Triathlon Pacing Guides
Expert strategies, pacing guides, and deep-dives into executing the perfect triathlon. From your first Sprint to your fastest Ironman.
Sprint or Olympic: Choosing Your First Triathlon Distance
How to pick your first triathlon distance: what sprint and Olympic actually demand, and four honest tests that tell you which one you are ready for.
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Your First Triathlon: What Actually Happens on Race Day
An hour-by-hour walkthrough of a first triathlon: registration, transition setup, the swim start, both transitions and the finish, so nothing surprises you.
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The Science of Triathlon Pacing: Swim, Bike, Run, and Transition Strategy
A practical guide to triathlon pacing physiology — energy systems, fatigue, cardiac drift, and turning calculator splits into race-day execution.
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Triathlon Bike Power and Aerodynamics: Estimate a Smarter Bike Split
Learn how bike speed, FTP, aerodynamics, wind, terrain, and pacing discipline affect triathlon bike splits and run performance.
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Open-Water Swim Pace Guide: Convert Pool Pace Into Race Splits
Learn how to estimate open-water swim pace from pool pace, account for sighting and drafting, and avoid over-swimming before the bike.
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Triathlon Transition Strategy: How T1 and T2 Change Your Finish Time
A practical guide to T1 and T2 planning, transition time estimates, gear setup, and common mistakes that cost free speed.
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Ironman Pacing Strategy: Complete Guide to Swimming, Biking, and Running 140.6
Master your Ironman pacing strategy with this definitive guide covering power metrics, pace calculators, nutrition tactics, and race execution plans.
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Ironman Marathon Pacing Strategy: Run the 26.2 Without Hitting the Wall
Master Ironman marathon pacing with proven strategies to avoid bonking, fuel smarter, and finish strong after the bike.
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Ironman Bike Pacing Strategy: How Many Watts Should You Actually Ride?
What intensity factor to ride for an Ironman or 70.3, why overbiking costs more run time than it saves on the bike, and how to pace without a power meter.
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Ironman Swim Pacing Strategy: Exit the Water Fresh
Master your Ironman 2.4-mile swim with expert pacing strategies. Learn drafting, heart rate zones, and energy conservation to exit the water fresh.
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Ironman Nutrition Strategy: 60-90g Carbs Per Hour
Master Ironman fueling with our guide to the 60-90g carbs/hour rule. Learn gut training, multiple transportable carbs, and race-day execution.
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Why Ironman Athletes Bonk: Glycogen Depletion Explained Clearly
Understand why Ironman athletes bonk with our guide to glycogen depletion. Learn the science, warning signs, and proven prevention strategies.
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Ironman Pace Calculator: How to Predict Your Finish Time Accurately
Predict your Ironman finish time with confidence. Learn to use a pace calculator, factor in course conditions, and plan your perfect 140.6 split.
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FTP Explained for Triathletes: What It Is and Why It Controls Your Race
Master FTP for triathlon success. Learn what Functional Threshold Power means, how to test it, set training zones, and pace your Ironman bike leg.
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Normalized Power vs Average Power: What Actually Matters in Ironman Pacing
Learn Normalized Power vs Average Power for Ironman pacing, why NP reflects surges better, and how to protect the run.
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Heart Rate vs Power vs Pace: What Should You Use in an Ironman?
Heart rate, power, or pace? Discover the science-backed framework for choosing the right pacing metric. Learn when to prioritize each in your Ironman.
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Zone 2 vs Zone 3 Training: Why Most Athletes Fail the Ironman Marathon
Learn why Zone 3 overtraining hurts Ironman run performance, how Zone 2 builds durability, and how to apply the 80/20 rule.
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How to Train for Your First Ironman: The Complete Beginner's Guide
A beginner Ironman training guide with a 6-month blueprint, pacing strategy, nutrition planning, and triathlon split calculator tips.
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What Is a Good Sprint Triathlon Time? Medians, Percentiles and Split Targets
Why the widely-quoted sprint triathlon average is unreliable, a real 431-finisher distribution with medians and percentiles, and split targets for each goal time.
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Olympic Triathlon Pacing Guide: Swim, Bike, Run, and Sub-3 Planning
Plan Olympic triathlon pacing for a 1.5 km swim, 40 km bike, and 10 km run with realistic split examples and sub-3 guidance.
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Sub-6 70.3 Triathlon Splits: Half Ironman Time Calculator Examples
See realistic sub-6 70.3 and Half Ironman split examples, including swim, bike, run, transitions, and bike-run tradeoffs.
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Duathlon Pacing Strategy: Run-Bike-Run Split Planning
Learn how to pace a duathlon, avoid over-running the first leg, and calculate run-bike-run splits for sprint and standard events.
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Triathlon Finish Time Prediction: How to Estimate Your Race Result
Estimate triathlon finish time from swim pace, bike speed, run pace, transitions, and course factors for Sprint through Ironman.
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Calculate your targets, preview exact transitions, and prepare a race plan engineered to the second.