Workout of the Week: Maintenance Swim
Keep your swim fitness up to speed with a regular maintenance session for off season.
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Workout of the Week: Iron Race Prep Swim
Be ready for your Iron-distance swim with a 2.4-mile workout broken up into sets.
Workout of the Week: Threshold 18K
Olympic triathlete Matt Sharpe has given us a long run workout that’s perfect for building endurance in the last leg of a half-iron distance triathlon.
Workout of the Week: Broken 300s
This is a great swim workout that helps athletes become comfortable swimming at different speeds.
Workout of the Week: Conditioning Swim
Improve your fitness in the pool with a swim workout that gets progressively harder with each set.
Workout of the Week: Progressive Short-Course Triple Brick
We’re always racing on tired legs, but overdoing it too often can lead to illness, injury or overtraining.
The Secret to Buying Speed in Triathlon
You don’t need to spend huge amounts of money on gear to see significant gains in your triathlon times.
Improve Your Triathlon Transitions
Transitions are the fourth discipline of triathlon racing that can make or break your results.
Optimize Your Triathlon Nutrition
Prime yourself for peak performance by knowing when and how much to fuel in your training and racing.
Workout of the Week: Race Simulation Brick
As a triathlete, fine-tuning your race-day execution is crucial, and nothing beats a good brick workout for this purpose.
What It Takes to Be an Olympic Triathlete
Fast Talk’s first live recording took place at USAT’s 2024 Endurance Exchange, where we spoke with two top coaches who are helping to build Team USA’s Olympic hopefuls.
Athlete Profile: Levi Lukacs
Lukacs recently attempted the Guinness World Record for the longest single-event triathlon, raising thousands of dollars for cancer research in the process.
Building a Multi-Year Triathlon Training Plan
We explore what it takes to develop from a recreational triathlete into an IRONMAN World Championship qualifier.
Enhance Your Safety During the Triathlon Swim
Most athletes who die in triathlons succumb during the swim leg. We explore why that is, and how to reduce the risk for your next event.
The Making of a Triathlon World Champion
What’s the story behind the rise and development of Olympic champion Kristian Blummenfelt—and what can other coaches learn from it? His coach Arild Tveiten shares his insight with Joe Friel.
Welcoming Fast Talk’s Great Brit—with Emma-Kate Lidbury
The former pro triathlete and managing editor of Triathlete joins the podcast and talks with us about what brought her to Fast Talk Labs.
Was That the Greatest Ironman World Championship Ever? – with Coach Ryan Bolton
Talking to us from the Big Island of Hawaii, we chat with Coach Ryan Bolton on all things Kona and get his expert analysis on some epic record-breaking racing.
What Does It Take to Break the Bike Course Record at Kona?
Sam Laidlow took almost five minutes off the bike course record at the Ironman World Championship. We do a deep-dive analysis on his power file to find out how he did it.