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A day before the start the organisers removed the swim leg: the concentration of cyanobacteria in the lake turned out to be significantly above the threshold recommended by the UK health agency. The race became a duathlon. Here is what blooms, why it is dangerous and how to assess the water yourself.
Across 5311 athletes, maximum heart rate on the bike came out just 2 beats lower than in running. But you still can't carry threshold zones from one sport into the other β and here's why the group average is useless.
In cyclists with knee flexion greater than 40Β°, pain scored 4.4 on a ten-point scale; in the rest, 0.9. After the saddle was set to 25β30Β°, pain fell to 1.4 within two weeks. A look at the study and at what to do with the formulas.
A systematic review of 7 randomized trials compared running and cycling training. It found no difference in VOβmax gains or running performance β we break down what this means for triathletes and recovering runners.
26 amateur cyclists stayed awake for 25 hours, then rode a 40-minute effort and a 20-minute time trial. We break down what suffered, what held up, and why a single normal night set everything right again.
Three world records in ultrarunning on a single day, historic NYC Marathon finish, doping scandal with world record holder, and ski season start in Russia. Top 20 news of the month.