Race Day Tips for Performing Your Best at an Ironman

Your race begins with 140.6 miles separating your from the finish line. Conquer them all with these tips to performing your best at the big event.
Prime the Engine: Your Optimal Race-day Warm-up

A good warm-up is event and individual specific. Here's how to create one that will have you raring to go when the gun goes off.

4 Race-Day Keys to Mastering 140.6 Miles

You're training day in and day out with one singular focus: finishing 140.6 miles. Here's how to ensure this training doesn't go to waste on race day.

Start to Finish: Owning the Open Water

The first five minutes of a triathlon can be chaotic. Learn how to manage this hectic time with a smooth entrance and proper pacing.

Staying Fueled During Your Swims

Misinformation and the logistical challenges of refueling in the water often prevent triathletes from exercising sound nutrition practices at the p...

Dave Scott's Top 5 Race-day Nutritional Tips

Back in the 1980s when I was racing Ironman every year, I would consume 20 figs during the bike segment alone. Twenty years ago fueling before and ...

Plan Your Nutrition Strategy to Avoid a Race-Day Bike Bonk

Adjusting your pre-race routine and bike-leg nutrition can aid in replenishing calories lost during the swim and prepare you for a strong run.

Keep Your Cool: 10 Ways to Beat the Heat

Late-summer races can be hot and humid. Don't let a season's worth of training melt away because you were unprepared for the heat.

Ironman Announces Rule Amendments for Swim Leg of U.S. Races

Triathletes competing in Ironman and 70.3 races beginning in September, 2010, will have to conform to new rules regarding swimwear and wetsuits.