Triathlon Training Tips for Beginners: Swim, Bike, Run
Free, jargon-free guides on swim technique, bike training, run pacing, gear, and race-day strategy — everything you need to finish your first sprint triathlon or chase a faster age-group time.
You don’t need a coach charging £200 a month or a garage full of carbon to get into triathlon. You need clear advice, sensible training, and someone willing to skip the elitist tone. That’s what 1485 Tri Club is built for. Here you’ll find free, beginner-focused guides on swim drills, turbo sessions, run pacing, transitions, nutrition, and kit — written for people lining up at their first sprint as much as for age-groupers trying to shave minutes off an Olympic time. Plain-English explanations, no gatekeeping, no gear snobbery.
Latest Posts
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Stumped By The Swim? 5 Beginner Basics
Every triathlete remembers their first open water swim. That moment of panic when the water hits your face, your goggles fog up, and fifty other swimmers are thrashing around you like you’ve stumbled into a washing machine. The bike and run feel familiar because most of us walked and pedaled long before we ever raced.…
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18 Triathlon Swimming Tips and Sessions for Beginners
Swimming is the leg that scares most new triathletes. I’ve coached dozens of first-timers who could run a 10K without blinking but went pale at the thought of a 750-meter open water swim. The good news is that triathlon swimming is a different skill than pool racing, and you don’t need to be fast. You…
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Is There A Perfect Swimming Technique For Triathlon?
I’ve coached swimmers who move through the water like they were born to it and swimmers who fight every stroke like the pool owes them money. Both types have finished Ironman races with respectable swim splits. That fact alone tells you something important about this sport: the search for one flawless stroke is a distraction…
Swim Training
Pool Drills, Open Water, Race Pace
The swim is where most beginners panic and most age-groupers leave time on the table. This category covers the fundamentals: stroke technique, breathing patterns, pool drills that actually transfer, sighting in open water, and pacing your way out of the swim with legs left for the bike. These beginner triathlon swim tips focus on what changes when you can’t touch the bottom — not just what works in a 25-metre lane.
Bike & Run Training
Build Endurance, Get Faster
The bike builds your race; the run finishes it. This section covers structured turbo sessions, long-ride pacing, brick workouts, run-off-the-bike technique, and how to build mileage without breaking down. Whether you’re training for a sprint, Olympic, 70.3, or full distance, these triathlon training plans for beginners give you the framework — and explain why each session matters, so you can adapt them to a real life with a job and a family.
Gear, Nutrition & Race Day
Show Up Ready
A great race is half preparation. From choosing a wetsuit that actually fits, to setting up transition without losing two minutes, to fuelling a long-course race without bonking — this section is a practical triathlon race-day guide for everything that happens around the training. No paid kit reviews, no “must-have” upsells, just what genuinely helps on the day.
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