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Swimming Tips for beginners

• While swimming with your head down, remember to not old your breath, just breathe out the air from your lungs gradually.
• Keep your strokes long in the water and relaxed when coming over. Try and keep the heart rate down so that you conserve energy for the cycling and running legs.
• Look up every 10 strokes and focus on a landmark near the finish, to help you stay on course and finish faster.

Running Tips for beginners

Everyone has a unique running style, though there are some basics that everyone can work on to maximize their running efficiency and therefore speed.

• Focus on being tall
• Stay relaxed
• Focus on being light on your feet
• When sprinting, use your arms strongly
• Keep your head and shoulders facing straight ahead.

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Related Pages

• Triathlon fitness testing
• triathlon anthropometry
• Triathlon Polls

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