Triathlon: An Expert Training Companion

by Mike Finch (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  2004

  $5.72

  Starting with the evolution of the triathlon into the Ironman Challenge, the title discusses gear and specialised equipment, how to tailor training to swimming, cycling and running. It gives advice on nutrition and diet, handling injuries and, most importantly, features six week-by-week training programmes specifically devised for each of the three disciplines over various triathlon distances.

• Used

  Paperback
  2008

  $3.30

  Triathlon makes sense of the mass of highly technical information available on this subject, isolating all the essentials in a simple, accessible manner while still tackling every aspect of an enormously challenging sport.Fully updated for this new edition, the book starts with how triathlon evolved into the Ironman Challenge, the book discusses gear and specialized equipment and how to tailor training to swimming, cycling and running. It also gives clear and valuable advice on nutrition and diet, handling injuries and, most importantly, features week-by-week training programmes specifically devised for each of the three disciplines over various triathlon distances.Interspersed throughout are the best tips from top experts and profiles of the world's highest achieving triathletes, plus a handful of the world's great triathlons.