Triathlon Sports: Swim, Bike, Run (1)

Runner Triathlete News
Triathletes who specialize in running will enjoy this publication that offers useful articles, an events calendar and triathlon product reviews. There are reviews of racing apparel and tips on how to improve your face. Regional and national running news is included, as are training tips for running. A forum for runners is also available, as well as listings of events and local running clubs.

Using Swimming Zoomers
In general, fins have long suffered the stigma of being misunderstood as "cheating" tools, allowing swimmers to swim faster while requiring them to exert less energy. But when used sparingly and correctly, fins actually serve to strengthen a swimmer's legs, improve cardiovascular endurance, and teach proper stroke technique. Such can be the case in a triathlon, a race in which many participants use zoomers to help in the swimming portion of the race. According to the article on this website, using zoomers allows modest swimmers to experience that hard-to-achieve "high-in-the-water" feeling that comes with world-class technique and talent.

Triathlon Basics and History of Running, Swimming and Biking Together
Learn the basics about triathlon, including a little history about the sport. Triathlon is a long-distance athletic contest of skill, endurance, timing and strategy. The sport is a test of an athlete's motivation, hard work, discipline, mental agility and willingness to push themselves. Triathlon includes three events—swimming, bicycling and running. The history of the triathlon can be traced to the San Diego Track Club in the early 1970s. The triathlon was seen as an alternative to rigorous track training.

Ironman History and Origins
If you have ever wondered how the ironman races came to be, this site can tell you. With a year-by-year account of how ironman was born, it starts in 1978 when athletes started debating if runners, swimmers or other athletes were more fit. It was proposed to combine running, swimming and biking into one race at that time. This led to the first ironman, Gordon Haller, one of 15 men to participate in the first ironman event.