Aquabike.World Training Plans feat. ChiliTri

I am delighted to introduce you to our new partner for the aquabike training plans you can find on Aquabike.World.

Karen Parnell from ChiliTri is a Level 3 British Triathlon and IRONMAN Certified Coach, WOWSA Level 3 open water swimming coach, 80/20 Endurance certified coach and NASM Personal Trainer and Sports Technology Writer.

Karen is currently studying for an MSc in Sports Performance Coaching at the University of Stirling.

Alongside the Aquabike.World training plans she also coaches a very small number of athletes one to one for all aquabike and triathlon distances, open water swimming events and running races.

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Finally! First British Aquabike Championships

For many years British athletes were asking for it, wondering why there are national championships for all the other multisport disciplines over various distances, while aquabike – a discipline which is established for quite a while now on the British Islands -was always left behind.

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Aquabike Long Distance World Championships 2024 Townsville Race Preview

The Multisport World Championships in Townsville, Australia are already in full swing. As always, the Long Distance Aquabike race will be the big final alongside the Triathlon. It will be the first long distance aquabike championship race outside Europe since the very first edition in 2017 in Pentincton, Canada.

Race the Reef is the slogan of the event. I’m not exactly sure if you’ll get to see some corals during the swim. But the coastal area in north-east Queensland certainly provides a worthy setting for the seventh edition of the World Triathlon Multisport Championships.

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European Aquabike Chamionships 2024 Race Report

For the 6th time aquabike athletes in Europe competed for the title of the best aquabiker of the continent. The race in Coimbra, Portugal was very well organised, but still left some space for improvements which future organizer of big aquabike races should consider.

The race started with a rolling start in the Mondego River, three hours after the triathletes started their race for the European crown. For the first time in an international championship race, aquabikers had the race course for themselves, which was highly appreciated by all competitors.

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European Aquabike Championships 2024 Race Preview

The first races of the European Multisport Championships in Coimbra, Portugal are already done and dusted. The European Aquabike Championships will follow together with the Triathlon Championships next Saturday. Different to previous years it will not be the big final of the Multisport Week though as there are more non-championships races – including a standard distance and a full distance aquabike race – following on Sunday. And there´s another exciting premiere at this year´s European Championships. With the age group triathletes starting three hours before the aquabike athletes, aquabikers will have the full racecourse for themselves.

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Three Unique Things About the European Aquabike Championships in Coimbra

Last week the organizers of this year’s European Multisport Championship in Coimbra announced the course details as well as the race schedule and other details of the event. It’s a nine-day event packed not only with seven European Championships in several Multisport disciplines – of course in including aquabike on Saturday, June 22nd – but also with quite some more side events, including two more aquabike races. So if you’re going to Portugal you should definitely consider to participate in more than “only” the European Championships. However, also the European Championships race itself is worth the travel. Because there will be a premiere for aquabike athletes which they will certainly enjoy.

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How To Ride A Racecourse Virtually On Your Smart Trainer

This might sound familiar to you: Looking at the elevation profile of the bike course of a race, wondering how hard those bumps and jags actually are, riding them up on the bike in the real world. The best way to find out is… well… get on your bike and ride them. OK, easier said then done when the event is not just around the corner. For those cases we have a reasonable alternative. You can ride the course at home on your smart trainer. Sure, it’s not as nice as riding outside in the sun. On the other hand, you can also ride the route in winter or in bad weather. In this article we show you how you can do that – it’s easier than you might think!

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2023 Aquabike Review, Part V – Impressive Wins & Thrilling Races

In the last part of our 2023 Aquabike Season Review we take a look at the races with the smallest and biggest winning margins. Last year we saw some quite impressive performances with comfortable victories and also races with only a few seconds between first and second place. We show you the closest and clearest wins in aquabike races during the last racing season.

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