A complete guide to triathlons for novice and experienced triathletes alike furnishes helpful information about the latest in gear, training methods, and events, as well as tips on injury prevention, bicycle maintenance, workouts, and competition strategies. Original…. More >>
Tags: bicycle maintenance, Bike, injury prevention, novice, Swim, swim bike run, workouts
This book is key in begining a triathlon lifestyle. The calculations that are required for the year-round training program seem labourous but once you get started, it is well worth your time. The section on bike maintenance is simple and includes most everything to make you feel like you’ve been doing the sport for years. Great!
Rating: 4 / 5
Its been 15 years since I logged in runs of 90 miles a week. Now, at age 37, I am trying to get back into shape . . in one year I want to successfully participate in a triathlon. Swim, Bike, Run is the best book I could have purchased. It lays down a training schedule, offers many valuable suggestions and incorporates heart rate monitoring (something just gaining popularity when I stopped running). I highly recommend this book! I am one month into the program and looking forward to the next eleven.
Rating: 5 / 5
After 23 years of running and racing – in everything from the mile (time 5:15) to the marathon (time 3:42) I opted to try the triathlon. This book provided more useful information than the magazines I tried. They spent too much time telling me how great people like Mark Allen are at the sport – I knew that. The book is candidate about the costs involved. If you’re interested in the sport, a cheap bike is a bad idea. I’d like to have seen a bit more on the Ironman, but that’s because that’s my next goal. The advice on running was on point. The suggestions for swimming are – to my chagrin, all too accurate. Ditto, the cycling.
Rating: 5 / 5
Of all books that I have read on triathlons, this is THE BOOK! This book assumes you know nothing about triathlons and therefore gives you a step-by-step instruction on everything from training to explaining the different choices in putting together a triathlon bike(along with pros and cons on each choice). Not one question was left unanswered, and each answer was thorough and with the intentions of a best friend. I would recommend this book to anyone wishing to train in a triathlon in a second
Rating: 5 / 5
This is a good book for everyone thinking about triathlons. It offers good advice on choosing equipment, techniques and training programs.
Instead of relying on distance, its programs focus on time and percentage. Since biking encompasses usually 50% of the race, training should focus 50% on biking (unless you’re very weak in one of the other legs).
It offers sample worksheets to set up your own program, based on the type of triathlon-sprint to Ironman.
Rating: 4 / 5