Coach Wendy writes We all do it! Whether it be whilst we are running along the side of the lake, cruising up and down the pool or spinning around the familiar road circuit. When you're out there training on a beautiful day, clear skies, warm sun, training with mates, telling stories or sharing secrets, it's so easy to do and it is easy to do it when it comes to racing too!

Coach Curt Chesney writes: If you’ve read my training journal from this winter you’ll notice two things. I wasn’t kidding when I said in November “I refuse to ride indoors this winter” and in December when I said “triathlon is a summer sport”.

Steve Lumley writes: Want to race faster? Get an effective warm up routine.

I believe I can speak with some authority on this (trust me it's the only thing I can speak on-don't know much else in life) and to give some back ground I was one of the first batch of 30 or so USAT certified coaches in 98. Since 2000 I have been helping USAT by presenting to aspiring new coaches on various subjects. After going through the USAT Level Three certification almost two years ago I really began thinking about this subject and the various moving parts.

Simon Ward writes: There are very few successful athletes who reach the top on their own, and by this I mean their very own. Most will have a coach or at the very least someone who they can turn to for advice.

So, let’s start with defining training zone. In this article it is a given level of intensity that is measured by your heart rate monitor. It is your ability for training on the run or on the bike. These training zones are important to you for a multitude of reasons as they help you keep easy days, easy, and hard days, hard.

“I never know what kind of training to do in January and February.” I heard this statement from one of the athletes I coach and I blew it off as an inconsequential statement with no relative meaning. And then as I commuted through my day, I thought, ‘By God, he needs to know.’

Coach Barbara writes: When you are new to endurance training your goal is to create an aerobic system capable of functioning for the duration of the race (regardless of pace). First of all you would need to understand that the body uses two different Energy systems: Aerobic system - with oxygen Anaerobic lactic system – without oxygen

Dave Green writes: "Cycling helps running performance but running does little to improve your cycling" said an injured triathlete to me recently.

I'm flying home from IMFL, the last Ironman of the 2007 season, and the end of a long season of Ironman coaching, speaking, clinic-ing and spectating. I'd like to take this time to deliver to you, one last time, the end-all, be-all of how you should race Ironman.