Ah a beautiful day for some serious swim training ..... dont know about the run though, its like 36 degrees outside, might keep that for later on this arvo . Oh and has anyone got any awesome training tips .... ?????

I am relatively new to triathlon, came from play lacrosse and football. I began training for Ironman Coeur d' alene five months ago using an online training guide. I have progressed to the point where I can swim around 3,500 yards, Bike up to 70-80 miles and run 13-14 miles. I know this might sound ridiculous but is this good so far after five months of training with 7 months to go till IMCD?

I was born in the water, it is my best and favorite leg of the triathlon, and I always relish the ONLY chance I get to look good in a tri by coming out of the water early. However I have a simple, stupid, and debilitating issue while swimming. I can't relax my feet, I keep them pointed (even though I am not kicking) which leads to severe cramps in my arches. http://www.trainforten.vex-d.com

I just started swimming lessons in preparation to do my first triathlon in the spring of 2010 and am having difficulty with water going up my nose. As a kid I had no problems with this and as I got older it has become harder to prevent it.

The water temperature is warming up enough where wetsuit's aren't allowed. I’m a decent swimmer and don’t mind going without a wetsui.. I do have some chest/leg hair which the wife doesn’t want me to shave. What’s faster, a tri-suit or just the tri-shorts?

Question: has there ever been a thread where people just post workouts they do for the benefit of other people looking for suggestions on a workout? I propose we use a thread to just write down suggestions or previous work outs with whatever information you want to provide!

Can anyone please help me find a watch I can use in the water. I want to buy a watch that I can use while I'm training for my ironman - just the swimming portion. i am looking for one that has gps so I know how far I'm swimming and how fast. I have a Garmin 305 and I dont want to chance ruining it. Do they sell a GPS swimming watch? Or do they sell waterproof cases for the garmin?

Another thing i noticed during my long swim last Saturday... Sometimes, i'd suddenly start feeling really strained in between breaths. I bilateral breath, and sometimes during the strokes without a breath, i'd suddenly feel as if i was really straining. In particular, it felt a little like when you hold your breath and

Hello all, I'm going to be leaving my home and heading up to Maine this summer to attend an artist residency program. I will be training over the summer for a few tris in the DC area when I return.

I'm signing up for a gym/pool membership today and wanted to get some quick opinions.