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Beginners: Week 20

 The hard part is the training, and you've done that. The easy part is sometimes the part athletes forget to do: Where is the race? How do you get there? Is your equipment in good working order?
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Beginners: Week 19

 Performance increases are not straight-line, rather, they're like the stock market: lots of ups, a fair share of downs, but up over the long haul Well, maybe that's a bad analogy considering the past decade.
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Beginners: Week 18

 You're nearing the end. You're probably ready to race now. So, it's mostly a case of hitting your taper, not getting injured, improving here and there, and staying enthused.
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Beginners: Week 17

 Your long swim week under your best (you did do this, didn't you?), how 'bout let's try switching to another event, and we'll try to make some progress on the bike?
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Beginners: Week 16

 Swimming is a big fat hassle, until you're good in the pool, and then swimming is the easiest leg of the triathlon, and when I say easy, I mean by far it's the easiest.
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Beginners: Week 15

 Every now and then you'll have an easier week, and some will be harder. Like this week. You are a bona-fide athlete now, and I'll be treating you like one.
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Beginners: Week 14

 We're going to start varying effort levels, week to week. But first, let's talk about wetsuits. At some point you'll want to consider investing in one.
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Beginners: Week 13

 Have you thought about what you're going to wear in your first triathlon? No, I don't mean whether the colors match. Rather, do you have one garment to swim, bike and run in?
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Beginners: Week 12

 What about nutrition during training? Gels, bars, gummies, things like that? Yes, it's time you started to think about these sorts of things.
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Beginners: Week 11

 You're more than halfway to the goal. You could certainly do a triathlon right now. In fact, you'd probably be fitter right now than plenty of people who're going to be doing the race with you. Isn't it a great feeling to be getting fit?
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Beginners: Week 10

 What is the most important muscle in your body? Of course you know the answer to this. It's your heart. That thing is just one big muscle, and when you think about it, it's pretty miraculous.
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Beginners: Week 9

 As you will see herein, the theme this week is "Let's explore!" In so doing, you'll be using your fitness to do some good things for your mind and your body.