It's race day and you have your quick-closure running shoes, sleek suits, bikes, goggles, and watches, but if you haven't been training with the proper nutrition, you'll be left in the dust in the third mile. Enter Swim, Bike, Run—Eat to guide you from day one of training to the finish line and help your body perform at it's peak of fitness. In this book, author Tom Holland joins up with sports dietitian Amy Goodson to

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The Ironman world champion provides guidance for athletes of all levels who are interested in training for a triathlon, offering practical advice, inside information, and inspiration for meeting the challenges encountered in this type of race.

Cutting-edge research has proven that triathletes and other endurance athletes achieve the biggest gains in fitness and performance when they do 80 percent of their training at low intensity and the remaining 20 percent at moderate to high intensity. Fitzgerald and Warden share training plans and workouts for every race distance, from sprint to Ironman.

Here T. J. Murphy, a longtime triathlete and Editor-in-Chief of Triathlete Magazine, offers the aspiring triathlete a clear and simple pathway that will guide him or her toward experiencing the ultimate fitness lifestyle, culminating with the successful completion of a first triathlon. Beginning with the creation of an athlete's mindset, the author guides the reader through essential techniques for swimming, biking, and running, as well as topics...

"Triathlon Training Fundamentals caters directly to the beginner. Triathlon Training Fundamentals presents all of the basic information needed in plain language, from why and how to get started and what events to select, to what equipment to get and how to maintain it, to how to train for each leg of the race--swimming, biking, and running. Triathlon Training Fundamentals goes beyond laying out the basics to also tackle smaller--but equally as important--topics...

"The Triathlete Guide to Sprint and Olympic Triathlon Racing will help you discover the speed, thrill, and challenge of triathlon's most popular race distances"--

????? "Lays out all the elements needed to succeed and excel at triathlon without compromising the other important things in your life like family, friends and sleep." In Fast-Track Triathlete, elite triathlon coach Matt Dixon offers his plan of attack for high performance in long-course triathlon-without sacrificing work or life. Developed for busy professionals with demanding schedules, the Fast-Track Triathlete program makes your PR possible in...

"Any kind of triathlon takes athleticism, but for elite triathletes looking to push the limits of their endurance, the Ironman Triathlon is the top choice. After swimming 2.4 miles (3.9 km) and biking 112 miles (180.2 km), competitors finish the race by running a full marathon! Readers of this compelling book learn about the training, dedication, and hard work that go into completing one of these remarkable races. Full-color photographs motivate readers,...

Providing exactly what the fastest growing segment of the triathlon world yearns for, Melanie and Don Fink have created a complete training guide for women triathletes with highly efficient, easy-to-follow, multi-distance training programs. Women encounter all the same challenges as men in their triathlon training and racing, but there are a host of issues unique to them, issues about which most men don't have a clue. From the stay-at-home mom to...

Covers all aspects of triathlon, from getting started, to training, to how to finish a race.