220 Triathlon

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TOM BISHOP

Refresh and race faster

Tom is one of the UK’s top triathletes, representing Team England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

DERMOTT HAYES

Train to work

Dermott has been coaching for 15 years, is head coach at Be Endurance and the organiser of the Storm the Castle duathlon.

JAMES WITTS

Tune into a new PB

Freelance writer and former 220 editor James specialises in sports science.

NIK COOK

Punctured persistence

Cycling writer Nik is a competitive multisporter who’s competed for Team GB in duathlon.

REFRESH AND RACE FASTER

Q Why should you take a training break at the end of the season? How do you know that you’re ready for one?

Brian Wilson

A An obvious sign that you’re ready for a break is that you’ve finished all the races you’ve planned and there’s nothing until the new year. So it makes sense to reset before you/your coach start/s a new training plan from scratch without any interference from residual fatigue

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