Triathlon Accessories


Avoiding Runner’s Nipple – Clothing, Nipguards And Barrier Products

May 28, 2011 by Neil  
Filed under Blog

When you do a lot of running, and interact with other runners, the subject of injuries crops up lamentably often. Most of the time, especially for the long distance people, the chatter is about terrible blisters, or sore muscles. Other fairly common problems which crop up are more serious, such as ankle, knee or hip pains, which should all be looked into to find out the causes and correct them. But one ‘injury’ is hardly ever talked about but is surprisingly common, albeit a little unusual – runner’s nipple. Also known by a variety of other name’s such as jogger’s nipple, or whichever sport you happen to be into (eg. surfer’s nipple, etc) this is a pretty irritating and painful problem to run into.

Compression Shorts For Superior Performance

May 25, 2011 by Neil  
Filed under Running

Compression clothing is not anything particularly new, but it has more scientific study behind it these days, and as a result has begun to crop up in many different sports, notably cycling and running, but also in team sports such as soccer where compression shorts are worn underneath the regular kit. For certain sports, a pair of compression shorts is also very useful to spare any blushes, for example in field hockey and tennis, where the ladies wear skirts which could easily ride up and expose their underwear otherwise. But aside from any vanity issues, compression sportswear is designed very specifically to address several issues which can lead to deteriorating performance, and so it has become essential gear for many of the pro athletes and cycle teams, both for use during training and especially for post race recovery.

Parkrun UK – Ideal For A Fun Run Or Race Training

May 25, 2011 by Neil  
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One of the things that adds to the mental challenge of running is often the prospect of doing it alone, especially in bad weather or when you’ve had a rough day and would rather just flop onto the couch and watch the TV instead. Having a running partner or joining a running club is a great way to get motivated, as you will undoubtedly be expected to show up if you promised you would go out with your exercise buddies. My running partner and I do not live in the same town these days so we meet up for races instead. What he did tell me about recently though is Parkrun, which is a free weekly 5K event open to everybody.

Focus Variado Triathlon Bike

May 7, 2011 by Neil  
Filed under Cycling Products

When you first get involved in multisports such as triathlon and duathlon, there is a daunting amount of kit to spend your hard-earned cash on. If your swim is going to be warm enough, then you will not need a high quality wet suit – often you will not be allowed to wear one under the race rules. Your other gear will probably cost a few hundreds of dollars, but then there is the not so cheap matter of getting a decent bike. This is where the costs can mount up massively, and the money you wish to spend will depend on how serious you think you are going to be.

Achieve Injury Free Running And Fast Weight Loss By Improving Your Technique

May 3, 2011 by Neil  
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One of my recent articles provided a series of running tips to help injury-prone runners modify their technique in order to get faster and with less aches and pains. In this post, I decided to share some of my own personal training successes which I have achieved by forcing myself to run differently, the main ones being injury free running for the last two months, and some seriously fast weight loss. In short, I found one book which has totally transformed every aspect of my run training, and so I thank its author, coach Ken Mierke, for introducing me to the concept of Evolution running.