Resource library
Look up a term, open a checklist, or calculate one planning input. For a guided learning journey, use Guides instead.
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Guides curates beginner, pacing, work-life, gear, and injury-risk journeys.
Checklists and reference materials
Fast, reusable answers for preparation and race-day tasks.
Triathlon Glossary
Every triathlon term explained in plain language.
Race-Day Gear Checklist
Inventory equipment for the venue and transition area, then compare every item with current event instructions.
Example Training Week
See one illustrative week and use the accompanying explanation to understand why it is not a personal schedule.
Destination-Race Packing List
Organize travel documents and luggage for a race away from home; use the separate gear checklist for transition equipment.
Race-Day Sequence
Review the general flow from arrival through finishing; build your actual clock times from organiser instructions.
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Choose a reference by the task in front of you
Use this library when you need a quick definition, a reusable list, or a worked example—not a complete lesson on a broad topic. The glossary explains terminology; a checklist helps you remember tasks; a sample week or race timeline shows one possible structure; and a calculator handles arithmetic from inputs you provide. For a step-by-step explanation, use the guides library. For a calculation or planning prompt, open the tools directory.
Turn a checklist into your own event reference
A general checklist is a starting inventory. Add the details that only your event can supply: packet-pickup windows, required documents, transition access, permitted equipment, aid-station arrangements, travel and collection plans. Remove anything that does not apply, and keep the organiser's latest athlete guide or event updates as the authority for local instructions.
The race-day packing list helps with equipment; the travel packing list is for destination-race logistics. Keep those tasks separate so a packed bag does not create a false sense that event check-in is complete.
Treat examples as examples, not instructions
A sample training week illustrates how sessions might be arranged; it does not account for your current fitness, health, schedule, or recovery. A race timeline needs the actual start, check-in, travel, and cutoff details from your event. A calculator's output depends on the inputs and assumptions it displays. Save the source and assumptions with any number or plan you decide to use, and replace the example when your circumstances or event information change.
Keep the source and version beside the note
For a race rule, equipment limit, deadline, or schedule, record where you found it and when you checked it. That makes it easier to spot a later update and prevents advice from a different event or past season from being mistaken for the current requirement. When a reference leaves a question open, contact the responsible organiser or manufacturer rather than filling the gap with a guess.
If a glossary term leads to a larger decision, follow its related guide and return here for a compact list or timeline when you are ready to act.
Calculators and lookup tools
Use each result as a planning estimate and follow its methodology and limitations.
Pace Calculator
Convert pace, speed, distance, and finish-time scenarios.
Distance Selector
Compare race-distance fit using experience, time, and goals.
Checklist Builder
Create a printable list by distance, conditions, and logistics.
Training Time Planner
Map available hours to a repeatable training week.
One practical triathlon decision each week
A useful decision, tool, checklist, or evidence-backed update for your next training block or race.
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