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Rachael Willis – Top Ten Thoughts on Nutrition for Triathlon

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Food, Food, Glorious Food! – Nutrition for Triathlon

Vegetarian TriathleteAs triathletes (whether you’re going for your first or fiftieth race) you will already be aware just how important nutrition is. Get it right and it can help you power to a PB. Get it wrong however, and you will probably hit the dreaded wall halfway through your training session.

I am a firm believer in real food for real people (though supplements do have their place). And one of the best things about training hard is that it can help move you towards a healthy, sustainable relationship with natural ingredients.

I wanted to share my top ten thoughts on nutrition for triathlon (and for life):

1. Fuel your body
The classic analogy is to compare your body to a car. Put in quality fuel and you will get a good performance over a long distance. Scrimping on fuel in terms of quality and quantity is a false economy – you will hit the wall and soon be running on empty.

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Trigirl’s New Swim Package with Training Sessions

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Trigirl Swim PackageWe’re adding another amazing Premium Package, designed to help you get everything you need to train and race, at a great price!

Trigirl’s latest Premium Package is our Shine Swim Package, complete with our high-tech Shine swimsuit, a Trigirl logo swim hat, Trigirl drawstring gym bag, and a 17-session swim training plan from British Triathlon Level 3 coach, Beate Vogt. The sessions are laminated for stay-dry poolside use. They are perfect for now or to provide inspiring workout sessions through the autumn and winter months!

Your swim training has just gotten a little easier (or at least your swim shopping has!)

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Sporty Spice Mel C Wears Trigirl

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Sporty Spice Mel C wears Trigirl
Melanie visits us at the London Triathlon Expo.

Triathlon PB for Melanie C in Trigirl

This summer, Sporty Spice, Melanie C, has certainly lived up to her Spice Girls nickname!

Mel competed in both the Human Race Women’s Only Triathlon in June and the Virgin Active London Triathlon in July, and in both races she wore Trigirl Olympus trisuits! Not only that, but she proudly clocked her personal best time at the London race. In Mel’s own words via Twitter: ‘Beat my PB in my @TrigirlUK tri suit today. Thank you ladies xxx’

It’s great to know that our trisuits looked great and performed well – just like we promise!

We wish Mel success in her upcoming training for the Great North Run in September (she doesn’t rest!) and look forward to seeing her back in Trigirl when she starts training for her next triathlon.

Read Mel C’s race blog ‘Run, Sporty, Run!’ here.

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Rachael Willis – Importance of Stretching after Triathlon Training

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Stretching after Triathlon Training
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Bend me, shape me…

Triathon training. It’s all about swimming, cycling and running, right? Well yes…and no.

It’s so tempting to finish a tough training session and promptly collapse on the sofa (that’s not just me is it?). But what you do immediately after exercise could be the most important few minutes of all.

Arguably two of the best additional elements you can add to your training are stretching and foam rolling. They might not represent the most glamorous side of triathlon preparation but a few minutes a day will be a valuable investment of your time.

Stretching after Triathlon Training

There is an ongoing debate in the fitness industry about the benefits of stretching, but in my experience a few minutes of stretching at the end of a training session can save a couple of days of aching muscles!

What does it do?

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Trigirl at Virgin Active London Triathlon

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Trigirl at Virgin Active London TriathlonTrigirl will be hosting a stand at The Virgin Active London Triathlon EXPO, this weekend the 27th and 28th of July. The Expo is free to enter (even if you’re not racing) and will feature educational triathlon talks, swim technique analysis, expert nutritional advice… and Trigirl kit discounts only available at the Expo!

Come by for great discounts and the chance to win an exclusive Trigirl Premium Swim Package, including our high-tech Shine swimsuit, a Trigirl logo swim hat, Trigirl drawstring gym bag, and a swim training plan.

We hope to see you there!

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Rachael Willis – Practical Tips for Triathlon Training Motiviation

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Don’t Just Think, Do!

Tips for Triathlon Training MotivationGood intentions. We all have them: to train more, to do our swimming drills, to make time to stretch, to avoid that piece of cake after a long ride… But between thinking and doing, it is all too easy for our good intentions to get lost in the maelstrom of daily life. If you aren’t feeling very motivated, any excuse is sufficient to let you stray off track: family, friends, work, Facebook, the local pub! And even the more dedicated exercisers sometimes just can’t face another run at the end of a long day.

Here are some practical tips for triathlon training that can help you sidestep the obstacles that life throws at us, and stay on track to achieve your goals:

1. Planning is key

Sit down with your work and social diary and add in all your training sessions for the week ahead. Make training one of your key priorities, not just a ‘nice to do’ – remind yourself how good you feel when you’ve exercised, and how you’ll feel even better when you cross the finish line!

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Natalie Johnson – My Race Support Crowd Carried Me Home

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Natalie without race support crowdHusband and I, plus two friends, entered the 2013 Blenheim Palace Triathlon, for a dare.  You may think this unremarkable; however I was a renowned couch potato and he hated running. We began to exercise, but as spring crept closer, we realised that we were going to have to practice doing a triathlon. Before the proper triathlon, if you see what I mean.

We entered the Human Race Super Sprint at Eton Dorney, simply to find out what it was going to be like. (And if I would drown in the lake).  Olympic venue, too – exciting.  Standing where the greats stood etc etc. That would be inspiring, I  thought.  Plus, I simply wasn’t prepared to panic or suffer overwhelm at Blenheim.  To practice properly I decided that no parents or children were allowed; we (husband and I) just wanted to get a feel for it and see how it all worked.

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Trigirl Triathlon Innovations Competition

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Triathlon Clothing Competition

We’re working on our 2014 Trigirl triathlon clothing line and we’d love to hear from you. What would you like to see new from Trigirl? Maybe something that you can’t find in the market that you’d love to wear or that other triathlon clothing companies just aren’t doing in quite the way that Trigirl can…

Send us your ideas, your wishes… if there is an idea that is perfect for Trigirl and we decide to produce it, you’ll receive your winning idea for free!!

We have tight deadlines to develop our amazing product, so we’ll have to give you a deadline, too (sorry!) – please email your idea(s) by 6th September 2013.

We can’t wait to hear what you’d like next from Trigirl and to unveil our fabulous 2014 collection!

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Rachael Willis – Core Strength for Triathletes

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Though Trigirl ambassador Rachael Willis is a relative novice when it comes to triathlon, she’s no beginner when it comes to sport. A lifelong athlete and freelance personal trainer, Rachael shares here a bit about core strength. What is core strength, why it’s important to triathletes and how you can get it… without the dreaded sit-up!

Core strength for triathletes. Something we’ve all heard of and all the experts talk about it. But what exactly is it, how do we get it, and do we really need it?

Are we talking about a six-pack?

Core Training for Triathlon

Well, not exactly. The ‘core’ consists of superficial and deep layers of muscles in the abdominal region, lumbar region (lower back), and thoracic and cervical region of the spine (mid and upper back).

So while the ‘six-pack’ may be the ultimate goal for many gym-goers, triathletes require much more from their training if they are to benefit from effective core strength.

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Trigirl Launches Premium Trisuit Packages

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Trisuit Dicsount PackageTrigirl is excited to announce our new premium trisuit packages with two options to include all of your triathlon needs.

Our Swift Premium package includes our novice-level Swift trisuit, a coordinating race belt, a Trigirl drawstring bag and our exclusive 12-week training plan, while the Olympus Premium package includes our top-level Olympus trisuit, coordinating cycling mitts, elastic speed laces, and our 12-week training plan.

Sold at a discounted price to individual items, Trigirl premium packages provide great value and expert training advice to guarantee an amazing season!

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Trigirl Trisuit Offer – 20% Discount!

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Special Offer Trigirl TrisuitLatest Offer – 20% OFF Swift Trisuit

For a limited time only, we’re offering our Swift Trisuit with Support Crop for 20% off the regular price.

Already a well-priced trisuit, the Swift offers the high-end features that Trigirl is known for in our heavier Newport fabric. The Swift flatters and supports, featuring stylish silver piping details, and technical fabric that sustains muscles, decreasing muscle fatigue and improving performance.

Trisuit DiscountThe Swift trisuit comes with a versatile separate power Lycra support bra and features a Trigirl-exclusive women’s specific triathlon chamois providing extra, bulk-free comfort on longer cycle rides.

Our 20% savings trisuit offer is only up for a short time, so order your Swift Trisuit today!

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Natalie Johnson – Swimming in a Lake. What is it really like?

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swimming in a lakeSoon enough the lake swim comes to all novice and aspiring triathletes. I’d avoided it for months. I left it as late as I possibly could: just one week before my first triathlon. If I could have left it until the day before I would have, truth be told.

I was terrified. I was terrified for many reasons, one being my struggles with swimming – in a pool. I did not have the confidence to head out of the relative safety (and warmth) of a pool to attempt to swim in a lake. Every pool swim, or delayed swim confounded my panicky preconceptions of how damn awful it would be. And of what a rubbish swimmer I am.

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