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About: Triathlete and coach Taren Gesell grew one of the largest triathlon-focused YouTube channels in the world, 'Tri Taren', and is an expert in helping age-groupers overcome the obstacles that hold them back from reaching their goals. He is the founder of MOTTIV; the only app with training plans designed specifically for ordinary people who want to accomplish something personally extraordinary in endurance sports. Taren is also the author of the Triathlon Foundations book series.

Articles by Taren Gesell

How to avoid the most common Zone 2 running mistakes

If you’re new to heart rate run training, this guide will help you avoid common mistakes and make it easier to start. Taren Gesell explains…

30 May 2026 / 12:03 BST30 May 2026 / 12:03 BST

How to avoid the most common Zone 2 running mistakes

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Beginner’s guide to zone 2 running: How to build endurance and improve aerobic fitness

If you’re new to heart rate zone training, Zone 2 runs are the best place to start for runners of all levels as they can benefit your health and fitness in myriad ways. Coach Taren Gesell explains…

20 May 2026 / 14:06 BST20 May 2026 / 14:06 BST

Beginner’s guide to zone 2 running: How to build endurance and improve aerobic fitness

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The benefits and risks of fasted running on performance

What effect does fasted running have on our bodies? Is it really beneficial to our performance? Or are we simply approaching it wrong? Taren Gesell provides the answers that will transform your run PB…

26 January 2023 / 08:00 GMT27 January 2023 / 12:20 GMT

The benefits and risks of fasted running on performance

McFly’s Harry Judd and all the celebrities racing this weekend’s T100 London triathlon

The T100 event returns to London’s Excel on Saturday 25 July and Sunday 26 July, with 5,300 age-group athletes taking on the super-sprint, sprint, Olympic and T100 distances. Among them will be a number of recognisable names from the worlds of sport and entertainment. The 2025 T100 London Triathlon attracted plenty of famous faces, from […]

Garmin launch first screen-free fitness tracker – but will it serve the needs of triathletes?

The old joke goes “if I pass out, stop my Garmin” and if there’s one thing triathletes are fond of, it’s a stat or 100… But today Garmin have announced the launch of a screen-free fitness band. Think like your multisport watch, but without the screen telling you things and demanding your attention. The new […]

I came last in a multisport race – and still ended up on the winners’ podium. Here’s why I love the Polkerris Aquathlon

It’s a spookily cold and grey day at the start of May. Jogging the short distance along the beach, I’m suffering from an attack of the collywobbles. It strikes me that this is an unusual word for my brain to have struck upon. Collywobbles. For those not from the north of England, this is better […]

I’m a swim coach – and these are the most common wetsuit problems I see

Wetsuits can be a great performance enhancer for open water swimming. Get it wrong though and you can be slower, not faster. Here are the most common problems I see with open-water swimming and triathlon wetsuits and – more crucially – how to fix them. A wetsuit is a wetsuit, right? Usually black neoprene, few […]

How to watch the London WTCS 2026 this weekend

The World Triathlon Championship Series (WTCS) returns to London this weekend on Saturday 25 July, after an 11-year hiatus. Organised by World Triathlon, the short-course, sprint-distance race will form part of the T100 London weekend at the Excel, where almost 5,300 amateur athletes will take on their own swim, bike, and run challenges. The Professional […]

Paula Findlay wins on Ironman debut as Marten Van Riel claims first full-distance victory at Lake Placid

It was a weekend of historic firsts at the 2026 Athletic Brewing IRONMAN Lake Placid, with Paula Findlay (CAN) and Marten Van Riel (BEL) both claiming maiden Ironman victories. The Canadian middle-distance star – a two-time Olympian, 14-time IRONMAN 70.3 champion and multiple IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship medallist – added another achievement to her decorated […]