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Home News and Updates Movie Race Information Schedule Race Rules Course Outline Registration Awards/Results Photo Album Directions to Race Participants Volunteers Sponsors Training NEW! Travels with Buffalo Tri Race Logo Gear NEW! Contact Us	Online Training Buffalo Triathlon recommends all participants follow a training plan in order to maximize fitness gains during their training and help ensure a positive race experience. With a wealth of information out there, many are confused regarding what plan to follow for this race. Buffalo Triathlon has teamed up with Active Trainer to offer online training specific to Buffalo Triathlon. Customized for your beginning fitness level and race distance, these plans will email your workouts to you daily and help keep you on track for a great race! Included are many valuable tools, ranging from various training calculators to race maps. You may preview these plans here. Triathlon Training Seminar A seminar series featuring hands-on swim, bike, and run clinics will be held at Golds Gym in Buffalo for first-time triathletes as well as beginning/intermediate level athletes wishing to improve their performance. A variety of topics are covered and there are ample opportunities to network with training partners. We will once again have group rides and open water swims on the course for those eager for summer to arrive! The series consists of 5 classes from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday evenings from April 6 through May 4. Classes will be limited to the first 40 persons. Cost is $50 for the entire series, and includes a free customized online training plan (a $35 value). Register here. The Fitness Lab The Fitness Laboratory, located at Sister Kenny Sports and Physical Therapy Center at Golds Gym in Buffalo, offers the latest advanced testing in Body Composition, Metabolism, and Biomechanical Motion Analysis. Special triathlete packages are available to all registered racers at a discount, including VO2 testing and heart rate monitor packages. Other services offered appropriate to triathletes include RMR measurement, power testing, DEXA bodyfat scans, and running gait analysis. Also offered is MyZone training which includes Suunto training monitors and personal training sessions designed to increase race performance. For questions, to request a brochure, or to schedule testing, contact Andrew Scott at 763-684-3872.

Online Training

Buffalo Triathlon recommends all participants follow a training plan in order to maximize fitness gains during their training and help ensure a positive race experience. With a wealth of information out there, many are confused regarding what plan to follow for this race. Buffalo Triathlon has teamed up with Active Trainer to offer online training specific to Buffalo Triathlon. Customized for your beginning fitness level and race distance, these plans will email your workouts to you daily and help keep you on track for a great race! Included are many valuable tools, ranging from various training calculators to race maps. You may preview these plans here.

Triathlon Training Seminar

A seminar series featuring hands-on swim, bike, and run clinics will be held at Golds Gym in Buffalo for first-time triathletes as well as beginning/intermediate level athletes wishing to improve their performance. A variety of topics are covered and there are ample opportunities to network with training partners. We will once again have group rides and open water swims on the course for those eager for summer to arrive! The series consists of 5 classes from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday evenings from April 6 through May 4. Classes will be limited to the first 40 persons. Cost is $50 for the entire series, and includes a free customized online training plan (a $35 value). Register here.

The Fitness Lab

The Fitness Laboratory, located at Sister Kenny Sports and Physical Therapy Center at Golds Gym in Buffalo, offers the latest advanced testing in Body Composition, Metabolism, and Biomechanical Motion Analysis. Special triathlete packages are available to all registered racers at a discount, including VO2 testing and heart rate monitor packages. Other services offered appropriate to triathletes include RMR measurement, power testing, DEXA bodyfat scans, and running gait analysis. Also offered is MyZone training which includes Suunto training monitors and personal training sessions designed to increase race performance. For questions, to request a brochure, or to schedule testing, contact Andrew Scott at 763-684-3872.