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Outdoor heated swim coaching in Suffolk
How critical swim speed can improve your swim times
How CSS swim times can help with improving you endurance, along with a CSS calculator
Underwater video analysis of swim technique
How to video yourself swimming
A simple to use guide on how and what you should video to allow your coach to then advise on improvements to your stroke.
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Back into training after a break
Back into training, or wanting to know what kit to buy, then this is the article for you, describes what to check on your kit if you haven;t swum for a while. Or if you don't own kit then what to buy.
Improve your swim catch with this simple to use swim aid
Improve you FC with Catch-it
Relaxing in the pool is one of the key elements of a good stroke, Catch-it our unique training aid helps to remind you to relax in a very subtle way, this article describes its benefits and why every top triathlete should train with them regularly.
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​Periodisation
The development of an annual training plan, aimed at delivering peak performance for a particular competition or a group of competitions, is one of our most difficult tasks to get right. This article explains the principles.

Open Water

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Sighting in Open Water​
Many of the issues around drifting off line in open water swimming can be overcome if you follow some simple steps, details of these are explained in this article.
Nose clip retaining strap to stop you losing your nose clip whilst swimming
​Choosing a nose clip
A short guide to the benfits of a nose clip and what to look for when purchasing one.
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Overcoming Dizziness after your swim​​
​A common problem in triathlons is the dizziness you feel when you exit after a long swim and are running or walking into transition., this article goes through differnt things to try to help overcome this.

Cycling

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Bike M-check
One method of checking that your bike is safe and ready for a race is an 'M-check', this article will go through the steps to make sure your bike is safe to ride.
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Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions about your bike, we are all at different levels of expertise, these questions will help answer those questions about biking you would love to ask.
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Getting started in cycling
New to cycling and triathlon, this article will help with purchasing, setting up, equipment needed and dealing with small issues whilst riding.. A great start to cycling. 
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How to calculate FTP
Functional Threshold Power is the maximum amount of power (effort) a person can exert for an extended period of time, say for an hour

Race day advice

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Triathlon tips
Our top tips to help with your next triathlon, covering training, race day advice for swim, bike, run and transitions. Small points that might make that small difference.
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Race-day checklists
A list and description of items you should consider taking with you to a triathlon.
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Simple race day fixes
Race day problems are varied, this article shares examples of things that you might not have imagined and offers advice on how to deal with these on the day. 

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