Beginner Triathlete - From the Pro's articles

Don't try anything crazy, rest & recover, warm up and do your bricks!

Pro Triathlete Andy Potts gives advice for BeginnerTriathlete readers

Going for broke in a race, as a pro or an amateur, can mean failure or exhilaration -- or both.

For a pro, racing when you aren't 100% is counterproductive.

Being a pro triathlete is even more boring than you might have thought

I resolve to keep track of what I do. I resolve to get my act together as a swimmer. I resolve to enjoy the ride.

How triathlon and professional racing helped Kyle grow up -- within the fantasy world of being a pro

Kyle looks back, halfway through his second pro season.

Interviews from the January 22, 2011 EnduranceLive Consumer Show and Gala by Competitor.com

Interviews from the January 22, 2011 EnduranceLive Consumer Show and Gala by Competitor.com

Our members chat with Hillary Biscay on Ironman racing and training, fluid and nutrition setup, Ironman post race rest, massages, mental training, becoming faster on the bike and swimming.

Mark will reveal blow by blow what took him from six devastating setbacks in the Ironman World Championships in Kona to the first of his six World Championship victories on the Big Island.

The goal of this column is to provide a unique, first-hand account of the long and challenging "process" of trying to make it as a professional triathlete, a process that often remains unseen.

What is so fun about blisters, sore muscles and chafing, anyway?

Clearing my head after failing to finish