About Brick to Brick

Brick to Brick is an independent triathlon information website for English-speaking readers, from people planning their first event to experienced age-group athletes looking for specific training, equipment, fueling, rules, or race-day answers. Beginners can follow a step-by-step route; experienced readers can go directly to the detail they need.

Founder Lotte created the site after finding it difficult to gather practical triathlon information in one place. She has raced shorter triathlons, an Ironman 70.3, and a full-distance Ironman. Those races inform the questions she notices and the experiences she can describe personally; they are not coaching or clinical credentials. The aim is to make the sport easier to understand and more enjoyable to take part in.

The site includes explanations, planning templates, gear comparisons, references and interactive tools. These formats do different jobs. A glossary defines a term; a training guide explains choices; a calculator carries out arithmetic using your assumptions. None can observe your health, inspect your bicycle or know the current conditions at your event.

If you are new, begin with what triathlon is, then compare the skills and access required for an event near you. If you already train, the guides library organises broader decisions, while the race hub connects official event information with practical preparation.

Use a tool after collecting inputs you can explain. For example, the finish-time planner needs discipline splits and explicit pace assumptions; it does not discover your endurance capacity from a single number. Return to the linked explanation when an input is uncertain. One completed, sensible action is more valuable than reading the entire library without resolving your question.

Sources are provided to help you verify consequential claims. Governing bodies and organisers control race rules; manufacturers document equipment specifications; health organisations and research provide evidence with particular populations and limitations. A link is a starting point for checking scope, not proof that a conclusion applies to every athlete.

A byline identifies responsibility for the page. It does not imply medical, dietetic, coaching or engineering credentials unless a profile documents them. Read about Lotte's role and experience or the editorial team's byline. Research-based product comparisons are not presented as first-hand testing. Worked examples and sample schedules are labelled illustrations; they are not invented athlete case histories or promised outcomes.

Some links may be commercial or affiliate links. Read the affiliate disclosure for how those relationships work. A product's usefulness depends on compatibility, fit, budget and the problem it solves, and a reader may reasonably choose to keep equipment they already own.

The editorial purpose of a comparison is to make those tradeoffs clearer. Current prices, availability and specifications should be checked before purchase. A research-based recommendation cannot replace trying a helmet for fit or checking a wheel manufacturer's permitted tire combinations.

A modification date identifies a substantive page revision. Historical event dates, research publication dates and original publication dates have separate meanings and should not be relabelled merely to make a page look newer.

If you find an error, use the contact page and include the page URL, the specific claim and a reliable source or explanation where available. Avoid sending unnecessary medical or financial information. Consult the editorial policy and corrections policy for the maintenance process. For the conditions of using site content and tools, see the terms of use. Suggestions are especially useful when they identify an unanswered practical question, such as a confusing unit, an inaccessible instruction or a missing equipment-compatibility check.