Inside Zone3

Inside Zone3 explores the world around swim, triathlon and open water — from the athletes and environments that inspire us, to the thinking behind the products we create. Considered, practical and shaped by experience, it’s a space for stories that reflect how we approach performance, progression and life in the water.

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Castle Triathlon Blog: Hever Castle Olympic Distance – Race Tips
The Olympic race distance at Hever Castle is well known amongst athletes as being one of the most physically challenging races on the Castle Triathlon circuit. With a technical swim...
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Triathlon and Mental Health: How To Cope – Part 1
The modern world creates many challenges that we have not yet evolved well enough to deal with and, in turn, this frequently leads to increased stress. Ultimately, it may even...
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Main Session Recovery
Whether you are training for your first Super-sprint triathlon, seeking a place on the GB Olympic squad for Tokyo 2020, or dipping your toes in to the waters of ‘going...
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Norseman Xtreme Triathlon - Race Review
Norseman is one of the major races on the Xtreme Tri World Tour Circuit, which sees athletes racing long-distance triathlons in uniquely spectacular and testing locations. It’s renowned worldwide for...
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How to Balance Training and the Family Holiday
When the holiday season comes around, it’s easy to fall into the lull of relaxation mode. A lot of triathletes will find themselves planning holidays around tri season and often...
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Three Zone3 athletes in RX3 compression gear run along a sunlit urban bridge.
The Zone3 RX3 Compression + Fitness Range
Graded compression creates a varying level of tightness or pressure throughout the compression garment in order to promote increased venous blood flow to the heart and stimulate lymph flow in...
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Get the best out of your morning and evening training routines with these 8 steps
 Training for a sport that’s actually three sports rolled into one can be quite challenging. Chances are that you’ve felt the ‘time crunch’ at some point and may find it...
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Three athletes stand on a red winners podium at the Challenge Prague awards ceremony, holding bouquets.
Challenge Prague Race Review
2019 saw the running of an increasingly popular middle distance event in the capital of the Czech Republic, which began with a swim in the Vltava river before heading out...
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Josh Amberger Reports on his 2nd place at Ironman Vitoria 2019
The Warm up It’s been a funny season thus far. A good season, yet not a perfect one. 2x podiums in competitive 70.3 races, 2x short course podiums. No wins...
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Mark Foster Swim Masterclass
On Saturday July 13th, a lucky select few winners had the opportunity to take part in the Mark Foster Swimming Masterclass. The main part of the day, taking place in...
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WTS Hamburg Non Stanford
WTS Hamburg Race Report
Jake Birtwhistle claimed his second victory of the Season at the 2019 WTS Hamburg over the weekend, having beaten Vincent Luis, from France, in Sprint finish. GB’s Non Stanford also...
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Pro Tips on how to smash your PB!
Tips for Improving Your Race Day Performance. 1. Establish consistent training habits:Developing good training habits is crucial for enhancing your performance in a Duathlon. Consistency is key, so create habits...
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