Matt Fitzgerald

First, consider why you want to—then track a few litmus test variables before you dive in.

What can we learn from top athletic comebacks? And how can you stage a comeback in your own life?

I get so nervous before races that I sometimes almost throw up. Why does my body sabotage itself like this, and what can I do about it?

Tips on getting your run fitness back after an extended off-season break.

Swim time-trial workouts look more like a real triathlon swim leg than a set of 50-meter sprints and can enhance your performance come race day.

Matt Fitzgerald explains why the compensation effect is real and how it can be worked around with the right guidelines.

Should you try to maintain your racing weight year-round?

Learn how focusing on eating good stuff, instead of not eating bad stuff, will help limit the amount of junk you consume.

How should your eating habits change with the race season now behind you?

There are ways to lose or maintain weight without starving yourself between meals.

Eating frequently won't boost your metabolism, but it can reduce your appetite.

Learn how this nutrient should fit into your nutrition plan.

Matt Fitzgerald provides seven tips for balancing your training with the rest of your life.

Research shows simplicity is a virtue in the matter of weight management.

Getting down to your ideal racing weight may mean watching what you drink.

The marathon is where many Ironman dreams die.

A little monotony in your eating habits might not be such a bad thing.

Running at a gentle pace has more benefits than you may think.

How do I train? How do I learn to swim? What kind of equipment do I need? What should I eat and drink? How do I stay injury-free?

Learn how to maximize your speed and minimize the pain of downhill running.

Matt Fitzgerald provides advice on developing a nutrition attack plan for a half-ironman distance race.

Is the time and effort it takes to count calories worth the outcome? Matt Fitzgerald answers this question.

Photos from the world of triathlon: July 5, 2011.

Matt Fitzgerald provides a few adjustments you can make to your running stride to reduce your risk for injury.

Business is booming at America’s running injury clinics.

Competitor's Matt Fitzgerald explains, and backs up, his assertion that eating a hearty breakfast is in your best interest.

Are you eating enough protein? Too much? At the right times?

Your next workout may do more to help you bounce back than compression socks, ice baths, etc.

Inside Triathlon magazine contributing editor Matt Fitzgerald got to wondering why so many elite triathletes have recently taken their bikes off the roads and started to ride inside. Check out this photo gallery featuring the most famous indoor rider of them all, Andy Potts.

Performance nutrition tips to keep you healthy.

In this excerpt from the January/February 2011 issue of Inside Triathlon, Matt Fitzgerald explores endurance athletes' fascination with training at altitude.

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An in-depth look at how skipping breakfast may lead you to eat more and more often.

When it comes to exhaustion, fatigue may not be the only culprit to caving in. It just might come down to putting your mind over matter.

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