We face a paradox in triathlon: as equipment becomes more "advanced," it becomes less robust. From bikes that can't survive a flight to "wellness" metrics that convince you you're tired before you even start, we are stuck in a "Gear Trap." In this deep dive, we explore why the fastest equipment is actually the stuff that works every single time.

Every January, I see the same disaster: a calendar packed with races that have no strategic purpose. Racing isn't just a test; it is a biological trauma involving muscle damage, CNS fatigue, and hormonal stress. Here is how to use the A, B, and C framework to organise that trauma, taper correctly, and ensure you arrive at your main event ready to perform rather than just survive.

The transition from the pool to open water is where most age-groupers lose their race before it begins. It is not about fitness. It is about the cost of transport. Here is how to fix your navigation, drafting, and starts without adding volume.

Most bad 70.3 runs are paid for on the bike, usually in small, stupid ways that felt “fine” at the time. Overbiking in a 70.3 rarely looks dramatic. It shows up as little surges into wind, pushing climbs to “hold speed”, coasting and punching out of corners, and letting adrenaline decide the first third of the ride. This Ironman 70.3 race strategy breaks down how to pace the bike to run well, with two pacing frameworks (power and HR, plus Easy / Moderate / Medium / Mad), a T2 to 5 km execution plan, fuelling targets that match the pacing, and the warning signs that tell you to correct early. Controlled work buys you a run you can use.

If you want to run off the bike well, you don’t need more suffering. You need less chaos. The first 10 minutes off the bike are a messy handover: your body is switching movement patterns under load, your pacing brain is overexcited, and your legs feel heavy after cycling even when the pace looks “easy”.

When motivation disappears, it’s rarely a character flaw. It’s a signal that your body or brain is in debt. This playbook shows how to triage the problem using simple markers, reduce training friction, and apply a minimum effective dose week that protects fitness without digging a deeper hole.

Form under fatigue is the difference between racing well and falling apart. This piece shows how to keep your swim stroke, bike position, and run mechanics intact when you’re tired, and how to train it without turning every week into a survival test.

Time off is part of real life as an age group triathlete. You don’t restart from zero, but you also don’t get to pretend nothing changed. This piece gives you a simple way to return to training without panic volume, hero sessions, or chasing old numbers too soon.

Most age-groupers blame tired legs on fitness, but the real limiter is often a tired brain and a life that never lets up. This article unpacks central fatigue, life stress and poor sleep, and shows you how to use honest self-monitoring, better communication and smarter training structure to actually feel ready to perform.

Athletes are retiring younger, not because they are weak but because sport can swallow everything. This article unpacks burnout, identity and joy in triathlon, and shows how age-groupers can protect their love of the sport and stay in it for decades, not just seasons.

Winter is not a five month hiatus or a time for aimless base miles. Here we treat the off-season as a strategic reset, building discipline-specific strength, sharpening skills, using indoor and outdoor sessions intelligently, and avoiding the common winter mistakes that leave triathletes flat by spring.

2025 was a year of big steps for Sense Endurance on the race course and behind the scenes. This piece reflects on the key coaching lessons from the squad, shares athlete stories, and sets out what is new for 2026 – a sharper site, refined coaching offers, and training plans built around real lives.