn, Gwynedd, Wales. brutalevents.co.uk 11 IRONMAN WALES
(3.8km S/180km B/42.2km R). Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales. ironman.com BOURNEMOUTH NATIONAL TRIATHLON CHAMPS (various dists). West Cliff Gardens, Bournemouth, Dorset. theswashbuckler.co.uk ROADFORD LAKE TRIATHLON (various dists). Roadford Activity Centre, Lifton, Devon. sportivaevents.co.uk HELVELLYN TRIATHLON (1.5km S/61km B/14.5km R). Jenkins Field, Glenridding, Cumbria. trihard.co.uk
VIRIDIAN DAVENTRY TRI (400m S/ 20km B/ 5km R). Daventry Leisure Centre, Daventry. rugbytriathlon.org.uk 18 IRONMAN 70.3 WEYMOUTH (1.9km S/90km B/ 21.1km R). Weymouth Bay, Weymouth, Dorset. ironman.com BRIGHTON & HOVE TRIATHLON (various dists). Hove Lawns, Brighton. brightonandhovetriathlon .com DARLEY MOOR DUATHLON
(4.8km R/18.3km B/2.4km R). Darley Moor Race Track, Ashbourne, Derbyshire. crazylegsevents.co.uk NORTH WEST TRIATHLON (various dists). Barony Park and Nantwich Pool, Nantwich. uktriathlon.co.uk
24-25 HEVER CASTLE
TRIATHLON
(various dists). Hever Castle, Hever, Kent. castleraceseries.com
25 OUTLAW X THORESBY PARK (1.9km S/90km B/ 21.1km R). Thoresby Park, Newark, Notts. outlawtriathlon.com CENTURION TRIATHLON GREAT YARMOUTH (various dists). Great Yarmouth Seafront, Norfolk. activetrainingworld.co.uk DAWLISH TRIATHLON (various dists). Dawlish Warren, Exeter, Devon. sportivaevents.co.uk LLANDUDNO TRIATHLON (various dists).Llandudno, Conwy, Wales. alwaysaimhighevents. com VOTWO ETON DORNEY
TRIATHLON (various dists). Dorney Lake, Eton College Rowing Centre, Windsor, Berkshire. votwo.co.uk
OCTOBER
2 WARWICKSHIRE TRIATHLON
(various dists). Stratford Leisure Centre, Stratford-uponAvon, Warwickshire. uktriathlon.co.uk
THRUXTON MASS ATTACK DUATHLON
(various dists). Thruxton Race Circuit, Andover, Hampshire. theswashbuckler.co.uk THE LAST TRI LYDNEY (various dists). Freedom Leisure Complex, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. trimaxevents.com 8 WINDSOR AUTUMN DUATHLON (various dists). Dorney Lake, Windsor, Berkshire. f3events.co.uk TORBAY TRIATHLON AUTUMN (400m S/ 15km B/5km R). Torbay Velopark, Exeter, Devon. sportivaevents.co.uk
NOVEMBER
6 DEVON DUATHLON (various dists). Bicton College, East Budleigh, Devon. sportivaevents.co.uk
T1/T2 Abbreviation for ‘Transition 1’ (swim to bike) and ‘Transition 2’ (bike to run)
Taper Reducing your training in the days just before your big race
Tempo effort Challenging, sustainable effort for 20mins-plus
Threshold run A run at about 80% of your max heart rate for no more than 20mins
time trials A setdistance session, where the aim is to swim as fast as you can over the allotted distance
Transition area The place where you rack your bike and swap kit between disciplines
Tri-bars Also known as aerobars, they help you race aerodynamically
Tumble turn Fast way of turning at the pool wall by performing a forward roll, push off and a twist to return to the initial stroke position
Turbo trainer A frame that attaches to your bike, turning it into a static trainer
Underpronation Foot rolls outwards on impact rather than inwards
V02 max A measure of the body’s maximal ability to use oxygen to produce energy
Washing machine Common way to refer to a chaotic swim start!
Watt (w) The unit of measure in which power is expressed
Watt bike A static variable-resistance trainer
Waves The groups which triathletes are put in to start a race