The 33Fuel Blog

Swim training when the pool is closed
Build the resilient mindset that lets you maximise training results anywhere using these seven tips learned in a busy swimming pool... Busy pools can disrupt your training, but it needn't derail youBefore lakes open in spring, swimmers and triathletes up and down the country have to cope with packed swimming pools and I can tell you [...]
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How Many Hours To Train For Ironman?
An Ironman is an iconic distance in triathlon. Whether competitor or completer, it’s a challenge many aspire to. But what about the training - how many hours do you really need to train for an Ironman? Train smart and the answer's a lot less than you might think
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How To Cycle Faster Downhill
For cycling success no stone is left unturned. Diet is optimised, training is blitzed and kit fettled. Yet technique for cycling faster downhill and in corners is often overlooked. With a world of free speed on offer for no extra physical effort, you can easily harness momentum and gravity 👉
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Endurance: How smiling improves exercise performance
If we’re smiling when running it not only shows that we’re enjoying ourselves, it could also help us perform betterIn a recent post on training motivation, 33Fuel co-founder Warren melded a quote from Irish endurance legend Gerry Duffy - “You don’t have to train, you get to train” - with the Latin phrase ‘memento mori’, which means [...]
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