Great Triathlon Resources TriathaNewbie.com is always looking for great outside resources. Please send us some of your favorite links and we'll post them here.
Triathlon Links: Visit our Triathlon Links section to check out our growing list of Triathlon websites. They are links that will help you find races in your area as well as links geared towards helping you train for triathlons of any size.
Book and Product Recommendations: Visit our Books and Product Recommendation section to read reviews on the books and products you see throughout the website.
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Triathlon Links
Active.com - This website is a resource for finding the triathlon races near you. It also helps you find cycling, running and swimming events as well as team events and park/community activities in your area.
Bariatric Medical Institute (BMI) - This is a website for those of you who are using triathlons and exercise to become healthier by losing weight.
Cool Running - Along with being a great resource for events and results in triathlons, duathlons, and running races, cool running is a great place to find out everything you want to know! This website comes HIGHLY recommended by visitors!
Daves-Bike.com - Dave's Bike is located in Milton, Massachusetts and has served the cycling public for over 25 years. These guys have the answers to your cycling questions and provide unbelievable service!
EveryMan Triathlon - Roman Mica is a Clydesdale amateur triathlete who lives and races in Boulder, Colorado. His favorite race drink is brewed by the Boulder Brewery and his favorite nutrition supplement is made by Dairy Queen. You'll read the enthusiastic and humorous account of the races he participates in, in his own words!
InsideTriathlon.com - InsideTriathlon is a great source for race coverage, news, coaching and lots of other triathlon related information, including a forum! You should check it out!!!
ontri.com - is geared toward triathletes, with training logs, blogs, forums, calendar of events and more.
Prowheelbuilder.com - We specialize in custom built bicycle wheels for road, tri, mtn, track, recumbent, cyclocross, and tandems. We also offer rental wheels such as Zipp and Reynolds. This easy-to-use online system makes ordering a custom built bike very easy.
RAPN TODAY - Welcome to the Race Athlete Performance Network. Your only source for the web's best sports writers and podcasts.
Road ID - Every person who competes in individual sports should have this Road ID. It lists your personal information on a small tag that fits on your sneaker or wrist in case of an emergency. Good Stuff!!!
Triathlonmagazine.eu - Lists Triathlon recources, event, forums and the like for
Gyms and Training Groups
The best way to train and make some great friends along the way is by joining a triathlon training group. TriathaNewbie would like to set up this area for those of you who would like to recommend a triathlon training group to those that are looking for a group to join. Simply send us an email and we will list you here!
Boston Athletic Club - The Boston Athletic Club is a great place to train for your triathalon ! We are a multi-purpose health club located at 653 Summer Street in South Boston. Please visit our website or give us a call 617-269-4300 to take advantage of a one week trial.
Boston Triathlon Team - The team consists of a mixture of elite, pro, amateur, and novice athletes who enjoy training, racing and socializing together. The BTT is one of the most revered teams in the New England area because of our supportive spirit, willingness to give back to our sport and our loyalty to one another. If this sounds like the type of team you would like to associate with, please contact us.
Cyclonauts Racers - The Cyclonauts are a Springfield, MA based multi-sport club with its membership participating in road and mountain bike racing, triathlon, running, and adventure sporting events.
SBR Multisports - SBR Multisports is dedicated to promoting a healthy lifestyle through multi-sport activities and continually explores new ways to serve the growing triathlon community. NY
Team Envision - Team EnVision's Mission is to provide a supportive, instructive, and motivational environment for women of all abilities to challenge themselves and reach their personal goals through the sport of triathlon. MA
TriFury - TriFury welcomes athletes of ALL abilities and believes that if you have the desire and motivation to train and compete (and a little fury or fire in the belly), you to can do a triathlon. Join TriFury and experience the camaraderie and goodwill as we develop and promote triathloning at all distances - from Sprint to Ironman. TriFury was founded specifically to help newbies get started in Triathlon. Now in our 3rd year we have over 120 members, many who started as newbies and others who are experienced and wanted the camaraderie of training and competing with a team. MA
Wheelworks Multisport (WWMS) - Boston area based triathlon team with over 100 members, offering athletes a chance to train and race together, as well as participate in our many social events. The team focuses on triathlon (swim, bike and run), but members participate in a wide variety of competitive sports. WWMS is comprised of athletes across all levels, from beginner to elite triathletes. The team also features an Elite Racing Group which receives additional support from our sponsors in return for providing the team with visibility, leadership, and triathlon knowledge. WWMS is sponsored by many top-name sponsors, including Belmont and Ace Wheelworks, Specialized, PR Running, Fila, Mavic, Tri-Hard, Zoot Sports, Vittoria, Oakley, and Clif Bar.
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These goggles are fantastic!!!! We found that the goggles have great adjustment features, are able to fit snug and make us look really cool underwater. Check out these babies when you're looking for your next pair of goggles and you will not be disappointed!
This tiny device is lightweight and easy to read. You can find out how fast you're travelling, your distance and how long you've been on the road at the push of a button. Even if you're not a gaget person, this thing is easy to figure out. Ask your local bike shop to help you install it if you have any trouble.
This easy-to-use alarm clock wakes you up gently for your morning training. It has a light that simulates a sunrise right in your bedroom so that you are not jarred awake with a loud alarm, but with a calm light that's confortable on your eyes. For those of you who are concerned that the light won't wake you up, there is a sound alarm that you can set as a back-up. You can also use the light to read before going to bed!
This bra has come recommended by the well-endowed ladies in the house who need more support than the average swim suit or regular sports can provide.
Read "The Bra Situation for Well Endowed Ladies".
The Sportcount Lap Counter is a very cool lap counter. In fact, it can count just about anything! Take it on your swim, bike and run and you will be able to count your laps with ease, AND it's waterproof! Chrono 100 (the top of the line version) is a counter and lap timer. Although it's a bit more complicated to use, it can recall up to 100 individual lap times -- fastest, slowest, average, and total lap times display split times and lap numbers Total number of laps completed & total lap time. We tried it and we liked it!
There are so many books out there for triathletes, but this book has the highest recommendation from TriathaNewbie.com because it details every inch of training for a triathlon. It starts with the basic terms, describes training methods, explains nutrition, outlines proper equipment and it is VERY easy to understand. All of the questions you have are answered in this book. For instance, it explains pool etiquette, stretching techniques, fabric for training apparel, how to buy the proper bike, how to buy the proper shoe and even goes as far as to explain how to maintenance your bike. There is no topic left out in this book! Although it is geared to training for full length triathlons, it translates nicely for mini-triathletes. If you only pick up one book to use for training, this is it!
Because this book is written from a runner's point of view, runners may feel more at home reading this book and making the transition into marathon-equivalent triathloning. A marathon-equivalent triathlon is roughly a 1-1.5 mile swim, 20-25 mile bike and 6-10 mile run. It lists a training program that puts the emphasis on the amount of time rather than the distance of a workout. This is great for all of you who don't like to count miles, and there are workout schedules for you to follow. It also explains nutrition and how to establish an important aerobic base before your training begins. Because this book explains very little and also feels that the swimming part of the triathlon is the least important, you may want to use a second resource for swim training purposes.
There are so many books written on how to swim, but this book can not only teach a brand new swimmer how to swim, but it can take an experienced swimmer and reteach a stroke that is much more effortless and smooth. A TriathaNewbie.com staff member, who is a veteran swimmer, has begun using this technique in her workouts and has found that her core is stronger, her pull and kick are more efficient and is looking forward to using these techniques in her upcoming triathlons. Although the book is well written, we recommend that you purchase the DVD as a visual companion. The drills and techniques are much easier to understand -- almost as easy as having a personal coach on deck explaining and demonstrating them!
Editor's note: Our staff member, who swam the 2004 MA Danskin .75 miles in 00:10.42 with great effort, was able to swim the 2005 MA Danskin .75 miles in 00:10.32 with very little effort using the Total Immersion techniques learned from the book and DVD above. The energy she saved from the swim was used to improve her bike time. Congrats!!!
Gale Bernhardt has been recognised as the "endurance exercise authority". She has trained olympians in cycling and triathlons as well as nationally ranked triathletes. Check out her guides and let us know what you think!
