Triathlon racing is easing into off-season hibernation, which means one thing: knock back enough alcohol and manmade fats to wipe out the NHS' budget in one foul binge. Or maybe not. While autumn leaves may fall, don't let your stomach do the same. Yes, autumn's the time to freshen up - both physically and mentally but, like watching Yeovil Town, it can be a long season.
So give yourself a breather straight after your last race but then click into autumn gear and begin laying the foundations of 2025. This might be deciding whether you're looking to race faster or longer, attempt your first Olympic-distance or splash out on your first tri bike.
Just remember that autumn into winter can present a more taxing time for triathletes. The chances of picking up a cold increase by 80% during the off-season, soyou'll inevitably miss more sessions than you might have done in the summer. Don't be harsh on yourself. These things happen.
Return to good health and move on. But you can also prepare your defences.
It's more natural to eat more fruit and veg in the summer months. Just keep at it during the cooler backdrop by making one half of your plate veg or salad. Right, with that Ainslee advice in the bag, time to maximise your autumn even more...
GEAR
If your summer gear is about shaving seconds and beating drag, the off-season kit you'll need should tackle the elements to keep you training through wind, rain and cold...
1TIME TO TURBO
Autumn means rain, winds and twig-splattered roads. Enter the turbo trainer. It's an essential training tool that transforms your roadster into a static bike. They come in many forms, the most affordable model being the magnetic-resistance mode (around £100).
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How to Carb Load - Packing your working cells with carbohydrates in the build-up to your big race is a proven strategy to race stronger and faster...
Whichever distance triathlon you're racing, the intensity and duration of your activity will see your body tap into its stores of carbohydrates (in the form of glycogen) to power your effort. While it's possible to top up your tank on the go, it's better to start your event with your stores full to the brim.
The Olympic Champion - On 31 July, Great Britain's Alex Yee put together arguably the greatest one-day performance we have ever seen at an Olympic Games to win gold. And we were there at the finish line to speak to tri's new poster boy...
The opening line of the race report read how 20 years on from New Zealand’s first and only Olympic triathlon gold medal, Hayden Wilde had put in a careerbest performance to regain the title for his nation. Then Alex Yee comes around the corner.Yee’s charge, seemingly from nowhere on the final lap of the 10km run in Paris, didn’t just help him become the most decorated Olympic male triathlete of all time, and didn’t just cap a rivalry that has been building for six years, it left seasoned watchers of swim, bike, run in awe. It will go down as one of the greatest triathlon races; Yee, still just 26, as one of the greatest triathletes. His medals from Paris added to the two from Tokyo, leaving his haul at two gold, a silver and a bronze, and counting.
"I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INFLUENCE THE GROWTH OF TRIATHLON"
British Triathlon CEO Ruth Daniels talks Paris, her plans to grow tri and her own personal goals... knees allowing
ZWIFT RIDE
£1,199.99 Zwift's new Ride is an indoor bike that might help you break your PB... but won't break the bank
PARIS SHOWED THE VALUE OF OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE
With the spotlight on triathlon like never before at these Games, debutant athletes talked about being overwhelmed by the unique environment
GAMES AT THE GAMES
After watching and enjoying the Olympic triathlon events, Brunt amused himself by playing the 'guess how far into each event I would die' game...
WHERE EAGLES DARE
With little heat prep, the wrong gear choice and a course-recce mistake, would experienced extreme triathlete Sean McFarlane soar like an eagle or drop like a stone in Italy?
HOW TO INCREASE RUN PACE WHEN FATIGUED
The ability to dig deep in the latter stages of a race helped Alex Yee achieve Olympic gold. Here Ben, a member of Team GB's coaching staff in Paris, explains how you too can find that extra gear...
BUYER'S GUIDE: BIKE COMPUTERS
Log your rides, find your way and monitor your multisport training with a quartet of impressive bike computers...
POLAR GRIT X2 PRO
\"You can't be anything other than impressed with the GPS, whose design is one of the significant changes to the V3\"
